Medak is a town 100 KM from Hyderabad. The church at Medak is built in Gothic style and is considered to be the largest in Asia. Medak also has a small fort on a hillock.

15 KM from Medak is Pocharam Lake with a dam, and Pocharam Wild life sanctuary which used to be a hunting ground for the Nizam.

Nizam Sagar dam, 50 KM from Medak, was constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River. The site is noted for its splendid scenic beauty. The most outstanding feature of the project is the gigantic masonry dam sprawling across the river for 3 km with a motor able road of 14ft width over it.

This will be 2 days trip, we start Saturday early morning, spend 1 day visiting Medak Church, Medak Fort and pocharam wild life sanctuary with overnite stay in Medak. we start early next day to explore Pocharam Lake and Nizam Sagar dam and on the return we will visit Manjeera Wild Lie Sanctuary and reach Hyderabad by 8 PM on Sunday

Permission to visit the Pocharam and Manjeera Wild Life Sanctuary has been taken from DFO Medak

We are going in a bus and approximate cost per head Rs 1000 for 2 days travel, food and 1 night stay

Itinerary

Day 1
Medak Church
Medak Fort
Trek Inside Pocharam Sanctuary
visit Pocharam Dam

Day 2
Visit Pocharam Lake
trek around the lake
Visit Nizam Sagar Dam
Boating at Nizam sagar( optional)
Visit Manjeera

Important Instructions:

1) no smoking and no alcohol
2) No littering, no pollution of water
3) This is not a luxury trip, but out most care has been taken to make your trip comfortable
4) ladies and gents accommodation is separate
5) Food will be mostly vegetarian
6) We carry Basic First Aid and if you need anything you can ask the organizers
7) if you feel unwell bring to the notice of the organizers immediately.
8) If you cant swim don't go deep into the water

Things to Bring

1) A good and positive mood
2) 1 track pants/ loose trousers or jeans - full length
3) 2 T-shirt - ( please avoid bright coloured and shiny clothes)
4) 2 pair socks
5) 2 pair under garments
6) mosquito cream
7) insect repellent ( for outdoors)
8) sun hat/ screen ( for the ladies and fair and handsome)
9) walking /trekking /sport shoes
10) Digi / Video Camera
11) Torch / Flashlight /headlight with spare batteries
12) Medicines you need
13) Tiffin Box to carry lunch or u can manage with a plastic cover or paper
14) Refreshments / chocolates / energy bars/ Energy Drinks / sugar salt mixture ( for the poor)
15) water bottle - 2 Litres
16) Toilet paper / wet tissues
17) Toiletries ( tooth brush, paste, small towel/napkin, comb, shampoo)
18) 2 biodegradable plastic bags medium size to carry waste
19) Photo Id ( passport, Employee/College Id, Pan card/Election Card/ Driving License) with a xerox copy
20) A rucksack / haversack, in other words a bag u can put all your stuff in and hang on ur back, try to keep the bag less then 5 kgs
21) 2 emergency Notes with your name and address, phone numbers, emergency contact name and number, doctors name and number, with information on any medicines you take and any allergies you have with food or medicines, keep 1 in pocket and 1 in bag.
22) Sleeping Bag or a bedsheet

Bus Pickup /Meeting Point
ICICI Bank
Opp Himalaya Book Depot
Panjagutta / Nagarjuna Circle
Date/Time 05 Dec 5:45 AM sharp