Yemen Nature Escapade

Presented by:

Thierry, Wendy, Olivier,

Nadine, Shalini
 Geographic Location
•Yemen Nature Escapade
•West part of the island
•Ideal place for the lovers of nature &
green areas
•Flora and fauna
 Vision
To keep the Yemen Nature Escapade
at the forefront of adventure and green
tourism and of outdoor education
 Mission
 “Keep close to nature’s heart and break
clear away once in a while, climb a
mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean…. Go to the
mountains and get their glad tidings.
Nature’s peace will flow into you as
sunshine flows into trees. The winds will
blow their own freshness into you, and
the storms their energy, while cares will
drop off like autumn leaves.” John Muir
 Mission
 Our mission is a commitment to helping
children and adults of all ages to
appreciate nature and learn more about
themselves through outdoor pursuits
 Core Values
– Challenge by choice – providing the opportunity for
individuals to choose to take appropriate risks in a safe
environment where success is guaranteed
– Living on the Edge – being open to new experiences and new
ideas, and people's differences
– Stewardship - caring for one’s local environment and teaching
others to care too
– More with Less - minimizing one’s impact on the planet
through one’s choices
– Happy Warrior - going at tasks (including the mundane or
daunting) with enthusiasm, being a positive contributor to a
team, and pitching in, in whatever way one can to help
– Generosity of Spirit - thinking of others with kindness and
charity, giving others the benefit of the doubt, treating people
with respect.
 Agenda
• Educational and Tourism programs
• Various activities
• Holistic approach to outdoor education that does
not separate work from play or education from
life
• Experiential learning – where perceptions are
changed, confidence is built, bodies are
strengthen, identity is broaden and a basic
sense of integration with nature is experienced
 Aims
• Environmental Awareness – make participants aware of
the wilderness around them and help them to develop a
sense of responsibility and belonging within it
• Personal Growth – participant will challenge themselves,
set goals which lead them to new personal insights and
greater self-esteem; develop leadership qualities; get a
feeling of accomplishment and a stronger self-concept to
carry over into everyday life.
• Group Development – make participants work to become
a cohesive group founded on trust, respect, openness
and common goals; group experiences are transforming
and energy carries individuals through challenges they
would not normally contemplate.
 Aims
• Hard skills development (mainly for educational
programs):
- Knowing plants and animals
- Making fire in the wind and rain
- Using and interpreting maps
- Using a compass for navigation
- Walking on bearings
- Timing and pacing
- Weather assessment
- Route choice
- First Aid
 Activities
• Various activities to satisfy the maximum
number of people
• Daily adventure
• Family adventure level 1
• Family adventure level 2
• Wild camping trips
• Group adventure
• Educational programs for school and university
students
 Outdoor Activities
• Our programs inspire future outdoor
pursuits
• Introduce participants necessary to
skills necessary for safe outdoor
recreation.
• Outdoor skills- building block of our
programs
• The skills are valuable in recreational
pursuits and in meeting our goals
 ACTIVITIES

1. High ropes/ low ropes courses

High ropes and Low Ropes course are both physically and
mentally challenging

• Introduce instructors to the group and build trust;

• Establish behaviour and safety guide lines for the group;
• Initiate the group development process;
• Introduce concept of Challenge by Choice
• Built from logs, cables and ropes suspended above ground
up to a height of 40ft
• Good communication and support is central to these
activities.
 ACTIVITIES

2.Nature Walk
• The bog walk gives participants an
opportunity to learn more about the flora
and fauna

• This activity includes nature appreciation,

games and environmental education.
 ACTIVITIES

3.Wilderness & Survival Skills

• Participants learn the essence of
wilderness survival while ensuring for
personal and group comfort.
• This activity specifically focuses on living
with the environment, and teaches skills
that can be used in the wilderness,
including fire lighting and shelter building
 ACTIVITIES
4. Kayaking
• The kayak programs focus on skill development
and fun. Participants will learn:

• A progression of paddling strokes;

• Get the “feel” of the boat while paddling and

playing games.
 ACTIVITIES
5. Rock climbing
• Participants will learn the basics
of climbing and gain
opportunities for personal growth
and change.

• Climbing can be a significant

mental challenge as it requires a
great deal of trust in themselves

• Success can show participants

that perceived limitations are
often self-imposed
 ACTIVITIES
6. Wild Camping
• The Wild Camping is at the heart of our program. Out-trips
can be a simple day outing or an expedition lasting a week or
more.
• • A out trip provides an enjoyable wilderness experience with
a focus on group strength.
• It is a medium for positive group development encouraged by
the leader.
• Participants should experience personal growth and
development.
• • Instruction in minimum impact camping, natural history,
navigation, outdoor cooking and many other skills take place
during the out-trip.
 Staff
• Professional and highly qualified staff
• Smart, energetic, caring leaders

Director

Security
Guides Instructors Administration Medical officer
officers
 Director
• Responsible for planning and implementing outdoor
activities; supervising all staff; training in leadership,
teaching and outdoor skills and development of all staff;
maintaining all aspects of field risk management
including safety policies and field policies.
• Knowledge in outdoor education
• Strong background in the theory, practice and current
industry standards of adventure education
• Excellent command of business skills & soft skills
• Good communication skills
 Administrative team
• Operate the cash register; process payments; customer
service relations; inventory management; email and
phone correspondences; marketing activities for the
company
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Past experience the outdoor industry is preferred
• Computer literate
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Customer orientation
• Serious and ambitious
• Business management
 Guides
• Instruct, lead and guide clients in wilderness
environment environments while keeping client care and
safety as top priority; provide first aid assistance to
customers; responsible for opening and closing of store;
ensure that all equipments are in good working
conditions
• Good physical condition
• Extensive personal experience in outdoor recreation
• Have a pleasant and outgoing personality
• Hold a valid certification in life guarding and first aid
• Be disciplined in the areas of mountain climbing, hiking,
kayaking and wild camping
 Security officers
• Ensure the safety and security of customers;
make sure that the rules and regulations of the
company are observed by customers
• Honest and serious
• Holder of a moral certificate from the Director of
Public Prosecution
• Strong and good physical condition
• Past working experience will be an advantage
 Medical officers
• Provide quick and prompt medical
services to clients; counsel clients
regarding importance of a healthy body;
train guides and instructors; be
administratively responsible of the medical
office; ensure that the medical office is
properly equipped and provided with a
sufficient stock of drugs, provisions and
other necessaries
 Chaperones

• Responsible for group of 10 children when

they are not with their instructor
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm on the
job
• Extensive experience in nursery
 Instructors
• Perform the same tasks as guides and in
addition provide assistance to children and
teach them outdoor skills
• Experience managing groups
• Involvement in the leadership and
teaching of youth
• A desire to work with children.
• Experience teaching in an outdoor setting.
 Ethics
• Ethical practice involves recognizing when
decisions have ethical components,
knowing how our personal values and
beliefs affect decisions
• As with most things, enjoyment comes
with experience and there are certain
techniques to learn
 Ethics
• Conserver attitudes
• “Wholistic” environmental education
• Leave grounds as found
• Remove all litter
• Carry out everything carried in
• Shared work
• Doing more with less
• Good leadership skills
• Safety and well being of program participants
• Developing a sense of responsibility and belonging
among participants
• Low-impact recreational pursuits and wilderness ethics
 Wild camping – environmental
issues
• Pitch late, leave early. Stay for one night only at
a particular site
• Do not pitch within sight of dwellings and
livestock
• Open fires have to be built in designated areas
• Do not wash with soap, shampoo or detergent,
or urinate in streams, rivers or lakes
• Do not camp by water (midges, damp, flooding,
tides) or under a tree (lightning, falling branches)
 Accommodation & Meals

• Rooms in chalets-shared among 2-6

persons per room
• Provision of basic facilities
• Meals promoting a healthy lifestyle
• Different menus for tourism programs and
education programs
 Finance
• Daily adventures – ranging from Rs500-1500 per
person
• Family Adventure Level 1 & 2 – ranging from
Rs1500-5000 for a 5-day program and Rs2500
per night per room (meals included)
• Wild camping trips – Rs1500-3000 for a 3-night
stay (equipments included)
• Group adventure – Rs1500-5000 for a 5-day
activity program and Rs2500 per night per room
(meals included)
 Student fares
• From Rs100-300 for a 5-day program
• Rs500 for a 15-day program
• Rs2000 for university students for a
month’s stay
 Finance

• Funds from tourism programs will be used

as such:
• Provision and maintenance of necessary equipment
• Provision of meals
• Wages and training of staff
• Social work – helping the youth of Mauritius become
responsible
 Environmental sustainability
• Environmental sustainability occurs when the
environment is able to continue to function
properly for the near future
• The project’s contribution to environment
conservation:
• Financial contributions for environment preservation
• Improved environmental management and planning
through a sound code of ethical practice
• Environmental awareness raising
• Environment protection and preservation education