Adventure Tourism Complex (Day Camp and Tents)

§1What this business is

On about five acres of leased land, one or two hours' drive from a large city, you set up furnished tents, a dining tent, simple adventure activities (artificial rock wall, Burma bridge, valley rope walk, rappelling, Tarzan swing), courts for volleyball and badminton, cycling and jogging tracks, a children's play area and halls for yoga and meetings. Visitors buy a day or overnight package with meals; activities are included. The report plans 42 working weeks a year.

Capacity: Tents for 70 people (10 twin and 5 ten-person tents); about 150 visitors at a time.

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Adventure activity safety and supervision
• Marketing to corporates, colleges and schools
• Camp food and housekeeping management
• Social media promotion

Why difficulty 4/5: Big investment, safety responsibility and heavy marketing to fill weekdays.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Adventure Tourism Complex (2018) — private guide — confirm locally

• Food and beverageabout 65,000 meals a year including staff meals; ₹45.00 L in year 2
• Electricity and water₹7.00 L and ₹5.00 L a year in year 2

From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Adventure Tourism Complex (2018) — private guide — confirm locally

§5Licences & registration

1. Shops and Establishments registration
2. GST
3. FSSAI registration or licence for the kitchen
4. Fire safety clearance
5. State Pollution Control Board consent (National Green Tribunal rules in some cases)
6. Protected Area permit if the site is in a forest area
7. State tourism department registration for adventure activities where the state requires it

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

• Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
• CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore

The ₹46.50 L term loan fits Stand-Up India (₹10 L–₹1 crore) for SC/ST and women founders; CGTMSE can guarantee it.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Lease deposit ₹2.00 L, landscaping ₹5.00 L, 10 twin tents ₹9.00 L, 5 group tents ₹15.00 L, kitchen and staff tents ₹4.00 L, adventure facilities ₹6.00 L, sports facilities and children's rides ₹4.00 L, meeting hall ₹5.00 L, sewage treatment plant ₹1.00 L, office furniture ₹1.50 L, car ₹7.00 L, kitchen equipment ₹4.00 L, cutlery and linen ₹3.00 L, preliminary expenses ₹6.00 L, working capital margin ₹5.00 L = ₹77.50 L.

Working capital: ₹5.00 L margin; no working capital loan planned.

Prices from 2018 — machinery and building costs will be higher now.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Accidents on adventure equipment
• Low weekday footfall
• Drunk or unruly groups harming the brand
• Monsoon closure and weather

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

1. Days 1–30: Visit a working adventure tourism complex (day camp and tents) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Shops and Establishments registration, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

§12Watch

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¶Sources

1. SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Adventure Tourism Complex (2018)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.