Ideaz Team had stocks of fun in store this weekend. The team went for a river rafting tour hosted by VNA Resorts which is situated at Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, 25 kilometers drive from Rishikesh. It took almost 8 hours for the team to reach the promised destination. And the series of mundane incidents that happened on the way could not rib the vacation spirit of the team. The 2 days old trip turned out to be an awesome break for everyone from the hustle-bustles of city life.

Day1:  Ideaz team reached VNA resort by around 3:30 PM.  We were allotted in those bamboo- made cottages (but later shuffled to tent rooms again). Post lunch, everyone rushed off and took a plunge into the Ganga, which was such a heavenly relief from the scorching heat. Loads and lots of muddy, dirty, cheesy and chasing affairs went on among the team members besides the sun-kissed beach of the Ganga and the evening transcended like that.

The next event for the evening was flying fox in which every one took part.However, the excitement in the making for the evening was something else. We could not wait to chill the breezer and beer cans and went down at the beach.

Far from the madding crowd, with the stars twinkling in the sky and the splashing waves of the Ganga murmuring beside, it was a perfect night at the beach. What’s more! We had stocks of beer to company the entire night. And the last can of beer was gulped down by around 1:30 A.M. Everyone almost dozed off at the beach because of the beer-effect (not buffalo effect) and it was almost 2:30 when we all had to head for our tents in a yawning state.

Day 2: Rock climbing was the first event of the day. Post rock climbing, yummy breakfast was served after which we got ready for rafting, the mega-event of the trip. We started rafting by around 9:30 A.M which went on till 2 P.M It was the second river rafting trip for Ideaz team, however, the thrill and excitement was still fresh and alive.

After rafting, we were ported back to the resort for lunch. Post lunch, half of the team headed  towards the beach for another plunge in the river. By 4:00 P.M we bid adieu to the resort and headed off towards our cabs.

The return trip was more of looting the whole excitement and fun of the entire trip. Heavy and tedious traffic almost delayed our return journey for around 2 hours in Uttarakhand. It seemed as everyone’s good patience was badly tested. By the way, thanks to our creative director Gurpreet. If he had not asked some police men there about another route which heads for Delhi, then maybe we would not be able to upload this post yet. Gosh! Indian traffic is simply pathetic.

Well, the weekend getaway was more than a corporate retreat for Ideaz team. It was more of an excursion trip with friends. Ideaz team is back to work again. And almost all the creative professionals are greasing their minds behind the electronic boxes again.

By the way, who knows another weekend getaway trip is again in the making for Ideaz family. We will keep updating about what is happening here in this space. So stay tuned!