Youth Hostelling as a movement has not taken long to establish in the world.During the course of the last almost eighty years, it has spread from country to country and spanned all the five continents.
The movement is based on two basic urges in the youth – love for the unknown, which includes desire for adventure and the desire to make friends.
Since the movement started in Germany in the second decade of last century, there was very little opportunity for young people of limited means to travel at will and see and enjoy the beautiful places in their own country and the world around.The virtues of travel have been acknowledged in all ages and in all climes.Its hazards and uncertainties and costs used to be too great to allow the common youth to get as much benefit from it as was desired.
We believe in the saying – Wandering, one gathers Honey -it drives our thought process and actions, as we tend to spread the sense of learning and gathering knowledge by gaining real experiences with the world, its people, and the nature.
Shivamogga Dist. Unit of YHAI is one of the oldest District Units in Karnataka. It is a member of YHA India through YHAI Karnataka State Branch, Bengaluru.
Shivamogga Dist Unit was initiated by few well-known persons like Sri, S R Bharadwaj, Sri Umakant Bhagawat, Sri Shivajirao Girimaji and others.
Shivamogga Dist unit has already conducted 25 State Level Trek cum Training camps and presently very active with one trek program in each month.
Present Unit
