Introduction

When you have had about as much sedateness in your life as you can tolerate, you know it is time for an all out adventure holiday in India! Welcome to India! The country of such astounding and diverse topography, that there is no adventure sport or activity in the world that cannot be indulged in here. India is the ultimate adventure holiday destination with its deep gorges and ravines for the mountain lovers, dense forests and craggy terrain for the trekkers and bikers, rushing rivers and immense lakes for the water babies, and beautiful harsh deserts for those who are fascinated by the romance of the merciless deserts. The dare devil, nature lover, photographer and adventurer will all find something that will keep their heart pounding and adrenaline racing for the entire duration of their adventure vacation here. And then, when they are back to their offices and their sedate lives, we bet they’ll be counting days to get back to India again!


Adventure Destinations of India

The best way to express oneself is to retreat to some Adventure Escapades. It's a new wave of adventure that promises to rejuvenate you and provide a platform to explore your adventurous side.

In recent times, the Indian tourism industry has shown a tremendous growth of interest in adventure pursuits. Traveling to new and exciting places with an intention to seek, or the expectation to find, adventure is Adventure Travel. Rafting, Trekking, Safaris, etc. are incorporated into it. It requires skill, resistance, patience and involves a degree of risk taking.

Adventure Escapade can be as simple as hitchhiking across a countryside you have never visited before. There is an element of uncertainty, in that you are not following a fixed schedule and are free to speed up, slow, or halt your travel, and often take spur-of-the-moment side trips. A planned and guided group tour probably cannot really be considered adventure travel in the true sense of the term.

In recent years India's emergence as one of the most sought-after adventure travel destinations is a well-known fact. It offers an amazing variety of adventure opportunities. This diversity is remarkably wonderful - from heli-skiing in the high Himalayas to the white water rafting on the Ganga, Indus or Teesta ; from camel-safaris in the vast Thar Desert of Rajasthan to hang-gliding and ballooning over the Indian plains; from chasing the elusive tiger on the backs of mighty elephants to trekking in the Himalayan ranges - the choices are endless.

The distinctive feature about the Himalayan tourism is that traveler has the option of enjoying myriad adventure activities. If you travel to Kashmir you can indulge in trekking, travel on horseback, go trout fishing in its rivers or enjoy in a little bit of skiing or water sports in its transparent lakes. Of late, skiing has put India on a pedestal in Asia. As a matter of fact, skiing in India is less expensive compared to anywhere in the world. The facilities are meant for beginners as well as for seasoned skiers. The three states that boast of providing these facilities are Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Heli-skiing has established as another prime attraction for travelers. The facility for Heli-skiing can be availed of at Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Water-rafting, kayaking and canoeing on the Ganga are becoming popular day by day.

Sailing, another adventure sport, is rapidly catching tourist's imagination and gaining popularity in Nainital, Ramgarh and Khadakvasla in Maharshtra. Introduction of water-rafting in the Teesta River in northeastern India is beginning to attract the tourists on a large scale.

Adventure Sports of India

The stereotype image of India such as a land of snake charmers and trumpeting elephants is now a thing of past. Far from being mostly a historical and cultural tourist destination for a long time, India has now emerged as an important travel destination for discerning adventure sports enthusiasts in recent years.

India is arguably the only country in the world, which offers such a sheer variety of adventure opportunities. And surely enough, this diversity is utterly amazing - from heli-skiing and rock climbing in the mighty Himalayas to river-rafting in the white waters of the raging Ganga, Teesta or Indus; from ballooning and hang-gliding over the great Indian plains to an exotic encounter with the camel-safaris in the vast expanse of the Thar desert of Rajasthan; from tracking the legendary Royal Bengal Tiger on the backs of elephants to trekking in the Himalayan ranges - the options are endless.