Adventure tourism is that facet of Indian culture, which deals in bringing out the daring traits of a tourist. In fact, adventure trips are an opportunity that enables people to try something different and beyond their conventional limits. India has a diverse topography that enhances the adventure tours in India.
Trekking, river rafting, motor
rallying, hang gliding, bamboo rafting, zip-lining, mountaineering, rock
climbing, bungee jumping, ice skating, skiing,
paragliding, parasailing, and scuba diving are some of the adventures
sports that can be enjoyed by adventurous tourists, travelers, and couples for
a distinctive way of holidaying.
Adventure trips are more popular
in the Himalayas region in India as there are a wide variety of possible
activities such as trekking, river rafting, mountaineering, rock climbing,
bungee jumping, etc.
What would be the best option can
be to explore the adventure aspect in your midst of nature or lush green
surroundings?
Types of Adventure Activities Available in India for Travelers
Due to the diverse topography of India, India provides various types of adventure activities for tourists and
couples. On the basis of the location of the activities' performance, we can
categorize the adventure activities into three types. Every traveler’s choices
are different, such as some like water adventure activities, some air activities, and some like land activities.
1. Air Adventure Activities
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Paragliding
- Paramotoring
- Skydiving
2. Land Adventure Activities
- Bungee Jumping
- Ice Skating
- Mountaineering
- Rock Climbing
- Skiing
- Trekking
- Wildlife Safari
- Zip-Lining
3. Water Adventure Activities
- Kayaking
- Parasailing
- River Rafting
- Scuba Diving
Adventure Activities with Best Destinations in India
For adventure tourism for travelers
and couples, India has lots of adventure activities available. Here we listed the most popular adventure activities available in India with the best suitable
destinations.
1. Bungee Jumping
Bungee jumping is an adventure activity of the travelers in which a traveler jumps from a height and well connected with an elastic cord from the launching pad. The adventure is at its zenith in Bungee Jumping with feet tied to the rope and adventurer jumping from a cliff. Strong mind, no fear of heights and control over senses are the right attitudes that make for bungee jumping.
Special rubber cords, harnesses, jumping decks, carabiners, rigging systems, shackles, and various other maintenance equipment are the specialized things needed to carry out this adventure without any risk of life.
Best Destination in India for Bungee Jumping
Rishikesh, Manali, Bangalore,
Goa, Delhi, and almost every hill station welcomes adventurers to experience
Its awe-inspiring magic.
Rishikesh is the best
destination for the Bungee Jumping activity in Uttarakhand. Maximum travel
agencies offer Bungee Jumping in the Rishikesh for travelers.
2. Hot Air Ballooning
Hot air ballooning is another popular adventure activity of travelers and couples in which persons are in a basket that is bind with a very huge balloon. There is a burner between the balloon and basket that releases very hot gases and then the balloon starts raising and flying in the sky.
Since childhood, everyone has thinks
to fly with the help of balloons. Hot air ballooning fulfilling our dreams.
This adventurous thrilling experience provides an amazing view.
Best Destination in India for Hot Air Ballooning
Rajasthan, Goa, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, NCR, and Haryana
are the best destination for hot air ballooning where you can enjoy this
adventurous activity.
3. Ice Skating
Ice skating is an activity in
which a person slides over a smooth snow-white ice surface with the help of
steel-bladed skates. It is a fully professional sports game that can be carried out
by travelers for recreation, sport, exercise, and fun.
Getting that cool experience with
ice skating is something beyond sports and adventure. In fact, the idea of
walking on ice by wearing skates would not only give you and you're beloved
partner an opportunity to be in each other's arms; but also a cool way to
explore something that is exciting between each other.
Best Destination in India for Ice Skating
This sport can be played at
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, and even various metropolitan cities
having clubs. Outdoor ice skating in India can be done at Shimla, Auli, Gulmarg,
Leh, Kargil, etc.
4. Kayaking
Kayaking is a new adventure water
sports activity in which a person uses a small narrow watercraft (Kayak) for
moving across the water. Kayak is mainly propelled by a double-bladed paddle and
comes in a variety of shapes and sizes for mainly one or two persons.
It is a new adventurous activity
that is now getting popular among Indian travelers who like water sports.
Kayaking can be done in rivers, White Water Rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
Kayaking gives an amazing
experience to couples to enjoy their honeymoon and that's why it is more popular
in couples. Travelers or couples can enjoy fishing from Kayaking also.
Best Destination in India for Kayaking
For enjoying kayaking in India
best destinations are the Ladakh Zanskar River, Nagin Lake of Srinagar, Kali
River of Karnataka, Paradise Beach of Pondicherry, Havelock Island of Andaman, Kerala
Backwaters, Sikkim’s Teesta River, Beas River of Manali, Brahmaputra River of
Arunachal Pradesh, Goa beaches, Ganges of Rishikesh, and Alaknanda in
Devprayag.
5. Mountaineering
Mountaineering is the second
popular adventure activity by the tourists where they have to climbing, hiking,
and walking on the mountain. Mountaineering is nowadays become an art and
travelers learn this art and science. A good mountaineer has to learn how to
climb and also know the mountains. Mountaineering is a hard-core adventure activity
for tourists that requires good physical and mental stamina.
The field of mountaineering takes
the adventurer on a quest to measure new heights with much enthusiasm. In fact,
it is an endeavor to explore the spirit of fantasy and become nature’s friend.
The adventure tourists should contact the local mountaineering club and carry the required safety belts or ropes and clips.
Best Destination in India for Mountaineering
For experiencing the thrills of
mountaineering, one can go to Ladakh, Nun-Kun Massif, Manali, Jammu and
Kashmir, Uttaranchal, and the Eastern Himalayas of Sikkim.
Sikkim would be the best option
for the experienced traveler. For novice mountaineers, Stok Kangri is a good
option.
6. Paragliding
Paragliding is an adventure sports
activity in which the pilot (player) fly in the sky with the help of
paragliders. Everyone has a dream to fly in the sky like a bird since
childhood, and paragliding fulfilling our childhood dreams.
It is a recreational activity
that is meant for adventure tourists that do not have any fear of heights. In
it, a glider is tied up onto the back of the person with straps tied on thighs
also. Then, the take-off is carried out by jumping from a cliff or hilltop.
This adventure sport is excellent as it enables the person to meet clouds and
feel like flying.
Best Destination in India for Paragliding
It can be done at Solang Valley
(Manali), Kamshet (Tower Hill, Shelar Hill, Pawna), Kanifnath (Kanifnath), Bir
Billing (Kangra Valley), Manali, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Panchgani, Ranikhet,
Shillong, etc.
Bir Billing is the most popular
destination in India for paragliding that is situated in Kangra district of
Himachal Pradesh.
7. Paramotoring or Powered Paragliding
Paramotoring is a type of
paragliding in which a powered engine used for flying. This adventurous sport
takes the person in the sky with the help of a 2-stroke motor that has a pusher
prop tied to the person’s back. Since the engine is very lightweight, the flyer
does not feel any weight tied with him.
The fan is connected to the
paraglider and the connection is also created by tying a rope to a vehicle. As
the vehicle starts, the engine tied on the back also starts and the person
flies in the sky with fervor.
In order to enjoy this
adventurous sport, one requires open grounds free from obstacles of wires,
pillars, or likewise thins.
Best Destination in India for Paramotoring
The best destinations for
enjoying Paramotoring in India is Karwar Beach in Karnataka, Spiti in
Himachal, Gurgaon, Pune, Bhopal, Goa, Kamshet in Maharashtra, Kullu, Manali,
Kumaon, Rajasthan, Billing, Lahaul, Garhwal, Matheran, etc.
8. Parasailing
Parasailing is an adventure
activity that is more popular on the sea beaches, it is also popular as Parakiting
and Parascending. In this activity, the person is towed behind the boat and
attached to the paraglider. When the boat runs the person flies in the air with
the help of a motorboat.
It is a fun-loving adventure
sport that makes you fly on the scintillating blue sea or ocean with the help
of a motorboat. Just imagine the thrilling view that you will get by flying
over at around 100 ft of the sea. This aerial sport is getting very popular
among adventure lovers, tourists, and honeymoon couples.
Best Destination in India for Parasailing
To enjoy this thrilling water
sport, the best destination in India is Goa since the maximum of its beaches
offers this scintillating experience of parasailing. Other popular destinations
are Nainital, Tarkarli beach at Malvan, Nagaon Beach in Alibaug, Kerala
beaches, etc.
9. River Rafting
River Rafting is an adventurous
activity in which a person does rafting in a white water river with the help of
an air-filled small boat. Moving very quickly in a white water river with the
raft attracts the adventure tourist to make fun with the water.
It is the never-ending thrills
offered in the roaring waters of the river that attracts adventurers
travelers to try out River Rafting or White Water Rafting. In fact, rivers
located in the upper Himalayas are considered to be the best in the world for
River Rafting. The river flowing at high-speed separates against the rocky
banks, hurtle into rocks and breaks into white water.
Best Destination in India for River Rafting
Rafting Rivers are the Ganges
River in Rishikesh, Beas River in Manali, Zanskar River in Ladakh, Brahmaputra
River in Pasighat, Kundalika River in Kolad, and Teesta River in Bhalkhola
which can be best for rafting.
Rishikesh, Ladakh, Teesta River
in Sikkim, Satluj (Shimla), Beas (Kullu), Garhwal Himalayas in Uttaranchal,
Chandrabhanga (Lahaul), and Ravi River (Chamba), are the places where travelers
can go to for the thrills of fighting against roaring white water.
10. Rock Climbing
Rock climbing is a popular sport
of the adventure tourist in which they climb up or down or across on either
natural rock or artificial rock walls. It is, in fact, a fun-loving activity
that deals with climbing artificial rock faces with proper safety measures. It
is a dangerous sport that needs proper climbing techniques and specialized
climbing equipment.
Best Destination in India for Rock Climbing
In Delhi, one can enjoy the
adventure of rock climbing near Tughlakabad. Besides artificial rocks, the
honeymoon couples can also take pleasure in measuring the heights at Aravali
mountain ranges of Rajasthan, Western Ghats of Pune, Manali, Chamundi Hills of
Karnataka, and rock formations on the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
11. Scuba Diving
Scuba diving is the best way for
adventure tourists to know the real beauty of the underwater world. The diving
person carries an apparatus called a scuba that supplies air to breathe
underwater.
Scuba diving is a self-contained
underwater breathing sport in which the diver needs to carry off the apparatus
along with him into the deep sea or ocean to explore the breathtakingly
colorful majestic marine life. A diver requires a rubber suit, self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus with an oxygen cylinder and mask. The basic
requirement of this aquatic adventure sport is that the diver should know the
art of swimming.
Best Destination in India for Scuba Diving
Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep Islands, Kerala coastal, Karnataka, and Goa are the most favored
destinations to explore the natural beauty of sea life.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
famous Scuba diving points are Havelock Islands, Neil Island, Port Blair, North
Point, Cinque Island, Corruption Rock, etc. Other destinations are Kadamat and
Bangaram islands in Lakshadweep, Netrani Island in Karnataka, Kovalam in
Kerala, and Grand Island in Goa.
12. Skiing
Skiing is a recreational
adventure activity that enables the person to enjoy slips over the white snow.
This fun thrilling sport is carried with the help of skis and boots that are
attached to the boots, along with sticks for support.
This sport is meant to measure
the depth of mountain ranges by slipping over sparkling ice. The dress required
for Skiing has to be well-fitted and closed that chilled wind should not enter
while slipping down. Apart from this, a person has to wear helmets, eyeglasses,
and knee protectors are also required for a safer experience.
Best Destination in India for Skiing
Auli, Pahalgam, Narkanda, Kufri,
Munsiyari, Dayara, Bugyal, Sonmarg, Gulmarg, Solang Nala, Rohtang Pass,
Mundali, Tawang, Yumthang, and Manali are the most favored destinations for
enjoying this thrilling adventure sport.
13. Skydiving or Parachuting
Skydiving or Parachuting is an
adventure activity in which a person dives into the air from the aircraft and returned
to the land with the help of a parachute. It is a fully professional activity that is also done in the military.
In India, Skydiving is not fully
established as an adventure travel activity. There are many travel agencies offer
this activity in various destinations in India. This thrilling, heartbeat-increasing activity gives your lifetime unforgettable memories that fill your
life with courage.
Best Destination in India for Skydiving
The best destinations in India
for skydiving are Kurnool, Aamby Valley, Deesa, Mysore, Pondicherry,
Dhana, Narnaul, Bir Billing, and Aligarh.
14. Trekking
Trekking is the oldest way of
adventure travel in the world that is most popular among travelers. In India,
there are lots of religious temples situated in the Himalayas range hills such
as Badrinath, Kedarnath, Vaishno Devi, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Hemkund where
devotees doing trekking for thousands of years.
Packing the bags, taking sticks,
and setting to explore the untamed heights of mountains is the fun that is
associated with the adventure of trekking. During this adventurous activity, the
trekkers can enjoy resting at awe-inspiring locations and capturing scenic
surroundings.
Best Destination in India for Trekking
Himalayan mountain ranges,
Garhwal, Ladakh, Himachal, Sikkim, Kumaon, Manali, and Darjeeling are some of
the places that offer breathtaking views and enthralling trekking routes for a
perfect fun-loving outdoor activity.
You can get various adventure
tour packages from various travel agencies for Uttarakhand, Himachal, Ladakh,
etc. Roopkund Trek in Uttarakhand and Chadar Trek in Ladakh are popular treks
in India.
15. Wildlife Safari
Wildlife always attracts humans
and that's why since ancient times. Kings do wildlife safari for hunting
dangerous animals like Lion, tigers, etc. to show their braveness. But now
hunting is fully banned and only photography, video recording, and watching of
wildlife are allowed during the safari.
Wildlife Safari is a very popular
adventure activity among travelers and tourists. Travelers can choose various types of safaris available to watch wildlife such as Jeep safari, walking
safari, elephant safaris, river safaris, camel safaris, horse safaris, balloon
safari, etc. as per their choice.
Best Destination in India for Wildlife Safari
India has various destinations
for Wildlife Safari for travelers like Ranthambore National Park, Hemis
National Park, Jim Corbett, Bandhavgarh National Park, Kanha National Park,
Pench National Park, Satpura National Park, Sasan-Gir Wildlife Sanctuary,
Tadoba National Park, Tadoba National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Sundarbans
National Park, and Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
16. Zip-Lining
Zip-Lining is a new adventure
activity for travelers for thrilling experiences. Zipline is a stainless
steel cable that is tied between the two different elevations of hills. The
person moves under this zip line cable with the help of a pulley. Travelers enjoy
this aerial runway from one point to another point on this cable. This is like a
Zip, that’s why this adventurous game is popular as Zip-lining. Zip-Lining gives
you an amazing experience and spectacular views of the destinations.
Best Destination in India for Zip-Lining
Best destinations for Zip Lining
in India are Rishikesh, Neemrana Fort, Mussoorie, Kolad, Munnar, Bhopal, Dawki,
Jodhpur, Goa, Buranskhanda, Kikar Lodge, Kerwa Dam, Ropar, etc.
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