Adventure Sports in India

Adventure Sports are for adventurous people who want to live life to the fullest and try everything it has to offer. They are risk takers, have a passion for trying new things in life, want thrills and get excited with adventures. They are curious and want to experience all kinds of adventure sports as these sports test their strength, resiliency, courage, and the spirit of taking risks. All these adventure sports should be undertaken with the guidance of trainers only.

Adventure Sports in India are categorized by environment into air, land, and water.

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Popular Adventure Sports in India:

Air Adventure Sports: Paragliding, Skydiving, Hang Gliding

Water Adventure Sports: Scuba Diving, Parasailing, Jet Skiing

Land Adventure Sports: Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Bungee Jumping

Air- based Adventure Sports:

1. Paragliding- It is an air adventure sport in which no engine is used, and a person flies in the air with wind and gravity by using a lightweight fabric wing.

Popular Places for Paragliding:

Bir Blling (Himachal Pradesh)
Arambol Beach (Goa)
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)
Kamshet (Maharashtra)
Nandi Hills (Karnataka)

2. Skydiving- It is also called Parachuting, where a person jumps from a plane (10000- 15000 feet) and experiences free fall for a few seconds till the parachute opens. There is a controlled and smooth landing with a parachute.

Popular Places for Skydiving:

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
Mysore (Karnataka)
Deesa (Gujarat)
Pondicherry (Tamilnadu)
Algarh (Uttar Pradesh)

3. Hang Gliding- It is again an extreme air adventure sport, a person takes off from a hill, wears a harness attached to the glider, and flies using a wing which is triangular in shape, very stiff, and balances it with body weight and lands smoothly at an open place.

Popular Places for Hang Gliding:

Bir Blling (Himachal Pradesh)
Kamshet (Maharashtra)
Nandi Hills (Karnataka)
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh)
Yamthang Valley (Sikkim)

Water Adventure Sports :

Scuba Diving: SCUBA means Self- Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. It is an extremely adventurous underwater sport where a diver uses this equipment, masks, a wetsuit, fins, and oxygen cylinders, and explores the beauty of lakes, oceans, and sea creatures.

Popular Places for Scuba Diving:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Goa
Lakshdweep
Pondicherry
Kovalam (Kerala)

Parasailing: It is a thrilling water as well as air adventure sport in which a person flies high in the sky, wears a harness connected to a parachute and a boat. As the boat moves forward, the person will fly high.

Popular Places for Parasailing:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Goa
Alibaug (Maharashtra)
Kovalam Beach (Kerala)

Jet Skiing: In this, a person rides a jet-powered bike (jet- ski) over the surface of water that can be controlled with handles. It can be done alone or with a partner. A life jacket is mandatory to wear.

Popular Places for Jet Skiing:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Goa
Alibaug (Maharashtra)
Kovalam Beach (Kerala)

Land Adventure Sports:

Mountain Biking: It is an adventurous land sport that involves riding bicycles off-road on mountains, rough places, rocks, and hills. These bicycles are specially designed for this purpose. A helmet is mandatory to wear. Adventure Sports in India

Popular Places for Mountain Biking:

Leh- Ladakh
Manali
Sikkim
Western Ghats

Rock Climbing: It is a very rigorous adventure sport in which a person uses a harness, a helmet, a climbing rope, climbing shoes, carabiners, and climbs natural rocks or artificial rocks with the help of hands and feet.

Popular Places for Rock Climbing:

Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
Hampi (Karnataka)
Mount Abu (Rajasthan)
Badami (Karnataka)

Bungee Jumping: It is one of the most exciting adventure sports in which a person is tied with an elastic rope and a harness and jumps from a great height. The elastic cord takes the person down and brings back safely.