Rapidly Increasing Adventure Travel in Uttarakhand

Besides its heritage and culture, India is also getting promoted under the banner of adventure tourism. From north to south and east to west, one can find a place for several kind of adventure sports. Be it skiing adventure in Kashmir or rock climbing in Rajasthan, the country is being recognised through numerous adventure sports.

Similarly, if one arrives in India, he would find that the adventure travel in Uttarakhand is standing at a peak level, where an individual can experience river rafting, para gliding, caving, Rock Climbing, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, trekking and skiing.

There are camping beaches near Rishikesh that have been developed as camping location for people who come for rafting & other adventure activities it includes Shivpuri (16 Kms frm Rishikesh), Marine Drive (25 Kms) & Kaudiyala (35 Kms).
Here, the pleasure of camping is offered with the adventure of river rafting. Most of the camps here cater to the needs of corporates and therefore make first class arrangements that give you a flavour of adventure without compromosing on comfort and luxury. Formally, this place is also known as Shivpuri and is rated among the top most river rafting destinations of the world.

Further new avenues fo Para Sailing have opened up in Kalsi (A small village near Dehradun) and Paragliding has also kick started at Mussoorie Lake (A Place enroute from Dehradun to Mussoorie), not to miss the paragliding option at Naukuchiyatal near Nainital.

Caving as an extreme adventure sport is picking up in uttrakhand that has been blessed by beautiful natural caves in the Jaunsar Region, it includes Sahiya Caves, Budher Caves and Lakhamandal caves.

Adventure groups like vXplor Adventure Tourism have taken initiatives of exploring these caves with help from locals so that they can be opened to public for adventure tourism.

Similar to the facilities in Shivpuri, one can also camp here and experience the world class para gliding, which is rare to find all over the country. Besides this, the adventure of rock climbing and trekking can also be seen as an added advantage at this place.

Those who are not satisfied with all the above adventure sports can get an unbeatable skiing experience in Auli near Joshimath on the way to Badrinath. This is a seasonal sport as one cannot find enough snow at this place in summers.

According to the facts, it’s tough to find the adventure of river rafting, para gliding, skiing, rock climbing,caving and trekking in one state but, with the package offering adventure travel in Uttarakhand, one can get the advantage of experiencing all recommended sports in Uttarakhand only.