India
is known from the past several years as cultural tourist destination.
Previously people travel India for its cultural and religious
significance. But now it is emerging as one of the hottest travel
destination in Asia. No other country in the world offers the variety of
adventurous opportunities that India offers. Visitors from all over the
world visit India to enjoy mountaineering, trekking, skiing and several
daring water sports.
Himachal Pradesh also known as the land of
snow in north India is an important destination for the tourists. It has
snow covered mountains all around with numerous adventurous activity
options. It has magnificent natural beauty. The Lahaul - Spiti and
Kinnaur and the lush valleys of Kangra and Kullu are spectacular and are
known for trekking routes. Manali offers a great mountaineering and
trekking options.
Bangalore offers several rock climbing options such as Savandurga, Kabbal,
Ramanagaram, Thuralli, Raogodhu and others. Other rock climbing
destinations in India are Purulia, Matha Bura, Jai Chandi and Susunia
Hills in Kolkata which will give you a great climbing experience and
makes your travel India trip memorable. Mount Abu in Rajasthan is also
an ideal rock climbing destination.
There are also some of the
best and toughest mountaineering challenges in rock climbing in India
like Lado Sarai in Delhi, Dhauj (55 kms from Delhi), Dam Dama Lake
(around 65 km from Delhi) and Manali Dharamshala. The tourists here are
filled with immense zeal and adventure. Any one passionate about
mountaineering must travel India as it offers several ever lasting
mountaineering experience which is hard to find any where else in the
world.
Uttaranchal surrounded by Himalayas in the north offers
some of the most trekking and mountaineering options. Other pulsating
mountaineering opportunities in India are the wide ranges of Himalayas,
the Aravallis, the Vindhyas, the Sahyadris and others.
Another
adventurous sport found in India is hang gliding. Some of the excellent
hang gliding locations are Billing, 20 kms from Palampur in Kangra
district, Kasauli, Dharamshala, Sinhgarh, Satara, Indore, Shimla,
Mysore, Pune, Kamshet, Ooty, Yumthang in North Sikkim, Jorethang in West
Sikkim and Shilong. The best time for hang gliding is mid-may to
mid-october.
Mountain biking is other daring sports one can enjoy
in India. The best location for it is Himachal Pradesh. Best time for it
is July to September. Tourists from all over the world shows great
interest in paragliding and make their trip to India unforgettable.
Solang Valley and Deori Ghat have best kind of slopes for paragliding
during summers. Other vivacious destinations for splendid paragliding
are the Himalayas in north and Sahayadri ranges on the west coast.
Tourists found skiing in Solang valley, 13 km from Manali, a pleasant
experience. Other important skiing destinations are Kufri, 16 kms from
Shimla, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Pithoragarh and Narkanda.
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