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Adventure Tourism India Offers a wide range of adventure sports for tourists. Trekking and Skiing in the Himalayas, White Water Rafting on the Ganges and Beas, Camel and Jeep safaris in the deserts of Rajasthan, Paragliding in Himachal, Watersports in Goa and Scuba Diving in Lakshadweep and Andaman are just some of the options available to the adventure seeking tourists. The perennial challenge of the Himalayas for mountaineers. Coniferous forests and flower meadows welcome the trekker. And the rapids of snow-fed rivers are ideal for white water rafting. Lakshadweep offers excellent wind surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving in the crystal clear waters of the lagoons which surround each island.
Adventure Activities
- Mountaineering in India
- Trekking in India
- Camping in India
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Adventure Tours
- The Call of Himalayas
- Rajasthan Aravali Trekking
- Ladakh Trekking Tours
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Trekking Tours in India
- The Khatling Sahasratal Trek
- Dehradun-Kempty Falls Trek
- Rishikesh-Gopeshwar Trek
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Rajasthan Tours
- Rajasthan Cultural Paradise
- Rajasthan Luxury Tours
- Camel Safari Tour
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South India Tours
- Deccan The Historical India
- Kerala with Karnataka
- South India Spice Coast
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Ladakh & Kashmir Tours
- Ladakh Intensive Tour
- Ladakh with Golden Temple
- Kashmir - Ladakh with
Golden Triangle

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India Travel Guide
- Andhra Pradesh Travel Guide
- Delhi Travel Guide
- Goa Travel Guide
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Indian Cities
- Ahemdabad
- Allahabad
- Aurangabad
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About Himalayas
- History of Himalayas
- Climate of Himalayas
- Rivers of Himalayas
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North India Himalayas
- Leh - Ladakh Tourism
- Kumaon Tourism
- Garhwal Tourism
- Lahaul & Spiti Valley
Eastern Himalayas
- Sikkim Tourism
- Bhutan Tourism
- Tibet Tourism
- Nepal Tourism
Wildlife Tours in India
- Wildlife in India
- Rajasthan Wildlife Tour
- North India Wildlife Tour
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Wildlife Parks in India
- Bandhavgarh National Park
- Corbett National Park
- Ranthambore National Park
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Wildlife Resorts in India
- Tiger Den, Bandhavgarh
- The Bagh, Bharatpur
- Corbett Hideway, Corbett
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Pilgrimage Tours
- Chardham Tour
- Mata Vaishno Devi Tour
- Sri Amarnath Yatra
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Water Sports in India


Water Sports, Adventure Activities In IndiaWater babies rejoice. India is a land of pulsating coastlines, golden beaches and swift rivers and thus can offer you every kind of water sport you can desire.

The Himalayas offer you some of the toughest and most exciting river runs in the world. River sports in the rapids are the most popular, throughout the summers and can really get your adrenaline pumping. The innumerable fresh water streams and lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are ideal for angling and trout fishing. The coastal regions provide excellent opportunities for water sports like water skiing, wind surfing, yatching, snorkelling and scuba diving.

Further South you can enjoy water adventures along both the west and the east coasts of India. The islands of Andaman and Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep in the Indian Ocean are virtually untouched and are some of the best spots for scuba diving and snorkelling. The beaches of Goa and Kerala also offer other sporting opportunities like water skiing, wind surfing and sailing.

The West coast offers sailing in Mumbai, Goa and the lakes around Pune.

The best months for water sports are October and March.


White water rafting
For the white water rafting enthusiast, the early stages of the Ganga offer the exhilarating Alakananda and Bhagirathi rivers. The Indus snaking through Ladakh and the Zanskar and Chenab in Kashmir are very different river running experiences. Other rivers like the Sutlej, Beas (in Himachal Pradesh), Teetsa (in Sikkim), and Yamuna also offer sporting challenges.

The best season for river rafting is from April to September. The most popular stretch for this sport is on the Ganges, near Rishikesh in Uttaranchal.


Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving, Adventure Activities In IndiaBest season for diving: December to April

The 2 main destinations in India which have scuba diving activities as well as courses in the sport are the Andamans and Lakshadweep.

The Andamans have some fascinating underwater marine life, varieties of colourful fishes, ship wrecks and exotic coral reefs. The best way to explore this is scuba diving. The coastal water surrounding these islands is the abode of one of the richest coral reef ecosystem is the world. Many of the islands are surrounded by fringing reefs, often several hundred metres wide and separated from the shore by a lagoon of similar width. There are also steeply sloping reef walls, and coral pinnacles or knolls.

Island Water Sports is a private water sports operator at Port Blair providing Speed Boats, Jet Skies, Tube Ride, Wake Board Ride, Knee Board Ride, etc. The Andaman Water Sports Complex at Port Blair is a unique water ports centre run by The Directorate of tourism. It offers adventure water sports like Sailing, Skiing, Para-Sailing (subject to wind/weather conditions), water scooters and speedboats. Trips for coral and shipwreck viewing are operated from here.


Angling and Fishing
Angling And Fishing, Adventure Activities In IndiaThere are opportunities for anglers in Bhalukpung in Assam. The river Jia Bhoroli, Kapili and Manas are the best places for Golden Mahseer angling since the days of the British.

The Jia Bhoroli of Assam has a long and glorious history of Mahseer angling

The state of Himachal Pradesh with its many snow-fed rivers are an angler's haven. The upper reaches of the river Beas in the Kullu valley are also great for this sport. The picturesque Kangra valley has several spots that offer mahaseer- river carp.

Trout Fishing: 1st November to 31st January

In Kashmir, trout fishing is a lucrative business and the ideal season is from April to October. The British introduced the brown and rainbow trout to the streams of Kashmir, where they have thrived. Only artificial flies are allowed and each licence entitles the angler to keep six fish a day, none being shorter than 7.5 cm. The common rivers for fishing here are Sindh & Wangat.

Sailing
For those who love sailing, yachting and wind-surfing, there are facilities in Goa as well as at Kovalam beach in Kerala. Mumbai, too, has several opportunities for sailing and other water sports.




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About Himalayas



People & Tribes of Himalayas


People of Himalaya, Adventure TourismThe population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.

However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting traditional social and cultural structure.

Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.

In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000 and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China. People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants of Afghanistan and Iran.

The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income. Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries are lacking.

Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential, but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment. The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services and education systems.

Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the hillsides.

Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea, oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas has not kept up with the population growth.

People of Himalaya, Adventure TourismThe major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.

Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas. Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking, wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places. The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.

Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals. Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation pattern.

Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling, but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.






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Adventure Activities Trekking Tours in India About Himalayas
- Mountaineering in India
- Trekking in India
- Camping in India
- The Khatling Sahasratal Trek
- Dehradun-Kempty Falls Trek
- Rishikesh-Gopeshwar Trek
- History of Himalayas
- Climate of Himalayas
- Rivers of Himalayas
North India Himalayas Eastern Himalayas Wildlife Tours in India
- Leh - Ladakh Tourism
- Kumaon Tourism
- Garhwal Tourism
- Lahaul & Spiti Valley
- Sikkim Tourism
- Bhutan Tourism
- Tibet Tourism
- Nepal Tourism
- Wildlife in India
- Rajasthan Wildlife Tour
- North India Wildlife Tour
Wildlife Parks in India Wildlife Resorts in India Pilgrimage Tours
- Bandhavgarh National Park
- Corbett National Park
- Ranthambore National Park
- Tiger Den, Bandhavgarh
- The Bagh, Bharatpur
- Corbett Hideway, Corbett
- Chardham Tour
- Mata Vaishno Devi Tour
- Sri Amarnath Yatra
Adventure Tours Rajasthan Tours South India Tours
- The Call of Himalayas
- Rajasthan Aravali Trekking
- Ladakh Trekking Tours
- Rajasthan Cultural Paradise
- Rajasthan Luxury Tours
- Camel Safari Tour
- Deccan The Historical India
- Kerala with Karnataka
- South India Spice Coast
Ladakh & Kashmir Tours India Travel Guide Indian Cities
- Ladakh Intensive Tour
- Ladakh with Golden Temple
- Kashmir - Ladakh with
Golden Triangle

- Andhra Pradesh Travel Guide
- Delhi Travel Guide
- Goa Travel Guide

- Ahemdabad
- Allahabad
- Aurangabad

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