India is a popular travel destination with spectacular mountain and hill ranges, huge lush forests, amazing deserts and pristine coastlines. The country is also popular as a spiritual and a historical destination. Furthermore, in recent times, India has been slowly turning into a hub of adventure sports for domestic as well as for travellers. The abundance of different landscapes allows the country to offer various adventure opportunities such as caving, paragliding, white water rafting, zip lining, scuba diving to name a few.
Dune Bashing
Dune bashing, also known as desert safari in India, is a popular adventure sport.
The Thar Desert, Jaisalmer, promises travellers lots of memorable dune bashing experiences. The Sam Dunes of Jaisalmer are famous for dune bashing rides, apart from the traditional camel rides.
Spelunking
Spelunking, better known as caving, is another popular adventure sport in the country. After all, the country’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya has some of South Asia’s longest and deepest caves, which lie mysteriously within waterfalls and forests. Caving at the mystifying Mawsmai Caves, Bat Caves, Krem Phyllut Cave and Krem Mawmluh is an unforgettable experience of a lifetime.
Zip Lining
A thrilling aerial sport, zip lining offers spectacular views as you zip between hills, ridgetops, forts and jungles suspended from steel zip lines. There are many popular zip lining spots in India such as Mussoorie, Kerwa Dam in Bhopal and Neemrana Fort-Palace near Jaipur. Neemrana is particularly popular for its zip lining facilities amidst hill forts and ridge tops.
Bungee Jumping
Bungee jumping is certainly not a sport for the faint hearted. It requires jumping off a 50-120 meter high bridge or a cliff with feet tied to a rope. This test of courage is a huge sport worldwide and is highly sort after in the country. Some places popular for bungee jumping in India are Rishikesh, Bangalore, Lonavala and Goa.
Heli Skiing
Heli skiing involves skiing down some of the highest altitude peaks that are accessible only by a helicopter.
Surprisingly, there is not one but many ski resorts in India that organise heli skiing. Auli, Rohtang, Gulmarg and Manali are popular spots for heli skiing in India.
Sky Diving
Sky diving is an extreme adventure sport that is still in its nascent stage in the country.
It is an adrenaline pumping experience that is popularly undertaken in Mysore in Karnataka, Dhana in Madhya Pradesh, Deesa in Gujarat, and Aamby Valley in Maharashtra.
