Archive for June, 2010

Adventure holiday in India is rightly defined by the word ‘assorted’. India is certainly a mix of landscapes and these diverse places give way to various adventure from water sports, trekking, to winter sports and much more, but most famous of all is Himalaya adventure tour, which itself consist of various sports. It takes you to the lofty mountains and glaciers where one can experience one of the most thrilling experiences ever. This 200 km long stretch of mountain ranges is a layered expanse that marks the border of Indian subcontinent with the Plateau of Tibet. The north eastern zone of the ranges, called as the Trans Himalayan zone is made up of Ladakh and Zanskar, and this region lies at the transition point of Tibet and Indian Sub continent. Pir Panjal and Dhuala Dhar ranges towards the south east, bind together in the snow covered mountains of Garhwal Himalaya. At all these mountain ranges, there are myriad opportunities to indulge in various sports and adventures.

 

Adventure in Himalaya takes one to Dhula Dhar range for Trekking, to Beas Kund, a glacial lake in Himachal for camping, Kinner Kailash circuit, where one can spot the endangered snow leopards, for challenging trekking and camping, Everest Base Camp, where one trek up to the mighty Himalaya’s peak, but certainly not without prior experience. Other sports that one can indulge in this northern part of India are Trekking in Garjwal, Himachal, Sikkim and Kashmir. While trekking at these places, one comes across panoramic sights of the snow covered peaks of Himalaya, and one can experience living in the lap of Nature with all the serenity and tranquility of the surroundings washing away all the cob webs.

 

For more adventurous souls, there is river rafting on various gushing rivers where one can unravel the sleeping adventurous spirit inside. There are various river rafting opportunities in the Himalayan region like rafting in Zanskar, one of the coldest inhabited places in India. Here tourists raft on the Zanskar Gorge of Indus River. This place has beautiful thousand feet high walls rising from the river bed on both sides of the river. In Himachal, there are Chenab, Ravi, Satluj and Beas rivers, where one can experience white water rafting. In Sikkim, Pir Panjal Range and the Himalayan Mountain range give way to various rivers like Jhelum, Chenab, Indus, etc where there are numerous opportunities to indulge in various water sports.

Except trekking and river Rafting, other adventure opportunities that are available in an adventure tour package in India are mountain climbing, jeep safari in various national parks, mountain biking, angling or fishing, etc. Besides this one can head out on a bike safari tour through the virgin lands of Leh and Ladakh and beautiful and undulating hills of Himachal Pradesh. It is always fun and adventurous to stay in a camp and gaze at the stars at night while you born fire to get a little bit of warmth in the chilly weather that gives way to enchanting sights. So an adventure tour in India gives you an opportunity to choose from a number of activities and adventures amidst nature that nudge your soul tied in the humdrums of life.

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