2. Basics about adventure tourism
❖ Adventure tourism is a different type of tourism.
❖ Adventure tourism is a package of recreation, enjoyment, education and the
thrills of participating in an adventure.
❖ Young people are attracted to this form of travel because of the excitement
and risks involved.
❖ Adventure tourism gains much of its excitement by allowing the tourists to
step outside their comfort zone.
❖ Adventure travel is a type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel
with a certain degree of risk, and which may require special skills and
physical exertion.
3. Classification of adventure tourism
Adventure sports can be classified into three.
(1) Land – based
(2) Water – based
(3) Aero based
4. Adventure sports
Land – based Water – based Aero – based
Rock – climbing White water
Rafting
Paragliding
Mountaineering Kayaking Parasailing
Motor Rally Canoeing Hang Gliding
Safari Windsurfing Sky Diving
Polo Skin diving &
Scuba diving
Hot Air Ballooning
Archery Snorkelling
Golf Yachting
Heli Skiing Snake Boat race
Snow Skiing
5. Land based adventure activities
Adventure on land is available in many forms, which may be natural or man-
made.
Natural landforms include forests, deserts, hills, and mountains covered with
their natural flora and fauna or snow.
Safari, motor car racing etc are also popular man-made tourism forms.
6. Rock climbing
★ An activity in which people climb the faces of rock or rock walls,
typically using rope and equipment.
★ All aspects of rock climbing require a high dree of knowledge and
technique
★ Extremely High, endurance, strength, gymnastic ability, and
psychological fortitude will be tested to the extreme.
★ Rock climbing is found usually on the upper most slopes of
high peaks.
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8. Major rock climbing destinations in India
1. Chamundi Hills, Mysore
2. Manikaran peaks, Manali
3. Sonamarg in Kashmir
4. Gangothri, Utharanchal
5. Mount Abu, Rajasthan
6. Mumbra and Dudha in Maharashtra
7. Tuglakabad in Delhi near Qutub Minar
9. Mountaineering
❏ Mountaineering is the set of activities that involves ascending
mountains.
❏ Mountaineering demands physical ability and suitable equipment.
❏ Mountaineering (also referred to as 'mountain climbing' or ―mainly
in Europe― 'Alpinism') is the sport of climbing a mountain.
Regardless of the length of the trip ―which can range from a few
hours to multi-day expeditions―, mountaineering is more physically
demanding than hiking.
❏ Low to High, endurance and strength may be tested on a mountain.
12. Mountaineering is quite popular in India, since the entire northern and north-eastern borders are the
Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. The apex body in India is the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation, which is affiliated to the International Federation of Sport Climbing.
India has several premier mountaineering institutes.The four National Institutes are :
● Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
● Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
● Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam
● National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
The other institutes are :
● Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (ABVIMAS), Manali
● Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering]], Gulmarg
● Swami Vivekanand Institutes of Mountaineering, Mount Abu
13. Mountaineering destinations in India
● Ladakh: The Land Of The Mystic Lamas
● Nanda Devi: The Religious Spot-Utharakhand
● Changabang: The Shining Mountain-Utharakhand
● Sikkim: The Garden Of Lord Indra
● Dunagiri: The Magnificent Spot-Utharakhand
● Kamet: Garhwal’s Second Highest Mountain-Utharakhand
● Hanuman Tibba: The Tranquil Spot-Himachal Pradesh
14. Kangchenjunga, Sikkim.
8586 metres.
● The third highest
summit in the
World
● Also known as the
‘five treasures of
snow’
● Lies in Himalayan
Mountain Range
15. Ladakh with all the towering
mountains and rugged
terrain of the Karakoram,
Zanskar and the Ladakh
ranges, not surprisingly, is a
mountaineers’ paradise. The
climbing season extends
from mid-May to mid-
October.The Suru and
Zanskar valleys provide
some of the best climbs.
Popular climbs include Stok
Khangri (6,121m), in the
Zanskar mountain range,
which is the most accessible.
17. The Nanda Devi
National Prak, located
in vicinity to the peak,
consists of the best
high altitude flora and
fauna.
This is the highest peak
located entirely within
India
It is a part of
Himalayan mountain
ranges (Garhwal)
7816 metres
located in Chamoli
district of Uttarakhand
18. The very basics of mountain climbing equipment cover the basics of wilderness survival:
● Compass: a quality compass.
● Backback: Bring at least a 45-liter backpack, preferably one with a pouch for a large
water bladder. Water is utterly indispensable and used for cooking, cleaning, and
hydration.
● Water bottle: A redundant water source like a water bottle is important for emergency
reasons. Access to water when out in the wilderness is the difference between life and
death.
● Map: a map of the area
● Food: Meal planning can vary depending on the person.
● Rain gear: Lightweight rain gear be a little careful with this purchase as some rain jackets
will do almost nothing to protect you from water.
● A place to sleep: A sleeping shelter of a tarp and a sleeping bag.
● A good set of climbing shoes
● A hand wrap and helmet
19. Trekking
❖ Trekking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of
exploring and enjoying the scenery. It usually takes place on trails in
areas of relatively unspoiled wilderness.
❖ The great mountain ranges are some of the most beautiful and
interesting areas of the world to visit.
❖ As they are often not served by roads, they can also be the most remote
and difficult places to get to and the only real way to see them is on
foot.
21. Major trekking routes in India
1. Chadar – The Frozen Zanskar River Trek
2. Gangotri Gomukh trek
3. Ladakh – Markha Valley trek
4. Valley of Flowers
5. Meesapulimala
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24. Hiking, Trekking and Mountaineering
The easiest of the three is hiking.These are usually half-day to one-day tours, like these hikes in the
German Alps.Hikes usually range between 2 to 8 hours. For hiking tours, tourist need minimal
equipment compared to trekking and mountaineering.
Trekking is between hiking and mountaineering regarding difficulty. Although it’s more similar to hiking.
The difference being that treks are longer than hikes. These trips usually take two or more days. Treks
usually start in one place and end in a different one. The distance can vary anywhere from ~40 km to
several hundred kilometres away.
Of the three, mountaineering is by far the most challenging. It’s a more technical variation of trekking
that takes tourist to higher peaks. Often to ones that are over 5000 meters above sea level. These are
also multi-day trips that require a lot of previous physical and technical training.
25. Safari
Safari is a trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own
environment.
It is an expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in East Africa.
The safaris are of different types like elephant safari, horse safari, camel safari, jeep safari etc.
A safari /səˈfɑːri/ (Swahili: safari) is an overland journey, usually a trip by tourists in Africa. In the
past, the trip was often a big-game hunt, but today, safaris are often to observe and photograph
wildlife—or hiking and sightseeing, as well.
26. Yak Safari
Yak Safari is a very unique
and unforgettable experience
that are organized in various
parts of Sikkim. Tsomgo lake
of Gangtok is one of the
popular areas that host Yak
Safari. Yak Safari in Gangtok
is an attractive thing for any
traveler to do.
27. Jeep safari
Wildlife sanctuaries
and national parks
are promoting jeep
safari to tourists.
Ex.: Jim Corbett
National Park,
Wayanad Wildlife
Sanctuary.
28. Camel safaris
➢ A camel safari is the perfect way to discover desert regions – especially
areas as historically and culturally rich as Rajasthan, or as vast and awe-
inspiring as the Nubra Valley in Ladakh.
➢ The camel known as the ‘ship of the desert’; for centuries, it was the only
means of transport available in these often inhospitable stretches of land.
➢ The Thar Desert of Rajasthan has the common camel Safari offering area in
India
➢ Desert Camel safari in India can be taken in the cities of Bikaner, Jaisalmer
and Jodhpur in Rajasthan, and the valley of the Nubra River in the Ladakh
Plateau.
29. The desert circuit of India is among the
most popular and scenic tourist circuits in
Rajasthan. This journey gives tourists an
opportunity to explore the three marvelous
cities of Rajasthan.
The highlights of the circuit:
i. Jodhpur: Mehrangarh, Umaid Bhawan
Palace, Jaswant Thada, Ghanta Ghar, and
Balsamand Lake
ii. Bikaner: Junagarh Fort, Lalgarh Palace,
Bikaji Ki Tekri, Prachina Museum, and
Bhandasar Jain Temple
iii. Jaisalmer: The Great Indian Desert,
Jaisalmer Fort, Patwaon-Ki-Haveli, Gadisar
Lake, and Salim Singh Ki Haveli.
Days needed to cover the circuit: 5-7 days
30. Motor rallies
Rally is a form of motorsport that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-
legal cars.
For those interested, India is a major venue on the international rally circuit, with quite a few rallies now established as
annual events, attracting not only national level participation but also from the international level.
Europe and U.S.A. remains the rallying centre of the world and the prominent rallies are Monte Carlo, the Alpine,
the Aero Polis, the Tulip Rally in the Netherlands, the RAC British International, and the Norwegian Rally.
A rally is not a race: it is a test of the skill and endurance of a car and its driver. A rally takes to lesser-known
and traversed routes. Motor rallies are conducted through beaches, deserts, hills, mountains, dense forests,
riverbeds etc. It draws in about thousands of people as participants as well as spectators.
One of the more well known rallies, till about a few years back, was the Himalayan car rally, which has since
been discontinued.
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34. Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of
international single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération
Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One
Group.
35. POLO
❖ Polo, game played on horseback between two teams of four players each
who use mallets with long, flexible handles to drive a wooden ball down a
grass field and between two goal posts. It is the oldest of equestrian sports.
❖ Polo remains the rich man's game.
❖ India is the birthplace of modern polo.[1] The modern game of polo is derived
from Manipur, where the game was known as 'Sagol Kangjei', 'Kanjai-bazee',
or 'Pulu.
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37. Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball
sport in which players use
various clubs to hit balls
into a series of holes on a
course in as few strokes
as possible.
38. Archery
Archery is one of the oldest
adventure sports activities.
Korea is the leading power in the field
of archery.
Archery is popular in India too,
especially in the Khasi Hills of
Meghalaya.
39. Winter sports
Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-
competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most
are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such
games were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow
and artificial ice allow more flexibility. Artificial ice can be used to
provide ice rinks for ice skating, ice hockey, and bandy in a milder
climate.
40. Skiing
Skiing is a means of transport using skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose
include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport.
Snow skiing is an attractive winter sport of moving over snow, wearing a pair of skiis
attached to the shoes or boots. Ski boots, snow goggles; tracksuit and warm clothes
are needed for this sport. Ski jumping is the most exciting part of skiing.
Heliskiing involves the use of a helicopter to access remote backcountry terrain,
opening up an infinite amount of mountain so that skiers can explore the areas
beyond the usual ski lifts.
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42. Manali and Solang in
Himachal Pradesh and
Kashmir are famous
for heli-skiing. Canada,
Switzerland, Austria
and Italy are other
prominent heli-skiing
destinations of the
world.
45. Swimming
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires
the use of one's entire body to move through water. The
sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or
lake).
It was a recreational activity.
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47. White water rafting
Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an
inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.
This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water.
Dealing with risk and the need for teamwork is often a part of the experience.
Whitewater Rafting received its name because the raft is the inflatable boat that you ride to
paddle through the rough waters and rapids. 'White' water comes because the frothing rapids of
a guzzling river make the water appear white.
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50. Major river rafting destinations in India
➢ 1. Indus River, Ladakh
➢ 2. Barapole River, Coorg
➢ 3. Beas River, Kullu & Manali,
➢ 4. River Ganga, Rishikesh
➢ 5. Lohit River, Arunachal Pradesh
➢ 6. Spiti River, Himachal Pradesh
➢ 7. Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand
➢ 8. Kundalika River, Maharashtra
➢ 9. Teesta River, Sikkim
➢ 10. Kameng River, Tawang
51. Kayaking
Kayak is a small craft made of fibre with a seating capacity of up to two persons.
Kayaking requires a great degree of skill and is more exciting than rafting.
Kayaking can be done in any calm waters.
Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh, Alleppey in Kerala and Delhi are prominent
centres for Kayaking.
In a Kayak, the athlete has to sit with his or her legs outstretched in front and use
a double bladed paddle.
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53. Canoeing
❖ The canoe is simple looking, lightweight boat flat at the bottom and pointed at each end.
❖ Modern canoes are made of aluminum, moulded plywood, plastic and glass fibres etc.
❖ Canoes are usually about 10 to 17 feet long and 30 to 40 inches in width.
❖ Two persons handle the canoe.
❖ Canoeing can be done on any quiet water body.
❖ Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.
❖ Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity.
❖ In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe
being called an open canoe.
❖ In a canoe, the paddler kneels and uses a single-bladed paddle to propel the boat forward.
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55. Major states offer kayaking and canoeing
activities in India
❏ Kerala
❏ Goa
❏ Karnataka
❏ Utharakhand
❏ Jammu and Kashmir
56. Scuba-diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a self-contained underwater
breathing apparatus (scuba), which is completely independent of surface supply, to breathe
underwater.
Scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, allowing them
greater independence and freedom of movement than surface-supplied divers, and longer
underwater endurance than breath-hold divers.
Andaman, Goa, Kerala, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep are some of the best places for scuba
diving in India.
57. Scuba diving centers in India
1. Havelock Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
2. Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
4. North Point, Cinque Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
5. Corruption Rock, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
6. Grand Island, Goa.
7. Netrani Island, Karnataka.
8. Kovalam, Kerala.
9. Bangaram, Lakshadweep
10. Kadamat, Lakshadweep
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59. Snorkelling
Snorkelling is when the divers limit their underwater activities to a
limited time of twenty-five seconds to three minutes.
The diver can go to a depth of fifteen to hundred feet depending upon
the diver’s experience.
Snorkel is a J shaped breathing tube with a mouthpiece.
The other equipment required includes flippers, facemask and snorkel.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep islands are ideal
for snorkelling.
61. Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for racing or cruising.
Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose.
A yacht is a larger, recreational boat or ship.
The word “Yacht” comes from Dutch origin and was originally defined as a light, and fast
sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to find and capture pirates.
A boat, on the other hand, is smaller in size and can be anything from a fisherman's boat to
a sailboat.
Yatching
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63. Windsurfing is one of the fastest growing and the most popular among
water sports. It is all about riding through the ocean waves on a long,
narrow surfboard.
Windsurfing facilities are offered by most of the seaside resorts to their
clients. Kovalam in Kerala, Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and Goa offers
wind surfing facilities.
Wind surfing
66. Para sailing
Parasailing, also known as parascending or parakiting, is
a recreational kiting activity where a person is towed
behind a vehicle while attached to a specially designed
canopy wing that resembles a parachute, known as a
parasail wing. The manned kite's moving anchor may be a
car, truck, or boat
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68. Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive
adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-
flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary
structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a
fabric wing.
69. ❖ Bir Billing, HP
❖ Manali
❖ Mussoorie: Aerial View Of Doon Valley
❖ Kamshet, Maharashtra
❖ Bangalore
❖ Nainital: City Of Lakes
❖ Yelagiri: Lush Green Valleys, Chennai
❖ Ranikhet: Spectacular Views in near Rishikesh,Utharakhand
❖ Panchgani: Majestic Sunsets, MH
❖ Shillong: North East Delight, Meghalaya
❖ Gangtok: Magnificent Views Of The Himalayas
❖ Kunjapuri: True Beauty Of Shiwalik, Utharakhand
❖ Pavana: Adventure Enthusiast’s Delight, Lonavala, MH
❖ Bedni Bugyal: Mesmerizing Sights Chamoli, Utharakhand
❖ Arambol: Chill Out In Goa
❖ Pavagadh Hill: Glide Along Aravalli, GujaraTH
❖ Garhwal: Panoramic Sights
❖ Sanasar: Paradise In Jammu
❖ Indrunag: Thrills at HP
❖ Matheran: Enticing Slope Station, MH
❖ Jaipur: Capital City Of Rajasthan
❖ Satpura: Fly Over An Ancient Volcanic Site, Gujarath
❖ Vagamon: Every Adventure Junky’s Dream
❖ Nandi Hills: Soar Over The Green Hills, Karnataka
❖ Pithoragarh: Enjoy The Dramatic Landscapes, HP
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71. Hot air Ballooning
A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called
an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola
or wicker basket, which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most
cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane.
72. Places for hot air ballooning in India
➢ Agra,UP
➢ Lonawala, Maharashtra
➢ Goa
➢ Hampi, Karnataka
➢ Pushkar and Jaipur, Rajasthan
➢ Delhi
➢ Manali, Himachal Pradesh
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74. Sky diving and Bungee jumping
Skydiving refers to the sport of jumping from an airplane wearing a
parachute. These jumps are usually done from around 13,000 feet in
altitude.
Bungee jumping, on the other hand, refers to jumping from a
platform while you're attached to a bungee cord.
75. Bungee jumping sites in India
❖ Rishikesh
❖ Goa
❖ Lonawala, Maharashtra
❖ Jagdalpur, Chathisgarh
❖ Bangalore
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77. Sky diving centers in India
● Mysore – Karnataka
● Deesa – Gujarat
● Pondicherry – Tamil Nadu
● Aamby Valley – Maharashtra
● Dhana – Madhya Pradesh
● Hyderabad – Telangana
● Aligarh – Uttar Pradesh
● Narnaul – Haryana
● Bir Billing – Himachal Pradesh
