ThrillOPhilia- Adventure Sports India

Adventure or just another Holiday

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Holidays these days are not a luxury. They are a necessity. Every year people wait for that time of the year when they can shut off their laptops and head off to a place where they can forget about appointments and deadlines. The more people work the more is their need to get away from [...]

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Equipments for a trekking trail

Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

If you plan to do Trekking on your own, you will have to bring all your equipments with you. Make sure that you take all the necessary belongings. Sort them out into three different parts:

What will you wear on the trail?
What will you bring in the day pack?
What will you pack in [...]

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Wildlife Tourism in India

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Approximately 4% of the total Indian land is forests in which 90 forests are national parks and 482 Wildlife Sanctuaries. According to statistics, India has 60-70% world’s bio diversity.

In these forests you will find a variety of Indian Wildlife. From Asian Elephants to Asiatic Lion, Bengal Tiger, Sloth Bear, Indian Rhinoceros [...]

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Brahmaputra – A Thrilling experience

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

River Rafting within Arunachal Pradesh is full of challenges that it offers to a skilled rafter. River of Brahmaputra is not at all cool and calm. It flows through rutted surface of the north-eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh. The biggest white water run in the world is Brahmaputra River.
You will be offered the [...]

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15 tips while traveling to Ladakh

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Here is a list of 15 tips which can be helpful to get you around the land of passes.
1.      It hasn’t been long before tourism developed in Ladakh. And the north western region is still sensitive. So the tourists who arrive from outside the country need special permits to visit the Inner Line area. These [...]

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Adventure intervening with nature

Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Adventure Tourism cannot survive without environment and environment needs human support to sustain itself. Today tourism is a growing industry. It brings in a lot of money and a lot of countries economies flourish because tourism is their asset. There are two major reasons why a country is successful as a tourist destination. One [...]

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Youngsters choosing adventure

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Combine recreational equipment with hotels and resort facilities and you have a trillion dollar Adventure Tourism industry. Commercial adventure activities only form a part which does have a substantial standing. If we talk about outdoor adventure, adventure sports occupy 1/5th of the global tourism. This stat signifies the importance of adventure in the overall tourism [...]

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Ten questions you should ask your travel operator

Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Here is a list of FAQ’s that should come to your mind and you should ask before doing a deal with them.

1. How long has your company been in business?

The number of years equates with amount of experience. Obviously an older company is reliable and has extensive information about the adventure places. [...]

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Indian climate favoring adventure sports

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Due to the vast size of Indian continent it is difficult to generalize its climate. In northern India Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Punjab experience extreme climate. It means that the summers are very hot and winters are extremely cold. Go down south in Karnataka and you will experience moderate climate throughout the year. The [...]

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Acclimatization - Adjusting to change in environment

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

Importance of acclimatization:

Acclimatization is essential for high altitude activity. An inevitable and normal process is acclimatization. It takes different timing on every individual. Generally people get relaxed and get adjusted before they hike lofty peaks. It is process which is performed while traveling to high elevation lands. This process slowly adapts your [...]

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Dams construction affecting rafting sites

Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.

River Rafting is a sport which has high speed water current as its first pre-requisite. Hence rivers and ocean which have strong currents are chosen as the rafting sites. The rapids that form in the rivers decide how much challenging the rafting will be. The importance of rivers is thus highlighted and is indisputable. [...]

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