ThrillOPhilia- Adventure Sports India

How fit you are for a Trekking voyage

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

Trekking is perceived differently by different people. And with every adventure group the definitions of trekking grades vary. The basics however remain the same which help decide which is which grade.  Before talking about grade it is essential to know why grades exist in the first place. The reason is straightforward. They form an expectation [...]

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Depleting tigers-A disappointment for tiger lovers

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

Shocking Statistics
In the last decade Indian jungles have lost 110 tigers among which 17 were tigresses. The reason is poaching and natural deaths, says government database. RTI Act shows up 14 cases of mortality of tigers this year which includes 4 tigresses and 2 cubs. 6 were victim to poaching out of which 3 were [...]

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Choosing an adventure destination

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

Decision on the Adventure Sports destinations need ample time to sort out many things starting from the things to carry to the budget. Tips below can be useful for a proper journey of escapades.

One of the most important things is to know about the destination, because the proper destination makes all the difference. Hiking [...]

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Prepare yourself for high altitude trekking

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

The joys of Trekking in high latitude cannot be described but neither can the dangers related to be stated in words. Lot of trekkers and even sight seers suffer from high altitude sickness. People can be affected by it at 8000 feet but it doesn’t start showing before 12000 feet. It is not the height [...]

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Sky Diving – A New Era of Indian Adventure

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Prashant.

Skydiving is a very old and most popular sport. It is a diversion from the normal parachuting which was discovered some centuries ago. Basically sky diving is an adventure sport wherein the diver jumps from an aircraft from at least an altitude 1500 m. The participants experience a free fall and they even do different [...]

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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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