Adventure
Tourism:
Adventure
tourism in Nepal dates back to the early
attempts to scale the world’s highest
peaks. It has come a long way since.
While trekking, mountaineering and game
watching have long been popular, an
entire range of other possibilities have
been explored in the recent years –
rafting, biking, fishing, rock climbing,
paragliding, ultra-light aircraft, hot
air ballooning, mountain flight,
boating, pony treks, jet scooter,
boating and bungy jumping. This varied
landscape has some of the best sites for
these activities, raging rivers to run,
mountains to scale, clear blue skies,
challenging treks, fine lakes and rivers
to boat, fish and raft down, and a wild
terrain to ride.
Go trekking in the lower slopes where
along with forests of rhododendron,
isolated hamlets, villages, temples,
monasteries and breathtaking landscapes,
you will also encounter friendly people
of different cultures offering a
fascinating taste of traditional rural
life.
Enjoy
scenic rafting, one of the best ways to
explore the typical cross section of
natural as well cultural heritage of the
country. You can glide on clam jade
waters with magnificent scenery all
around or rush through roaring white
rapids. Rafting is inarguably the best
way of exploring Arcadian Nepal, as it
takes you through hamlets, canyons,
virgin forests, and wildlife.
How about a jungle safari in the densest
forest in South Asia? Venture into the
jungles of the National parks located in
the Terai region on elephant back across
rivers and swamps, Rare animals and
birds will greet you at every corner. Be
prepared for a royal treat. Royal Bengal
tiger may surprise you by his majestic
appearance.
Nepal’s diverse terrain is a mountain
biker’s dream adventure come true.
Mountain biking offers an
environmentally sound way of exploring
this magnificent country, its landscape
and living heritage. Because this is a
spartan, laborious mode of travel, it is
also considered the way to travel by the
so-called “purists”.
For all those cliffhangers out there,
Kathmandu offers terrific places for
rock climbing that make for an
experience of a lifetime. Make sure you
leave time for hot air ballooning for a
bird/s-eye view of the Kathmandu Valley
and the magnificent Himalaya. See life
from a new perspective as you take off
in a micro-light aircraft for motor
gliding in Pokhara. A trip will take you
over some of the best scenery on earth,
as you share airspace with Himalayan
griffin vultures, eagles, kites and
float over villages, monasteries,
temples, lakes and jungle, with a
fantastic view of the majestic
Himalayas.
If you thought that bungy jumping is
restricted to some locations in North
America, Europe, and New Zealand, it/s
time you got an update. The sport has
found a natural home for itself in the
highest and most magnificent mountain
range in the world. The ultimate thrill
of a bungy jump can now be experienced
in Nepal at one of the best sites that
this sport can boast of anywhere in the
world. The Bhote Kosi, one of the
world’s wildest raging rivers, rushes
down from the heights of the Himalayas.
It roughly translates as `river from
Tibet’ and so there are a lot of rivers
that go by this name in Nepal. This
Bhote Kosi is the main tributary of the
Sun Kosi and is followed by the Arniko
highway from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Nepal’s
first Bungy jumping site is situated 160
m over this river, inviting you to
experience the ultimate adrenaline rush
in the surroundings of this amazing
place.
An extreme sport popular in Europe,
canyoning is now available in Nepal.
Canyoning gives you the freedom to
explore some of the most ruggedly
beautiful, yet forbidden places in the
world.Top off your visit with a mountain
flight for a stunning visual finale.
Mountain flights offer spectacular views
of the Himalaya in just one hour. Only
awe-stricken silence can come close to
matching the experience of going on a
mountain flight to encounter the tallest
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