India the land yet unexplored can easily be the new millennium’s adventure tourism destination. Its vast geographical diversity and the pristine nature of its facilities enables all tastes to be catered for, from the gentlest to the fast paced and for people of every level of competence- the beginner and the expert. From the daunting Himalayan peaks in the North to the azure coastal areas on the South ,from the rain forests of the North East to the coral paradise in the South West, it is variety that is as bewildering as it is diverse.

    What is so fascinating and so compelling almost to the point of addition in adventure sports? It must be the daunting thrill of dashing down the ski slopes or the landscape trekking or pedaling along sheer mountain slopes, white water rafting along the dangerous, roaring waters of great services, hang gliding over enormously deep mountain gorges and climbing serrated glaciers or, mountain summits is believable only through experience.

      And, yet, these aspects form just a small part of the exhilaration and excitement of the fast developing area, which is increasingly being recognized as adventure tourism.

      Wait that is not all. How can one forget the serenity of scuba diving along the coral reefs or floating high above terra firma on hot air balloons, yes, even the slow steady ambling along deserts on the gentle camels or horse riding, elephant riding safaris - all these would have been dismissed as fanciful had it not been true and existing on India. 

       And believe it -India is a perfect destination for adventure tourism because it is as enjoyable, exciting, thrilling and invigorating as one makes it .What helps is the destination which is custom made. In India ,the mighty Himalayan and the never, never ending coastline and not to forget the two island territories are open invitations to the fun loving and the adventurous souls. 

     It is not only India’s vast geographical diversity that provides a huge scope for the adventure tourist but also that it is relatively unforayed into and comparatively inexpensive too. Those who want to fancy the wild and see mother- nature in its original form, to see man and nature surviving in each other’s arms is rediscovering one’s own self.  

      The intrigue of age-old monasteries and temples, the Himalayan peaks and slopes, with its dense tropical forests providing diverse fauna and flora and the 3000km of long -long coastline promises the most exciting of sports and adventure imaginable. The best part is that these facilities exist all year through and in different places with affordable prices.

       Summer has the spotlight on the mountains in the northern most states with its breath taking, views, winter has the country’s coastline to explore and in between the shoulder period is covered with a variety of other sports. Season is not the restriction.

        Neither is there a constrain of places to go to. Rock climbing is not restricted to Himalayan foot hills, it can be done in the adventure park at Lado Sarai in Delhi too. Similarly kayaking and canoeing is not merely done in the Himalayan slopes or the sea beaches, but also the Bhulasawa lake on the northern tip of Delhi has a multisports leisure complex for the purpose. So it is with parasailing and paddling, boating and fishing ;often such sports are available all over India