Adventure Sports in Northeast India

Hang Gliding and Para Sailing

Hang gliding and Para sailing are the newer adventure experience in India. It is a dream come true for a man to be able to fly high above the sky. Man has always longed to fly. It is great experience for a man to soar over hills and valleys and rising slowly, silently with thermals like the birds. Except during the monsoons, hang gliding is safe throughout the year; so is Para gliding, which is safer and easier to learn.

India is fast growing as a major aero sports destination. And, Northeast India has the potential to become one of the best sporting destination.

The long stretched Himalayan range contrasted with the vast river valleys landscape offer wide scopes for activities like Para Sailing, Para Gliding.

Though, the entire northeastern part is still to be discovered, it has abundant source for adventure sports. Northeast India is perfect for Hang gliding and Para sailing.

Some places for Hang gliding and Para sailing

Para-Sailing & Hang Gliding

A totally new sport, Para-sailing, has been introduced by Assam Tourist Development Corporation to attract domestic and foreign tourists. The ideal place for Para-sailing near Guwahati is North Guwahati.
The Haflong is one place for - gliding, para-gliding and trekking.

Hang Gliding also has potential here. The ideal place for Hang Gliding are Kamakhya Hills and hills around Kaziranga.

Trekking In North East India

Trek through the Northeastern Part of India

Trekking in northeast India will prove to be a rare wilderness experience. The major trekking routes in northeast India includes all the seven states of the northeast India. There are countless trekking routes that have been recently opened for the trekking enthusiasts. For an enthusiastic leisure seeker, few destinations in the world would match the dimensions of the northeast India.

Trekking in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh - the extreme north eastern state of India is one of the most unexplored areas of the Himalayas. This green patch of India is botanically rich and complete with trekking opportunities and hundreds of plant species, rare to find elsewhere in the world. The tropical and semi tropical climate of the area has favoured in the growth of a spectacular range of plantations.

Trekking in Meghalaya

The trekking opportunity in Meghalaya is outstanding for the fact that, the terrain is very challenging like in Himalayan areas but with the advantage of not being snow-wrapped. An added attraction is the possibility of intimating with many rare species of flora & fauna, rare to find elsewhere. You can hire guides to walk through the most alluring and confusing terrains of the Meghalaya, which is characterised by flowing rivers, rolling hills and towering waterfalls.

Trekking in Mizoram

Mizoram in India has an abundant deep valleys veiled with rich and luxuriant surroundings filled with a vast variety of flora and fauna. Relish the landscape of Mizoram abundant with wild flowers, splendid scenery, local people, dancing people, while you trek through them. There are routes, which ascend steeply, and which go around local villages, passing through forests of rhododendron and orchids. It is this very charm that attracts the spiritual joy that trekkers have found.

Trekking is Nagaland

Nagaland in the north eastern part of India is trekker's paradise. The adventurous land of Nagaland offers bountiful trekking opportunities. The physiology of Nagaland is hilly and mountainous with lush green surroundings. The environment of Nagaland is salubrious, providing healthy atmosphere to the tourists in Nagaland. For a driving and daring leisure seeker, few destinations in the world would match the trekking dimensions of Nagaland.

Mountaineering In North East India

Region : Northeast India.
Mountaineering Spots : Sikkim, Mizoram, etc.

Know the Mountaineering in Northeast India

The lure of the northeastern mountain region is tempting for the mountaineers. The northeastern part of India provide an excellent and endless scope for mountain climbing. The beauty of mountains midst the lush green vegetation and orchids, are truly fascinating, which will always have an everlasting appeal for those who venture in this region. Though, the whole of northeast India is toothed with mountains, there are few places in the north east India which offers abundant opportunity for the mountaineering and climbing. The terrains of the north east India is very difficult and not easy to reach, which has prevented man to penetrate through the densely forested mountainous areas.

Amongst the approachable one, the magnitude and power of the mountains in the north eastern range will gratifying you with its splendour and beauty. The mountaineering sphere in northeast India is a fair combination of snow covered peak, as well lush green elevations. You can pick the one which best suite you.

The Spots of Mountaineering in Northeast India

It is a delightful treat for the tourists, who keep interest in the nature. You will come across some very rare and some very exceptional steep mountainous ranges, you have ever come through. Here you will not converse with the only snow wrapped crispy mountains, but also with mountains bounded with soft extended greeneries, mountains with abundant lilies in full bloom, surrounded by bountiful of rare species of orchids.

Snowy Northeast India

But, if you really want to go for a challenging mountaineering trip, then northeast India does possess that itinerary in its bag. Sikkim is the place with frozen surroundings and some of the tallest peaks of the world. Sikkim India will provide you with most tantalizing, mountain peaks - the peaks which are some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. This a dream place for the mountaineers, who love to be a part of challenging adventure.

The Sikkim Himalayas, the epitome of the world's mountains, encompass a wonderland, which for sheer beauty and magnificence remains unbeaten elsewhere in the globe. In the southwestern part of Sikkim, in the main Himalayan range, lies the majestic Kanchendzonga or Kanchenjunga, rising to a staggering height of 8,585 m (28,169 ft) above sea level. Beside this third largest peaks, other famous mountaineering peaks in Sikkim include - Kabru, Kirat Chulior Tent Peak (7,365 m) and Sinolchu (6,887 m).

Green Northeast India

If you are in extreme north east India, then you don't have to crush the glaciers, nor do you need to carry heavy woolens to avoid the biting chill to go ahead, but, you will be impelled to cherish the abundant beauty around. Extreme northeast is the best choice for the tourists, who are inclined towards mountaineering, but has to resist because most of the destination available for mountaineering around are snow covered throughout the year.
Mizoram offer excellent and exciting scope for mountaineering. There are about 21 peaks in Mizoram varying from 1,179 m to 2,157 m in altitude. The peaks offer much scope to visitors fond of adventure sports like climbing and mountaineering.

Mountaineering in Assam

Assam's topography makes her an ideal destination for mountaineers and rock climbers. The hills, in particular, the North Cachar Hills and Karbi Hills are ready to receive tourists for mountaineering. There is a recognised mountaineering route in both the districts. There is also a rock hill in Morigaon District known as "Elephant Rocks" which offer ample scope for Rock Climbing. The Simhasana Hill of Karbi Anglong is also known for rock climbing. The main city of Assam, Guwahati, is bounded on three sides with beautiful hills.

White Water Rafting In North East India

Region : Northeast India.
White water rafting Spots : Sikkim, Assam

White Water Rafting in Northeast India

White water rafting has become one of the most liked attraction in the northeast India. In the past few year, it has been accepted by the few state of northeast India. White water rafting is a later entrant of adventure sport in the northeastern state of Sikkim in India. The White Water Rafting is also experienced at the mighty Brahmaputra, passing through the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

White Water Rafting at Teesta and Rangit

The Teesta and Rangit rivers offer long stretches which are ideal for safe rafting. Teesta has been graded on the International scale at Grade 4. The icy cold waters of the rugged Teesta have a series of rapids with changing intensity and character. Teesta in Sikkim offers one of the finest white water rafting stretches in the world. Rangit, a tributary of the Teesta, has more roaring waters and offers a challenge to more experienced and expert river rafters.

Rafting is an enjoyable experience in these two rivers, as the riverbanks here have deep forests, with some patches of terraced cultivation, and small villages. Facilities for overnight River beach camping is available here at Sikkim. Amateur as well as experienced rafters can seek the assistance of the Department of Tourism and travel agents for arranging river rafting trips to these rivers at Sikkim.

White Water Rafting at Mighty Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam offer a great scope of rafting for the tourist coming from all over. The abundant water of Brahmaputra with challenging sections is truly a memorable experience.

Brahmaputra is known as Siang at Arunachal Pradesh. The over roaring white waters of mighty Brahmaputra cascading down the heights of immense beauty across Tibet into the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh is an exciting experience for the rafters. Though inaccessible, the region is the ultimate destination a rafter can look for.