Adventure Sports in North East India

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Following the foot prints of western countries,and Mizoram has some excellent zones for
Indian sub-continent has also showed greatmountain climbing.
interest in various kinds of adventure sports.Sikkim, is the epitome of some of the tallest
Trekking, mountaineering, hiking, biking, para gliding,mountain peaks of the world like Kanchenjunga. It
hang gliding, skiing, heli-skiing, skating, snowis the third tallest peak in the world situated at a
boarding, white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking,height of 8,585 m (28,169 ft) above sea level.
angling etc are the new talk of the town.Some other mountain peaks of Sikkim are Kabru,
Each and every nook and corner of India hasKirat Chulior Tent Peak (7,365 m) and Sinolchu
become a great hub for all these adventure(6,887 m). Even Assam's North Cachar Hills and
sports. Even the alluring land of North east IndiaKarbi Hills are famous as rock climbing spot. Also
has immense potential for the growth of variousthe “Elephant rock” of Morigaon district is
adventure sports in the region. The virgin land ofpopular for rock climbing. Mizoram too has 21
north east India is nestled in the lower easternpeaks varying from 1,179 m to 2,157 m, which
Himalayan mountain ranges which provides theare also an excellent option for rock climbing.
salubrious atmosphere in the region. ThisWhite water rafting is another adventure sport
unexplored region of India comprises of eightfor which North eastern part of India is renowned
states namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,in the entire world. Brahmaputra in Arunachal
Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, TripuraPradesh and Assam offers an ample of
and Sikkim.opportunities for white water rafting. Even the
A sojourn to this “land of seven sisters anduntamed Teesta and Rangit rivers of Sikkim
one brother” will surely aid any traveler tochallenges the rafters to conquer them. They are
explore and know the valley in a more bettergraded as four according to the international scale.
way. This is an ideal destination for adventureThese are the ultimate destination for the both
lover's. Be it Arunachal Pradesh or Assam ornovice and expert rafters. You can contact the
Meghalaya or Nagaland, all of them have variousTourism department and travel agents for the
options for adventure enthusiasts. Thisarrangement of rafting expeditions in these rivers.
picturesque valley has numerous trekking routesYou can even try your hand in some other
which are unparalleled to any other part of theadventure sports in the region like jungle safaris in
world. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland andthe wildlife sanctuaries of the valley such as
Mizoram are popular as the trekker's paradise. AllKaziranga national park, Manas national park and
these states have challenging trekking routes andNamdhapa National park, angling in the rivers of
are blessed with distinct flora and fauna. ExceptArunachal Pradesh, para sailing, para gliding or hang
Arunachal Pradesh, all other aforementionedgliding at Halflong in Assam.
states have an advantage of not beingSo, don't waste any more time, pack your
snow-wrapped. So, trekking through these hillyrucksack and explore Northeastern India, the land
and mountainous terrains will help you toof treasure troves.