WATER SPORTS IN INDIA - PAGE 1

India has a vast 3000 kilometer coastline, with two very pretty and distinctive island territory namely - Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands. The rapids of snow - fed rivers emerging from the icy heights of the Himalayas add to its splendors.

The above geographical advantages has made India an adventure tourism destination of the world, providing both variety and fun at prices that are most competitive. The facilities are comparable to the best in the world and the diversity is bewildering. As an adventure tourism destination or adventure sports destination, India has immense scope in water sports like white water rafting, scuba diving, kayaking, canoeing, water skiing, yatching and a host of other water adventure sports.

White water rafting -

The mighty rivers emerging from the Himalayas, fed by innumerable streams, race along torturous boulders-strewn beds, cutting deep gorges breaks into silvery white rapids. These rivers flow through an amazing landscape of thrilling gorges, forests and remote villages in the Garhwal and Kumaon hills of the Himalayas and provide ideal settings for some dramatic water adventure tours in India.

River Rafting packages -
(To get the names of some famous agencies taking up the same)

Scuba Diving, Water skiing, Kayaking, Yatching, Snorkeling & other water sports -

Just off the coast about 400km from Kerala are the widely scattered group of coral Islands - 36 of them - collectively known as Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea between 8 and 12 degrees north latitude and between 71 and 74 degree longitude. It has a tropical climate (Summer 22 to 35 degree C and winter 22 to 32 degree C). Out of the 36 islands only 10 are inhabited and out of these 10 only 4 islands namely Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Minicoy and Kadamat are open for domestic tourists. Only 2 islands - Kadamat and Bangaram are open for foreign tourists.

Bangaram Islands - Bangaram is an unhabited island, a full 48 hectares of lush green coconut grove surrounded by 60 square km of blue lagoon abundant in marine flora and fauna.

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