Adventure
Our Country is immensely rich in natural beauty. The mighty Himalayas covers its
northern part. Numerous adventure oriented activities can be undertaken in this area. Perpetual snow, swiftly flowing
streams, bare rocky mountains are fit for Angling, Skiing, Heli-skiing, Ice-skating, mountain cycling & vehicle safaris.
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ANGLING: Main fish varieties are Trou t& Mahaseer. Trout can be found in Pabbar valley (Rohru), Sangla valley, Tirthan, Sainj, Parvati valleys of Kullu. Mahaseer can be found in Kangra valley (Dehra, Nadaun), Gaura (on Solan-Rajgarh highway).
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RIVER RAFTING: Tattapani on Satluj near Shimla, Shamshi, Kullu on Beas, Chamba on Ravi & Lahaul
on Chandra rivers are ideal sites for this activity.
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SKIING: Skiing at Kufri near Shimla, Narkanda near
Shimla(64kms.)Solang,Manali.
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PARA-GLIDING: Bir & Billing, Kangra are excellent places for this. Host
numerous such events .Besides, Solang near Manali, Pinjore are other sites for
the amateurs.
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MOUNTAIN-CYCLING&VEHICLE SAFARI: Raid de Himalayas is well-known vehicle race & once in a lifetime experience.From lower ranges in Kangra,
Bilaspur to tougher trails in Lahaul, Spiti & Kinnaur the scope for this
activity is immense.Besides, rock climbing is another such activity.