Unless the next step in
evolution allows humanity to soar across the sky, everyone
may just have to make do with paragliding, also known
as parapenting.
Figuring in many India Adventure Tour
Packages, paragliding is a recreational and competitive
flying sport.
It involves free flight, in that it is
closely related to hang-gliding, but quite different
from parasailing.
The medium for this sport is a free-flying, foot-launched
aircraft called a paraglider. The pilot is attached
to the fabric wing with a harness.
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Paragliders
are light, easy to open and it takes a short time to
glide, as there is no need to jump from a helicopter
or plane. At best, the paraglider wing must resist
the thermal currents. Other equipments for this
India Adventure Tour sport are a helmet, a reserve
parachute and a variometer to gauge the ascent or descent
of the glider.
India Adventure Tours have been exploiting their nation's
most lofty heights as popular paragliding destinations. Many
a program of Adventure Tourism India would recommend Himachal
Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Darjeeling,
Gangtok and Jammu & Kashmir as such sites. All these
dramatic locations are found in the majestic Himalayan mountain
ranges in India.
Any itinerary of a paragliding Adventure Tour India would put Himachal Pradesh as the most famous paragliding site, which offers breathtaking views of the Dhauladhar ranges. Novices can tackle Solang's heights.
India Adventure Tour Packages for this area also list Bijli Mahadev as a perfect site for hill launching.
But the pros would love the sites of Bandla ridge, Lahaul & Spiti and Arhaul-Anu.
Uttaranchal's part of the Himalayan ranges are also conducive to both pros and beginners. |
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In India Adventure Travel, the more famous paragliding sites of this region are Naukutchiyatal, Dayara Bugyal, Dhanolti Ridge and Bedni Bugyal in Kumaon.
Even in the desert land of Rajasthan, paragliding is available. With permission from civil aviation authorities, Adventure Tours Rajasthan offers paragliding opportunities in places like Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Bikaner.
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