India
provides some of the best water sports destinations. Its long coastlines,
beaches, rivers, streams, lakes offer you almost all kinds of water sports
you can desire. The water streams and lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar
Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh provide excellent opportunities for angling, river
rafting. The coastal regions are suitable for water sports like water
skiing, wind surfing, scuba diving and snorkeling. The beaches in the east,
west and southern coast also offer other sporting opportunities like water
skiing, surfing and sailing.
Best Time To Try Water Sports in India
October to March is the ideal time for water sports in most parts of India.
Various Water Sports
Some of the popular and exciting water sports activities include river
rafting, water skiing, scuba diving, fishing, angling, sailing and surfing.
» River Rafting - Rivers in the upper
Himalayas, Ganges in Rishikesh, Alakanda and Bhagirathi rivers, the Indus
through Ladakh and the Zanskar, Chenab river in Kashmir, Sutlej and Beas in
Himachal Pradesh, Teetsa in Sikkim offer several sporting challenges. April
to September is the best season for river rafting.
» Scuba Diving - Scuba Diving is the best way to
explore the underwater marine life. The coastal areas especially the island
of Andaman and Lakshadweep offers some of the best scuba diving spots. The
government run Andaman Water Sports Complex and the Island Water Sports - a
private water sports operator at Port Blair provide all kinds of water
sports equipments.
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Fishing and Angling - The wide coastlines and rivers of India offers
some of the best spots for angling and fishing that are enchanting.
Mahaseer, trout and shark are some of the favorite fishing prey. Fishing and
angling go hand in hand with conservation. Hooks, line, rods, spoons and
reel are some of the basic equipments needed for angling and fishing.
Dodital Lake, the Cauvery Fishing Lodge near Mysore, the hill stations of
Munnar, Jia Bhoroli river of Assam, river Beas in the Kullu valley are some
of the well known angling spots in India. Kashmir is another place for
fishing, especially in the rivers of Sindh and Wangat.
» Sailing & Surfing - These are the favorite
beach water sports in India. Beaches in Goa, Kerala and Mumbai provide
facilities for water sailing and surfing. Sailing is the ideal way to know
the nature while playing with wind and water.
» Water Skiing - It is another water sports
adventure which is lot more thrilling than skiing in snow. Water skiing can
be done in sea, rivers and lakes and for this one need to be a good swimmer.
Some of the best water skiing sites in India are the Asan Barrage, in the
lake sites of Dal, Nagin and Manasbal Lake near Srinagar. The beaches of Goa
and the island of Andaman and Nicobar also provide best skiing facilities.
Several water sports training institutes are functioned under the
Directorate of tourism.
» Canoeing and Kayaking - The coastal
areas and lakes provide the best opportunities for canoeing and Kayaking.
These are to glide through water and are usually practiced on lakes and
rivers. Several beach resorts of Goa, Kerala and Karnataka provides kayaks
and canoes to the tourists with instructors. Different lakes of Srinagar
also offers facilities for this sports.
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