Adventurous sports in Kolkata
If you are an adventurous kind of a person and looking out to spend your leisure time in some adventurous sports, then Kolkata is surely a destination for you. From trekking to mountain biking, from yachting to river rafting there are lot of adventurous sports in Kolkata and is nearby places that one can indulge in.
Enjoy the experience of trekking through the lush green forests or indulge in options like mountain climbing, or opt for mountain biking along the unknown path, the option for adventure sports is numerous in Kolkata.
Participate in rock climbing along the mountainous hills, or opt for canoeing, kayaking along the calm water of Bay, or opt for yachting, river rafting and long-distance swimming. Whatever your choice may be, there are lot of adventurous sports in Kolkata and its nearby places where one can indulge in.
The State Tourism Department is always making constant effort to sponsor Adventure Tourism in Kolkata as Kolkata stands as a major sports destination.
In order to promote the various Adventure Tourism in Kolkata many organizations are set up like the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling, the Netaji Institute of Sports (SAI centre) in Kolkata, the Forest and Environment Department, the Sports and Youth Services Department and various other NGOs who are helping in devising various sport centric package tours to Kolkata.
For Adventure Sports in Kolkata one must visit the WB Academy of Adventure Sports that support and encourage adventurous sports scheme to youth.
One can indulge in the following Adventurous sports in Kolkata:
- Mountaineering (ice, rock and snow)
- Aero-sports (Paragliding, hang-gliding, parasailing)
- Cycling, cave exploration, nature study and adventure camps
- Skiing
- Desert trek
- Survival course
- Scientific exploration
- Exposure to wilderness
- Coastal trek
- Obstacle course
- Water-sports (wind surfing, kayaking, canoeing, river rafting, scuba diving, sea-awareness, sea exploration).
- Cross country swimming
- Rescue operation course
- Mountaineering expedition on peaks above 20,000 ft
Some of the finest Trekking options that are offered by some of the Government authorized Trek & Tour Operators are listed below:
CLUBSIDE Tours & Travel
J.P. Sharma Road, Darjeeling
Phone: 54646/54647
Telex: 2601-210 CMDT IN
Fax: 0354-54123
Himalayan Travels
Gandhi Road, Darjeeling
Phone - 52254
Fax: 0354-54544
Travel Corporation of India
Gandhi Road, Darjeeling
Phone: 52694 & 54886
Fax: 0354-52694
Telex: 02601-206-TPID-IN
Juniper
Janiper Tours & Travel
Ladenla Road, Darjeeling
Phone: 52095
Fax: 0354-52625
Rekha Tours & Travels
Lebong Cart Road. Darjeeling
Phone: 52887/52975
There are lots of adventure sports for kids and youngsters in Kolkata like:
Nicco Park
Jheel Meel, Sector IV, Salt Lake
Kolkata - 700 091
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2357 6052, 2357 8106
Nalban Boating Complex
Salt Lake, Sector IV
Kolkata - 700 091
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2357 2888
Aquatica
Salt Lake, Sector V
Kolkata - 700 091
Monte Carlo Karting Circuit
Clowntown, Baishnabghata, Patuli Township
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Gariya
Kolkata - 700 084
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2436 9322
Icicle
Clown Town Patuli Township EM Bypass, Garia
Kolkata - 700 084
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2436 9322
Clown Town
Patuli Panchasayar
Kolkata - 700 094
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2436 9322
Fun City
Behala, Thakurpukur Bazaar
Bakrahat Road
Kolkata - 700 034
Tel:+(91)-(33) 2495 0992, 2700 0394
