Pump Your Adrenaline Rush By Trying These World-Famous Adventure Sports 

Adventure tour is the essence of any sort of expedition. No matter what’s your age, indulging in a thrilling experience tempts everyone. There is a deep psychological connection regarding why people are inclined towards excitement, adrenaline feeling, fearlessness, or even being fearful before an adventurous activity. This strange behavior seems very exceptional as people fall in those activities that could be a bit more dangerous or may involve fatal injuries, despite this, people immerse themselves very eagerly and sometimes even so passionately. Expert psychologists say that it is called an adrenaline rush that occurs during hormonal change in brain activity. And it is a special tendency of people to know what they don’t know or want to feel they haven’t felt yet.

Well, apart from experts’ views on human behavior on their excitement, taking such an adventurous feeling can truly give you an offbeat experience like never before. As adventure tourism is evolving drastically, various new kinds of adventure sports have come up to entertain as well as to excite the tourists. Moreover, there are some conventional exciting sports that can be easily performed by any age group. Today, we are telling you some world-famous adventure sports that you must like to try out.

1. PARAGLIDING                                                                                                                                                                       Level: Extreme

Paragliding is the type of parachute canopy that works as a wing and is made of fabric cells opening at the front that allows movement through the air also called the “ram-air” effect. Paragliding is wondrous and exciting activity because when people fly at an astonishing height while looking at all the amazing views below their vision, it gives them an exhilarating feeling. No worries, if you are scared of how to maneuver paraglide as professional paragliders also stay with the tourists while flying. Professionals also provide the recording facility to the tourists. Sometimes, you can also find funny and hilarious videos of paragliding on social media.

2. BUNGEE JUMPING                                                                                                                                                   Level: Extreme

How would you feel if you are about to fall and you are a bit scared to dive from a surprising height? This is Bungee Jumping, one of the most popular adventure sports in the world. Bungee Jumping is a sort of activity where a jumper falls from a high place with an attached rubber cord to one’s feet. It is also considered one of the best adventures to push your adrenaline limit. If you want to feel free fall, gravity, fear, more adrenaline rush, unlimited excitement, and loud scream, this sport could be the best option for you to give a shot.

3. RAFTING                                                                                                                                                                       Level: Extreme

Rafting is considered an extreme sport that requires great teamwork. This sport is usually comprised of a team of 6-8 people. Rafting against the strong waves and stream of river and maneuvering to the planned route is the most challenging task of this watersport. It is also one of the most widely exercised watersports in the world. White water rafting or simply rafting, if you want to test your teamwork skills and endurance, you must try this. Many travel agencies and tour operators provide river rafting packages and adventure tour packages for white water rafting. In India, river rafting in Rishikesh is very popular among tourists. People also exercise bungee jumping in Rishikesh. Well, apart from this, there are many adventurous places are located around the world where you can find new excitement at every moment.

4. SKIING                                                                                                                                                                        Level: Medium

Skiing is an amazing sport which is performed on ice-layers by a pair of long and flat runners called Skis, attached to shoes or boots. Although, this sport seems professional, anyone can try it with some training. What makes Skiing so special is that, the more you have the skills to ski the higher you have exhilaration. And even if you are just a novice, you can enjoy your training failures as kids do. Skiing is also a widely acclaimed adventure in the world. There are many Skiing World Championships in the world listed below that you can enjoy as a spectator or by participating.

• Four Hills Tournament, Germany
• Planica World Cup, Slovenia
• FIS World Cup Alpine skiing, Retenbach
• World Cup alpine skiing, Val d’Isere
• World Cup Alpine skiing, Beaver Creek
• World Cup ski jumping, Lillehammer
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championship, St. Moritz

5. SCUBA DIVING                                                                                                                                                         Level: Extreme

Want to explore the underwater world filled with mysterious species, plants and unbelievable underwater inhabitants? Indulge in the Scuba Diving then. SCUBA is the short abbreviation of ‘Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus’. This is a kind of underwater sport. And certainly, Scuba Diving is one of the best adventures in the world. If you have the curiosity to discover the secrets of the marine universe, deep oceanic world, marvelous diversity, you should not wait to exercise Scuba Diving at all. There are many best places for Scuba diving in India where one can enjoy his or her day trip amazingly.

6. SURFING                                                                                                                                                                       Level: Medium

Surfing is a sport of riding water waves on the board. Surfers study the pattern of waves; accordingly, they maneuver in an upright or prone position. This sport is usually meant for trained or professional surfers because it is difficult to match the synchronous motion with waves. Nevertheless, this watersport is very attractive and exciting too. While exercising other adventurous sports on oceanic or sea beaches, you can also enjoy by witnessing many surfers and it would be truly worth watching.

7. MOUNTAIN BIKING                                                                                                                                                     Level: Extreme

Riding a bike off the road may appear strange but if you ride a bike in Mountain it could be fascinating. Mountain biking is definitely meant for an exciting and thrilling adventurous experience. There are many categories of this sport such as dirt biking, dirt jumping, downhill, etc. In this racing sport, riders set their route or trail through which they have to ride while dodging obstacles. Mountain biking is also considered one of the dangerous sports because it involves great precautions, bike equipment, route preparation, etc., so that one may not be stuck in any sort of sudden injury or accident.

8. HOT AIR BALLOONING                                                                                                                                                 Level: Medium

Well, one does not need much introduction regarding this famous ride. This is a kind of recreational activity. Hot Air balloon is a basket-type designed to fly alone with the energy of hot air. The Balloon flight is undoubtedly very appealing in its amusement nature and can give you a truly offbeat experience. Flying at the surprising altitude and watching spectacular landscapes and panoramas would be an unforgettable adventure tour if any traveler or tourist or anyone experiences this.

9. PARASAILING                                                                                                                                                                  Level: Medium

If you have heard of Parachute landing in which a person lands from the sky with the help of air resistance between the air and parachute towards the ground, this sport is just opposite to this. It is a kiting activity where a person is pulled behind a motor vehicle or boat. This is a particularly designed canopy wing or sort of balloon parachute to fly in the air by the dragging force. Parasailing is a thrilling adventure. You would be amazed to enjoy the laws of aerodynamics while flying in the sky and moving with the boat dragging you.

10. SKYDIVING                                                                                                                                                                      Level: Extreme

Skydiving is one of the most extreme adventure sports in the world. It is the fall of a person to the earth or ground from an aircraft in flight with the use of a parachute. This is the most daring activity that people often get very nervous before executing this. Falling from the sky above the clouds, experiencing amazing free fall, screaming and flying in the air, is an irresistible feeling that hardly one may deny immersing into this. Professional skydivers provide basic training for skydiving for freshers. Generally, those who are adept or professional just dive alone, but for the tourists, they perform this act in pairs or together.

Have you tried any adventurous sports? Our readers would be glad to know your experience if you have gone through this. Share your views by commenting below.