Adventure Sports in Kolkata

Talking about Adventure sports in Kolkata translates mostly to mean an enjoyable trekking experience through the lush forests and the hills, mountain climbing, mountain biking along the hidden trails, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking in the calm water of Bay, yachting, river rafting in the rapids and long-distance swimming.
The State Tourism Department has been making consistent efforts to promote Adventure Tourism in Kolkata and to project it as a major sports destination on the tourism circuit. In this campaign it has received the aid of various institutes like the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, the Forest and Environment Department, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling, the Netaji Institute of Sports (SAI centre) in Kolkata, the Sports and Youth Services Department and various NGOs who are helping in devising various sport centric package tours to Kolkata.

Adventure Sports in Kolkata: WB Academy of Adventure Sports

If you are a die-hard adventure sports enthusiast, you must visit the WB Academy of Adventure Sports on a trip to Kolkata. The objectives of the Academy are to encourage, support, promote and execute schemes for the Youth for

  -  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
  -  Method of instruction course
  -  Obstacle course
  -  Water-sports (wind surfing, kayaking, canoeing, river rafting, scuba diving, sea   -  awareness, sea exploration).
  -  Cross country
  -  Rescue operation course
  -  Mountaineering expeditions on peaks above 20,000 ft

Adventure Sports in Kolkata: Trekking

Enjoy trekking in the Darjeeling Hills, a sport that has been testing the endurance levels of many since almost a century. In fact, the trekking route along the Sangalila range was the first organized trekking route in India.
Plan your trekking trip to Kolkata with these Government approved Trek & Tour Operators:

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