Safety in Adventure Tourism
In India “adventure” is the new buzzword. There are new companies opening every month. Most of the company owners are experienced professionals who have worked in the industry for many years before branching off on their own. A majority of the companies in India offer safe, responsible and eco friendly adventures, which every one can and must enjoy.
Most adventure travel companies follow prescribed international guidelines for the particular sport they are involved in. However in India, other than traditional activities like mountaineering there are no standard guidelines in place for most other activities. The Ministry of Tourism is in the process of laying down guidelines for all adventure sports. Till this process is complete the trade bodies like the Indian Association of Professional Rafting Outfitters (IAPRO) and Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) play a key role in ensuring self regulation. These bodies conduct regular training camps on first aid, CPR, Mountain rescue, swift water rescue techniques and early warning systems.
Older and established rafting and trekking companies regularly conduct refresher courses for their instructors and invite overseas trainers to keep abreast with the latest in rescue techniques.
With the adventure travel industry growing leaps and bounds, it is important that as a consumer and as an operator we are aware of the current safety standards accepted worldwide and in India. The important issue here is for everyone involved to understand the sport, market it to the right people and use the right operator to execute the project.
The white wilderness provides great adventure for the travelers who love to have exploit travel experience. Antarctica is a freezing continent where you can have a wonderful adventure travel. This continent has never had native population. There is no feasibility to pass your daily lives in Antarctica. Most of the people who travel to this continent will be the scientists and other research staffs. Also you can find temporary residents who travel occasionally. But all the travelers find their travel experience to be exceeding their expectations. This article will provide you more travel information about the picturesque continent in the world.
Antarctica welcomes travelers from all over the world. Now the facilities are improving and we can travel by cruises and ferries to that region. Nothing is artificial in Antarctica. Whatever you see is the amazing work of God. Everything is natural and scientists themselves got confused about few unusual things in this continent where as you could never correlate them scientifically. Still the research is going on. You find plenty of penguin colonies. It is a wonderful destination to have wildlife and you can enjoy being in the midst of birds, seals and albatrosses. You can find giant whales and so on. The environment is changing day by day because of the increasing rate of tourist. More resisting power and endurance is required to survive in this continent as you find an entirely different atmosphere and you can expect the climate to be harsh. You find many ice mountains and the water will become glacier and moves over land. It can be also called as “white continent” as all the places will be shielded with snow and ice.
