Adventure Sports: Travel Tips
Adventure
tourism would be robbed of its adventure if every luxury and facility were
available and nothing was to be left to chance.
All the same, to
ensure that your adventure is enjoyable and carefree, various matters need
to be kept in mid while making arrangements:
Be prepared for ethnic and even primitive accommodation in huts, and
camps.
Be careful about the source of drinking water. If in double, boil it,
purify it with chemical tablets, or carry bottled water.
Check on arrangements for food. If you are going to be camping you may
have to carry your own. If accommodation is provided, usually food is,
too.
For trekking or white water rafting check whether a four-wheel drive
vehicle is necessary to gain access to the site.
Always carry reliable and accurate maps. Engage a guide whenever it is
advisable. In wild life sanctuaries, it is often mandatory.
Carry a basic first aid kit.
Carry sufficient supplies of photographic film, as - in wildlife
sanctuaries and on treks etc - these may be unavailable.
Open fires add romance to a campsite, but ensure that they are permissible
(if you are in a wildlife sanctuary, they may not be), and safe. Also
ensure afterwards that they are entirely extinguished.
If there are no toilet facilities, check that you are not in the danger of
contaminating any fresh water sources with your wastes.
Check whether equipment for camping, skiing, mountaineering etc. is
available at the site or whether you need to carry it with you.
Binoculars, for example, are not available for hire at wildlife
sanctuaries.
Check that your equipment is reliable, and is in good, usable condition.
This is especially important for river rafting, skiing, mountaineering
etc. Check that shoes fit well and are comfortable.
Climate and temperature vary widely not only throughout that year, but
also between day and night (in the desert), dark and light (at high places
like Leh, when the sun goes behind a cloud), and, of course with altitude.
So ensure that your clothing is suitable for all appropriate weather
conditions.
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