Adventure Tourism in the Central Himalayas: an Exploratory Approach

This comprehensive text will serve as a base for researchers and academicia on one hand and private and public sector commercial tourism organisations on the other hand related to both general as well as specific information about adventure tourism resources, their use pattern and future potential in the Central Himalayas in terms of air based (para- gliding, para-sailing, hang-gliding), water based (kayaking, canoeing, rafting, swimming, angling) and land based(mountaineering, hiking, treking, wild life, skiing) activities etc. The key features of this text include thorough research conducted in the area, detailed case studies supporting the thoery and intresting trends and patterns to encourage active learning. The number of thrill seekers going high every year, the text is expected to make positive contribution in this regard.