GIANT SWING RISHIKESH

Swings are undoubtedly the most sought-after attraction for children in parks. As adults, however, when the excitement quotient needs to be many notches higher, jumping off a cantilever 83 metres above ground on a giant swing might just cut it. In Rishikesh, you can do exactly that—jump off a rocky cliff, with nothing but a harness tethering you to solid ground. After a free fall almost touching the riverbed below, you swing in wide arcs in every direction. Too scared to do it alone? No problem, two can scream together in the harness, splintering the silence of the wilderness, speeding towards ground against the wind and then up again. Trust us when we say, it is the ride of a lifetime.

GETTING THERE Dehradun is the nearest airport (20 km), with daily flights from New Delhi. Rishikesh is also six hours (225 km) from Delhi by road.

STAY The Roseate Ganges (starts from `24,999/US$ 357, roseatehotels.com); Aloha On The Ganges (starts from `6,500/ US$ 92, alohaontheganges.com) PLAN IT WITH Jumpin Heights (jumpinheights.com)