Going Adventurous

Kashmir has skiing, rafting, mountaineering and water sports equipment of international standard There are trained personnel who closely supervise all adventure sports activities Kashmir Festival will now be an annual event which will focus mainly on adverture sports

the adventure sports”. Does J&K tourism plan to address this soon? “In fact, Kashmir Rafting Association wanted to operate without regulations. The Department of Tourism wants all regulations to be followed in letter and spirit,” clarified Bhat.

“Currently, white water rafting is done at Pahalgam and Sonmarg. Reputed institutes like the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports at Pahalgam and Institute of Skiing, Mountaineering and Winter Sports at Gulmarg work closely with the Department of Tourism on this.

We have trained personnel who closely supervise all adventure sports activities. We have skiing, rafting, mountaineering and water sports equipment of international standard with us. Last month, we organised a mega event, Kashmir Festival in which all adventure sports activities were included. This festival will now be an annual event with main focus on adventure sports,” Bhat explains.