Treks, rafting, paragliding, safaris and high-adrenaline days out.
7 places
Must visit
An afternoon of dune driving in the Al Marmoom or Lahbab desert, ending with a camp dinner, camel rides…
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A wide meadow 13 km up the valley that is a ski slope in winter and a paragliding, zorbing and ropeway…
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Grade II to IV rapids on the run down from Shivpuri or Marine Drive — the reason half the visitors come.
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The classic Thar dune field 40 km west, where camel rides, jeep safaris and overnight camps run every…
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A punted canoe into the narrow canals that houseboats are too big to enter, past coir-spinning yards…
A spin in a round basket boat below the ruins, past Purandaradasa mandapa and the ancient…
A gentle two-kilometre walk up from Vashisht through orchards and pine to a 150-foot waterfall with a…