Air Adventures - Capsules for Work-life!

Adventure Has To Be Devolved and Not Evolved!

Adventures are like capsules for work-life. It gives a real flavour of mother nature. It's a thrill package condensed in a small capsule and lets you to steer away from the virtual world.

Here are various formats of Air Adventures available across the globe. Feel the "Gravitional Force" yourself and try measuring "g = 9.8 m/sec.sec" :)

1. Paragliding Adventures - Its the simplest format of Air Adventure where you take a parachute and take an acceleration mode to go up in the air. Acceleration here can be gained either by jumping from a cliff or by a Jet Ski in water or a normal car on land. You can go up to 50 meters of height and even more in case of gliding from a mountain range. Its available in various cities of India and the world.
2. Paramotoring Adventures - Its a modified version of paragliding where a glider motor is attached to your back. You can fly upto 18-20 kms in one go and reach upto a hieght of 500 meters high. These adventures usually happen in "Plains" or "Plateaus". You need to run a little to get an acceleration. An international adventure organization "The League of Adventurists Ltd" organizes "Icarus Trophy" in the US which is the longest paramotoring event of the world. You paramotor from the north to south of the US covering over 1000+ Kms in 2 weeks. It's more available in Pune, Bangalore, Delhi areas.
3. Sky Diving - Sky Diving is an advanced version of paragliding adventures. Here you go up upto 11,000 feet and make a free jump from the plane. You can actually sense a free fall and you may take devices to measure the gravity. Calculate it with the distance you covered in a free fall and the time you were on air in free fall mode :) USA has the highest sky diving spots upto 18000 feets and Prague, CZ has the cheapest one. It costs as low as US $200. Burj-Al-Arab is the most beautiful skydiving spot in the world. Several group of passionate skydivers also try air shows by joining hands on air etc. India too has several Skydiving spots like Mysore, Pune, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
4. Bungee Jumping - Bungee Jumping is a tandem jump from a cliff or from a high rise structure. It's considered as one of most exciting air adventures of the world. You have no one to support you. It hardly lasts for 30 seconds and you jump from a height of around 150 meters. It's like a steroid shot to boost up your mundane life. India has various Bungee Jumping spots. Some are in Western Ghats, Rishikesh and in north east India. It costs somewhere around US $80 to US $100. Georgia (a country between Turkey and Russia) has the highest Bungee jumping spot in the world.
5. Flying a Plane - There are different types of commercial planes available apart from the normal civilian planes, starting from a simple 2 seater microlight plane to Cessna aircrafts to specialised 20 seater planes. There are several flying schools across the globe to provide flying experiences. You can take a joy ride for 10 mins or you can even take a course on how to fly it. You may also arrange a team conference or invite your friends for a Bachelor's party on a private plane. Repeat the flight party of Wolf of Wall street. Flying experiences are usually available in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Mysore, Hyderabad and many more places.
6. Flying a Helicopter - It's a royal feeling to experience flying a helicopter. There are several variants of Helicopter joy rides available in India and elsewhere. You can book a helicopter during Amarnath Darshan in Kashmir as well :) Renting a helicopter costs around US $1000 / hour in India and is easily available in cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai. It's a perfect experience to propose your loved one.
7. Hot Air Balloon Rides - Big Balloons are filled up with hot gases like Helium or Hydrogen and due to buoyancy in the air it goes up. The spherical fabric part of the balloon is known as the “envelope” and is gas-tight. Smaller balloons can accomodate 3 people and larger ones can accomodate upto 12 people. Hot Air Balloon rides typically happens in the early morning time till sunrise. Its typically 20-30 Kms ride and happens in various locations across India like Rajasthan, Bangalore, Pune, Mysore etc. Kapadokya in Turkey is the most amazing Hot Air Balloon spot of the world.

These are some of the common Air adventures available in India and the world. You can book these experiences at www.xoxoday.com. Would love to connect with passionate people having more knowledge about air-based adventures. So, feel free to comment below or reach out me at [email protected].