Adventure Activities near Delhi — Zipline, Paramotoring, Climbing and Rafting

An adventure does not need a long holiday. Every activity below is a day trip or less from Delhi, and all of them can be booked on JourneyDeal.

Zipline and flying

• Neemrana zipline (Flying Fox) — a series of zip lines over Neemrana Fort-Palace and the Aravalli hills, about an hour and a half in all, roughly 120 km from Delhi.
• Motorised paragliding in Gurgaon — an eight-minute paramotoring flight with a pilot over green farmland.
• Power paragliding in Sohna — a five-minute powered flight over the Aravalli hills.

Rock climbing

• Dhauj rocks — instructor-led climbing in the Aravalli hills near Gurgaon and Faridabad, on Sunday morning slots.
• Damdama Lake, Gurgaon — climbing and rappelling sessions beside the lake.
• Rock climbing in Delhi — a two-hour climbing and rappelling session in the city.

Adventure parks and day outings

• Shikhar Adventure Park, Gurgaon — rope climbing, monkey crawl, Burma bridge and team games, with meals, over a full day.
• Rock climbing and valley crossing, Gurgaon — a half-day outing in the Aravallis.
• Farm and camp day outings around Gurgaon, Sohna, Manesar and Pataudi.

A full day further

• Rishikesh — white-water rafting on the Ganges (grade 2–4 rapids) on a day trip from Delhi; Rishikesh is about 250 km away.
• Paragliding in the hills — Nainital and Bir Billing; see Paragliding in India.

Planning tips

• October to March is the most comfortable season; summer afternoons in the NCR are very hot, so take morning slots.
• Weekends sell out first — book a few days ahead.
• Carry a photo ID and wear closed shoes.