Rishikesh, Ladakh - the new getaway for adventure seekers
Updated On: 24 June, 2011 08:45 AM IST | | Agencies
Not so long ago Rishikesh, set in the foothills of the lower Himalayas and a site which witnesses the entry of the holy Ganga into the plains, used to be a city of the pilgrims. Now adventure trips are the reason why young enthusiasts from Delhi and nearby areas are flocking to this holy town for their weekends
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Not so long ago Rishikesh, set in the foothills of the lower Himalayas and a site which witnesses the entry of the holy Ganga into the plains, used to be a city of the pilgrims. Now adventure trips are the reason why young enthusiasts from Delhi and nearby areas are flocking to this holy town for their weekends.
"We are so much occupied in our lives that we hardly get time for ourselves. Amid studies and competition, one feels quite saturated. You feel the need to break free from all the pressure and stress," Himanshu Dubey, 21, a recent first-timer to Rishikesh, told IANS.
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u00a0 Groups venture out for river rafting in Rishikesh. Pic: IANSu00a0
Rafting in the Ganga, jumping from a 20-foot-high cliff into the flowing river, scaling the mountains and rappellingu00a0-- all this while you are camping in tents right in the middle of a forest!
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