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Water Sports in Ganga

Remember, when you were young, you loved to play in and with water. You loved to splash it at yourself or on your parents for the sake of fun. As you grew up, you began to learn newer ways of having fun with water. So much so that it has now become a huge attraction for you while you are planning a trip to any new destination during your vacation. If this is the case this time as well, just think of India.

With the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean in the south, India has vast expanse of water bodies bordering its land. Additionally, there are towering mountains in the country that are origin point of the innumerable big and small rivers and streams. Some of the major rivers running through the length and breadth of the country include Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Kaveri, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna.

This piece of fact is enough to enthuse lovers of water-sports like you around the world. And, as for the various options available for water-sports in India is concerned, the list is long - sailing, boating, rowing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, angling, yachting, surfing, wind surfing, kite-surfing, snorkeling and diving. Each sport offers you fun that is unique to it.

For example, if swimming offers you more of a refreshing round in water, snorkeling and diving offer you a glimpse of the colourful magical marine world in varying degree. There is surfing where you need to catch a good wave and then ride down the face of it while staying just ahead of its breaking part. In sharp contrast are rowing and kayaking wherein you just need to enjoy the beauty of the water and the feeling on being in midst of it while moving it with the help of oars or kayaks.

Equipment, trainers and guides and courses, anything that is required for enjoying water sports in India is readily available. You just need to choose the sport you will like to enjoy during your trip. The water sports destinations in India await to enthrall you.