Jaisalmer Adventure Sports / Activities

Camping in Jaisalmer offers you many exciting activities to indulge in, and make your stay more adventurous and thrilling. From desert safaris to parasailing, you will find it all once you are camping in Jaisalmer.

Camel Safari

Considered to be the pride of Jaisalmer, camel safaris are the best. The camel rides in the Dunes take you on an exploratory trail, unveiling the best of flora and fauna. The picturesque sunset is a sight to witness as you explore the beautiful dunes of the desert.

Jeep Safari

Another popular safari, the Jeep Safari, is as unique and thrilling as the camel safari. You can explore the beauty of Thar Desert while you ride in an open-top 4X4 jeep, making it a fun ride along the golden dunes of the desert. The safari also lets you explore the Fossil Park and Padholi Sanctuary in the course of the ride.

Parasailing

Jaisalmer is equipped with proper runways and strips for paragliding activity. This safest aero sport is an exciting one, as you will soar above the mighty Thar Desert. The parasailing activity is conducted under instructions of qualified instructors, ensuring your safety throughout the thrilling activity. This 15-20 minute aero sport is one of the safest yet highly thrilling adventure sports to experience in Jaisalmer. The activity is carried out under the supervision of trained team consisting of parasailing professionals and experts.

What is Parasailing?

Parasailing is a recreational adventure sport, and is also known as parascending or parakiting. In this activity, a person is attached to a specially designed canopy wing, like a parachute, which is towed behind a vehicle. When the vehicle starts to move, the person is pulled along while the air makes the canopy wing (parachute) to open quickly and fly high up in the air. It is very different from paragliding, where you run downwards a cliff to gain flight, more like free flying. In parasailing, being attached to a vehicle will provide you with better stability and safety. Parasailing is performed while hanging onto a harness or sitting in a gondola.

Parasailing Safety Tips

• Make sure the harness, canopy wing and the towing rope/cord are in good condition.
• Never parasail in bad weather like rain, fog or storm.
• It is recommended that the parasailer should be at least 6 years of age and should not weigh above 100 Kgs.
• One must avoid parasailing if he/she suffers from fear of heights or panics easily or any other medical condition: high blood pressure, pregnancy, etc.
• Make sure the guide teaches you hand signals to communicate once you are in the air and away from the vehicle.
• Also, kindly wear comfortable clothes so that you can enjoy doing this activity.

Paramotoring

This motor-powered parasailing activity that takes place in Dunes will add more adventure and thrill to your trip. You will witness the golden sand dunes from the sky as the pilot steers the vehicle to let you soak in the sheer beauty of the endless desert as viewed from high above the ground.

ATV Riding

Quad Biking or ATV Riding is also a thrilling activity you might want to indulge into. The sand dunes of Jaisalmer make it a perfect terrain to ride ATVs and explore the surroundings.

Dune Bashing

Jaisalmer boasts of being the best dune bashing destination in India, and the activity is often compared to dune bashing at Dubai Desert Safari. This enthralling activity lets you experience the toughness of the journey in dunes, which is common for the locals, while discovering isolated patches of the mighty Thar Desert. Best SUVs are used for dune bashing making the ride a most memorable one.