Flying Fox

Rishikesh – city of Adventure and Spirituality is situated in Himalayan foothills beside the Ganges River. The small scenic city is famous for yoga, meditation and adventure activities. People believe that taking a dip in the holy water of River Ganga washes away all your sins. It is sometimes also referred as “the World Capital of Yoga”. People in Rishikesh are found to be most peaceful and friendly people, you can interact with them and get to know more about the place and their culture. Rishikesh is the gateway to Himalayas and an ideal destination for adventure activities like rafting, rock climbing, kayaking, zip-lining, cliff jumping etc. Zip Line at Rishikesh is one of the most adventurous experiences you can get! Zip lining has become a popular outdoors activity, located in adventure camps and resorts.

The Zip-line has been used as a transportation method in some mountainous countries for many years.  People in some remote places use zip line as a bridge to cross rivers, ravines and rainforests. In parts of China and Central American rainforests, Zip-lines are still used as a mode of transportation from one place to another.  It is only now that it has become an adventure activity.  It has only been a decade since these kind of thrilling activities have come to prominence in India and set-up professionally.  In this activity you are fitted with a safety harness, safety straps and gloves by the instructor. During your safety brief your instructor will explain and demonstrate the safe use of all equipment and you will have an opportunity to practice before you start zipping so that it’s easy when you actually start the fun!

Admire stunning views as you fly down a series of ultra-strong steel zip lines, securely attached by a harness and pulley – propelled simply by gravity. Feel the air gushing past. You are pulled back to the launch platform by a retrieval mechanism. When you do it remember the famous lines by Eleanor Roosevelt- ”The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience”. It is always fun to try something new in life, break free from your fears and phobias and grab the chance to feel the adventure.

Zip Line at Rishikesh will be one amazing experience you will have. Your safety is ensured by technically qualified adventure sports experts with years of experience in different parts of the world. Best instructors and best equipment will be provided to you to ensure that you have the best experience. There are certain requirements for Zip Line at Rishikesh including minimum age of 12 years on the day of the activity, along with minimum and maximum weight of 35 kg and 130 kg, respectively. If you want you can purchase the video of your experience and boast about it to your friends. Surrounded by beautiful alpine meadows and trees of deodar, pine, apricot, oak and apple, offering spectacular and breathtaking views of Himalayan peaks, will make this experience unforgettable. Fly at 140-160 km/h and after walking down to the cafeteria, claim your certificate. Try it out and feel the rush!

The Flying Fox is an exhilarating adventure sport in Rishikesh. The adventure lets enthusiasts enjoy gravity and the full speed of air flow as you fly like a hawk in your secure harness. The views are more than awe-inspiring as you fly at top speed over the mountain range of Himalayas and the holy river Ganga.

The flying fox ride starts from a launch pad 120 meters high from the river bed on Ganges. The entire sport is handled by experts with hydraulic safety equipment. On a cable, the flying fox adventure participant is harnessed to a safe gear. As the individual is ready, they are released to enjoy a flight upto a kilometer. Enjoy the speed, the thrill and the air flow. Speed of your ride goes upto a 150 km/ hr. the view is absolutely thrilling, spread your arms and enjoy your flight.

Adventure lovers can try the sport individually or go in tandem. Collect the Dare Go certificate. This adventure is one of the cherished memories of Rishikesh.

Some Details of Flying Fox

• Location: Near Rishikesh
• Activity: Flying Fox
• Flying Fox Height: Approx 120 Meters
• Length: 1 Kilometer
• Speed: up to 160kmph (Kilometer per hour)

Flying like a bird with very high speed is what we called that flying fox. Asia’s largest and the highest flying fox of 1 km’s and 12meterer is again it’s only in Rishikesh that makes us proud. You are harnessed to the wire and on release by gravity roll down the wire upto 10 mtrs above the river level and then going up. Finally returning & settling down at the lowest peak point. Accelerate upto speeds of 160 kmph, which is very high speed for Human being. Feel the air gushing past. Few minute later you are pulled back to the launch platform by our retrieval mechanism. Then we walk back to the cafeteria and enjoy watching your flying fox photographs & videos. Flying Fox activity usually is operator by our expert and experienced guide, Normally 3 people in one turn. Can be done alone at an extra charge. You can buy your photographs, video DVD and get your printed T-Shirts with your photographs of the Jump.

Flying fox Requirements –

• Age Limit: Minimum – 12 year
• Participants Weight: Minimum – 20 Kilograms and The Maximum is – 130 Kilograms

Flying Fox Safety Guide

In this section we mentioned all necessary instruction you will have to follow, in such activities, we really take care of people’s safety, Jumping and flying fox is fun and an exhilarating outdoor adventure tourism experience to all of us. We have ensured safety by hiring services of technically qualified extreme adventure sports experts with many years of experience of operating these sports in New Zealand, these people have come here from there, the country which has commercialized the Bungee Jumping. The Bungee and Flying FoxPlatforms have been completely designed by the team from New Zealand and we have flown in Jump Masters from New Zealand to operate the site. We ensure safety by making sure we have a highly train, highly experienced crew that’s your dream will come true, a high level of training, the best quality equipment, and procedures in place. If still is lacking, either we have in place a number of checks and counter checks and very thorough inspection schedules to ensure a high level of safety standards.

Bungy Standards: A few set rules, which we have to follow, just take a look at the rules of the Australia and New Zealand’s standard Authority Guidelines for commercial operations in Bungy Jumping, we follow these rules in our centers, and these standards are now being incorporated to form the Indian Standards which did not exist before, applying it, is the safety of people, which is very good for both.

AUDIT: Audit means that the right way to check all the Instruments and the way you are providing service as well as detect right and wrong, for the first year, David Allardice of New Zealand will be conducting external audits for safety practices and subsequently, we would be asking an external Agency like Bureau Veritas, an internationally recognized auditing company to carry out the audits for equipment maintenance and processes. These audits would be conducted twice a year.

Association: Ron Cranston is a Man, who is from New Zealand and handle all task here such as Bungy, FLYING fox, and the Swing from past few years and he also do the same thing in his country from past 9 years. He has spent 3 months in India overseeing the minute details during the construction of the Bungy, The Swing and the Flying Fox. He will be visiting India at periodic intervals to oversee the safety of the operations of all the activities. Owned and operated by Ex Army Officer to ensure discipline in safety practices.

Only 1 Day Bungee Jump Sports Activities Price List

NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE

Entry Ticket fee – Rs. 100/- per person and Rs.200/- Bungee coach per person.

COMBO-RATE