VANAMCOVE 🧭 Adventure weekends
Rafting, treks, paragliding — weekends with a pulse.
The weekend you'll talk about all week is closer than you think.
Andaman Islands
A coral archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: the Cellular Jail's history by night, Ross Island's ruined capital b…
Anthargange
Volcanic rock, boulder caves and an overnight camp experience an hour from Bengaluru. Anthargange is for the w…
Bheemeshwari
The Cauvery cuts through thick forest at Bheemeshwari — mahseer fishing, coracle rides and riverside cottages …
Bir Billing
The paragliding capital of India: launch at 2,400 m from Billing, glide for 20 minutes down to Bir's landing f…
Chikmagalur
Mullayanagiri's 1,930 m peak, Baba Budangiri's pilgrim ridge and coffee as far as the eye can see. Chikmagalur…
Gandikota
The Pennar river carves a 200 m gorge through ochre cliffs — and an old fort sits right on its edge. Gandikota…
Hampi
A lost empire's capital scattered across boulder-strewn hills — the Stone Chariot, Virupaksha's towers and sun…
Igatpuri
The trekking capital of Maharashtra — Kalsubai, the state's highest peak, plus the Dhamma Giri Vipassana centr…
Jog Falls & Shimoga
India's highest plunge waterfall — 253 m of the Sharavathi river dropping in one unbroken fall, best seen in f…
Kamshet
The thermals over the Pawana valley make Kamshet one of India's best tandem-paragliding sites. If you've alway…
Karjat
The adventure belt: Kondana caves, river camps, ziplines across the Ulhas and farm stays where dinner is picke…
Kodachadri
A 1,343 m peak in the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary — trek through shola and grasslands to a summit with views…
Kolad
Maharashtra's most reliable white-water: the Kundalika's 7 km rafting stretch with Grade II–III rapids. Add zi…
Ladakh
The fastest route to a landscape unlike anywhere else on earth: a flight to Leh drops you at 3,500 m into a hi…
Lakshadweep
India's only coral atolls — 36 islands, turquoise lagoons, and a permit system that has kept them pristine. Th…
Lonavala
The default answer when someone asks where Mumbai goes for the weekend — Duke's Nose viewpoint, Tiger Point, B…
Malvan & Tarkarli
Sindhudurg's sea fort, snorkelling over coral, a river that runs crystal clear into the sea and the Konkan's s…
Panchgani
Asia's second-longest mountain plateau, Parsi-era bungalows and India's best paragliding thermals — Panchgani …
Rishikesh
White-water rafting, the Beatles' ashram, yoga schools and a café scene that keeps getting better — Rishikesh …
Shivpuri Rafting
Sixteen kilometres of Grade II–III rapids on the Ganga with the Rajaji hills closing in, plus riverside camps,…
Spiti Valley
A rain-shadow valley with 250 mm of rain a year: Tabo's 1,000-year-old monastery, Key's pyramid monastery and …
Tamhini Ghat
A 20 km ghat road that becomes a waterfall gallery in the monsoon — rain streaming off every cliff, river cros…
Wayanad
The Bandipur drive alone is worth the trip — wild elephants by the roadside, then Kerala's misty hills. Edakka…