BANGALORE, India - Izinsuku zokuvakasha komndeni e-India esiteshini esihle sasezintabeni, nokuthenga emigwaqweni yezitolo ezinkulu, kanye nokubuyisela izikhumbuzo zabangane ekhaya kubonakala sengathi ziyashintsha. Ucwaningo lwakamuva engxenyeni yezokuvakasha e-India lubonakala luphakamisa ukuthi amaNdiya athatha uhambo olude ngendlela enkulu.
I-Indian adventure travel operator i-Thrillophilia ibhalise ukukhula okungama-400% ezinombolweni zayo unyaka nonyaka. I-Thrillophilia yasungulwa ngo-2010, futhi ngonyaka wesibili olandelanayo inkampani ithumele ukukhula konyaka okungu-400%.
Lapho ebuzwa ngesizathu esizwakalayo sokushintsha okuthandwa yizokuvakasha kwamaNdiya, u-Abhishek Daga, Umsunguli-munye we-Thrillophilia, uthe, “Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNdiya ilandela izinkomba zomhlaba. Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, ukuhamba nge-adventure kube ingxenye yokuvakasha ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngo-2000, uhambo lokuya olwandle lwathatha u-7% wezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele. Ngo-2009, isibalo sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-20%.
Abathengisi baseNdiya abasesikhaleni sokuvakasha nabo sebeqalile ukuvuka emandleni engxenye enawo. Emhlabeni jikelele, indawo yokuhamba ye-adventure ibiza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-142, lapho i-India yenza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili.
Ngokubona ushintsho kumathrendi futhi ubheke ukwenza indawo ethile engxenyeni, izindawo zokungcebeleka ezizungeze i-India seziqalile ukuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi ye-adventure ngaphakathi naseduze nezindawo ezikuzo. Isibonelo, uma uhlela ukuthatha uhambo lwe-Himachal futhi ubhukhe ukuhlala indawo yokungcebeleka yaseManali, iphakheji lakho kungenzeka lifake i-paragliding, i-zorbing neminye imisebenzi yokuzijabulisa engenzeka eManali nasezindaweni ezizungezile.
Indaba yokukhuphuka kwentshisekelo yohambo lwe-adventure e-India iqiniswa nakakhulu abathengisi kwezinye izindawo ezingadumile zase-India ababika ukwanda kwethrafikhi. UStanzin Tsering, umnikazi wendlu yezivakashi eLadakh, uthi, “Eminyakeni emibili edlule noma ngaphezulu, siye sabona inani lezivakashi eziningi ezivakashela eLadakh kunanini ngaphambili. Ukukhuphuka kwezinombolo kucishe kube ngu-200%. Ngicabanga ukuthi abantu sebenesithukuthezi ngezinto ezijwayelekile zamaholide, futhi kunomthelela wamamuvi we-Bollywood ne-Hollywood ngokwezinga elithile. "
Cishe eminyakeni emi-5 edlule, akekho owayengacabanga nge-Ladakh njengendawo yokuya eholidini, kodwa namuhla, abantu balungele ukuhlola izindawo eziningi ezingezinhle e-India.
Uyabhuqa u-Abhishek Daga, “Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, ukuzidela ngeke kukhawulelwe ku-Rishikesh rafting noma uhambo lwe-scuba diving e-Andaman Islands, kodwa kuzohlukahluka kube yimifudlana ehlukene. Kakade, sibona ukwanda kohambo lokuhamba olunethezeka, futhi njengoba abantu bekhululeka ngalo mbono, nakanjani bazohlola ezinye izingxenye zesigaba.”
Uma kubhekwa iqiniso lokuthi imboni yezokuvakasha yaseNdiya isencane, njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha eku-inthanethi ikhula ngo-32% ngonyaka, amathuba amabhizinisi asendaweni yokuvakasha makhulu.
Njengesisebenzi esizinikele somhleli omkhulu wezokuvakasha e-India, u-Daga uthi, “Ukunakekela izidingo zohambo lwamakhasimende kuyinto ehamba phambili yethu. Uma sibanikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle, siqinisekile ukuthi sizolibamba leli phaya elinezizumbulu olwaziwa ngokuthi yi-adventure travel.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Seeing the change in trends and looking to make a niche in the segment, resorts around India have started offering adventure activities in and around the destinations they are located in.
- For example, when you plan to go on a Himachal tour and book a stay in a Manali resort, your package is most likely to include paragliding, zorbing and other adventure activities possible in and around Manali.
- The case of rising interest in adventure travel in India is further strengthened by vendors in other not-so-popular destinations of India reporting a surge in traffic.
