The Government of India has opened 137 mountain peaks for foreigners desirous of obtaining a Mountaineering Visa (‘MX’) for mountaineering and trekking. These peaks are located in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Sikkim. While the highest number of 51 peaks have been opened to foreigners in Uttarakhand, 15 peaks of Jammu and Kashmir have also been included in the list. The Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel said It is a historic step towards promoting adventure tourism in the country.
At the National Tourism Ministers Conference in New Delhi, the Tourism Minister emphasized on the need for ensuring the safety of those travellers going for adventure tourism. He urged the States to exercise utmost caution while registering adventure tourism operators and also to ensure that the adventure tourism guidelines are followed by the States. The Indian Adventure Tourism Guidelines 2018 cover the land, air, and water-based activities which include mountaineering, trekking, bungee jumping, paragliding, kayaking, scuba diving, snorkelling, river rafting, and many other sports.
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