
A TREND THAT IS SEEING a lot of interest in India and around the world is extreme tourism, a niche in the tourism industry involving travel to dangerous places or participation in dangerous events. Be it a trip to space or an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, adventurers are shelling out big bucks for that adrenaline rush.
BEYOND THE ORDINARY
While researching the trend of extreme adventure tourism, we came across an experience concept called The Edge of Space, certainly not for the faint-hearted. This entails flying to the edge of space in a MIG 29 fighter jet, undergoing 7G of G force and going up to a speed of Mach 1.7. Believe it or not, there is a travel company that offers this experience, at a hefty price tag of 20,000 euros (₹18 lakh approx). Mit Bhatt, co-founder of experiential travel company The Grand Vacationist (thegrandvacationist.com), says “We’ve had a customer do this experience. You need to fly to Russia to do it and you need a host of aviation and health clearances.”
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