What is Adventurenation.com?
Adventurenation.com is an online community where users can search for detailed information on
adventure activities and adventure destinations; become part of activity-based groups ('Tribes'), learn from experts in every activity
('Gurus'), join trips organized in association with adventurenation.com alliance partners ('Adventures'), and access a calendar of
adventure-based events taking place around India.
What is a Tribe?
An adventurenation.com Tribe is a group dedicated to, and focused on, a specific adventure activity.
How many members can a Tribe have?
A Tribe can have an unlimited number of members.
Does every activity have a Tribe?
Yes, every adventure activity covered by adventurenation.com has a dedicated Tribe.
Can I create my own Tribe?
Yes, users can create their own Tribe, though these will only be localized tribes, centred on a
particular activity grouping (for example, biking in Mysore).
What is an Adventure?
An 'Adventure' is a trip that adventurenation.com organizes in association with the website's alliance
partners.
Can I book an Adventure directly?
No. If you're interested in an adventurenation.com package, you can submit a query online. We will soon
have the online booking functionality.
How many people can take part in an Adventure?
There are limits, but to book large groups of 20+, please call our consultants at 0124-6907340.
Can I create my own Adventure?
No. Adventures are organized only by adventurenation.com and our alliance partners.
Are there Adventures in every activity?
Depending upon whether facilities are available in India, most of the activities featured on
adventurenation.com have Adventures.
What other events does adventurenation.com organize?
Adventurenation.com has a calendar of adventure-based events including film screenings, talks,
seminars, book launches, etc.
Can I post an event, based around an adventure activity, on adventurenation.com?
Yes. If a user has created an event (for example, a trekking trip out of Dharamsala), he or she may
post that event on the website. Such posts also help other trekkers in the vicinity - or further away, even - to get to know about the event.
Who is a Guru?
A Guru is a person who is practiced and experienced in their adventure activity (or activities).
Adventurenation.com Gurus help promote their activities, assist users with their activity-related queries, and also lead trips.
Can I approach a Guru for advice?
Yes. Gurus are available to advise on any aspect related to their specialized adventure
activity/activities.
How can I ask a Guru a question?
By leaving your question in the 'Ask a Question' box on the Guru's prrofiles page.
Who is a Chieftain?
A chieftain is an accomplished individual (in any industry) who has a passion for the outdoors or any
particular activity (but not necessarily skilled like the Gurus).
Can anyone become a Chieftain?
Yes. If you have gathered together 1000 + people into a Tribe (for example, birding in Rajasthan), you
could apply to become Chieftain.
Can I find information specific to an adventure activity in India?
Yes. Adventurenation.com has guides for all adventure activities. Each guide explains what the
activity is all about and its history, and gives a list of the equipment and gear used. The guides also provide names of cities and towns in
India where you can participate in the activity, the best time of year for that activity, and useful tips.
Can I look for destinations in India that offer adventure activities?
Yes. Adventurenation.com covers every adventure destination in India, from the multi-activity
locations like Rishikesh and Manali to single-activity sites like Bir-Billing and the Lakshadweep Islands.
Would I be able to find information related to adventure activities and adventure destinations outside of India?
Not presently. We do, however, intend to provide a guide to international adventure activities and
destinations at a later stage.
Do you offer trips abroad?
Not as yet, though we would be doing so in the future.
How do you certify the tour operators, wildlife lodges and resorts that offer adventure activities and wildlife packages on
adventurenation.com?
We do a rigorous operational audit of all our partners from time to time, based on the criteria of
safety, sustainability, reviews, operational excellence, and corporate and customer feedback. Our field auditors visit the facilities and carry
out physical audits with a keen eye on details. We certify partners for whom audit has been conducted and their operations found to be above the
minimum satisfactory level. The benchmarks for audits are the procedures listed by the Government of India and/or governing/associated bodies
related to a particular adventure activity.
How safe are the adventure activities offered by the tour operators, wildlife lodges and resorts on adventurenation.com?
Very safe. Adventurenation.com only has alliances with those partners that have the highest, and the
most stringent, safety standards in their business operations, and for whom safety of guests is the top priority.
How ecologically sound and environmentally friendly are the tour operators on adventurenation.com?
Adventurenation.com only has alliances with those partners that follow the best practices in
sustainability, whose activities go a long way towards protecting the environment, and do as little harm as possible to the local ecosystem. All
our partners have pledged to work towards ensuring that tourism impacts on society, culture and the environment in a manner that is positive,
contributing to the overall betterment of society, to the empowerment of local communities, and to the strengthening of India's cultural ethos.
What is AN360?
AN360 is the 'stamp' of reliability on the alliance partners of adventurenation.com. When you see the
AN360 stamp, the said property/operation has been thoroughly vetted, audited and endorsed on the parameters of safety, sustainability, and
excellence in operations, services and customer care. You can thus be assured that these resorts/tour operators have pledged to uphold and
maintain the highest standards on the above criteria.
