Uttarakhand Adventure Fest to be held on 26th & 27th Sep; Fest to promote sustainable & safe adventure tourism
Dehradun: FICCI FLO – Empowering The Greater 50% announced the Uttarakhand Adventure Fest 2021 at a press conference today. The fest is scheduled for 26th and 27th September at Solitaire Farms, Malsi, Dehradun and is held in association with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board.
Informing the media about the two-day-long fest, the State Convenor of FICCI FLO – Empowering The Greater 50% Dr Neha Sharma said, “Considering all the necessary safety protocols, the upcoming Uttarakhand Adventure Fest 2021 will allow people of all age groups to participate in various adventure activities, panel discussions, and adventure workshops. The fest will also have an exhibition of various adventure sports gear.”
Sharing more information about the fest, State Consultant of Tourism Wing of FICCI FLO – Empowering The Greater 50 Kiran Bhatt Todaria said, “We are organizing the Uttarakhand Adventure Fest 2021 to mark the World Tourism Day. With this fest, we want to bring to light all that this state has to offer in the adventure tourism space. So, no matter if you want to do rock climbing or learn the basics of camping, we have it all at a single venue. The main aim of holding this fest is to put Uttarakhand on the map as an adventure capital.”
The idea of holding the Uttarakhand Adventure Fest 2021 is to encourage the youth towards adventure sports and to give our tourism a boost after COVID. The adventure fest will witness participants from all over the state. Various schools and colleges of the city will also be taking part in the upcoming two-day-long fest.
Dr Neha also said that the students will have a chance to participate in panel discussions that will range from Homestays, Disaster Management, Rural Tourism, Career in Adventure, Tourism & Sustainability, Skilling & Policies among many other interesting topics.
Entry to the Uttarakhand Adventure Fest is free for all, wherein the activities will run throughout the day, starting at 10 AM and ending at 7 PM. Participation in panel discussions and adventure workshops is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Also, present on the occasion were Kunal Shamshere Malla & Anuradha Malla.