Yes, a resort near Kolkata, just 30 km away from the city of Kolkata has amazing adventure activities. Among many of them, there is Kayaking which attracts many adventure enthusiasts.

Firstly, let me tell you more about this amazing adventure sport:

What is Kayaking?

Kayaking is a water sport where a kayak is used to move across water of lake, pond, and even bumpy and rocky rivers. A kayak can be compared to a canoe, which lies low to the water on which the person who peddles sits facing forward with legs in the front.

For thousands of years Kayaks have been only used by the Eskimos for the purpose of fishing and hunting in the Arctic Region. With time people across the globe have used time and again for recreational purposes.

There are different activities that are done using Kayaks.

Activities that involve Kayaks

Kayaks are of adaptable nature and are useful for activities such as fishing, diving, exploring the wild and for searching and rescue work during floods.

However, in this blog, we will focus on the recreational activities that are done using Kayaks. A few of them are as follow:

• Kayak Diving
• Fishing
• Ecotourism
• White-water

Country Roads offer the best Kayaking experience in Kolkata. Amongst all the top notch resorts near Kolkata, Country Roads provides an experience that is quite unrivalled.

It is a resort that welcomes people from all age groups and has facilities and entertainment for all of them.

Country Roads is a resort that provides and amazing stay experience and have well thought of plan for a memorable holiday.

If you are having a thought like why you should be planning an outing to Country Roads to experience Kayaking, the here are the reasons:

• Kayaking also known as Canoeing is a very low impact activity. It’s fun and therapeutic at the same time.
• This popular adventure activity has proved to improve strength of the body, aerobic fitness, strength and flexibility of the body.
• More than just these, Kayaking is immensely beneficial for cardiovascular fitness.
• Kayaking is known to improve muscle strength, and enhance the strength of shoulder, chest and arms.

Now that you know the benefits and you know where to Kayak in Kolkata, you should know how to Kayak.

Steps to Kayak Safely

Here are a few steps for the beginners who want to Kayak safely and not topple over:

• Look for a good bank area to get into a Kayak
• Get a Kayak and place it in the water
• Place one leg into the Kayak and start getting into it
• Hold on to the paddle and push your butts backwards to sit comfortably at the edge of the cockpit
• Understand the shape of the paddle and move forward accordingly.

At one of the best resorts near Kolkata, Country Roads, you have trainers and guides who will make the process of Kayaking quite easy. And when it comes to the fun part, you don’t need to worry about that at all.

Other than Kayaking, country roads has much more for you including lush green lawns, luxury rooms, largest swimming pool in town, decorations that match international standards, open play grounds, indoor gaming room, pool side cafe, multi-cuisine restaurant and much more.