Shabbir Ahmed, Bhopal: With the aim of promoting adventure tourism in the state, Sky Diving Festival will be started by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board from February 8. Positive response was seen in the previous editions held in Ujjain and Bhopal. The sky diving festival starting from 8th February in Ujjain and 20th February in Khajuraho will once again offer thrill and entertainment.
Principal Secretary Tourism and Culture and Managing Director Tourism Board Shiv Shekhar Shukla said that in view of the success of the first and second edition of the Sky-Diving Festival and the enthusiasm of the tourists towards the adventure activity, this year the third edition will be organized in Ujjain and the first edition in Khajuraho. The event is being organised. Adventure lovers will be able to experience the thrill of flying in Asman at Datana Airstrip in Ujjain from 8th to 17th February and Khajuraho from 20th to 25th February. The timings for sky diving are from 8 am to 5 pm. Booking can be done at www.skyhighindia.com.
50th Khajuraho dance festival organized from 20th February
Principal Secretary Shiv Shekhar Shukla said that the 50th Khajuraho Dance Festival will be organized in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Khajuraho from February 20 to 26. To mark the golden jubilee of the festival, the world’s most exciting sport, Sky Diving Festival, is being organised. During this period, adventure lovers from across the country will be able to admire the heritage symbols of archaeological excellence in Khajuraho from a height of 10 thousand feet.
Golden jubilee of immense confluence of dance and art
Khajuraho Dance Festival was started in the year 1975 and since then it is being successfully organized by Ustad Alauddin Khan Academy of Music and Arts under the Department of Culture. This year is the golden jubilee of this limitless confluence of dance and art, for which special preparations are being made. Under this, there will be a sky diving festival, in which adventure lovers from across the country will reach Khajuraho.
The ride will be modern and very safe
Sky diving is being operated by “Sky-High India”, an organization certified by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and United States Parachute Association (USPA). The aircraft used in sky diving is registered with the Directorate of Civil Aviation. Sky diving will be conducted by the organization with the help of trained sky divers with the highest standards.
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