Extreme or so-called action sports include a variety of activities with high levels of adrenaline that appeal to adventure lovers.
We ♣ brought together all the necessary and practical information for you to discover the details of your favorite type of extreme ♣ sport.
You can also find out about the best spots to engage in your preferred extreme sport in Türkiye as well ♣ as all around the world.
What is an Extreme Sport?
Extreme sports is a broad term to describe any action or adventure ♣ sports that include a high dosage of risk, height, speed, natural challenges, and physical struggle.
Most extreme sports are considered as ♣ an alternative to mainstream sports with their adrenaline-rushing thrills.
Extreme sports are popularized in the 1990s with lots of TV coverage ♣ and they keep on increasing their popularity every year.
Most Popular Extreme SportsBungee Jumping
Bungee Jumping is a simple yet thrilling recreational ♣ activity that involves head-first jumping from a tall structure with an elastic cord.
Bungee jump as we know it was first ♣ practiced in 1979 but its different forms used to be a tribal coming-of-age ritual in many cultures.
Now, bungee jumping is ♣ one of the most popular and available extreme sports in the world.
Paragliding
Paragliding is an aerial extreme sport that involves gliding ♣ through the air with a parachute that is attached into your body.
Participants descend from high altitudes such as a mountain, ♣ cliff or an aircraft.
Modern paragliding is being practiced since the late 18th century.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing is essentially a water sport that combines ♣ the main aspects of sailing and surfing into one worldly-appreciated sport.
Windsurfing is a one-person sport and is practiced with a ♣ special piece of equipment called sailboard.
The windsurfing has been around since the mid-20th century.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action-filled recreational activity and ♣ a professional sport that involves performing tricks on a skateboard.
Skateboarding is invented in California during the 1940s as an alternative ♣ to surfing and gradually evolved into a widely popular recreational activity, especially among youth.
Skateboarding is also created its own subculture ♣ from its slang to music.
Scuba Diving
Scuba diving is the most practiced form of underwater diving where the diver uses an ♣ underwater breathing apparatus to breathe independently underwater.
Scuba diving is all about discovering the beauties of the underwater life and its ♣ wonders.
Extreme Sports for Every Season
Extreme Sports to Do in SpringAbseiling
Abseiling is a recreational activity that involves sliding down through a ♣ rope in controlled conditions from a mountain, cliff or a man-made structure.
In spring the weather is more welcoming and warm ♣ for abseiling and since the sport is mostly taking place in nature; spring is the most convenient season for it.
Mountain ♣ Biking
Mountain biking is an off-road bicycle racing sport that is set on rough terrain like a mountain, desert, or rocks ♣ with specially designed mountain bikes.
Most mountain bikers like to ride on a dry terrain without snow or rain.
Zip Lining
Ziplining is ♣ a recreational activity that involves riding a steel cable on a protective seat or belt between two points, generally on ♣ a valley, mountain or river that exhibits spectacular sceneries.
Ziplining is not just about being fast or high, it is about ♣ exploring the natural environment from an unusual perspective and nature is in its most beautiful state in spring.
Extreme Sports to ♣ Do in SummerScuba Diving
Scuba diving is a summer sport that mostly involves discovering the underwater world while getting pretty wet.
Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing ♣ is riding and gliding across the water while holding onto a large hand-controlled kite that is powered by the wind.
You ♣ are most likely not going to enjoy kitesurfing in cold water or during rain.
Skateboarding
Performing tricks on a skateboard is already ♣ risky and you want to perform them on a dry surface to prevent injuries.
Extreme Sports to Do in AutumnLand sailing
Land ♣ sailing vehicles require high amounts of wind to work and generally autumn is the season with most windy days.
Canyoning
Canyoning includes ♣ hiking, climbing, abseiling, swimming and even cliff jumping set in a natural landscape and is a very demanding sport.
It is ♣ better to go canyoning in cooler weather than a hot one.
Trekking
Trekking is the best way to explore your natural surroundings, ♣ and fall is the perfect time as the temperatures are on most welcoming levels.
Extreme Sports to Do in WinterSkiing
Skiing on ♣ proper snowy terrain is much better since; when the snow is too wet it creates a vacuum between the ski ♣ and the snow, making sliding much harder.
Snocross
Snocross is a racing sport with high-performance snowmobiles and requires high amounts of snow ♣ on the surface.
Ice Climbing
Ice climbing is a very demanding yet satisfying extreme sport that requires below zero temperatures.
Best Spots for ♣ Extreme Sports in Türkiye
Paragliding, Ölüdeniz / Fethiye
Ölüdeniz is an amazing tourism destination in Fethiye district with its sunny beaches, clear ♣ bays and mountains.
Paragliding in Ölüdeniz is the ultimate paragliding experience that will never cease to amaze you.
It is possible to ♣ see spectacular blue lagoons beneath you after taking off from Mount Babadag which has an altitude of more than 2000 ♣ meters.
Scuba diving, Kalkan / Antalya
Kalkan district is famous for clear waters and colorful underwater life.
There are many world-class scuba diving ♣ centers in the district and they offer an unforgettable journey that includes cave exploring and swimming with hundreds of fish.
Windsurfing, ♣ Alaçatı / İzmir
Alaçatı is a worldly known center for windsurfing and is especially good for beginners since the water is ♣ shallow and flat.
Every August, Alaçatı hosts a windsurfing world cup that lasts six days.
Canyoning, Göynük / Antalya
Göynük Canyon is one ♣ of the best canyoning routes of the Mediterranean region.
Göynük Canyon is an amazing natural attraction of Antalya that involves many ♣ other outdoor activities such as zip lining, cave exploring or even swimming.
Skiing, Erciyes / Kayseri
Erciyes is one of the best ♣ places you can enjoy skiing in Türkiye with its ever-snowing peak.
The skiing area in Erciyes is between 2000-3000 meters altitude ♣ and the total length is 12 kilometers.
There are many traditional shops around the ski center where you can buy traditional ♣ Kayseri delicacies such as "sucuk" or try the Turkish dish mantı.
Extreme Sports Tours
There are many extreme sport tours are organized ♣ by many travel agencies in various parts of Türkiye.
You don't need to worry about equipment, transportation, and attractions you might ♣ miss.
Best Spots for Extreme Sports in the WorldSkateboarding
London, Barcelona, and Berlin are amazing cities for skateboarding with hundreds of skateparks.
Paragliding
Switzerland ♣ (Interlaken) and Barcelona are great places to do paragliding.
Windsurfing
Nice and Abu Dhabi are two of the best cities in the ♣ world for windsurfing.
Bungee Jumping
Dubai and Belgrade are some of the best cities to enjoy bungee jumping.
Scuba Diving
Hurghada and Cyprus are ♣ some of the best spots in the world for scuba diving.
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