It is one sport, which needs you to dispel the fear of water and jump into it. It is an art of negotiating Raftingriver rapids and obstacles in an inflatable rubber boat with a team of up to eight people and a river guide. It is an extreme and never ending thrill of untamed rivers, which excites the adventure lovers.
The river rafting regions in India is as follows:
Ladakh & Zanskar - State of Jammu & Kashmir
This region provides good opportunity for river rafting. This frigid river originates from the high altitude plateau of Sarchu. Originally known as the Tsarap the river gorges a path out of the rocky mountains of western Himalayas, dropping in a continuous torrent of class V rapids. The river then eases into the forbidden Kingdom of Zanskar and slowly flows pas the capital at Padum. Here it joins with the Stod River, which flows down from the Pensi La pass on the road from Kargil to Padum. It is from this confluence of the Tsarap and Stod rivers that the mighty Zanskar takes birth. The stark, barren and rocky massifs are interspersed with colorful bands of mineral deposits, which run through entire mountainsides giving it a picture book finish.
NOTE: The water of Zanzkar is frigid at 6 - 7 degrees Celcius. Wet suits are mandatory on this trip.
Garhwal Himalayas - State of Uttaranchal
In Garhwal Himalayas, the sacred river Ganga offers the professional as well as the beginners the thrill of whitewater river rafting. The rivers Alakananda & Bhagirathi are the main tributaries of the Ganga and meet Devprayag, frothing from their racy descent. Their waters are grade IV to V, challenging the expert to survive the thrill.
rafting-ganges
Ganges River has always remained a mystery for explorers and full of surprises for the rafters. Ganga near Rishikesh in Uttaranchal is a popular spot for white water rafting. The White Water River rafting stretch of the Ganges is from Kaudiyala to Rishikesh where the river has 12 major rapids over 36-kms long, most of which are easily negotiable and some require great expertise.
River Beas - State of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh's snow - fed rivers offer tremendous opportunities for the challenging sport of rafting. On river Beas, between Shamshi and Aut the 20-km stretch has exciting and extreme white water rapids. The best period is in May - June.
River Teesta & Rangeet - State of Sikkim
The White Water Rafting on the river Teesta & Rangeet (Triveni), the scenic beauty of the banks, surrounding hills, its flora & fauna and sighting of several varieties of fishes is simply enchanting. A river trip is often an adventure. An amateur with a little sense of adventure can equally enjoy it. These two rivers offer a day rafting between October to April.
The river Teesta and Rangeet is regarded as a form of Goddess and used for the purpose of various religious rituals both by the Hindus and the Buddhists. Rafting
Teesta has been graded on the International scale at Grade 4. The icy cold waters of the rugged Teesta have a series of rapids with varying intensity and character. It offers one of the finest rafting stretches in the world. Rangit, a tributary of the Teesta, has more turbulent. River Brahmputra - State of Arunachal Pradesh
The mighty Brahmaputra cascading down the heights of immense beauty across Tibet into the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh is an exciting experience for the rafters.
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