River Rafting

River Rafting an upcoming sport in India. According to experts, India has immense potential for this sport. The Ganga , Bhagirathi and Alaknanda in the Garhwal regions of Uttaranchal offer plenty of opportunities for enjoying this sport. The combination of Camping by the riverside at night and rafting along the fast, foaming water during the day can be an exhilarating experience. The rafting camps offered here take care of all the details like proper equipment, trained personnel and good living conditions and are among the best in this business.

Uttaranchal

The sacred river Ganga , or the Holy Ganges, offers the professional as well as the amateur, the sheer exhilaration of white water rafting. The Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi, are the main tributaries of the Ganga , and meet at Devprayag, frothing from their racy descent. Their waters are Grade IV and Grade V, challenging the expert to survive the thrill. Down river from Devprayag, the Ganga changes into a pool drop river.

This stretch of almost 70 kms, is perfect for the amateur and the novice, for here, the river offers some fine Grade III rapids, and two Grade II rapids, the 'wall' at Bysi and the 'Golf Course" 4 kms below Shivpuri village; each followed by deep and placid pools.

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