White Water Rafting
and the distance between the two is around 180
km. It takes around one week to complete the trek
and will bring you closer to the living, livelihood
and culture of Arunachal Pradesh.
’Bike Trip to Ladakh’ must be in the bucket
list of many of you but Ladakh is not only limited
to bike trips, there is a lot that you can do in
Ladakh from Frozen River Trek, Mountain Trek
to Rafting. River rafting in Ladakh is quite
different from rafting anywhere else in the world.
In Ladakh, rafting is done in two different rivers
- Indus and Zanskar which provides the best
opportunity to experience the scenic beauty of
Ladakh. Landscape with deep gorges, hilltop
monasteries & villages, towering snowcapped
peaks and some rare glimpse of unique wildlife
is what you get while rafting.
For those planning to spend their summer
vacations outside of India, you don’t need to be
disappointed as there good river rafting options
in adjoining countries as well. Assuming that you
have decided your destination yet, Indonesia could
be a good option. There is a variety of options to
choose from - Citarik river, Elo river, Lamandau
river, Asahan river, Alas river and more. Here in
Indonesia, you can get up to 3 and 4 level of rafting
options which are comparatively dangerous but
you need not worry as you will be accompanied
by a guide whose priority will be your safety.
Rafting in Borneo, Malaysia is strongly
recommended which will provide a completely
different experience. Rafting is done in river
running Kinabalu national park and provides an
opportunity to see unique wildlife of the national
park from a very short distance.
Paragliding in Nainital
W
hitewater rafting has emerged as one
of the most popular water sport in India.
The unbridled water and parlous rapids
make rafting an adrenaline pumping sport. The
boat points through various rapids and waves.
There are different kinds of rapids and it takes a
team to get the boat out of the rapids safely. The
waves that hit the boat continuously are of
different intensity and when they do, you lose
yourself in the moment forgetting all your worries
and focus entirely on the boat and the oar that you
are holding. The only thing that will come to your
mind is to apply as much force to the oar as to row
it out of the rapid.
It is an experience that cannot be shaped in
form of words and you will also not be able to
express it in front of your friends or family
members that missed their chance to accompany
you to this mesmerizing journey. Rafting is a sport
that needs courage more than anything and if you
think you are courageous, pack your bag. grab
some gears and go to one of many destinations
where you can get to do rafting.
Rishikesh has emerged as a popular destination
for whitewater rafting in the Holy Ganges in
recent years. River rafting is done in four different
destinations in Rishikesh - Brahmapuri (9 km
from Rishikesh), Shivpuri (16 km from Rishikesh),
Marine Drive, and Kaudiyala (36 km from
Rishikesh). Barapole river in Koorg, Sahyadri in
Raigarh, Brahmaputra river in Arunachal
Pradesh. Goa has recently introduced white river
rafting in the list of adventure sports. Longest
among these in the Brahmaputra river rafting
which starts from Tuting and stretches to Pasighat
White water rafting in river Ganga
June, 2018
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