In India, one of the most fascinated sports among adventure lovers is White Water Rafting. Emerging as a popular sport, it’s now included in almost all itineraries of trips. India is bestowed with mighty rivers flowing from the Himalayas and few other beautiful mountain ranges make India one of the world’s best hot spots for the adventures. If you are an adventure enthusiast, then pack your bags and get ready to dive into the river to experience the gushing water splashing all over you. Here are our top 10 river rafting spots to dive in.
Taking top place in the list, Rishikesh offers you the four best and thrilling Stretches to experience the River Rafting which is based in Gharwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand. You can enjoy the serenity of mountains and the white sandy banks while rafting on these stretches.
Stretch Routes:
• Kaudiyala to Rishikesh – 36kms.
• Marine Drive to Rishikesh – 24kms.
• Shivpuri to Rishikesh – 16kms.
• Brahmapuri to Rishikesh- 9kms.
Over the years the Yamuna has been the experience of wonders after the Ganges in Uttarakhand when it comes to River rafting. For the amateurs, Yamuna river rafting offers an exciting stretch to experience the roaring river.
Stretch Routes:
- Nainbagh to Juddo
- Yamuna Bridge to Juddo
Kameng River is one of the best destinations in Arunachal Pradesh for River rafting. Running from the Gori-Chen for about 264km has a beautiful rafting stretch. The 25kms rafting will thrill every adventure lovers with its gushing flow.
Alaknanda offers you a challenging river rafting experience. Running from Gharwal through Chamoli and Rudraprayag with the jaw-dropping beautiful valleys of Uttarakhand. Consisting 6hrs of long stretch with twisted narrow passages is one of the best rafting routes with full of knowledge and challenges.
River Beas is definitely one of the best places for rafting in the country. You can enjoy your love and thrill for adventure here by rafting about 14kms stretch. This stretch has 4 rapids in between which are strong enough to leave you never fading memories.
Teesta River is a heaven for the thrill-seekers where it became the hotspot in the Northeastern region of India. You can witness multi-dimensional rapids which are a challenge to the beginners as well as skilled rafter as it has the rocks and stones around it thus, blessed with a string of rapids
Rafting in Indus is a lifetime experience. Running at a stretch of 3,180km is said to be the longest river in Asia. The massive flow through the valleys has more no of rapids which makes the rafting level difficult. It has 4 stretch routes such as:
- Phey to Indus.
- Phey to Nimo.
- Upshi to Nimo.
- Upshi to Kharu.
Coorg in Karnataka also offers a river rafting in the Barapole river. Particularly the upper river offers a phenomenal opportunity for river rafting in the south region of India. The intensity of the rapids varies from 2 to 4 depending upon the flow level. The fun part is these rapids got their names as Big Bang, The Ramba Samba. Morning Coffee, Wicked Witch, Milky Churn, and Grasshopper.
Another opportunity where you could find River rafting in south India is the Dandeli river, Karnataka. You can feel what you never felt before by taking the opportunity to raft through the gushing flow of river Kali. The rafting stretch is about 12kms and you can also opt for mid-stretch for about 6kms.
Spiti River nestled in the state of Himachal Pradesh offers you rafting where you could spend 6 days on the water. Covering about 180kms is a lifetime experience where you could also enjoy the scenery of snow-tipped mountains and glaciers. Starting from the Tuting region you can cover Pasighat up to Sumdo.
