Adventure Tour Packages in India

DURATION : 5 Days
GRADE : Moderate
RIVER GRADE : III
SEASON :October & November, February through April

A self contained multi day trip down the Alaknanda and Ganga rivers. All food, camping personal gear is carried on the rafts - there being no road support on the Alaknanda section of the river. The trip starts from the town of Rudraprayag situated at the confluence of the Mandakini and the Alaknanda rivers, 139 kms beyond Rishikesh . The towns claim to fame is the infamous man -eating leopard of Rudraprayag, shot here by Jim Corbett in 1932. ( Ref. Corbett book - Man eating Leopard of Rudraprayag). The Alaknanda offers a Grade III run through it's beautiful gorge and valley - steep wooded hillsides, deserted coves of sparkling sand to camp on, textured rock cliffs, old temple towns and little villages. This is an enchanting trip, suitable even for the first timer. Offering white water excitement aswell as the feel of the great river and itís environs. All participants are required to pitch in and help with setting up camps and preparing rafts etc. during the self contained days of the trip, till such time as we reach the luxuries of Base Camp.

ITINERARY : OPTIONS FOR TRAVELLING TO RUDRAPRAYAG:

Day 01 : Delhi to Hardwar by the Shatabdi Express, departs Delhi 0700 hrs. Arrives Hardwar 1100 hrs. Drive 4/5 hrs to Rudraprayag The first night is spent at the Tourist Rest House in Rudraprayag, rafts and gear is prepared for the trip. At this stage all personal gear is sorted and only minimum necessities are packed in waterproof kit bags. All excess gear is sent back by road to Base Camp which we reach on Day 04 of the trip.

Day 02: The raft trip begins with a series of Grade III rapids which initiate you to the cold water. After the first 5 kms there is time to relax a little and soak in the sun until the next lot of rapids. We cover approximately 25 river kms, try and spot wildlife on hillsides, stop at a waterfall, find drift wood dumps and collect the evening stock of fire wood. Lunch is a picnic style meal which we stop enroute for or wait till we reach a campsite, depending on the time we are making on that particular day. We camp on a secluded river beach for the night.

Day 03 : The expedition continues past Devprayag, the confluence of the
Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers. Downstream of this point the river is
called the Ganga. We cover another approximately 30 river kms and camp on another lovely sand Bank.

Day 04 : A relaxed day with few rapids, affording a fair opportunity of seeing wildlife on the mountain sides in this secluded part of the valley. Lots of swimming and body surfing till we reach Kaudiyala. At this point we hit the first big white water on the Ganga section with Daniels Dip Grade III, soon to be followed by The Wall Grade VI, this is a rapid that is the nemesis of many a river guide, it's adrenaline pumping excitement rafts you into the comforts of Base Camp. A leisurely evening around the bonfire. Camp overnight.

Day 05 : Raft run from Camp to down to Rishikesh a day of white water at it's best. Grade III & IV challengers like Roller coaster and Golf course keep the adrenaline pumping, we have a river lunch enroute. At the end of
the run . Drive down to Haridwar to catch the Shatabdi Express back to Delhi. Departs Haridwar 1800 hrs arrives Delhi 2125 hrs.