In the Ganges
 Day
01 : Arrive at Camp
Silver Sands for lunch. Check into tents, camp briefing etc.
After lunch, raft a 10 km initiation section from Camp till
Shivpuri. Drive back to Camp for hot tea/coffee. Campfire dinner
and overnight Camp.
Day 02 :
Tea coffee served 7:00 onwards.
After breakfast, get into rafting gear, safety briefing and raft
down big volume Ganga whitewater. Raft down rapids like "Three
Blind Mice", "Crossfire", "Bodysurfing", "Return to Sender",
"Roller Coaster", "Golf Course" and lots more. We end the trip
near Laxman Jhula. Drive 30 minutes back to Camp for hot lunch.
Afternoon kayaking, volleyball or hike to a nearby village.
Campfire/barbecue dinner and overnight Camp.
Day 03 :
Tea served by 7:00 am. After
breakfast at 8:30am, drive 30 minutes to Kaudiyala. Board rafts
and raft down the two big rapids on this section, the "Daniel's
Dip" and "The Wall". Lots of bodysurfing and float into Camp for
hot lunch. Depart for Delhi.
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ALAKNANDA
Day 01 :
Drive 5 hours from Delhi to Camp
Silver Sands on the banks of the Ganga (27kms. beyond Rishikesh).
Stay Overnight at Silver Sands. We pass through the sugarcane
belt of India and reach the holy town of Rishikesh where the
Ganga river enters the plains. We check into camp, which is
located on a large sandy beach on the banks of the Ganga river -
briefing on Camp, its activities and the trip to follow.
Campfire dinner and overnight at Camp.
 Day
02 : A relaxed day at
Camp - choose to do an early morning hike or take kayak lessons.
After lunch, we drive 4/5 hours from Camp to Rudraprayag.
Enroute we stop at Devprayag, to se the confluence of the two
rivers (the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi) which meet to form the
Ganga. Overnight at Rest House/Hotel.
Day 03 :
After breakfast, help in getting
the rafts readied and packing bags. A detailed safety briefing
follows with instructions on paddling commands, rapids to be
encountered etc. Expedition begins with a big Grade IV rapid,
"The Holy Hole", at the confluence with the Mandakini. Rapids
keep coming in quick succession. Soak in the sun, river and
scenery, staying ale rt
to help negotiate rapids. Lunch at a waterfall and continue to
make camp for the night after Srinagar. Long day on the river,
covering about 36 river kms till Maletha beach. Campfire dinner
and overnight Camp.
Day 04 :
Raft down to Devprayag, the
confluence of the Alaknanda & Bhagirathi rivers. The river is
now called the Ganga. Camp at Beas Ghat, a famous fishing spot
for the mahseer, also called the Ganga Gold. Cover 30 kms for
the day.
Day 05 :
A relaxed day with few rapids. A
day for swimming, body surfing, relaxing and spotting wildlife.
Make 30 kms to reach camp below Kaudiyala, after running a
couple of Grade IV rapids, "Daniel's Dip" and "The Wall".
Day 06 :
Day begins with negotiating a few
small rapids, followed by "Three Blind Mice", "Crossfire", and
the "Body Surfing rapid". Cover 15 kms to reach Shivpuri and
drive back to
Silver
Sands for the last night on river
Day 07 :
Drive down to Shivpuri after
breakfast to begin the final day's run with big rapids, the
"Roller Coaster" and "Golf Course" to make it an exciting end to
a grand adventure. The trip ends near Rishikesh-lunch and depart
for Delhi.
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Bhagirathi
Day 01 :
Drive 5 hours from Delhi to Camp Silver Sands on the banks
of the Ganga (27kms. beyond Rishikesh). Overnight at Silver
Sands. We pass through the sugarcane belt of India and reach the
holy town of Rishikesh where the Ganga River enters the plains.
We check into camp, which is located on a large sandy beach on
the banks of the Ganga river - briefing on Camp, its activities
and the trip to follow. Campfire dinner and overnight at Camp.
Day 02 :
After breakfast, raft down big volume Ganga whitewater. Raft
down rapids like "Three Blind Mice", "Crossfire", "Bodysurfing",
"Return to Sender", "Roller Coaster", "Golf Course" and lots
more. We end the trip near Laxman Jhula. Drive 30 minutes back
to Camp for hot lunch. Afternoon pack up for the trip, take a
short hike or just relax.
Day 03 :
An early morning transfer to our starting point below the
Paindas dam on the Bhagirathi. Continue down river negotiating
more Grade III+ rapids. A short lunch break, back on the river
as it enters its second gorge section with continuous Grade III
& IV rapids including a small waterfall towards the end of the
gorge. Rapids keep coming culminating in a couple of continuous
Grade IVs at the confluence at Devprayag. Camp at Beas Ghat, 10
kms below the confluence, famous fishing spot for the `mahseer',
also called the Ganga Gold. Campfire dinner and overnight at
Camp.
Day 04 :
An easy day with small rapids. Great day to relax, soak in the
sun, bodysurf and bird-watch. Raft till Camp Silver Sands a few
kms below Kaudiyala after negotiating two Grade IV rapids,
"Daniel's Dip" and the "Wall". Distance covered is approx.35 kms.
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