The region offers exciting opportunities for the water sports. The awesome might of the river Ganga with its origin in the mighty Himalayas has attracted the adventure to the challenging sport of rafting. The river Alaknanda, Bhagirathi and Ganga Challenge the expert to survive the thrill.

The rafting is practiced mainly in the upper reaches where the water wild and white as it froths and forms crashing against narrow gorges, rockey out crops and falls at deep gradient. The sacred Ganga in Garhwal, Kali Ganga in Kumaon offers professional as well as amateur the exhilaration of white water rafting. For coneing suitable areas for rafting are Rishikesh, Dakpathar and the Ram Ganga in Corbett National Park.

Potential site for White Water Rafting for tourists in Garhwal is Rishikesh, known as India's White Water Rafting Capital. White Water Rafting starts from Brahampuri/Shivpuri/ Kaudiyala nestled amongst the dense forest on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway at an altitude of 480 mts, run stretches over 16 to 36 km. Rishikesh has rapidly emerged as an important centre for adventure sports like river rafting, trekking & mountaineering etc. River rafting expeditions are organised and managed by some trained professionals reputed to be equipped with latest in equipment and committed to provide the safety.

Uttrakhand Hospitality Limited, the best known professionals approved by Uttarankhand Tourism specialising in this sport, finish their rafting at Hotel Ganga Kinare as hot Coffee/buffet lunch/snacks etc. welcomes rafters at the Hotel's Garden facing Ganga and wild life sanctuary. After a short introductory briefing session at beach of river Ganga by most experienced instructors, you will be prepared with helmet, life jacket & rafting gear and depart for your experience on wild river, your raft will be passing through some exciting rapids, like Initiation, Double Trouble and Hilton, some fire grading 3 & 4 rapids Return to the Sender, Roller Coaster, Golf Course, Clubhouse, Three Blind Mice, Black Money and Crossfire etc., some thrilling grade 4 & 5 rapids including THE GREAT WALL each followed by deep and placing pools to give an unforgettable experience while going through this stretch you will be doing many activities like Body Surfing, Cliff Jumping & Sun Bathing. Sandy Beaches and thick forests, long to river at-intervals and the occasional sight of villages with its terraced fields dotting the landscape soothe your weary eyes when you pass float rafting MARINE DRIVE. Besides on the way to Hotel you will pass through Laxman Jhoola, Ram Jhoola, Swarg Ashram, Parmarth Niketan, Geeta Bhawan, Swami Dayanand Ashram, Triveni Ghat, Rajaji National Park (Wild life sanctuary) etc.

Beware; running a river is likely to cause a lifelong addiction. And if you are looking to rejuvenate yourself, head out rafting on the Ganges for an out-of-this-world experience.