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River Rafting Himalayas
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Major River Rafting Sites |
Devprayag, Rishikesh, Kaudiyala, Asan Barrage, Ladakh |
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Major Rivers |
Ganges, Brahmaputra, Teesta, Beas and Zanskar |
The Indian sub-continent perhaps had the largest network of rivers in the world. Of all the rivers, Ganga
is the most beautiful river. It is the most suitable river for white
water rafting. The Himalaya River Rafting Tour is a very short river
rafting tour. Rafting on its waters will be a certainly an unusual
experience for us. In this tour we will have river rafting in
Deoprayag where the two major rivers - Alakananda and Bhagirathi merge
to form the holy river Ganges and also in Kaudiyala and Shivpuri. The
most popular rafting sites include Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir, the
Garhwal Himalayas in Uttaranchal, the Beas River of Himachal Pradesh
and Teesta River in Sikkim. The main rivers is include Ganges,
Brahmputra, Teesta, Beas, Zanskar.
Rivers for Rafting in
Himalayas
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Origin of Ganges : |
Gangotri Glacier |
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Altitude : |
14,000 ft. |
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Importance of Ganges River : |
Holiest of All Rivers |
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Course Taken By Ganga River : |
Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi,
Prayag. |
River Ganges or Ganga (Holy
River)
Ganges river is a major river of the
Indian subcontinent, associated in myth and reality with the land and
people of India as well as neighboring countries like Bangladesh.
Sources & Tributaries - The
Gangotri
Glacier, a vast expanse of ice five miles by fifteen, at the foothills
of the Himalayas (14000 ft) in North
Uttar Pradesh, is the source of Bhagirathi, which joins with Alaknanda
(origins nearby) to form Ganga at the craggy canyon-carved town of
Devprayag. Interestingly, the sources of
Indus and the
Brahmaputra are also geographically fairly close; the former goes
through Himachal Pradesh and fans out through Punjab and Sind
(Pakistan) into the Arabian Sea. The latter courses for most of its
tremendous length under various names through Tibet/China, never far
from the Nepal or Indian borders, and then takes a sharp turn near the
northeastern tip of India, gathers momentum through Assam before
joining the major stream of the Ganga near Dacca in Bangladesh to
become the mighty Padma, river of joy and sorrow for much of
Bangladesh.
From Devprayag to the Bay of Bengal
and the vast Sunder bans delta, the Ganga flows some 1550 miles,
passing (and giving life to) some of the most populous cities of
India, including Kanpur (2 million), Allah bad, Varanasi, Patna, and
Calcutta (14 million). Dacca, the capital of Bangladesh is on a
tributary of the Brahmaputra, just before it joins the Ganga to form
Padma. A large number of tributaries join and flow from the Ganges to
drain the Northern part of India and Bangladesh.
River Yamuna
M o r e I n f o.
The Yamuna, which originates less
than a hundred miles east of the Bhagirathi, flows parallel to the
Ganga and a little to the south for most of its course before merging
with the Ganga at the holy city of Allah bad, also known as
Triveni Sangam, literally, Three-way Junction, the third river
being the mythical Saraswati which is also supposed to be an
underground river. New Delhi, capital of India, and Agra, site of the
Taj Mahal, are two of the major cities on the Yamuna.
River Ganges
M o r e I n f o.
Ganga is certainly an unusual
experience. And if you want to explore the new areas and have an open
mind, you are qualified to join any of the white water rafting trips
that are organized on the Ganges. For longer rafting trips require
previous experience in this adventure sport. There are many sites in
Garhwal and Kumaon region of Uttaranchal that can be tapped as the
perfect sites for providing the pleasure of water sports. There are
quite a few places, especially in the Garhwal region, which have a
latent potential as tourist recreation centers and some hold immense
potential for professional rafting.
River Brahmaputra
M o r e I n f
o.
One of the great rivers of Asia, the
Brahmaputra commences its 3,000-km journey to the Bay of Bengal from
the slopes of Kailash in western Tibet. As Tibet's great river, the
Tsangpo, transverses east across the high-altitude Tibetan plateau
north of the Great Himalayan Range, carving out myriad channels and
sandbanks on its way. As it tumbles from the Himalayan heights towards
the plains of the subcontinent it twists back on itself, cutting a
deep and still navigated gorge, until finally turning south it emerges
in Arunachal Pradesh as the Dihong. Just beyond Pasighat, it meets the
Dibang and Lohit where it finally becomes the Brahmaputra.
River Teesta
Teesta River is a trans-Himalayan
river flowing through Sikkim and is one of the most churning rivers in
the Himalayas. It originates from the Cholamu lake and flows south. It
passes through West Bengal and joins the Brahmaputra River in
Bangladesh. The total length of the river is about 315 km. Teesta
River is famous for river rafting. River Teesta of Sikkim extends the
most challenging invitation to the rafters in the eastern Himalayan
region.
River Beas
The Beas forms the valleys of Kullu
and Kangra, famed for their beauty. But ironically, its source is an
insignificant looking igloo like structure near Rohtang Pass in Pir
Panjal range to the north of Kullu. The main thrust of this river is
southward to Larji and then to the west. Where it enters Mandi
district and further still into Kangra. On account of its snow-fed,
perennial tributaries, its inflow increases greatly during the
monsoons, sometimes resulting in floods. At the Pandoh, in Mandi
district, the waters of the Beas have been diverted to the Sutlej
through 53-km of tunnel, with the Pong Dam constructed on the Beas,
for the purpose of increasing the hydroelectric power supply.
River Rafting Regions of
Himalayas
River Rafting in Ladakh
River
Rafting Nepal
Brahmaputra River Rafting,
Arunachal Pradesh
Darjeeling River Rafting
Teesta River Rafting Sikkim
Garhwal River Rafting
Ganges River Rafting
Himachal Pradesh
River Rafting
Zanskar River Rafting
Sikkim
River Rafting
Rafting Tours
on Himalayan Rivers
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Himalayan Rivers
Before the birth of
Pakistan this configuration of rivers was one of the most magnificent
features of the Indian sub-continent. Came 1947, the year of partition
and roughly two thirds of the length of this river system was assigned
to Pakistan. But the rivers still take birth on the Indian side and
still go crashing through the Himalayas to create some of the most
spectacular scenery to be found anywhere in the world.
 
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