Rafting in India

A guide to Rafting in India. Here we explain the locations, facilitties and other details for rafting in India. A quick and simple guide that will be handy for your rafting expedition.

Rafting in India

India is one of the few countries that has rivers ranging from the most wild to the most mild. Add to it the mighty mountains, picturesque wilderness with rare flora and fauna and you get the rafting experience of a life time. With mighty rivers like the Ganges and Brahmaputra, that traverses the high mountain ranges of Himalayas, you cannot go wrong with your rafting location.

The rough and unexplored rivers of India provides one of the tough and challenging rafting experiences. This has resulted in an increase in the number of International rafters arriving in India.

India has witnessed a steady increase in rafters during past couple of years. The main factor contributing to this increase would better accessibility to remote rafting locations due to better infrastructures. The awareness for adventure sports has also increased recently thereby increasing the number of rafting operators and tour guides. The technological advances has made rafting more affordable to the upper middle class.

The economic liberalization of 1990s is also a major factor contributing to the increase in interest for rafting. The availability of better and modern equipments for rafting resulted that rafting became more secure. Better infrastructure resulted that India's unexplored rafting rivers are now better accessible for rafting. The affordability and safety of rafting resulted in an increased interest for rafting amongst Indian middle class.

River rafting according to State and Union territory of India

Jammu & Kashmir -
The river Indus and its tributaries

Himachal Pradesh -
Rivers Beas, Chenab, Satluj, Ravi provides excellent rafting opportunity.

Sikkim -
The Teesta and Rangit rivers,

Arunachal Pradesh -
River Brahmaputra, one of the greatest rivers in the world. And Arunachal pradesh provides you one of the less travelled paths.

River rafting in different rivers

Indus
Rivers
Beas
Chenab
Satluj
Ravi
Teesta
Rangit
Brahmaputra