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Alaknanda River Rafting/Kayaking Expedition |
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 ".... The river so beautiful, the water so clean, the mountains so majestic, the surroundings so green...." |
The Alaknanda river, on which Sir. Edmund Hillary undertook his 'Ocean to Sky' jet boat expedition, emanates high in the Himalayas and has a pristine rafting stretch through a beautiful gorge. |
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 Day 1: Delhi - Shivpuri Camp |
| Depart from New Delhi. Arrive Adventures Camp for lunch. Post lunch, a 10 - km river rafting session. Tent pitching demonstration and expedition training. Dinner around a merry campfire”. |
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| Day 2: Shivpuri |
| Early morning wake up call followed by a nature walk in the surrounding areas. After breakfast, we do a training raft run. Lunch at the camp. Post lunch, we drive for about a three-and-a-half hours to a beach on the Alaknanda River. o/n at camp set up on the beach. |
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| Day 3: Drive to Put in Point |
| We leave camp after breakfast and drive for an hour to the put in point for rafting expedition. Start the Alaknanda River Rafting Expedition. A few kilometers downstream the valley widens and the river eases in intensity once we are past the relatively big town of Srinagar. The town is famous in the area for its university. The entire rafting is through areas rich in avi-fauna and wildlife. o/n on beach by the river. |
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| Day 4: On Expedition |
| After breakfast, start the day’s rafting. Today the river enters a breathtakingly beautiful gorge and picks up in intensity. We finish rafter for the day and set up camp for the night on an isolated beach by the Ganga River. |
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| Day 5:Finish expedition and drive to Shivpuri camp |
| Rafting begins after breakfast. The river now widens out and is relatively calm for the next 20 river kilometers. We finish the rafting session and drive to Snow Leopard Adventures Camp. Lunch at the camp. Post lunch, we go for sightseeing and visit the various ashrams of Rishikesh. Dinner around a merry campfire at Adventures Camp. |
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| Day 6: Shivpuri-Delhi |
| Return to Delhi. |
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