RIVER RAFTING IN RISHIKESH 
Rishikesh & Shivpuri have become the main centres of white water rafting in North India. The river rafting camps are based some 20 kms away from Rishikesh on the Rishikesh - Devprayag road.
River Rafting is done mostly in imported rafts made of vulcanised rubber bodies reinforced by nylon fabric beneath an exterior of neoprene thus making it tough enough to withstand the battering it gets when it rams across the rocky boulders in the water. Rafting is done on rapids which isa white patch of foam on a flowing river caused by sudden gradient or by the river breadth getting constricted while flowing through a gorge between rocks or by a sudden increase or decrease in the volume of the water. Rapids aregraded from 1 to 6 depending on the ease with which they can be negotiated,with 1 being the most easy. Rapids have been given interesting names like Golf Course, Three Blind Mice, Daniel's Dip, Sweet Sixteen, Marine Drive, Cross Fire and Roller Coaster.
 Class 1 : an easy, slow-moving current.
Class 2 : small waves.
Class 3 : rapids have medium waves with some technical maneuvers required.
Class 4 : rapids occur in a faster current, with bigger waves that are technical and scouting is sometimes recommended.
Class 5 : rapids have a very fast current, large waves and scouting is necessary.
Class 6 : rapids are virtually un-runnable, only attempted by professional racing teams.
HOTELS & TENTED ACCOMMODATION AT GANGA BEACHES
1Nights/2Days Rs.1450/-(perperson/perday) (Rs.100/ add for transportation from Tapovan to Camp area)
Cost included: All meals:Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, recreation activities (Rock-climbing), One Rafting down from Bhrampuri
to Laxman Jhula.
2Nights/3Days Rs.2950/-(perperson)(Rs.100/ add for transportation from Tapovan to Camp area)
Cost included: All meals:Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, recreation activities (Rock-climbing), Two Rafting down from Shivpuri-
Laxman Jhula and Brahmapuri to Laxman Jhula.
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