Alaknanda River Rafting

After a leisurely breakfast, drive along the Alaknanda river to reach Chamoli.
Upon reaching Chamoli, relax for a while post which you can start your river rafting adventure on Upper Alaknanda.
The day will start with a short practice drill followed by some white water bashing.
This day will entail rafting across 14 to 15 rapids of Grades II to IV+ over a span of 3 to 4 hours till Nandaprayag.
In the evening the get another briefing of safety procedures and the local customs, culture from the trip leader.
Camp on the banks of the river and spend the night in tents.
Overnight stay in Nandaprayag.

After having a delicious breakfast in the morning get ready for the most challenging day of the trip that will entail surpassing a series of Grade IV/IV+ rapids.
This rafting route starting from Nandaprayag to Karnaprayag has around 20 rapids and takes about 5 hours to complete.
The day will start with a short practice drill followed by some white water bashing.
While rafting comes across the ‘Hillary Fall’ rapid, named after the legendry climber who during his ‘Ocean to Sky’ adventure could not go up the rapid in his Jetboat.
The river rafting adventure ends at Karnapraya where the Pinder River meets the Alaknanda.
End the day by unwinding at a beautiful beach campsite in Karnaprayag and retire for the night.
Overnight stay in Karnaprayag.

Wake up in the morning and have breakfast by the river.
This day’s stretch is a rafting course comprising of paddling through Grade III+ to IV rapids for about 4 hours from Karanprayag to Gauchar through 10 to 12 rapids.
End the day’s session of battling the white waters of Alaknanda and rest after an exhausting day at camp on the beautiful banks at Gauchar.
Overnight stay in Gauchar.

After having your breakfast get ready for this last day of rafting from Gauchar to Rudraprayag entails meandering from the upper stretches of Alaknanda comprising of Grade III+/IV rapids.
It will take 4-5 hours with a lunch break to reach the pull-out at Rudraprayag.
Just before reaching Rudraprayag, encounter the Grade 5 rapid called ‘Kakkar Fall’ which is a massive constriction in the river.
End this adventure near the confluence of Alaknanda with the Mandakini valley at Rudraprayag.
From here, drive down about 4 hours to reach Haridwar from where you can continue with your onward journey.
Your Upper Alaknanda river rafting adventure ends here with lots of adventurous memories.