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The Upper Alaknanda River Expedition

Welcome to an adventure down Alaknanda River. The adventure starts from the base camp near the Ganges river close to the yoga capital of the world – Rishikesh.We will start from the nearest town called Chamoli and end at Rudraprayag covering a total of 70 kms and a river run negotiating over 85 Class 3+/4 rapids!!

Our drive will take us past the holy towns of Devparayag, Nandprayag & Rudraprayag.The actual trip will start from Kaldubagarh, which is palced above Alaknanda and is on the road to Badrinath, India’s holiest shrine for Hindus. This trip will take us through deep gorges, challenging white waters, white sandy beaches and swirling rapids creating a truly memorable adventure

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DAY 1:

Depart Delhi by Early morning train – Shatabdi Express which leaves Delhi at 0655 HRS. Arrive Haridwar at 1130 HRS and you shall be transferred to Camp Silver Sands, located on a large beach of white sand on the bank of River Ganga. Enjoy the welcome and later you shall be briefed about the camp, available activities and the trip that awaits you. Later take a short rafting trip to get acquainted with safety techniques, paddling commands .Enjoy a run of rapids, like "Three Blind Mice", "Crossfire", and the "Body Surfing rapid". Later we return to camp for snacks and hot tea and coffee. Evenings are to enjoy barbecue dinner, campfire and tales of bravery .Overnight at the camp.

DAY 2:

After breakfast drive to Kaldubagarh (6 hrs). Enroute take a brief stop at Devprayag, to enjoy the confluence of River Alaknanda & River Bhagirathi and together they form the River Ganga. Later we check into our guesthouse at kaldubagarh for overnight stay.

DAY 3:

After breakfast drive to the nearest town of Chamoli (1 hour drive) to begin our river adventure. We shall now do a comprehensive safety check and plunge into the white waters. Today we shall raft for 30 kms covering nearly 40 rapids including the “Hillary Fall” rapid where the famous “Ocean to Sky” expedition of Edmund Hillary ended due to inability to go up any further. There will be lots of paddling today and we guarantee it will not be boring. Later float back into the Kaldubagarh for overnight stay at the guest house.

DAY 4:

Enjoy your breakfast and store some extra calories as we raft today to Gauchar from Kaldubagarh. We will hit 20 Class 3+ rapids over a 4 hour duration .Later we camp at Gauchar near the confluence of River Alaknanda with the Pinar at Karnprayag.

DAY 5:

Bely up your jackets and equipment as today will have covering 30 kms of Class 3+/4 rapids over a 5 hour duration. This may also include a possible portage at “Kakar Fall”. Get geared for a lot of action, fun and rolling in the waters. Later drive back to the valley at Camp Silver Sands for a piping hot dinner. Overnight stay at the camp.

DAY 6:

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast and just sun bathe .After Lunch you shall be transferred to Haridwar where you shall board the evening train to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi at 2230 HRS you shall be met by our representative and escorted to pre booked hotels for overnight stay.