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Rafting in India has been gaining quite a lot of attention during the past few years. Even though there are many different locations that offers river rafting, but not, all of these sports can offer the true thrill and excitement that you expect. The fact is that some river rafting locations in India are very dull and boring. But the rafting in Rishikesh is entirely different from the other rafting locations in India. Rishikesh is one of the top rated rafting locations in India because of the swift flow of the river through the rocks and stones. The sight of the swift paced river only can take your breath away. Getting on the inflated boat for the ride is another story. But before that, there are a lot of things that you should know about the white water river rafting. Call us: 0120-4127715, +91-7838984471 Mail us: care@365hops.com – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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  • There are many kinds of adventure sports that can
    satisfy your adrenaline rushes. The bungee
    jumping and skydiving are some exciting adventure
    sports that thrill these adrenaline junkies. When
    it comes to India, the most exciting adventure
    sport is the white water river rafting.
  • What is White Water River Rafting?
  • River rafting is an adventure sport in which a
    group of people, usually 10, get on an inflated
    boat and take on the fast flowing river. The best
    feature about the river rafting that makes people
    addicted to it is that it is a purely raw sport.
    There will be very low control and you will have
    to embrace what is next to come. With little
    control and unpredictability, this raw sport has
    won the hearts of millions of adrenaline junkies
    worldwide. All you can do is get along with the
    flow of the river. You will feel yourself as the
    part of the river and the motion is nothing but
    controlled chaos.

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  • Why River Rafting is ideal in India?
  • India is famous for her great rivers. There are
    many great rivers that are running through the
    heart of the India. The River Ganga is the most
    famous of them all. Ganga is mainly known for the
    religious matters. But apart from that, the river
    Ganga offers quite a different story. Ganga is an
    ideal river for rafting at many locations in
    India. An interesting fact about the river Ganga
    is that, originating from the Himalaya Mountains,
    the river flows through multiple states in India.
    There will be plenty of water always because,
    during the summer season, the melting of snow
    from the frosty Himalaya Mountains will supply a
    huge amount of water to the river. So, the river
    rafting is always feasible at the river Ganga.

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  • Rafting in India has been gaining quite a lot of
    attention during the past few years. Even though
    there are many different locations that offers
    river rafting, but not, all of these sports can
    offer the true thrill and excitement that you
    expect. The fact is that some river rafting
    locations in India are very dull and boring. But
    the rafting in Rishikesh is entirely different
    from the other rafting locations in India.
    Rishikesh is one of the top rated rafting
    locations in India because of the swift flow of
    the river through the rocks and stones. The sight
    of the swift paced river only can take your
    breath away. Getting on the inflated boat for the
    ride is another story. But before that, there are
    a lot of things that you should know about the
    white water river rafting.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Make Sure The Guides Are Licensed And
    Experienced
  • Always Wear The Necessary Safety Gears
  • Take Paddling Lessons From The Experts
  • Choose The Right Outfit
  • Try Not To Fall Off
  • Always Listen To The Guide Well
  • Learn How To Swim Properly
  • Choose What Is Suitable For You
  • Always Raft In Group

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Stay Sober
  • Dont Wear Hand Or Leg Wraps
  • Double Check The Quality Of The Safety
    Equipment
  • Make Sure First Aids Are Available
  • Always Ask For Safety Briefing
  • Finish Rafting Before Sunlight Goes Down
  • Inform Your Medical Conditions To The Guide
    Before Starting Off
  • Do Not Try To Stand Up, Always Sit Inside The
    Raft
  • Teamwork Is Important

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Make Sure The Guides Are Licensed And Experienced
  • River rafting is undoubtedly a sport that
    involves a very huge amount of risk. Rafting may
    even cost your life if proper attention is not
    given to it. So, always take enough care while
    choosing the outfitters and guides. Dont forget
    to make sure they are licensed and have years of
    experience in the same field. There are many
    rafting services in India that arent properly
    authorized and dont have the required safety
    gears.
  • Always Wear The Necessary Safety Gears
  • Since there is huge risk involved in the white
    water river rafting, you should always wear the
    safety gears at any cost. The swift river can
    rock the inflated boat and make you fall in the
    river. So it is very important to wear the safety
    jacket so that you stay afloat when you fall into
    the river and doesnt drown. The helmets should
    be worn because, the river is not made of soft
    pebbles and sand, there will be huge rocks that
    can cause very damage if hit.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Take Paddling Lessons From The Experts
  • There is no meaning in going to the river rafting
    if you dont know to paddle properly. The paddle
    is the only tool you have to take on the raw and
    aggressive river. If you dont paddle properly,
    devastating results may follow. To take control
    of the inflated boat and to avoid trouble, it is
    very important to take the paddling lessons so
    that you can paddle yourself away from all the
    troubles.
  • Choose The Right Outfit
  • You are definitely going to get wet during the
    river rafting, when you are thrown into the river
    by accident, you should be able to swim yourself
    away from the danger. Even if you know how to
    swim, if the outfit isnt right, you will get
    dragged down. Materials like jeans can absorb the
    water and it will make you heavier. It will make
    the swimming a difficult task. So, when going for
    the river rafting, try to avoid jeans and similar
    materials and wear clothes that doesnt absorb
    water much.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Try Not To Fall Off
  • In river rafting, the most important thing you
    should concern about is staying in the boat
    without falling off. The chances of getting
    injuries are much high if you are thrown off from
    the boat. The boat may rock hard while going down
    the stream and when hitting the rocks. You must
    always make sure you have enough grip so that you
    dont fall off. The guide will shout out if
    anything is about to happen, this is your call
    for holding on to the boat.
  • Always Listen To The Guide Well
  • The guide is like the captain of the boat. You
    must always listen to the guide and do whatever
    you are told to do by the guide. The guide will
    be giving frequent instructions mainly about
    paddling the boat. The boat will flow in the
    right direction and be in control only if the
    commands of the guide are obeyed properly.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Learn How To Swim Properly
  • Even though, the safety jacket will keep you
    afloat in the river, it becomes meaningless if
    you dont know how to swim. No matter how tight
    you wear those jackets, there still exists a
    small chance that the jacket will get separated
    from your body due to the flow of the water or by
    hitting the rocks. so in such situations, you
    must be able to swim so that you can avoid any
    mishaps and stay in one piece.
  • Choose What Is Suitable For You
  • One thing you should know about the river rafting
    is that they are classified into 6 different
    classed, each class having separate risk levels.
    Class 1 is considered as the easiest level and
    the difficulty goes up gradually up to the level
    6. The level 6 involves huge risk factor and
    should be done by the experts only. If you are a
    beginner, go for the class 1 or 2. While choosing
    a class level, you must also consider your
    physical fitness for that particular class.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Always Raft In Group
  • If you are about to go rafting alone, you must
    know that, there wont be anyone who can help you
    if anything terrible happens. If you are rafting
    in a group, there will always be hope because
    other rafters will try to save you from harm if
    anything bad occurs.
  • Stay Sober
  • People go to river rafting, seeking adventure and
    thrill. Some people prefer to use alcohol before
    the trip for maximizing the enjoyment. This is
    very dangerous and should be avoided at any cost.
    Alcohol reduces the reflex speed and increases
    the danger in the river rafting.
  • Dont Wear Hand Or Leg Wraps
  • When raft is tumbled over, the hand wraps may get
    tangled around your hands or body, preventing you
    from swimming correctly. This may lead to
    drowning. So it is better to leave the hand wraps
    behind, even if you are suffering from any kind
    of hand injury.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Double Check The Quality Of The Safety Equipment
  • Even if you are supplied with all the safety
    gadgets, they dont mean anything if they are of
    very bad quality. So always ensure the quality of
    the safety jackets and the helmets. Some safety
    jackets will have only less floating materials.
    If you dont feel confident with the safety gear
    you are provided with, ask for better ones or
    leave the river rafting course.
  • Make Sure First Aids Are Available
  • Before going on white water river rafting, you
    must make sure that, there is enough supply for
    the first aid tools such as bandages and
    painkillers.
  • Always Ask For Safety Briefing
  • You must always ask for safety briefing to the
    guide. You may have experience in rafting in
    other rapids. But you must always keep that in
    mind that each stream and rapid is different from
    one on another. So ask for the guide to brief
    about the course and the safety requirements
    before starting off the ride.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Finish Rafting Before Sunlight Goes Down
  • While going for river rafting, it must be
    performed only during the presence of enough
    sunlight. When it is dark, the path and the rocks
    may not be visible even for the most expert
    paddler. This increases danger and should be
    avoided at any cost. Even if there is sunlight
    when starting off the journey, make sure that it
    wont be dark before finishing the river rafting
    course.
  • Inform Your Medical Conditions To The Guide
    Before Starting Off
  • If you are suffering from any kind of diseases or
    have any physical damage done to your body in the
    past, dont hesitate to inform your guide about
    your medical conditions. The guide will give
    safety instructions according to your medical
    conditions and will prevent you from getting
    yourself injured.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • Do Not Try To Stand Up, Always Sit Inside The
    Raft
  • For maximizing the fun, people tend to stand up
    in the raft for a better view and for showing
    off. When you are standing up, the center of
    gravity also gets increased, so there is a high
    chance that you will tip over and will be thrown
    off to river.
  • Teamwork Is Important
  • Always remember that you will be rafting in a
    team. For the correct movement of the raft, you
    may need to paddle in a rhythmic manner with the
    fellow members of the raft. Do help others when
    they are in need of help. Only with this
    attitude, you will be able to survive higher
    grade river rafting.

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  • Precautions that Should be Taken Before River
    Rafting
  • That is all you need to know about before going
    river rafting in India. Make sure you follow all
    of the above instructions to stay safe during the
    white water river rafting. While doing river
    rafting, always watch out for eddies. Eddies are
    swirls in the rapid. It may be of various sizes.
    Larger eddies can even rotate the raft by some
    angle. So it would be best to stay away from
    eddies while river rafting or swimming in the
    river. In the lower grade river rafting, you may
    be allowed to swim in the river with the safety
    jacket as per the instructions of the guide.
    Never go far away from the raft and stay under
    the sight of the guide. If you tend to swim
    without considering the instructions of the
    guide, there is a risk of getting trapped in
    eddies or falling into fast streamlines.

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  • Know More About Rishikesh
  • Rishikesh is situated in the state of
    Uttarakhand, as a gateway to the Himalaya
    Mountains. With about 372 meters elevated from
    the sea level, the climate of Rishikesh is always
    chilling. That is exactly the reason why White
    Water River rafting in Rishikesh is better than
    any other rafting locations in India. Rishikesh
    offers a great stretch of the aggressively paced
    holy Ganga River that is ideal for river rafting.
    The Rishikesh river rafting is known all around
    the world for the thrill ride it offers. The best
    feature about the Rishikesh river rafting is that
    rafting of different grades like 1, 2, 3 and 4
    are offered at the Rishikesh river rafting. So it
    doesnt matter whether you are an expert or an
    amateur, you can choose from different difficulty
    classes.
  • Grade 1 indicates that navigation is quite
    simple. The stream will be comparatively slow
    paced and you will be able to paddle both
    upstream and downstream through the river. There
    is no risk of being thrown into water or anything
    like that.
  • Grade 2 courses are those that contain multiple
    rocks of small sizes placed on the path. But like
    in grade 1, navigation is not that much difficult
    and can be controlled easily.

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  • Know More About Rishikesh
  • Grade 3 is where the adventure begins. It is
    not like the lower grades. You will really begin
    to feel the thrill and exhilaration of a real
    adventure. It requires quite a lot of skill and
    concentration for the river rafting and there are
    chances of getting into trouble if proper
    attention is not given to it.
  • Grade 4 is an advanced level. It is strictly
    for the experts. Novices shouldnt attempt grade
    4 rafting because the current is too strong to be
    faced by an inexperienced person. Another fact
    you should know is that the raft may even be
    tumbled due to the strong current in the stream.
  • Grade 5 is Professional River rafting. It is
    considered very dangerous and there is a high
    chance for getting into trouble and being
    injured.
  • Grade 6 is nothing but beautiful chaos. There
    will be no control at all and you will have to
    embrace for your lives. It is only for the
    adrenaline junkies who dare to push the limits
    over their lives.

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  • Grade 1, Rapids in Rishikesh
  • 1. Black money 2. Sweet sixteen
    3. Good morning
  • Grade 2, Rapids in Rishikesh
  • 1. Club house 2. Initiation 3.
    Double trouble
  • 4. Hilton 5. Terminator 6.
    Shivpuri rapid
  • Grade 3, rapids in Rishikesh
  • 1. Three blind mice 2. Cross fire
    3. Roller coaster
  • 4. Golf course 5. Return to slender
    6. Daniels dip
  • Grade 4 rapid in Rishikesh
  • 1. The great wall

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  • Discover the Raw Wildness and Beauty
  • Like mentioned above, the famous river rafting
    spots in Rishikesh are Sweet Sixteen, cross fire,
    The Blind Mice, Daniel Dip and The great Wall.
    All these courses differ in length and pace of
    the river. So, you will never get bored of river
    rafting in Rishikesh as there are multiple
    locations for river rafting. You can move from
    one location to other and have fun all day long.
    Apart from the river rafting courses, the
    Rishikesh is truly a beautiful place. During the
    white water river rafting in Rishikesh, you will
    be able to discover enchanting nature surrounding
    the banks of the stream. The surrounding nature
    consists of diverse plants and trees that give a
    pleasant feel for the eyes. You will like you
    have entered into some magical place while
    rafting through this beautiful place. There is no
    doubt that, Rishikesh and the river Ganga is a
    true blessing from the god, for its unmatched
    beauty.

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  • Choose the Best Course that is Suitable For You
  • There are so many private agencies in Rishikesh
    that offer white water rafting. You have to be
    very careful while choosing among these agencies.
    Not all of these agencies may have expert guides
    and enough safety gears for a safe river rafting.
    So, always choose safe and reputed river rafting
    agencies even if the package cost is high,
    because your life is more important and costs
    more than anything in this planet. An interesting
    feature of the river rafting at this place is
    that the rafting may start from multiple points
    and eventually and up at the Rishikesh. The
    rafting length ranges from 2 kilo meters to 40
    kilometers. So, you get to choose between
    different length courses for the river rafting.
    During the rafting course, you are given a
    wonderful opportunity to get to know the nature
    better. Most of the wildlife and plantation
    exists on the banks of the rivers. So while doing
    river rafting through the River Ganga in
    Rishikesh, you will be able to see a lot of the
    wildlife that you havent seen before in your
    entire life so far. Hence white water river
    rafting at Rishikesh is recommended to all those
    who are in love with the nature and are willing
    to discover the true wildness and beauty of the
    nature.

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  • Treat the Rivers Very Well
  • In the northern India, the rivers have a lot of
    historic and legendary significances. The River
    Ganga is considered as a goddess. You must always
    keep this in mind and should treat the river as a
    goddess because rivers are a gift from the
    nature. Try to avoid the usage of the plastic and
    do treat the rivers well. Please dont try to
    make a negative impact on the nature after
    performing the river rafting. Try to keep the
    river and the surrounding clean always so that,
    great river rafting will still be possible for
    the generations to come.
  • Dont Forget to Have Fun
  • Last but not the least, the most important thing
    you should do in river rafting at Rishikesh is to
    smile and have fun. The fun and enjoyment is the
    ultimate aim of any adventure sport. So what is
    the point in going to an adventure with fear and
    panic? It will be a huge disappointment if all
    you do is panic and get tensed while doing the
    river rafting. Simply put, river rafting is
    simple. But it is also powerful at the same time.
    You are given a chance to flow with the river.
    The only thing left to do is to take a deep
    breath and watch the beautiful surroundings as
    you pass by. Try to enjoy the maximum as
    possible. But always remain in the safety limits.
    If the instructions are followed properly, you
    can make the river rafting in India a memorable
    experience.
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