Rafters in the green water of the Ganga at Rishikesh

Uttarakhand · 2 nights, 3 days

Rishikesh Rafting Weekend

from ₹18,499 per person, twin sharing, flights extra

Rishikesh

About this trip

Two nights in Rishikesh mixing the calm of its riverside ashrams and evening aarti with a splash-filled white-water rafting run down the Ganga.

One of our Uttarakhand tour packages from Kerala. Flights quoted from your city.

Length
2 nights, 3 days
Route
Rishikesh

Uttarakhand at a glance

  • Best Mar–Jun and Sep–Nov Clear seasons
  • Photo ID For flights and hotels
  • Adventure
  • Spiritual

Highlights

  • White-water rafting from Brahmapuri
  • Ram Jhula and the Rishikesh ghats
  • Ganga Aarti at dusk
  • Parmarth Niketan ashram
  • Riverside cafes and markets

Route

  1. Rishikesh
  • Hotel
  • Breakfast & dinner
  • Transfers
  • Sightseeing

Day by day

  1. Day 1:Arrive in Rishikesh

    Settle into your hotel, cross the Ram Jhula suspension bridge and end the day at the riverside aarti before wandering the markets.

    • Check-in at your hotel
    • Ram Jhula
    • Parmarth Niketan
    • Ganga Ghat
    • Evening Ganga Aarti
    • Local markets and cafes

    Meals:Dinner

  2. Day 2:Rafting on the Ganga

    After breakfast you take to the river on a white-water rafting run, then have the rest of the day free.

    • White-water rafting on the Brahmapuri stretch
    • Free time at the cafes and ghats

    Meals:Breakfast & Dinner

  3. Day 3:Rishikesh to Dehradun

    Check out after breakfast, stop at the Beatles Ashram if time allows, and we drive you to Dehradun.

    • Breakfast and check-out
    • Optional: Beatles Ashram, if your timings allow
    • Drop in Dehradun

    Meals:Breakfast

What the price covers

Included

  • 2 nights in a comfortable hotel, twin sharing
  • Breakfast and dinner, starting with dinner on day 1
  • All transfers and sightseeing in an air-conditioned sedan, or a larger car for bigger groups
  • One white-water rafting session (Brahmapuri to Rishikesh, about 9 km and 2 hours, subject to river and weather)
  • Bottled drinking water on the tour

Not included

  • Flights or trains to Rishikesh and from Dehradun
  • Hotel stay in Delhi
  • Guides, porters and entry tickets
  • Drinks with meals, pony rides, tips, laundry, calls, and camera or ropeway charges
  • Travel insurance
  • Extra costs caused by bad weather, road closures or landslides
  • Any damage or claims
  • Anything not named under inclusions

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When is the best time to go?

March to June and September to November. Corbett’s core zones are open roughly November to June; the Kedarnath and Badrinath season runs roughly from late April or May to October or November, and monsoon rain can close the roads for a day or more.

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