River Rafting on the Brahmaputra – India’s Ultimate Adventure
River rafting in India on the mighty Brahmaputra River is considered one of the most thrilling and challenging rafting experiences in the world. Known as “Burlung-Buthur” by the Bodo people of Assam, the river is called Yarlung Tsangpo in the Tibetan Plateau.
The Brahmaputra originates from the Angsi Glacier on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County. Earlier, the source was believed to be the Chema-Yungdung Glacier, identified by geographer Swami Pranavananda in the 1930s.
According to updated research led by Liu Shaochuang from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the river stretches approximately 3,848 kilometres (2,391 miles) with a drainage area of about 712,035 square kilometres. These measurements were refined using modern expeditions and satellite imagery.
From its source, the river flows for nearly 700 miles (1,100 km) eastward between the main range of the Himalayas to the south and the Kailash Range to the north. In its upper reaches, the river is widely known as Tsangpo, meaning “Purifier,” and is also referred to as Yarlung Zangbo in Chinese.
Today, river expeditions on the Brahmaputra are regarded as one of the best rafting experiences in India, offering powerful rapids, breathtaking landscapes, and unforgettable wilderness adventures
10:30 AM Delhi Airport
Meeting place: Delhi Airport
Brahmaputra Rafting Expedition
(11 Night 12 Days) 180 Km. Tuting to Passighat
We’ll meet at 3:00 PM at Delhi Airport Fly from Delhi to get to Dibrugarh, a city on the banks of lower Brahmaputra. Transfer to waiting vehicles and drive across the mighty Brahmaputra to Pasighat, which welcomes the Siang into the plains. This iconic bridge has ended years of ferry travel across the river.
Check in and expedition briefing at tea time. Visit the local market. Overnight Pasighat.
Travel today by ferry from Dibrugarh to Pasighat. It is an eight hour ride and an enjoyable one. The river offers great views of the flora and fauna on the riverbeds. One may also get to see the Ganges River Dolphin. Overnight stay at a Pasighat hotel.
We will drive to the starting point on the river that will take us through the rainforest and Adi settlements. We will be stopping often to get photographs and to talk to the locals. Camp overnight and travel the next day to Tuting. One reaches Tuting in the evening, pitches camp and enjoys a hot dinner around a campfire and then hit the sleeping bags.
This is a relaxed day and you can hike up to the Jedu village to discover the culture and traditions of the tribal people. Late afternoon is spent on a complete briefing of safety on the river, an introduction to paddling commands and the basics of rafting, kayaking and rescue procedures.
The Brahmaputra in all its glory gives one an experience on its grade 4 rapids with the ‘Ninguing’ rapid and then ‘Pulsating Pulsi’ further below Palsi Village. We reach Pango in the afternoon and set up camp. Dinner around the campfire is never quiet on this evening as there are plenty of experiences and adventures of the day to share and relive.
One begins the journey by paddling to the enormous Pango rapid. Then we move on to the Ninguing and Marmong canyon. Discover a land virtually untouched by civilization and enjoy the experience of being in one of the world’s most remote jungle canyons. The virgin forests that surround us create the perfect setting for the exhilarating ‘Rikor’ and ‘Zebra Rock’ rapids. Set up camp for the day, by the ‘Toothfairy’ so that we can see what is to come the next day!
We walk around the ‘Toothfairy’ – a grade 6 rapid; to make our way out of the Marmong gorge. We encounter and negotiate grade 4 rapids such as the ‘Hairy Hari’, ’Broken Oar’ and lots more. Set up camp below Ramsingh.
Begin the day with a float trip to the ‘Moying Madness’ that is sure to get your adrenalin pumping on a grade 4+ rapid. The section below is comparatively mellow, till one reaches Nubo. The ‘Karo Killer’ brings us to Geku, where we pitch camp. Enjoy evening stories as we sit around the campfire.
Enjoy the gushing sound of the river as it gently awakens you. This is a relaxed day and one can choose to hike in the hills that surround us, go kayaking on the river or just laze around the camp.
Float trip is the call for the day and it takes you past many Adi tribal settlements. We will also pass the confluence of the Brahmaputra and Siyom. Watch the world pass by you gently and enjoy the sights and sounds of Yembung and Rotung village. Rotung is our stop for the day and we reach in time for lunch. Refresh your body and mind with a dip in the water in the fresh water spring and get ready to head back to the urban world.
We enter the last whitewater section on the Brahmaputra before it flows into the plains. The river looks more voluminous now, and offers a different charm than what we saw in the last few days. Stay overnight in a hotel at Pasighat.
Pasighat and take a ferry to Dibrugarh from Boghiwheel Ghat.
The flight from Dibrugarh gets us back to Delhi with memories and stories to last until your next trip on the Brahmaputra.
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