I loved the ride. We took a bus from the Red Chilli office (where we got a recorded view of the previous rafting experience) over to the starting point. We were a bit delayed by the heavy rains, but that was a minor hindrance. We had three guides with us who set us up with life jackets and cold protection for the journey. After a short walk down to the shore of Ganga, we received an in-depth safety instruction about how to work the raft and what to do if you fell off your raft (in our party of 7, someone did fall out, but that was more fun and silly than anything). After we started off in three rafts, we had to row against a bunch of waves - some of which buffeted us and challenged our oars hard - but it was all the more worth it to struggle forward to see the sights of Ganga's shores, and the beautiful river current. Our guide, Bhuppi, had us on our toes and made sure we were getting everything we could out of the experience. We got a bunch of photos, literally dipped our feet in the water, got to 'swim' with the raft, got to record our experience and, of course, tasted the Ganga current. I heartily recommend this trip if you are going to Rishikesh. It'll be a highlight of the journey.
