Tag: rafting in himachal pradesh

Riding the white cold water coming out of glaciers, fear of falling overboard with every jerk caused by killer rapid and the loud screams full of thrill - this is the fun of white water rafting that is giving a tough competition to thrilling snow skiing in Himachal.Figures from green tax barrier Manali, the gateway to town says scores of tourists are reaching Manali to escape scorching heat of plains and many are coming especially with a desire to see fresh snowfall and to enjoy the snow related activities. In the meantime, white water rafting in Beas has emerged as a successful adventure sport in the district. Despite the extreme cold water, thousands of tourists are enjoying this thrilling water sport every day and endless queues of rafts can be seen in river Beas. “My heart stopped throbbing for few minutes. Every time it seemed that we would fall into the water and cold water will freeze our whole body. We were unnerved by all wet. We could not ski but quite enjoyed the adventurous rafting,” tourists from Delhi, Rohini and Shreyasi said here in office of Himachal Vacation Travels and Adventure after having raft ride and before leaving back to Delhi. The increasing emphasis on skiing has lead to the national level skiing competition every year to attract more and more tourists to Manali but the sad thing is that skiing is totally dependent on weather conditions and the degree of snowfall. Now, many people are looking at white water rafting as an alternative option to ski which runs almost throughout the year. The number of providers for extreme rafting sports in recent years has increased to more than two hundreds only in Kullu district and administration is also encouraging the adventure sports activities. Today, thousands of youths are