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Every time you visit the Holy Ganges you experience something new and mind you the experience gets even enriching as you scale new heights and move beyond Haridwar and Rishikesh.
Purity of the Ganges, unmatched beauty and unfolding adventure at every step and level sets one's pulse racing. This area has something to offer for every age bracket and each personality type. Be it the spiritual set looking for peace and tranquility or hard core nature lovers to explore nature's bounty or the adventurous lot (like me) who are just looking for a life changing experience, the terrain has a lot to offer.
The area that is situated along the Ganges on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, has presence of large number of camps that offer nature, spiritual and adventure tours.
Situated on the banks of the mighty Ganga, these camps are themselves experience worth living for.
Located 270 kilometers from Delhi on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, Kaudiyala, has been a halt over for the pilgrims to the char dham yatra.
Approximately a 7 hour drive from Delhi, Kaudiyala is beyond conventional camping sites located in Rishikesh, Shivpuri and Byasi. Kaudiyala, is well connect by road, from Rishikesh and Haridwar, with the later being connected by rail from mall major cities.
The camp we chose to stay at Kaudiyala was the camp Ganga Riveria, located off Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, near Mahadev Chatti. The camp was 3 kilometer or 15 minutes walk from the highway, through natural surroundings and a quaint jhoola pul (suspended bridge), that was the old pilgrim's path to Badrinath. Located in peaceful setting and serene ambience, the camp provided an ideal setting for every human need.
The next level of adventure came in the form of rappelling or abseiling, waterfall climbing and an experience to get through from a 40ft waterfall.
But what was still awaiting us was in true sense was the rapid-fire round in the form of a rafting expedition. The stretch from Devprayag and Rishikesh has been on rafting and adventure tourism map of the country for decades now! There is nothing quite like the 'pure energy high' one gets from riding foaming white water rapids. The rafting stretch between Kaudiyala and Rishikesh, offers some of the fast action white water rapids. With opportunities for plenty of bodysurfing and bird watching, the rafting stretch offers an opportunity to enjoy the natural surrounding.
Starting from Daniel's Dip at Kaudiyala to begin with and then the biggest rapid on the Ganga - The Wall, Marine Drive, Three Blind Mice, Roller Coaster, Golf Course, Club House and Initiation are some of the rapids that can let one overcome the fear of life and death.
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