For thrill-seekers, transcending fear is what it is all about, what best to overcome your water fears with Rishikesh which is a synonym to river rafting. River rafting in Rishikesh is the most popular adventure sport in Uttarakhand among adventurous people. Every year, during the rafting season, one can find a large number of the crowd near rafting camps on the banks of Ganges.
However, not all rafting operators in Rishikesh are authorized by the government. Only a few handfuls of authorized rafting operators follow the safety guidelines set up by the government. These Government Authorized Rafting Operators make sure all the safety measures are taken as experienced and certified guides make sure you have adventurous and safe rafting experience.
| Sr.No | Name of Operator | Firm | No. of Rafts | |
| 1 | Col. N. KUMAR & Sri. AKSHAY KUMAR | Mercury Himalayan Explorations (P) Ltd. | 10 | |
| 2 | Sri. VAIBHAV KALA & Sri SOLIL PAUL | Aqua Terra Adventures(I), P.Ltd. | 10 | |
| 3 | Smt. KOHLI | Indian Rafting Co. | 2 | |
| 4 | Sri. AJEET BAJAJ | Snow Leopard Adventures P.Ltd | 10 | |
| 5 | Sri. YUSUF ZAHEER | Himalayan River Runners (India)P.Ltd | 9 | |
| 6 | Sri. PARTHA PRATIM SAHA | River Wilds | 2 | |
| 7 | Major S.K. YADAV | Wanderlust Travels P.Ltd | 4 | |
| 8 | Sri. CHEWANG MOTUP GOBA | RIMO Expeditions | 3 | |
| 9 | MANI SHANKAR GHOSH(Managing Partner) | Questrails Adventure (Pvt.) Ltd | 3 | |
| 10 | Sri. MAHESH C. TIWARI. | Step Himalayan Adventures | 4 | |
| 11 | Sri. NALIN KHANDURI | Great Indian Outdoors | 5 | |
| 12 | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Gharhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd | 4 | |
| 13 | Sri. DINESH KATHAIT | Venture Himalayas | 4 | |
| 14 | Sri. MANOJ TODARIA & Smt. KIRAN BHATT TODARIA | Indo Ganga Holidays (P)Ltd. | 3 | |
| 15 | Sri. RAVINDER RAWANI | Dream Life Adventure | 3 | |
| 16 | Sri. RAJEEV TIWARI (Managing Director) | Garhwal Himalayan Explorations P.Ltd | 7 | |
| 17 | Sri. SUDHIR KHANDURI & Smt. MALTI KHANDURI | Adven Tours | 3 | |
| 18 | Sri. SHIVA SHANKAR RANA & Sri. GAURI SHANKAR RANA | Adventure Links | 2 | |
| 19 | Sri. PRASHANT GHILDIYAL (Director) | Alaknanda River Adventures | 2 | |
| 20 | Sri. AJAY KHANDURI | Great Himalayan Expenditions | 2 | |
| 21 | Sri. ANIRUDH RAWAT | The Adventure Journeys | 2 | |
| 22 | Sri. ROHIT TAYAL, C.E.O. (Partner) | Logout @Work | 2 | |
| 23 | Sri. RAVINDER SARYAL | Shristi Adventure | 2 | |
| 24 | Sri. MOR SINGH BUGANA (Director) | Explore Himalayan Adventure | 4 | |
| 25 | Sri. DHARMENDRA BHANDARI | River Explorer | 4 | |
| 26 | Sri. NARENDRA NEGI | Vagabond Adventures | 2 | |
| 27 | Sri. ARVIND BHARDWAJ & Sri. VIPIN SHARMA | Red Chilli Adventure Sports Pvt.Ltd | 4 | |
| 28 | Sri.SHOORBIR SINGH BHANDARI | Splash Adventure | 2 | |
| 29 | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. | 2 | |
| 30 | Sri. SHUSHEEL K. BHAT & MEGHNA TYAGI | River N Range Adventure | 2 | |
| 31 | Sri. RAKESH CHAUHAN | Wide Life Adventure | 2 | |
| 32 | Sri. VIKRAM KOTIYAL & Sri. SHAILESH KOTIYAL | Dhaneshwer Resorts & Adventures | 2 | |
| 33 | Sri. HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA (Director) | VNA Hotels P.Ltd. | 2 | |
| 34 | Sri. JAGAT SINGH BHANDARI | Paddler Zone | 3 | |
| 35 | Sri. DEEPAK CHAUHAN | Rush And Less Adventure | 2 | |
| 36 | Sri. VINOD SINGH BHANDARI | Rapid Action Expedition | 2 | |
| 37 | MANENDER (Misty) DHILLON (Partners) | The Himalayan Outback | 2 | |
| 38 | Sri.ARJUN RAUTELA | The Adventure Himalayan Rivers | 2 | |
| 39 | Sri. JASVINDER SINGH & Sri. TILAK JOSHI (Partners) | J2 Adventures | 2 | |
| 40 | NUPUR GULATI (Director) | Uttrakhand Hospitality Ltd. | 2 | |
| 41 | Sri. DEVENDER RAWAT | Glacier Tour | 3 | |
| 42 | Sri. BHUPENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI | DE-N-Ascent Expeditions | 2 | |
| 43 | Sri. JAGDISH KUMAR | Ganga River Tour | 2 | |
| 44 | Sri KUNDAN S. NEGI | Green Hills Adventures | 2 | |
| 45 | Sri YOGESH BAHUGUNA | Garhwal Adventure | 2 | |
| 46 | Sri BIJENDRA BHANDARI | Wave Worn Adventure | 2 | |
| 47 | Sri ANAND S. PUNDIR | Adventure Valley | 2 | |
| 48 | Sri RAJENDRA S. RANA | Camp Sea Hawk | 2 | |
| 49 | Sri VINOD S. BHANDARI & Sri VISHAL BHANDARI | River Fun | 2 | |
| 50 | Sri SUDHIR KUMAR, Smt. SUNISHA GOEL & Sri SHINISH SAHASRABUDHE (Partner) | Cattie Camp | 2 | |
| 51 | Sri VED PRAKASH MAITHANI & Smt. KAMLA MAITHANI (Partner Ship) | Green Mount Adventure Tour & Travels | 2 | |
| 52 | Sri PRADEEP RANA (Managing Director) | North Star Adventure | 2 | |
| 53 | Sri AMIT BHATIA (Prop.) | Great Northern Himalayas | 2 | |
| 54 | Sri GULJAR ALI | Glaciel Rating Adventure | 2 | |
| 55 | Sri. MANJUL RAWAT | Alpine Stars Holidays | 2 | |
| 56 | Sri PRATEEK KALIYA (Pro.) | Himalayan Outdoors Pvt. Ltd. | 3 | |
| 57 | Sri DILBAR S. BHANDARI | Trans Himalayan Adventures | 2 | |
| 58 | Sri VIRENDRA SINGH RANA (Director) | Central Himalayan Adventure | 2 | |
| 59 | Sri PRAMOD KUMAR & Sri. PRADEEP KUMAR (Partners) | Ganga Valley Adventure | 2 | |
| 60 | Sri ABHAY SHARMA | Ravers Expiditions | 2 | |
| 61 | Sri SUBHASH DODIYAL | The Highest Adventure | 2 | |
| 62 | Sri JAYENDRA S. BHANDARI | Real Rafting Adventure | 2 | |
| 63 | Sri MOHAN SHARMA & Sri. BALRAM SHARMA (Partners) | Real Challenge Adventur | 2 | |
| 64 | Sri JAGMOHAN SINGH & Sri. SULTAN SINGH (Partners) | Water Adventure | 2 | |
| 65 | Sri DAULAT SINGH BISHT (Partner) | Himalayan Adventure Holidays | 2 | |
| 66 | Sri SUNIL KANDWAL & Sri. SANJAY UNIYAL | Himgiri Adventure | 2 | |
| 67 | Sri RAJBIR Singh NEGI | Wave Play Adventure | 2 | |
| 68 | Sri DHARMENDRA S. NEGI & Sri. GANESH BAHADUR | Him Ganga Adventure | 2 | |
| 69 | Sri PREM S. JETHURI & Sri. KIRTI S JETHURI (Partners) | Wobbler Water Adventurs | 2 | |
| 70 | Sri RAM PAL SINGH BHANDARI | Ripply Adventure | 2 | |
| 71 | Sri Amit Joshi | Ibex Outdoors | 2 | |
| 72 | Sri VINOD KUMAR | Wonder and Wild Exploration | 2 | |
| 73 | Sri. Bijendra Singh Panwar | Almost Trevel & Tour | 2 | |
| 74 | Sri. Anvesh Singh Thapa | Expeditions India | 2 | |
| 75 | Sri. Jitendra Barthwal | Snow Valley Adventures | 2 | |
| 76 | Sri. Bhupendra Parshad Nautiyal | Exotic Himalayas | 2 | |
| 77 | Sri. Prem Singh Bharara | Adventure Path | 2 | |
| 78 | Sri. Jay Singh Chauhan | Unique Himalayan Adventure | 2 | |
| 79 | Sri. Vijay Singh Payal | Ganges Music Adventure Camp | 2 | |
| 80 | Sri. Chandra Mohan Negi, | Green Ganga Adventure | 2 | |
| 81 | Sri. Bhagwan Singh Rawat | Himalayan Gypsy Adventure | 2 | |
| 82 | Sri. Pankaj Semwal | Travel Himalayan Outdoors | 2 | |
| 83 | Sri. Parbhu Lal Bijalwan | River Zone Adventure | 2 | |
| 84 | Sri. Pramod Shankar Vyas | Himalayan Tiger Adventure | 2 | |
| 85 | Sri. Surendra S. Bhandari | River Rangers | 2 | |
| 86 | Sri. Ranjeet Singh | Adventure Himalaya | 2 | |
| 87 | Sri. Yashpal Chauhan | Call of Adventure | 2 | |
| 88 | Sri. Anil Bisht | Adventure Trails India, | 2 | |
| 89 | Sri. Chandi Prasad | Traveller Zone | 2 | |
| 90 | Sri. Hari Chauhan | Quest Himalayas | 2 | |
| 91 | Sri. Rajesh Pundir | Adventure | 2 | |
| 92 | Sri. Manil Negi | Himalayan Highlander's | 2 | |
| 93 | Sri. Deepak Rawat | Panch Tattva Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd | 2 | |
| 94 | Sri. Virendra S. Gusain | High Waves Expedition | 2 | |
| 95 | Sri. Makan S. Bhandari | Himalayan Hickers | 2 | |
| 96 | Sri. Dinesh Kanswal | Shakti Adventure | 2 | |
| 97 | Sri. Vishal Singh | Himalayan Outfitter | 2 | |
| 98 | Ms.Vandana Negi | Amazing India Holiday's | 2 | |
| 99 | Sri. Jagat Singh Pundir | The Himalayan Experience | 2 | |
| 100 | Sri. Deepak Prasad Baduhi | Hideaway Adventure | 2 | |
| 101 |
| Alpine Adventures | 2 | |
| 102 | Sri. Mukesh Joshi | Paddle India | 2 | |
| 103 | Sri. Kanwar Singh | Paradise Adventure | 2 | |
| 104 | Nidashak, Parntiya Rakshak Dal | Parntiya Rakshak Dal | 2 | |
| 105 | Sri. Uttam Singh | Snowflall Adventure | 2 | |
| 106 | Shri Pradeep Kakran | The Shivalik Adventure | 2 | |
| 107 | Shri Sachidanand Swami and Shri _Prem Singh Bhandari | Team 4 Adventure | 2 | |
| 108 | Dron Bisht | Scared Exploration | 2 | |
| 109 | Hukam Singh | Sunrise Adventure | 2 | |
| 110 | Shri Laxman | Double Triple Adventure | 2 | |
| 111 | Shri Pradeep Kumar | Janvi Adventure | 2 | |
| 112 | Shri Ravindra Kumar Pundir | Wild River Expedition | 2 | |
| 113 | Shri Jittendra Pundir | Eliments & Organs Adventure | 2 | |
| 114 | Shri Vinay Mohan Rana | Bhagirati Adventure Tours | 2 | |
| 115 | Shri Vivek Kumar | Riddi Siddhi Tour & Travels | 2 | |
| 116 | Shri Manoj Uniyal | Dream Cachers | 2 | |
| 117 | Shri Yogendra Singh Pundir | Good Morning Tours | 2 | |
| 118 | Shri Sanjeev Rastogi | India Adventure Tour & travel | 2 | |
| 119 | Shri Yogendra Singh Negi | Incredible Adventure | 2 | |
| 120 | Shri Bhupendra Singh Chauhan | Himalaya adventure sports | 2 | |
| 121 | Shri Praveen Singh Pundir | Green Valley Adventure | 2 | |
| 122 | Shri Alok Upreti | Himalayan Adventure 360 | 2 | |
| 123 | Shri Ashish Sharma | Riverrain Adventure | 2 | |
| 124 | Shri Anurag Payal | Maa Bhagwati Adventure | 2 | |
| 125 | Lalit Kumar Saxsena | Sri Gana Adventure | 2 | |
| 126 | Sanjeev Kumar | Global Hills Adventure | 2 | |
| 127 | Virendra Bhandari | Aventure Bigins | 2 | |
| 128 | Rai Chand Singh Bhandari | Siv Ganga Adventure | 2 | |
| 129 | Dipankar Mishra | Raj Adventures | 2 | |
| 130 | Shri Bhagwati kala | Great Himalayan Outdoor | 2 | |
| 131 | Shri Vikash Singh Bhandari | Himalayan Travels | 2 | |
| 132 | Shri Jagmohan Singh Bhandari | ZigZag Adventure | 2 | |
| 133 | Shri Vikram Bhandari | Himalayan River Expeditions | 2 | |
| 134 | Shri Hemant Chauhan | The Ganga Holiday Adventure | 3 | |
| 135 | Shri Jagmohan Singh | Wild Expiditions | 2 | |
| 136 | Shri Abhimanyu Sariyal | Peddle Himalayan | 2 | |
| 137 | Shri Arvind Bhandari | Rafting India Holidays and Expeditions | 2 | |
| 138 | Shri Vimal Sharma | Wild River Runers | 2 | |
| 139 | Shri Trilok Singh Rawat & Uday Singh Rawat | Outbound Adventure | 2 | |
| 140 | Shri Yog Raj Khanduri & Rajesh Rana | Divine Adventures | 2 |
For rafting, safety should be the prime concern than the pricing. Always choose authorized rafting operators who have licensed rafts. Authorized rafting operators have certified guides with international certificates for rafting, kayaking, swimming, and life-saving skills.
The cost of rafting will be higher if you are going with them. However, you might also see some cheap and low-cost budget rafting operators as well, offering rafting in Rishikesh on discounted rates. They compromise on the experience of guides, quality of rafts/paddles and life-saving equipment, doing multiple trips in a day, does not have certified guides (who charge more than the normal) and some even have minors as rafting guides.
If you own/manage or know any other Govt. Authorized Rafting Operators in Uttarakhand, which is not listed above then, Kindly share the details at helpdesk@eutn.in
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