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Rafting and camping can be clubbed together in two ways.
during day trips
Rafting day trips can be clubbed with River side camping on the Ganges.
You check into these camps like you do in resorts. On the Ganga these camps are operational through out the year, except during the monsoon (July - August). These camps take care of your Rafting, Accommodation, Meals, and other recreational activities.
Rafting is the main activity at the River Camps. Activities like rappelling / rock-climbing, fun kayaking, day hikes may be provided by the camps.
Accommodation in these camps is in tents on a twin sharing basis. There is no electricity at the camps. Toilets are dry pits.
Optionally, you can choose to stay in hotels, resorts, guest houses around Rishikesh and Shivpuri.
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during multi-day expeditions
Rafting expeditions a journey on the river span across multiple days.
Unlike day trips; there are no fixed camps in expeditions. All the gear and logistics needed for survival (like dome tents, kitchen, sleeping bags, personal belongings) are carried in cargo rafts.
The daytime is mainly dominated by rafting, and by evening everyone gets involved in pitching up the camp for the overnight stay, which is generally in an isolated beach on the banks of the river. Next morning the camp is folded up and we continue further in the river.
The overnight camps during the expeditions are different from the ones used during day-trips. They are very basic in nature and you should not expect luxuries. There are no beds or quilts, sleeping bags and sleeping mats are a norm.
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