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It is a land blessed with natural and cultural diversity - a land where people still live with nature - a land where trade once flourished between the great Himalayan Kingdoms. It is a land of heritage, festivals and rituals - a land of snowfed rivers. It is KUMAON.

The rivers of Kumaon have never been opened for commercial rafting before. Therefore what you encounter in these rivers is the ancient culture of its inhabitants and vast stretches of untouched, unspoiled landscape, teeming with wild - life and migratory birds like cormorants and Siberian cranes.

The river, ever - moving, signifies life truly. Wild, un-explored, mysterious and beautiful - such is the course the river chooses. No better way to get such and in sight than to let yourself go!

It gives us a feeling of pride and joy to introduce river rafting in the Kumaoni rivers. We at M.M.V.N. have set up a fully equipped river rafting unit together with experienced and skilled professionals to operate commercial rafting trips (for tourist) on the KALIGANGA and the SUYU / RAMGANGA (E)

THE RIVERS:-
KALI GANGA
Originating from Kalapani, the last immigration post on the Indo-Tibet border (on the Kailash Mansarover Yatra route) the Kaliganga actually demarcates the international boundary between India and Nepal. Together with its tributaries, the Kali forms the major natural drainage system of Kumaon and Western Nepal Himalaya.

The average grade of the river is class III and the river and our rafts flow past a kaleidoscopic landscape of terraced hills of Nepali and Kumaoni villages distinctive in architecture and culture. Due to the absence of road communication, the river valley is lesser explored, with virgin beaches visited only by migratory birds and an occasional thirsty animal. Giving you an insight into the life-style customs, traditions and religion of the local people, a rafting holiday on the Kaliganga promises to be an exhilarating experience with its 'thrills, chills and spills.'

SARYU / RAMGANGA (E) -
The Ramganga (E) originates from the Namik glacier which is one of the most beautiful glaciers in the Kumaon Himalaya. Like its origin, the river follows a scenic route through a lesser inhabited valley, meets the Saryu at Rameshwar, and goes out to confluence with the Kali Ganga at Pacheshwar.



A rafting trip on the Saryu takes you past remote villages, giving an insight into rural Kumaoni life and a complete leisure rafting trip. The average grade of the river section is class II with a few class III rapids. It is river section is class II with a few class III rapids. It is therefore ideal for beginners and the leisure rafters. The rafting section is a 30 km. leisurely cruise on the emerald green waters down the river.

ANGLING
Incidently, for angling enthusiasts, Pancheshwar is El-dorado. The Kali is home to the famous Golden Mahaseer and promises excellent fish game. The only catch: you have to leave the big catches back where they belong!

In pre-Independence times angling was a very popular pastime of the Britishers and was called the 'great game'. The Golden Mahasheer, a sporting fish, is found in large numbers in the rivers and lakes of Kuma on. Fishing is allowed in Ghat (Saryu river), Pancheshwar (confluence of Kali & Saryu), Jauljivi (confluence of Gori & Kali), Chuka (confluence of Ladhiya and Kali) and Boom (Sarda river) after due permission from the Officer-in-Charge of the area concerned.