Nirmal Jyothi

Review of White World Expeditions

On 18/04/2019 along with my wife and two friends I...

On 18/04/2019 along with my wife and two friends I headed towards rishikesh. I met Mr Bheem at the office who gave us a warm welcome and told us that the Base Camp is 20 kms away.

Keen to drive our bullets we decided to go biking towards the camp instead of the bolero rode which was offered. We reached near the camp around 19:30 hrs and pushed our bikes in to the narrow path leading to the proper camp and parked them in the junale. It was pitch dark and we couldn't see anything around us.

We were welcomed by the staff at the campsite and was provided with refreshments. As we freshened up it was dinner time and we proceeded with dinner straightaway. It was excellent to sit at the tents away from civilisation with friends and to crack jokes. We were tired and pushed off to sleep by around 23:30 hrs.

Excited about the rafting we got up well before 07:00 hrs and had a good view around. We saw amazing mountains and greenery around and the tents looked incredible along with the hall. After our morning tea we clicked a few pics, made friends with fellow campers and headed for breakfast. Post breakfast we were ready to move by 8:45 hrs.

At around 09:00 hrs we were picked up by the bolero from camp site to the starting point of rafting which was 4 kms away. There we met Mr. Hari who was superfriendly and professional in our pre-raft briefing. He made us meet Mr. Nitsh who was in charge of our safety too. We were informed about the dangers involved and the various commands to be followed as well.

As we started straightaway we hit a rapid and I was literally scared. Mr Hari was kind and patiente enough to give us another briefing while the raft was moving. Slowly as the raft moved and hit another rapid, we all grew in confidence and started rowing synchronisingly. We counted 1,2,3,4 to maintain our rhythm. Mr. Nitish showcased his skills while Mr Hari told us interesting stories related to rafting and shared his rich experience while traversing still waters.

We stopped for a 10 mins break after 5 kms and we got refreshed as we were given soft drinks and chips. We had a good time as the group and was excited about the 16.5 kms ahead.

We switched places in the raft and put ladies in the front and they were excited to see the water splash and the raft jumping. We crossed all the rapids cleanly as we were steering the raft well under Mr. Haris guidance. We were asked to jump on the water couple of times and we enjoyed floating in the ganges.

We finished our route in three hours and then hit the banks. Mr Hari treated us with tea and asked us to board the bolero to take us back to the office. From the office again the bolero took us to the campsite where we had our lunch and then took our bikes out adventurously.

On the way back we dropped in the office to get our videos. We again stopped at tattva cafe for a quick bite and then headed to dehradun with a sense of accomplishmemt.

Excellent stay.
Good food.
Probsessional and friendly guides(Mr.hari and Mr. Nitish)
Excellent safety precautions.

I would love to go rafting again with these guys.