This trip combines an awesome mix of culture and high end
adventure. The Tsangpo, born at the Mansarover lake, enters
India at its far-east fringe, the remote state of Arunachal
Pradesh as the Powerful upper Brahmaputra, locally called
the Siang. A team of 22 people, in 3 expedition rafts and
3 kayaks and will dare to travel 180 km on the Siang,from
the inaccessible border village of Tuting to Pasighat.The
team and equipment will take 3 days to reach the put in
- the remote village of Tuting at the India-China boder
covering a very inaccessible, inhospitable and remote region.
The 370 km journey from Dibrugarh to Tuting will be covered
by ferry and off-road vehicles. Space on this trip will
be limited - so its best to decide soon, get your India
visas and complete all formalities much before the month
of September. Last years booking was closed well before
August had ended.
Itinerary
Day 01
Arrive Delhi and transfer to domestic airport.
Arrive Dibrugarh late afternoon by air. Transfer to hotel.
Overnight Dibrugarh hotel. Relax to get over the jetlag.
Day 02
Transfer to Pasighat by boat (75 km; 08 hrs). See the Ganges
River Dolphin & a great variety of resdient & migratory
birdlife from Siberia & Central Europe enroute. Overnight
Pasighat.
Day 03 - 04
Drive two long days along a Siang river, through Adi villages,
settlements and lush tropical rainforest. Reach our campsite
at Purang / Tuting by teatime. Check into tents, relax.
Day 05
Relaxed day to sort out gear - walk around and interface
with local tribals at Jedu village, time permitting. Ready
rafts in the afternoon - a comprehensive safety briefing
followed by instruction on paddling commands and rescue
procedures. Overnight at Camp.
Day
06
Raft to Pango (5 hrs). Camp. This morning, we encounter
the big monster Class IV+ Ninguing rapid and continue past
another Class IV rapid, Pulsating Palsi to reach Pango,
where we set up Camp for the night, above yet another big
rapid to be encountered the following morning. Campfire
dinner and overnight Camp.
Day
07
Raft Pango – Cherring. Camp. Today, we scout and raft down
the Pango rapid and enter the Ningguing and Marmong gorges,
one of the most beautiful and remote jungle gorges in the
world. It has steep impenetrable forests rising into obvillion
on each side past the big rapid at Rikor and Zebra Rock
rapid to set up Camp above a Class VI rapid at Cherring.
Overnight Camp.
Day
08
Raft Cherring – Ramsing. Camp. We raft past Ramsing and
several rapids including a Class 3 + followed by a 3 kilometer
float till Ramsing village where we make Camp for the night.
Day 09
Rest day at Ramsing. Camp.
Day
10
Raft Ramsing- Nubo Camp. A short day on the river - we begin
with a big rapid below Alubadi beach, followed by milder
ones all the way till the suspension bridge at Nubo. Camp
for the night.
Day
11
Raft Nubo - Boleng. Camp. We begin this day with a float
followed by a big rapid called "Karko Killer" at Karko.
After Geku, we begin a long float till a Class 3+ above
the 65 Bridge at Ditte Dime. An easy day with long float
sections. We pass several Adi tribal settlements on the
way. We continue to Camp for the night.
Day 12
Raft Boleng - Rotung. Camp. Today, we raft past the first
major confluence of the Siang river with the Siyom river
after the suspension bridge at Boling. We pass the flood
rutted guest house of Yembung by late afternoon and float
onto camp near Rotung village.
Day 13
Raft Rotung- Pasighat. We begin the final run to the plains
at Pasighat by negotiating the last biggie on the trip at
Ponging. The Siang seems to gather a lot more volume as
we float into Pasighat where we beach our rafts for the
last time on this trip. Transfer to rest house at Pasighat
and visit the Handicrafts Centre. Rest House / Hotel.
Day
14
Boat ride to Dibrugarh (80 kms ; 05 hrs). Stay at Dibrugarh
hote.
Day 15
Fly / depart Dibrugarh – Delhi.
Day
16 *
*COMPLIMENTARY* from
Geographic Destination Tours Pvt.
Ltd. same day return trip to Agra, to see Taj
Mahal one of the wonders of the world. It was built
by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1560 A.D. as a memorial
to his beloved Queen Mumtaz Mahal. Evening back to Delhi,
transfer to international
airport for flight home.
Note
:
We reserve the right to begin the
rafting trip at Purang Nallah, 20 mins by river downstream
of Tuting, if guide discretion demands that the Ningguing
rapid be excluded from the run. This right will be exercised
in the best interest of the trip, and everybody's safety.
We have however; run from Tuting on all previous 3 occasions
that we have run the river.
Package
Includes:
All hotels and breakfasts except in Delhi according to above
plan, restricted area permit and fee, flight to Dibrugarh
and back , tented and rest house/hotel accommodation and
all meals while on the trip; professional guide fee and
camp staff, all transfers by jeep / coach, guide, wetsuits,
all sightseeing.
Package
Does Not Includes:
Delhi hotels and airport transfers, expenses of a personal
nature such as alcohol etc.; insurance; any hike in air
fare/fuel cost/taxi rates; any costs arising out of unforeseen
circumstances such as bad weather, landslides, flight cancellations,
road conditions and any other circumstances beyond our control.
