Ganga Veda
Tapovan, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Welcome to Ganga Veda
Hotels & Resorts
Stay by the Ganga in Tapovan, and book rafting, bungee jumping and bike rental with us too.
Super Deluxe Room
Double bed
₹1,499 per night
Premium Room with Balcony
Double bed, balcony
₹1,999 per night
Triple Bed Luxury Room
Three beds, for families
₹2,499 per night
Mixed AC Bunk Bed
Shared AC dorm
₹599 per bed
Three ways to spend a day here
Everything is priced per person, every limit is on the card, and nothing takes a booking while it is closed.
Hotel booking
Riverside camps and guesthouses in Tapovan and Byasi, with meals and shuttles to the put-in.
1 properties
₹1,999
from · per night
River rafting
Five stretches of the Ganga, sold by the kilometre. Grade, distance and age limit stated up front.
5 options · 12–26 km
₹599
from · per person
Bungee & activities
Bungee jumps from several operators, tandem paragliding and a valley zip line — each run against a written safety checklist.
10 bungee operators · paragliding · zip line
₹1,599
from · per person
Rafting, by the kilometre
The distance is the decision. Longer runs mean bigger water, more rapids and a longer day — not simply more of the same river. Dronecraft runs add a drone crew filming you the whole way down.
12 km from Brahmpuri
A gentle introduction — scenic floats, warm calm water and three friendly rapids. The run families and first-timers should start on.
- 12 km
- Distance
- 2 hr
- Duration
- 10 yrs
- Min age
₹599
₹1,299 · per person
12 km from Brahmpuri · Drone Craft
The 12 km Brahmpuri run with a drone crew filming you through every rapid — edited video and stills sent after.
- 12 km
- Distance
- 2 hr
- Duration
- 10 yrs
- Min age
₹1,299
₹2,600 · per person
16 km from Shivpuri
Splashy grade III rapids with calm stretches in between. The run most groups book, and the one we'd pick ourselves.
- 16 km
- Distance
- 2.5 hr
- Duration
- 14 yrs
- Min age
₹899
₹1,699 · per person
16 km from Shivpuri · Drone Craft
The classic 16 km Shivpuri run with a Drone Craft aerial team filming the four named rapids from above.
- 16 km
- Distance
- 2.5 hr
- Duration
- 14 yrs
- Min age
₹1,690
₹2,900 · per person
26 km from Marine Drive
Big water, cliff walls and very little flat river. About four hours on the Ganga with the volume turned up.
- 26 km
- Distance
- 3.5 hr
- Duration
- 16 yrs
- Min age
₹999
₹2,699 · per person
| Stretch | Put-in | Grade | Distance | Duration | Min age | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km from Brahmpuri | Brahmpuri | Easy | 12 km | 2 hr | 10 | ₹599 |
| 12 km from Brahmpuri · Drone Craft | Brahmpuri | Easy | 12 km | 2 hr | 10 | ₹1,299 |
| 16 km from Shivpuri | Shivpuri | Moderate | 16 km | 2 hr 30 min | 14 | ₹899 |
| 16 km from Shivpuri · Drone Craft | Shivpuri | Moderate | 16 km | 2 hr 30 min | 14 | ₹1,690 |
| 26 km from Marine Drive | Marine Drive | Challenging | 26 km | 3 hr 30 min | 16 | ₹999 |
Bungee jumping
The operators we book with around Rishikesh and Jim Corbett. Each runs its jumps against a written safety checklist — height, grade and age limit on every card.
Thrill Factory
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Thrill Factory Bungee - 55 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹4,500₹2,900
Bungee · Thrill Factory
Thrill Combo 1.1 (6 Bungy Types)
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹11,000₹6,900
Bungee · Thrill Factory
SCAD Jump - 55 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹4,000₹2,499
Bungee · Thrill Factory
Giant Swing in Rishikesh - 45 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹3,500₹1,599
Himalayan Bungee
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Bungee · Himalayan Bungee
Himalayan Highest Bungy – 117m
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹6,500₹4,900
Bungee · Himalayan Bungee
Himalayan Bungy · Jim Corbett Nainital - 104 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹6,000₹4,499
Jumpin Heights
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Bungee · Jumpin Heights
Jumping Height - 83 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹6,000₹4,599
Splash Bungy
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Bungee · Splash Bungy
Maa Ganga Bungy 200+MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹8,000₹5,900
Bungee · Splash Bungy
Splash Bungy - 109 MTR
- Free DSLR video of your jump
- Free pickup and drop — Tapovan booking office to the activity point
from₹6,000₹3,999
Paragliding & zip line
A tandem flight and a valley zip line, both a short drive from town.
Paragliding Short (5-10 mins)
Fly up to 5000 Feet above the valley (*during long fly) with certified safety equipment (including Reserve Parachute) and highly experienced Govt. Certified Pilots.
- Dehradun
- Where
- 0.2 hr
- Duration
- 12 yrs
- Min age
₹3,999
₹6,999 · per person
- Dehradun
- Where
- 0.3 hr
- Duration
- 12 yrs
- Min age
₹4,500
₹7,999 · per person
MA GANGA Zip line
A fixed steel line across the valley, ridden on a pulley harness with a mechanical brake and a trained operator at each end. On and done inside half an hour.
- RISHIKESH
- Where
- 0.5 hr
- Duration
- 10 yrs
- Min age
₹1,999
₹2,999 · per person
paragliding Long (15-20 mins)
A tandem flight strapped to a certified pilot — a short uphill drive to the launch, then 15 to 30 minutes in the air depending on the wind, landing down in the valley.
- Dehradun
- Where
- 0.3 hr
- Duration
- 12 yrs
- Min age
₹5,999
₹9,999 · per person
Holiday packages
Fixed itineraries for the trips people ask us to plan most — the Char Dham and Do Dham yatras, a week of yoga, and the Uttarakhand and Himachal loops.
TAPOVAN RISHIKESH UTTARAKHAND
one night stay 3 star hotel + river rafting and bungee jumping
₹7,500
₹9,000from · per person
Kedarnath · Badrinath
The two most-visited shrines — Kedarnath and Badrinath — from Haridwar in six days, with hotels, private transport and darshan assistance.
₹25,000
per person, twin sharing
Char Dham Yatra
Fixed departuresYamunotri · Gangotri · Kedarnath · Badrinath
The full four-shrine circuit from Haridwar — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath — with hotels, transport, and the Kedarnath trek or pony arranged.
₹45,000
per person, twin sharing
Somewhere to sleep after
Camps on the sand and rooms in town, both a short shuttle from the put-in.
GANGA VEDA HOTELS AND RESORTS
- Attached washroom
- AC
- Hot water
- Room service
- +5 more
₹1,999
₹4,500 · per night
Where we take people
Rishikesh is home base, but we plan trips across Uttarakhand and Himachal — each with a short guide and where to stay.
Rishikesh
Rafting, yoga and the jhula bridges
Haridwar
Where the Ganga leaves the mountains
Dehradun
The valley capital and the region's airport
Mussoorie
The Queen of the Hills, an hour above Dehradun
Tehri Lake
A reservoir the size of a small sea
Nainital
A lake town in the Kumaon hills
Jim Corbett
India's oldest national park
Mukteshwar
Orchards, pine and a straight look at the Himalaya
Getting around
A car with a driver, priced per route, or a bike by the day from our Tapovan office.
SCOOTY
RENT ONE DAY
₹599
per day
Royal Enfield Bullet
Geared bikes and scooters for getting around Rishikesh and the nearby hills. ₹1199 a day, one helmet included, refundable deposit.
₹1,199
per day
Car rental with driver Rishikesh
Sedans, SUVs and tempo travellers with a driver, for airport transfers, day trips and full multi-day itineraries. Priced per route — send your plan and dates and we'll quote.
On request
Why book with us
Four things we do differently, all of which you can check before you pay us anything.
Sold by distance, not by package name
Every stretch has its kilometres, its put-in point, its grade and its price on the card. You are choosing a stretch of river, not a marketing tier.
We tell you when the river is shut
The Ganga closes through the monsoon. Our booking button closes with it, and the strap at the top of this page says so every day of the year.
Limits stated before you book
Minimum age, minimum and maximum weight, and what the grade actually means. Nobody arrives at the put-in to be turned away.
One number, one person
Your enquiry goes to a real WhatsApp thread with the people running the raft, not a call centre. Your details are saved either way.
Gallery
What the river, the platform and the stays actually look like.
What people say afterwards
“Booked the 16 km on a Saturday with eight of us, half of whom couldn't swim. The guide talked the nervous ones through every rapid before we hit it. Nobody wanted to get out at the end.”
“What sold me was that the site told me the age limit and the weight limit before I paid anything. Every other operator made me call to find out.”
“24 km is a long day and they were honest about that on the phone. Double Trouble is no joke. Would do it again with a bit more sleep.”
“Stayed two nights at the Byasi camp and rafted in the morning. Waking up on the sand with the river right there is the part I keep telling people about.”