Goa Tourism Development Corporation has enabled online booking for river rafting. Guests will have to visit http://bookings.goa-tourism.com. For cash payment one can visit any of the GTDC Residencies in Goa.
The river rafting facility will be available from July to October 2013 subject to availability of rapids and adequate water currents, and suitable weather conditions. There will be two trips beginning at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm every day. The program is open to both adults and children above 10 years.
Nilesh Cabral, Chairman, GTDC, said, “All Goans and tourists should participate and experience this wonderful water sport. We invite you to take half a day out from the beaches and go on a journey down the Mhadei River and witness the pristine beauty of the Western Ghats.”
White water rafting activities are carried out in accordance with the internationally accepted norms. The instructors are highly trained and operations run with a ‘safety first’ policy. Each passenger will be provided with safety equipments like life jackets, paddles following the instruction sessions from experts. The river rafting will commence from Ustem village and will end at Sonal village in Sattari taluka covering a distance of approx ten kilometers in 90 minutes.
