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Ganga Kayak School — 5-day beginner course (Rishikesh, Shivpuri, Brahmpuri, Marine Drive & Byasi)

3.3(8 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days from wet exit to a grade III run. Five days with an instructor per three, a safety kayaker on every descent and boats sized to each paddler.

Tidewrack Voyages
Runs this trip
Kayaking / canoeing
Five days from wet exit to a grade III run
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • ShivpuriThe first afternoon is spent capsizing on purpose in flat water until getting out of an upside-down boat stops being frightening.
  • BrahmpuriBrahmpuri is nine kilometres of grade I and II — enough current to learn eddy turns and ferry glides, not enough to hurt you.
  • Shivpuri poolMost people get a flatwater roll on day three.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 4 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • Riverside camp and all meals
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • One instructor per three paddlers
Activities
  • Kayak, paddle, helmet, PFD and spraydeck for the whole course
  • A safety kayaker and a raft alongside on every moving-water day
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Personal thermals for the winter months
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Transport to Rishikesh
  • A guarantee that you will roll

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Shivpuri Retreat

Hotel

Days 1–3

Marine Drive Residency

Hotel

Day 4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with lunch and dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast and lunch on day 5.

  • LunchServed on days 1–5
  • DinnerServed on days 1–4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5

13 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Tidewrack Voyages
3.3 (8)

Based in Port Blair

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
3.3/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.0/5
Guide
3.3/5
Itinerary
2.9/5
Transport
3.1/5
Accommodation
3.4/5
Tour operator
2.9/5
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Karan Shah – Indore2026-06-03 · Verified booking

Great few days in the water. Briefings were clear and nobody was pushed beyond their level. Good value for what's included.

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Carla Mendes – Dublin2026-06-03 · Verified booking

Conditions were poor for two of the days, which nobody can control, but the schedule wasn't adjusted.

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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Elena Petrova – Amsterdam2026-06-03 · Verified booking

Great few days in the water. Briefings were clear and nobody was pushed beyond their level. Worth every rupee.

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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Aditi Rao – Jaipur2026-06-03 · Verified booking

Kit was in good condition, which matters more than people realise. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would book with them again.

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Aditi Rao – Lucknow2025-01-12 · Verified booking

Conditions were poor for two of the days, which nobody can control, but the schedule wasn't adjusted.

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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Meera Iyer – Delhi2025-01-12 · Verified booking

Boat was crowded. Fine for the diving, less fine for the surface intervals. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Aditi Rao – Mumbai2025-01-12 · Verified booking

Visibility was excellent and the boat ran on time every morning. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Recommended.

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Rahul Menon – Chennai2025-01-12 · Verified booking

Boat was crowded. Fine for the diving, less fine for the surface intervals.

Reply from Tidewrack Voyages

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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