River Rafting In Manali: 7 Travel Companies That Offer Safe & Fun Experiences

Manali Backpackers organise bike tours, river rafting, paragliding, and camping experiences at the hill station. The staff is known to be knowledgeable and well-trained. Depending on the size of your group, they also offer pick ups from your hotel for a seamless experience. The rafting experiences here are medium and long length, with 7 KM and 14 KM stretches starting at Babeli point, inclusive of all safety equipment. 

Price per person: INR 500 Upwards

Area: Babeli

This trekking company organises treks across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. They're excellent for beginners as all trips are customisable based on your preferences. Aside from river rafting, they also organise camping, trekking and hiking trips across Manali. The rafting distances start from 7 KM ranging upto 10 KM. You could book an entire boat for yourself, if you're a group of six and above at INR 3,000, inclusive of life jackets and helmets. 

Price per person: INR 400 Upwards

Area: Babeli, Raisol 

This sixteen year old travel company is known for their wide range of activities, including zip lining, hot air balloon rides, adventure camps, waterfall treks, paragliding and river rafting as well. You could opt for just river rafting, or go for a combo offer of INR 2,000 per person that includes paragliding and rafting together. The 30-40 minute experience includes all safety equipment. You could also rent wetsuits here at INR 100 per person. 

Price per person: INR 350 Upwards

Area: Babeli 

Known to be highly professional, Naveen Adventures undertakes medium and long distance trips across the scenic river Beas to give you the adventure of a lifetime. They're especially great for nervous first timers and families since all briefings and safety instructions are given on a one-to-one basis thoroughly before setting out on the river. 

Price per person: INR 650 Upwards for groups of 6 and above 

Area: Pirdi  

Himalayan Adventure Adda organises trekking, bungee jumping, paragliding, river rafting, camping and jungle safaris in Himachal Pradesh. If you'd just like to get a hang of rafting without committing to a long distance trip, you can opt for their short rafting trips that last just 3 kilometers. They also organise medium and long length trips for 7 KM and 9 KM respectively. All safety is provided at their office before you head out, and there's also an option to rent out wetsuits at just INR 100 per person. 

Price per person: INR 300 Upwards for short trips

Area: Babeli   

This fuss-free travel company organises river rafting as well as sightseeing trips with your personal vehicle to go around Manali. They provide medium and long length trips, covering 7-9 KM on the boat. While all safety equipment like life jackets and helmets are provided, you can also rent out wetsuits at INR 100 per person. 

Price per person: INR 500 Upwards 

Area: Babeli   

Dare Out is great if you're looking for someone to plan your entire stay at Manali, including trips around apple orchards, visiting the Deodar forest, visiting local villages and other offbeat experiences aside from adventure sports. The river rafting experiences here are a standard medium length, at 7 KM covered per trip. All safety equipment is provided and you can also sign up for other sports including water canyoning, hikes, self quad biking, hot air balloon rides and paragliding aside from river rafting. 

Price per person: INR 400 Upwards 

Area: Babeli