Shivpuri, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Tents on a Ganga beach above Rishikesh, rafts at the door, and a fire every night.
Activities
Grade III water
Grade III with two IVs at the top. Three hours on the water with a guide and a safety kayaker, and lunch at the camp after.
Price₹1,600
Grade III water
Two nights in a Swiss tent, every meal, the 16 km raft, the kayaks and the volleyball, and the fire.
Price₹8,900
Grade IV water
The full run, Grade IV, for people who have rafted before. A whole day, lunch on a beach, and The Wall before it.
Price₹2,400
Leave the camp at five, in the park at the Chilla gate by six, back for a late breakfast.
Price₹2,500
Where you sleep
2 guests included
₹3,200
/ night
2 guests included
₹1,800
/ night
4 guests included
₹5,200
/ night
The hosts
We ran rafts out of Shivpuri for nine seasons before we put up a tent. The camp is on the beach the rafts launch from — white sand, the river loud in front, sal forest behind — and it is open from October to June, when the water is right. In the monsoon the beach is under the river and we go home. It is a camp, not a resort. Hot water comes in a bucket, the network stops at the road, and dinner is what Nisha cooked that day, eaten at one long table. What you get for that is the Ganga twenty metres from your bed, a raft trip you do not have to drive to, and a fire on the sand with people you did not know at breakfast.
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Where you will be
Shivpuri
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Shivpuri, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Shivpuri is the village on the Rishikesh–Badrinath highway where the rafting outfits and the beach camps are, 16 km upstream of Rishikesh. The river here runs between forested ridges with sand beaches on the inside of the bends, and the highway follows it, so every camp is a short walk down from the road. The rafting stretch to Rishikesh takes about three hours; upstream, Kaudiyala is 12 km further and the start of the harder run. Neer waterfall is a walk from Tapovan; Rajaji National Park is a morning from the Chilla gate; and Rishikesh itself — the jhulas, the ghats, the aarti at dusk — is half an hour by taxi and an afternoon well spent between two days on the water.
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Buses to Badrinath and Devprayag stop at Shivpuri on request.
On the highway above the camp; a 200 m walk down
October to mid-December and February to June. The water is best for rafting in October–November and again in March–April; December and January are cold on the beach at night and the river is low and clear. May and June are hot by day and busy at weekends. The camp is closed in the monsoon, from the end of June to the end of September, when the beach is under the river.
The rafts go in from the camp's own beach. Half-day trips leave at nine and at two.
Where the 26 km run starts: the Grade IV rapids people fly in for. We drive you up and you raft home.
Elephants, spotted deer and the odd leopard. A morning safari from the Chilla gate, back for lunch.
Ganga aarti at Parmarth at dusk, and the cafes on the Tapovan side. A taxi from the road above the camp.
Before you come
October to June. The beach goes under the river in the monsoon and the camp comes down with it.
On the highway, yes. On the beach, no — and most people stop minding by the second evening.
The 16 km run is for ages 14 and up. Under that we do the 9 km from Brahmpuri, which is Grade II; ask when you book.
Buckets at the bathroom block, heated on the fire, at the hours in the notes above. The Swiss tents have their own bathroom and the same bucket.
Yes, in moderation, and never on the raft. Nothing is sold at the camp.
Facilities
Food & drink
Cooked in our own kitchen, from what the market and the garden have.
Camp breakfast (included)
Included
Parathas, eggs any way, fruit and chai, at the long table from seven.
Camp thali
Dal, a vegetable, rice, roti, salad and pickle, cooked that afternoon. What everyone eats at eight.
Maggi
₹80
After the raft, on the sand, with a great deal of chilli.
Pakoras
₹120
Onion, potato, whatever is in the kitchen tent. Made when it rains.
Packed lunch
₹180
Parathas, boiled eggs, a banana and salt, for the full-day run. Order the night before.
Masala chai
₹30
On the fire from six. Help yourself.
Lemon soda
₹60
Salt or sugar. The thing to drink at three in May.
Dishes change with the season and what the market has. Tell us about allergies or preferences when you book.
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Rooms and prices
Swiss Tent from ₹3,200 / night
Alpine Tent from ₹1,800 / night
Family Tent from ₹5,200 / night
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See the roomsCheck-in and check-out
Check-in from 12:00.
Check-out by 10:00.
How to reach us
Shivpuri, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Nearby: The launch beach (0 km), Kaudiyala and The Wall (12 km), Rajaji National Park (35 km)
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