Kolad river rafting

Our group planned a trip to Kolad for river rafting. It was group of around 25 peoples or more.  We reached the base  by 9:30 AM.

We have already booked a group package which included rafting, lunch and some activities in a resort.

The water in the river is released from a nearby dam which makes it possible to raft(else the water level is too low and not feasible to raft).

Post sirens the dam started to release water started around 11 maybe till them we enjoyed in the shallow water. Water level started to rise and we all got prepared for rafting. Instructors provided us the rafting kit including life jackets, Paddles, helmet. they  

Then we were divided in groups of 10 and each group assigned a bot and a guide. 

We then boarded the boats and guides instructed us the security options and some commands which we need to follow from guides like Forward row, Backward row stop and get in.

The total route was for around 12 km . It has 3 rapids(I think of level 2) where water is most aggressive  and most enjoyable. 

In rafting they call it rapid. Usually rapids are classified in levels(refer this link for more information - https://www.westernriver.com/whitewater-rafting/levels)

For Kolad, they have named them as Morning Headache, Jon carry and Rajdhani. Jon carry is the bigger among the 3.

Soon after the instructions we practiced a little in the still water and then started  in mainstream. In beginning the water flow was  simple and steady we enjoyed and rowed.  Then after one by one we passed all the 3 rapids. 

The only camera we had was on the helmet of the guide(costed us 2000 for the videos and photos). You should prefer your own camera (waterproof and attachable to helmet) which can be rented for 1 day in same cost. Pictures were not worth the price we paid.

After the 3 rapids there was steady water where we jumped off the boat and swam for some time. Not everyone knew swimming in our group so life jackets made it possible for us. In the last we hopped back on boat and proceed for destination.

We went to Rock hill resort for lunch and activities. After lunch we tried Archery and ATV which were were included in our package.  

After lunch we headed back to to Pune.