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Whitewater rafting takes place on rivers. But not all rivers are created equal. Some rivers are big and muddy, some are calm and winding and only some are conducive to whitewater rafting, since the sport requires a little special situations like:

• Vertical descent of a body of water over a given horizontal distance. Water travels downhill.
• While all rivers have some downhill gradient, steeper gradients result in more rapidly moving water.

A level of difficulty of rafting in the river depends on the class of river. You will have a very difficult time in class 5 or 6 river as compare to class 1, due to the extreme danger involved.

If you're crazy about that then Blue Nile River in Africa has rapids that are classified from 1 to 10. In addition to being even more dangerous than a U.S. Class 6, this mighty river has the added challenges of African crocodiles, sleeping death, malaria etc.

Reasons of Water Rafting

• Exciting way to see the great outdoors.
• Challenging way of testing your strength, endurance, reflex time and ability to think on your feet.
• Group activity that brings friends closer together through teamwork which also fits social relations
• Lot cheaper than those big ships.

Do while Rafting

• Show you’re sober and stay sober
• Not any need for home work
• Advise your guides of any serious medical conditions if you have like heart conditions, back and neck injuries, diabetes etc.
• Be a good team player
• Pay close attention during the tutorial or instructions by your guide or tutor

Shorts, bathing suits or swim trunks are all acceptable, as are T-shirts. In summer you also need for a waterproof sunscreen. Shoes you should use which are just make for being getting wet to get full joy of rafting.

Guides should provide guests with 15 to 30 minutes of training prior to embarking on the river. This training should include how to paddle and what to do if your raft capsizes or if you are thrown overboard.

Special needs

Take all things with first aid box which can be extremely useful in any medical emergency, accident or bad weather conditions for you.

Take care in emergency

• Never panic because it can lead you to drowning or death
• Your guides should be equipped with all sorts of first aid and emergency equipment.
• Float downstream on your back until a guide can get to you if you fall out of your raft.