In Uttarakhand some more excellent whitewater will wait for the exploratory type paddlers. Basically do u look at the same season as for Himanchal Pradesh.

Rivers like the Ganges and Alaknanda offer some good big volume style multi day descents. As the road follows both rivers, staying in lodges is not too difficult (or the car the brought u up could follow u down) and access too it is straight forward.

The Bhagirathi and Tons are a bit more hidden and will drift away from the road. Some great medium volume boating is available on both, with the Tons offering some great world class white water all the way down.

Creeks are mainly to find (with easy access) on the Alaknanda. All the confluences there do offer some nice creek style rivers like the Pindar, the Nandakini and the Mandakini. The Tons and Pabar on its higher reaches also do offer some great creeking possibilities. Uttarakhand itself still offers a great scope for the adventurous explorer high up in the mountains. But access could get difficult.

The Ganges As Rafting River is it the base for most upscale operators in India. It does offer some good rapids, but mainly grade 3, with longer flat stretches in between.

Anyway, it is well worth to go down, as u come down from the Alaknanda, Baghirati or other creeks as all of them will end p in the Ganges anyway (so if you do all the rivers from the Himalaya...go and visit the mother of all).

The Alaknanda Seen as the real source of the Ganges, it offers some great creeking from either Pipalkoti (IV) or Chamoli (IV+). Some longer, flat stretches (III) will give u some rest before u reach the confluence in Devprayag. While on your journey on the Alakananda, it is great to drive up the side creeks like the Pindar (III-IV), Nandakini (IV+) and Mandakini (IV+-VI)

The Bhagirathi A nice ride down with some good surfing spots. Isolated from towns and roads, is it a nice journey from as high up as Uttarkashi (IV-V). It does ease out and the usual put in is just after the new dam in Therali (get info before u leave, as this might change with the progress of the dam).

The Tons The Tons lays in a fairly un traveled region and is a great 2 or 3 day trip down from the usual starting point in Mori. It looks feasible from higher up, maybe even from the confluence with the Harki doon, or higher? Basically a good medium flow river with plenty of grade IV and some IV+. Above Mori some difficult rapids are waiting for a team to tackle them. The higher reaches have been looked at, but once the river changes it’s name to Harki Don, most of the rapids are un runable.

The Pabar A river which will offer u all kind of different difficulties. From continuous grade IV-VI in it upper reaches, to grade II in the middle and some solid IV+ and V on it’s lower reaches, including a 12 m waterfall, and two grade 6 (7) just before the confluence. As the road follows the river, scouting is straight forward (most places) and escape routes are given all the time. The rest of the rivers in Uttarakhand are still offering some great exploratory fun and the season is basically during Spring and Fall, with the winter month spared for the Ganges and Alaknanda).