The wild and roaring streams and rivers of the Northern Pakistan possess great potential for white and wild water sports. The rapids of these streams and rivers provide the ultimate adventure and thrill in mountain water sports and lend themselves to canoeing, Kayaking and white water rafting.
The rivers of Pakistan are spread like a net through its length & breadth. Right from the heights of Karakorams. The Himalayas and the Hindukash, Pakistani revers change courses and flows until they all meet the mighty Indus, at different points which ulitmately falls into the Arabian Sea. These rivers are ideal for all kinds of water sports like rafting, canoeing, boating, & sailing.
Following rivers in Northern Pakistan are open for water sports besides the Indus, the Ravi, and Chenab, in NWFP, Punjab, & Sindh provinces:
- Indus (from Jaglot to Thakot)
- Kunhar (from Naran to Kaghan)
- Swat (from Bahrain to Saidu Sharif)
- Pankora (from Dir to Batkhela)
- Hunza (from Aliabad to Gilgit)