Siang Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 and 2: Beginning your journey with a flight to New Delhi’s Gandhi International Airport, you'll debark and spend one night near the airport. The next morning, you catch a five-hour fight to Dibrugarh, Assam, in Northeast India. Your Global Descents Trip Leader will meet you at the Dibrugarh Airport, and will accompany you to one of the nicer hotels in this eclectic town. After welcome drinks and snacks, there will be time for a stroll around town, or time to relax before a great Indian meal served at the hotel night one!

Day 3: Today we’ll awaken early and embark on our journey north to the China border town of Tuting via helicopter. This two hour flight is one of the most scenic rides that you’ll ever take – filled with great vistas of the Brahmaputra River, and followed by the tribal homeland of the Adi people up the Siang River Valley. You’ll catch some views of the rapids and beaches we’ll be navigating and camping on in the following week. Tonight, we’ll stay in a tribal hostel and enjoy a traditional dinner.

Day 4: This morning we will drive by private jeep through the rainforest (India’s last remaining one) to our put-in near Yingkiong, taking in panoramic views of the traditional bamboo and thatch homes of the Adi; and meeting many of the people along the road. We’ll meet the rest of the Global Descents staff, who await with rigged boats and a great lunch. After covering a detailed safety orientation, it’s time to get on the water for a short run to an enormous sunset beach for camp.

Day 5: After a spectacular breakfast, we’ll paddle Yingkiong Rapid and several other Class III-IV’s such as Good Morning and Initiation followed by a scenic float through steep canyons teeming with waterfalls cascading out of the rainforest, over gneiss cliffs, and into the river. Happy hour at camp with horseshoes and appetizers, followed by a Global Descents specialty for dinner!

Day 6: Floating downstream today we’ll visit with Adi people who gather alongside the river foraging and fishing. We’ll encounter several large rapids and more fantastic scenery. Tonight we will set camp on a sand beach near the village of Rui and bath in the waterfalls that stream into camp.

Day 7: After a hearty breakfast, today we glide past the confluences of the Yamne and the Siyom Rivers. The volume of the river increases with the added water. Early into camp, we’ll have a great happy hour, appetizers, and campfire as we watch the sun set over the (as it is now called) Brahmaputra.

Days 8: Today we’ll marvel at the hanging cane/bamboo bridges between tackling several smaller rapids and marveling at the seemingly endless incredible scenery.

Days 9: Layover Day! Today we’ll make an early start for hiking to an indigenous village uphill of camp. Upon our return, we’ll learn to kayak, pitch horseshoes, relax, and enjoy an extraordinary fresh Maseer (fish) dinner caught or purchased from local fishermen we encounter in the village.

Days 10: Our last big river day, today we encounter one of the most intimidating rapids, Pongging, which is followed by numerous Class III-IV’s. Our final night on the river, we’ll celebrate with an awesome barbeque dinner and s’mores over the fire!

Days 11: We’ll awaken early this morning to make it to the take-out near Pasighat. Wishing your guides farewell, you’ll cruise into town with your Trip Leader for a great lunch and a short helicopter ride back downstream to Dibrugarh, where you’ll spend the night in a comfortable hotel. After hot showers and a great dinner, we’ll sleep in comfortable beds and pack for the flight back to Delhi in the morning!