Kushalnagar, June 15 -- It's raining heavily in Kodagu and adventure enthusiasts eager for an adrenaline rush are heading to Dubare and Barapole for whitewater rafting and rappelling in the rapids. The activity season for 2025 has resumed with the onset of the monsoon and is drawing a good response.

Rafting on the Cauvery and Barapole rivers is an exhilarating experience. It begins once the river inflow increases and water levels rise. The rafts used are rubberised, inflatable boats rowed manually - motorised rafts are prohibited.

Hitting the rapids - sections where water rushes swiftly over or around rocks - sends a surge of adrenaline as the raft rocks under the sheer force of the current.

The thrill does come with an element of risk...