Rafting

thumb|Rafting in Grand Canyon, USA thumb|Rafting in Himachal Pradesh, India thumb|right|Whitewater rafting along the Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines thumb|right|Rafting on the Arkansas River, [[Colorado, US]] thumb|Rafting in Ladakh, India thumb|Rafting in Alaska thumb|Rafting on the Tara river, Bosnia Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a part of the experience.

river in Uttarakhand, India

British environmentalist

river in Antalya, southwestern Turkey

river in New Zealand

amusement ride that simulates whitewater rafting

oceanographer

thumb|right|290px|Balseros spotted and rescued by the Carnival Liberty in 2014 Balseros ("rafters", from the Spanish balsa "raft") were boat people who emigrated without formal documentation in self constructed or precarious vessels from Cuba to neighboring states including The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States since the 1994 Balsero crisis and during the wet feet, dry feet policy.