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River rafting. River rafting is a fascinating sport, it means togo with a boat on a mountain river. Profesional boats for comercial purpouse can take up to 12 people 1 guide. Beside the paddle and waterproof clothing the safety equipment(helmet, life jacket) is compulsory. Mountain river are divided in 5 categories of difficulty based mainly on the aspects of their rapids.As many and powerful these rapids are as difficult the river is considered. For comercials purpose the best rivers are those of class 3 and 4, these rivers provide a good balance between fun and safety.In Romania we can do quite good rafting on several rivers among the best are; Jiul, (3,4 class of difficulty), and Bistriţa Aurie (2,3 class). During the spring when snow melts few other rivers turn in little monsters with whitw waters rolling powerfull over rocks and boulders making them very good for river rafting.One is Rebra river in our county a river witch at the end of April and beginning of Mayis a heaven for rafters enthusiasts.

Keywords: rafting, turism, prognosis, water debit