White water rafting is exhilarating and a good way of making friends while working together in a team. It is also a fun way of visiting some of the world's most scenic places that are sometimes otherwise unreachable.

For white water rafting, you need to be reasonably physically fit. Sections of each river are classed according to the strength of rapids and other criteria, so make sure the trip suits your level.

Here are just a few places you can visit:

In Europe, Exodus combines rafting with other water activities on a Scandinavian wilderness adventure holiday in Norway and a flexi-activity break in Slovenia.

In the US, Kern River Outfitters has rafting for different levels of ability on various sections of the river Kern in the Sequoia National Forest, which is about three hours from Los Angeles in California.

Similarly, New Zealand has many short, fast-flowing rivers. These offer a range of rafting experiences that can be enjoyed safely by most adults, according to the Tourism New Zealand website.

India offers rafting in the wilderness. Adventure Whitewater has a rafting expedition on the Zanskar river. More than half the journey passes through an otherwise inaccessible gorge. Also in India, High and Wild has a rafting expedition along the Brahmaputra river in November 2005. The company says only three expeditions have ever commercially rafted the Brahmaputra before.

In South America, Water by Nature's rafting on Chile's Futaleufu river is 'dominated by snow-capped volcanoes and rich rain forest before arriving at the coastal town of Chalten'.

For a double challenge, raise money for a good cause while navigating steep canyons, deep gorges and high passes with Charity Challenge in Mexico.