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White Water Rafting - Nepal


River rafting is journey on the torrential river on an inflatable rubber boat. A river trips often an adventure but not always. An amateur with a little sense of adventure can equally enjoy the rafting. You are provided with life-vest to put on all the time while on the river. You are also provided with a helmet, when needed. A trained professional river guide heads the rafting team. There are numerous fine rivers in Nepal, which offer excellent rafting. You can glide on calm jade water with a magnificence of scenery rush through roaring white rapids, in the care of expert river men. The popular rivers to undertake a rafting course are Trishuli, Sun Koshi, Kaligandaki and Seti. Nepalese rivers can be grouped into three categories on the basis of their origin.  1. antecedent to Himalaya  2. after the Mahabharat hill and  3. after the Churia hill.


Clothing and personal items suggested to carry for a rafting course: T. shirts, Short or long cotton trousers, Sport shoes with Socks, Sneakers, Swiming suite, Sun hat, Sun glasses, Sun lotion and Waterproof (polythin) bags to protect your camera and other personal items.

Popular rafting routes in Nepal

Trisuli River ( Grade 3 +): This is one of the most popular rivers in Nepal. It provides plenty of white water excitement, spectacular scenery of nature ,landscape. The trip starts in Charaudi, camping on sandy beach of river at night and rafting ends at Nayaranghat. Proceed to Kathmandu/Chitwan or Pokhara will be the choice for the rafters. From Nayaranghat it is not long drive to Royal Chitwan National -Park for wild life safari.  Duration: 1 to 3 days trip.

Bhote-Kosi River (Grade 4+): This is the wildest and veritable maze of Canyons River for short rafting trip. If you do not have much time, just the desire for an adrenaline overload, the river is for you, Early morning three hours drive from Kathmandu to rafting put in point at Baseri, from where the white water rafting will continue until arriving at main tributary of the Sunkosi , the trip is terminated at Dolalghat. Duration: 1 to 2 days trip.

Seti River ( Grade 2+): The most finest river offers beautiful scenery of nature , tremendous excitement of white water rafting, wonderful villages. Five hours drive from Kathmandu to rafting put in point at Damauli , the rafting trip starts in Damauli and ends at Gaighat. Drive back to Kathmandu or continue tour for wild life safari at Royal Chitwan National Park will be the option after the termination of the trip.  Duration: 2 days trip.

Marshyandi River (Grade 4+): This is one of the most challenging steep rivers for thrilling white water rafting. It provides splendor views of the Himalayas, landscape, culture, vegetation, technical thundering rapids, colorful valley of Marsyagndi. The trip starts in Bensishar and ends at Bimal Nagar.  Duration: 3 days trip.

Kaligandaki River (Grade 4+): This is one of the best canyon rivers in Nepal. It provides magnificent views of the Himalayas, wonderful picturesque scenery, most exciting rapids . The trip begins from Beni and finishes at Andhi-Khola.
Duration: 4 days trip.

Sunkosi River (Grade 4+):
The excellent exhilarated top ten river offers tremendously exciting experience of white water rafting, beautiful natural scenarios, cultivated landscape, typical valley, watching more than four hundred exotic of birds with listening their sweet sounds in different vocals, visit at a popular Hindu temple where lot of Hindu devotees gathered to worship the full moon day of January. The scenic river follows 270 km from rafting put in point at Dolalghat to trip take out point at Chatra. The trip provides real tastes of white water rafting and it is also photographer's paradise.  Duration: 8 to 10 days trip.

Tamur River ( Grade 4-5):
The Tamur river is one of the finest rivers with combined three days trek offers marvelous views of Himalayan, landscape, beautiful scenery of nature and an unique chance to mix with the local people and get an insight into their livelihood and culture with an exhilarating river expedition. Fly to Biratnagar either drive to Basantapur. The trip starts in Dovan and ending at Chatra. Some people prefer rafting on the river on the way back from Kanchenjunga trek.
Duration: 9 to 11 days trip.

Karanali River (Grade 4-5): This is one of the longest and largest wilderness river in far west of Nepal exploring beautiful villages, culture , magnificent views of the Himalayas, a unique chance to have a look of wild animals. The trip starts in Karalighat/Sauli with 02 - days combination short trek from Surkhet (Nepalgunj) and ending at Chisapani. The option tour is available for wild life safari at Royal Bardiya National Park which has not been long opened for tourists.
Duration: 11 days trip.


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