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White Water Rafting - Nepal
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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. |
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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. |
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Popular rafting routes in
Nepal |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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