Rafting in Nepal

Nepal is one of the best place in the world for rafting and Kayaking. Surrounded by its mountain scenery and rivers shaped by them challenges for white-water paddles. A series of the world's most outstanding river journeys is found here, ranging from steep, adrift mountain streams to classic and big - volume wilderness expeditions. All these combinations of spectacular rivers, culture, heritage and scenery makes Nepal an obvious river runner's destination.

Girding System

Rivers here are graded from class 1 to 6. With class 1 as an easy - moving water with few obstacles and class 6 being considered nearly impossible to negotiate and a hazard to life. Anyone who is in reasonable physical shape and not afraid of water can safely go rafting on rivers with grading from 1 to 3. From 4 to 6, people should be active, confident and preferably have some rafting experience.

When to go:

The best time for rafting is September to early December and March to early June. September to October and May to June can be extremely high monsoon run-off. At this time only experienced rafting company with an intimate knowledge of the river operates the excursion. From the mid October onwards the weather is settled and this is one of the most popular times to raft. In December many rivers become too cold to enjoy, a time to consider a shorter trips. From June to August the monsoon rains arrive and the river flows becomes 10 times the low water flows.

Raft Numbers:

There should be a minimum of two rafts per trip. If anybody does fall out of a raft, the second one can help with the rescue. In high water three rafts are safer than two and also many rafters prefer one or two professional kayak's to run the most difficult rapids on the river. Always remember to check how many people have booked and paid for a trip, and the maximum number that will be taken. If you are the only person booked, you are not going to have enough people to run a safe trip.

Organizing Rafting and Kayaking:

If you are going for an organized rafting trip, all the necessary permits and equipment will be arranged by your rafting company. You only need light cotton clothing. You may also need to bring sun hat, swim - suit, sun screen and light shoes or sandals. For overnight trips a sleeping bag is necessary and can easily be hired. Major Rafting Routes in Nepal

Trishuli Rafting

Facts of Rafting Rafting Routes : Trishuli River
Duration: 02 Days
Distance: 38 km
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

Rafting on the Trishuli River is an excellent opportunity to observe the diversity of demography, landscapes, and cultural heritage and the flora and fauna. You can experience the thrills of white-water on the course of three days trip. This can be degraded as per your interest and time. The Trishuli River is the most easily accessible from Kathmandu, Pokhara and Royal Chitwan National Park by far a trip on this river can be made for a varied duration, depending upon the availability of time and interest.

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1: Drive 8 hours to Besisahar from Kathmandu and then to Khudi to set up Camp.
Day 2: Trek start from Khudi to Ngadi then back to Ngadi by raft for your night camp.
Day 3: Start adventure-rafting trip from Khudi and raft up to the sandy beach below Besisahar As done before and camp in Bhotewodar.
Day 4: Bhotewodar to Bimal Nagar.
Day 5: The river becomes very mellow and goes through a high walled gorge with birds and vegetation that can only be described as breath taking. We reach our take out point at Bimal Nagar by lunchtime where our transport is waiting to take us back to Pokhara or Chitwan or Kathmandu.

Kaligandaki River Rafting

Rafting Routes : Kaligandaki River
Duration: 03 Days
Distance: 55 km.
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

A deservedly popular and medium length of river trip is combining exhilarating white water with fine scenery. One of the famous names of Himalayan Rivers, The Kali Gandaki raises in Mustang an enclave of Nepal Poking into Tibet on the other side of the Himalayas here; it is a flat and braided river, flowing in an arid open valley. As it tumbles down between the majestic Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna ranges, it creates one of the world's deepest gorges. Itinerary in Detail

Day 1: Drive 8 hours to Besisahar from Kathmandu and then to Khudi to set up Camp.
Day 2: Trek start from Khudi to Ngadi then back to Ngadi by raft for your night camp.
Day 3: Start adventure-rafting trip from Khudi and raft up to the sandy beach below Besisahar As done before and camp in Bhotewodar.
Day 4: Bhotewodar to Bimal Nagar.
Day 5: The river `becomes very mellow and goes through a high walled gorge with birds and vegetation that can only be described as breath taking. We reach our take out point at Bimal Nagar by lunchtime where our transport is waiting to take us back to Pokhara or Chitwan or Kathmandu.

Karnali River Rafting

Rafting Routes : Karnali River
Duration: 10 Days
Distance: 180 km.
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

One of the finest big volume rafting and kayaking trips in Nepal-spectacular, remote, jungle-clad canyons, Big white and abundant wildlife. The Karnali is Nepal's longest and largest river and with its tributaries it drains most of the far west of Nepal-the 'wild west' as many people call it, rising in the vicinity of Tibet's holy Mount Kailash and glacier of Kanziroba Himal, other small peaks, as well as Rara Lake rapid encountered on this river is 1 to 5 class.

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1: Drive 8 hours to Besisahar from Kathmandu and then to Khudi to set up Camp.
Day 2: Trek start from Khudi to Ngadi then back to Ngadi by raft for your night camp.
Day 3: Start adventure-rafting trip from Khudi and raft up to the sandy beach below Besisahar As done before and camp in Bhotewodar.
Day 4: Bhotewodar to Bimal Nagar.
Day 5: The river `becomes very mellow and goes through a high walled gorge with birds and vegetation that can only be described as breath taking. We reach our take out point at Bimal Nagar by lunchtime where our transport is waiting to take us back to Pokhara or Chitwan or Kathmandu.

Marshayangdi River

Rafting Routes : Marshyangdi River
Duration: 05 Days
Distance: 47 km.
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

Locally, it is used to say that Marshyangdi is the raging river in Nepal and describes one of the best whitewater runs in the world. One of the best class 4 kayaking rivers in the world-continuous, exhilarating whitewater with magnificent mountain backdrops. Recommended for expert kaykers and rafters.

If it’s adventure you seek, you’ll find it on this trip with one day of easy trekking and five days of intense rafting. Only recently opened for commercial rafting (many rapids have not been named yet), the Marshyangdi is one of the next generations of rivers in Nepal, steeper and with a much more continuous stretch of rapids. The scenery is magnificent with every bend of the river opening up fresh vistas of some of the world's highest mountains, but these are behind-as someone said "great views but you need rear view mirrors"

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1 Drive 8 hours to Besisahar from Kathmandu and then to Khudi to set up Camp.
Day 2 Trek start from Khudi to Ngadi then back to Ngadi by raft for your night camp.
Day 3 Start adventure-rafting trip from Khudi and raft up to the sandy beach below Besisahar As done before and camp in Bhotewodar.
Day 4 Bhotewodar to Bimal Nagar.
Day 5 The river `becomes very mellow and goes through a high walled gorge with birds and vegetation that can only be described as breath taking. We reach our take out point at Bimal Nagar by lunchtime where our transport is waiting to take us back to Pokhara or Chitwan or Kathmandu.

Seti River Rafting

Rafting Routes : Seti River
Duration: 02 Days
Distance: 35 km.
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

You can have a fairly short trip in the Seti River and offers beautiful mountain views and also unique river passing through two beautiful and contrasting scenic areas of Manaslu and Annapurna regions. This River has relatively small volume but blue and warm water and we recommend this as an ideal short trip for first time rafters or as "Warm-up" for intermediate kayakers. Seti is Best River for learning kayak in Nepal as she has very best character for this.The water temperature is incredibly warm, making it a popular choice for winter trips and also for kayak clinics for the course of beginners, diploma and advanced as well. After your exhilarating white water trip you have options either to drive or fly back to Kathmandu or to visit the Royal Chitwan National Park or again you can go for the trekking trip in the popular area of Annapurna region for few days.

Most of the year, the Seti is famous for its dazzling scenery is a gentle river, attracting families, bird watchers, nature lovers and dreamers. However, during the monsoon, its swollen rapids prove an exciting test for experienced rafters and kayakers.

The luxuriant vegetation visible along the river is a remnant of the vast forested area, which once covered the middle hills of Nepal. This area is inhabited by Magar who are renowned for generations of service with the Gurkha forces. Saranghat is a colorful middle hill village where you will have first night's camp on a spacious beach below the village.

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1 Drive to Damauli, and short rafting trip/ camping at Corridor of jungle near the riverbank.
Day 2 Corridor of jungle nears the riverbank to Gaighat; rafting till 3PM (approx.) and drive back to Kathmandu or visit Chitwan National Park or drive to Pokhara.

Sunkoshi River Rafting

Rafting Routes : Sunkoshi River
Duration: 10 Days
Distance: 270 km.
Grade: -
Season: Spring & Autumn

We travel by surface to Dolalghat your raft 'put-in-point' covering the distance of 57kms in about 3 hrs. Your excitement starts and ends only after you covered 210kms of wild stretches, calm flows through high rock strewn passages eventually emerging form the mountains to the flat pl

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