Nepal is the world’s second largest in terms of water. The torrential rivers of Nepal emerging from glaciers to mysterious plateau of the Himalayan region in Nepal provide ample opportunity to enjoy rafting in Nepal. Nepal is a river runner’s paradise. It provides such a great choice of multi-day trips away from roads in such a magnificent mountain surrounding with warm rivers, a semi –tropical climate with impressive geography wildlife and friendly welcoming people and no nasty biting insects. It also provides unique chance to see the beautiful landscape in the most memorable way. These pleasures are complemented by an even greater thrill, running through powerful past flowing rapids.

Rafting in Nepal usually a “wilderness” as the most of the rivers don’t have high –ways alongside them but is soft, tamed wilderness with white sandy beaches for camping, clean blue rivers and friendly locals with good hospitality.

It is one of the best ways to explore the typical cross- section of natural as well as etho-cultural heritage of the country. Rafting has been considered as the best rivers of eco-tourism.

There are numerous rivers in Nepal that offers excellent rafting, canoeing and kayaking experiences. The best rivers of Nepal are:

• Best long white water trips: - : “world classic” Karnali, Tamur and Sunkoshi rivers
• Best rivers for wildlife and fishing ;- Babai, Bheri, Karnali and Mahakali rivers
• Best 3-6 days white water trips: - Marsyandi, Tamur rivers.
• Best 1-3 days white water trips: - Trishuli and Bhote Koshi rivers.
• Best 4-5 days easy water trips: - Bheri river.
• Best 1-3 days water trips: - Upper Sunkoshi, Seti, Babai and Trishuli rivers.
• Best combine trekking and rafting trips: - Tamur and Marsyandi rivers.
• Best Budget trips: - Trishuli, Kali and Sunkoshi rivers.
• Best family trips: - Upper Sunkoshi Seti and Trishuli rivers.
• Best short white water trips: - Bhote-Koshi river.

 So far the government of Nepal has opened section of 16 rivers for commercial rafting:

• The Trishuli River (grade 3+) is one of the most popular of Nepal raftable rivers.
• Kali- Gandaki (5-5+) winds through remote canyons and deep gorges for five days of intense rapids
• Bhote-Koshi (4-5) is 26 km of continuous white water rafting.
• Marsyandi River 4 days of unit erupted white water rafting.
• Karnali River (4-5) provides some of the most challenging rapids in the world.
• Sun- Koshi (4-5) of 270 km requiring 8-10 days to complete is a big challenging river.

Short Rafting Trips

Short trips take between one and four days and do not involve any trekking. Some of these trips involve less challenging white water and are ideally suited for first timers and families.

Seti River
Days: 2 days     Grade: 3 to 5
Trishuli River
Days: 1 to 3 days     Grade: 3+
Bhote-Koshi River
Days: 2 days     Grade: 4 to 5

Kali-Gandaki River
Days: 3 days     Grade: 5 to 5+
Trisuli.
The run flows 120 km and its challenges are continuous.

Long Rafting Trips

Longer trips take you into some of Nepal's most remote areas. They often involve short treks to reach the river. Porters carry the gear and supplies, so all you need to carry are your own personal belongings. Treks through the jungles can be an adventure with sightings of wildlife. The landscapes on these trips are inspiring.

Marsyangdi River
Days: 5 days     Grade: 4 to 5

Arun River
Days: 6 days     Grade: 5

Sun-Koshi River
Days: 8-10 days     Grade: 4 to 5

Karnali River
Days: 11 days     Grade: 4 to 5

Itinerary

Trishuli Rafting

For first time paddlers, a trip down the Trishuli is an experience not to be missed (class 2-3+ in high water). While you learn to handle the river's well spaced, straightforward rapids, a panorama of stunning gorges drifts quietly past. During the monsoon, the river promises a more challenging ride, with powerful rapids and whirlpools. This trip can easily be combined with a visit to Chitwan National Park or Pokhara.

Seti River Rafting

Most of the year, the Seti (class 2 to 3+) 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. Seti is also best river for learning kayak in Nepal.

TRIP DETAILS

• Source of the river: The glaciers of Annapurna, Phewa, Begnas and Rupa Lake.
• Put in point: Damauli (300m)
• How to reach there: By road
• End point: Gai Ghat Ghat (200m)
• Days on river: 2 days
• Rapids grading: 2+
• River Distance: 32 km
• Average Gradient: 3m /km (15 ft a mile)
• Volume in Nov.: 70 cms (2500 cfs)

ITENERARY

DAY 1
Drive towards Damauli by tourist bus about 5 hours from Kathmandu and 2 ½ hours from Pokhara. Start rafting and camp at Sarangghat.

DAY 2
Rafting ends at Gaighat and transfer to Kathmandu about 5 hours or to Chitwan 3 hours and Pokhara 4 hours.

Bhote Koshi River Rafting

Just three hours away from Kathmandu, the Bhote Kosi is without a doubt the most exciting thing you can do in Nepal without risking a social disease, and quite possibly one of the best two-day rafting trips offered anywhere in the world. The Bhote is a very steep and very continuous mountain stream; a unique combination of exceptionally fun, challenging rapids without it ever getting past the point of recreation. It's sort of like being flushed down a huge open-air toilet, but the Tidy Bowl Man is your guide and there are no worries.

Emerald green fields are terraced high above the river on precipitous slopes, curious villagers lining suspension bridges are amazed as we plunge through cascading waves and chutes of foam. The beautiful location, thrilling, adrenalin charged white water makes this one of the favorite rivers we run.

TRIP DETAILS

• River Days: 2
• River Grade: 4/5 class
• River Distance: Approx. 18-km
• Rafting Starting Point: Baseri (95 km) (1020 m)
• Rafting Ending Point :Lamoshanghu Dam. (760 m)
• Average Gradient: 16 m/Km (80 ft a mile)
• Volume in Nov :40 cms (1200 cfs)

ITENERARY

Day 01:
Drive six hours to Baseri. After lunch start Rafting with continuous whitewater rapids to Barhabise. Return Baseri by bus and camp.

Day 02:
Rafting the Bhotekoshi River class 4 rapids and finish at Lamoshanghu Dam. And then drive back to Kathmandu.

Kali Gandaki Rafting

Named after the much-revered Goddess Kali and descending from the deepest gorge in Asia, this fabulous river (class 3 to 4+) offers a mixture of astounding mountain views and pure adrenaline with a full immersion into the wilderness.

Along the way you will encounter culture at its simplest. If you're lucky, traditional Magar and Chhetri villagers will venture down to the riverbank to witness your journey through the remote mountain wilderness of Nepal. It is two days driving and 3 days rafting starting from and to Pokhara.

ITENERARY

DAY 1
Three hours bus drive to Nayapul, Baglung. Pump the raft and rafting around 3 ½ hours. Camp nearby Modibeni.

DAY 2
Rafting about 4 hours and camp at Purtighat.

DAY 3
Rafting about 2 ½ hours ends at Mirmi Dam and after lunch transfer to Pokhara by minibus.

Sunkoshi River Rafting

Gathering strength from tributaries draining the highest mountains in the world the white water on the Sun Koshi is Biblical, even expedition-size rafts disappear into the vastness of crashing waves and rolling, boiling water.

After the monsoon the river is high and wild, and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Whipped foamy white where narrow gorges constrict the river's flow the cataracts are long and powerful. The warm waters of the Sun Koshi surge, snake and wind for 270 km to the east of Nepal.

While the lower sections of large volume rivers are usually rather flat, the Sun Koshi reserves some of its biggest and best rapids for the last days. At the right flow it's an incredible combination of white water, scenery, villages, and truly quiet and introspective evenings on huge sandy beaches along what many people consider to be one of the world's 10 classic river journeys.

TRIP DETAILS

• Trip Duration: 9 days
• River Grade: 4/5 class
• Rafting starting point: Dolalghat.(625m)
• Rafting Ending Point: Chatara.(105m)
• River Distance: Approx. 272 km.
• Travel by Bus :1 Day
• Average Gradient: 2 m/km 10 ft a mile
• Volume in Nov: 400 cms (1400 cfs)

ITENERARY

Day 01
Three hour's bus drives to Dolalghat and prepares for rafting. Camp at sandy beach.

Day 02
Run class 3 rapids and camp nearby Ratemate.

Day 03
Rafting about 4 hours with class 3 rapids and camp nearby Harkapur.

Day 04
Rafting about 4 ½ hours with class 4/5 rapids and camp nearby Harkapur.

Day 05
Rafting around 4 hours with class 4 rapids and camp near Rasuaghat.

Day 06
Rafting on whitewater class 4 rapids and camp on sandy beach.

Day 07
Raft about 4 hours through "Bigdipper" and camp below rapid.

Day 08
Rafting about 2 hours till Chatara. After lunch drive back to Kathmandu.

Day 09
Arrive in Kathmandu.

Karnali River Rafting

Karnali River, Nepal's mightiest river is arguably the finest multi-day river trip in Nepal, and the classic Himalayan River expedition. The Karnali's headwaters come off Mount Kailash in Tibet and slice through the Himalayas in a series of magnificent gorges and pristine forest.

On our 180 kilometers River journey we won't see a single sign of the modern world but natural beauty and cultures. It's one of the last places in Nepal that you can see old growth forest and have a real chance of seeing Nepal's wildlife like Monkeys, Langur, Rhesus, leopards, bear, martins, deer, crocodiles and gharials; even tigers. The river also supports some of the finest fish habitat in Nepal, with giant catfish and Golden Masher prowling the depths. Midway through the trip we select a choice piece of beach and for two nights we stay at the same camp and people have an opportunity to explore this beautiful country, wallow in a mud bank, play in the region's plentiful waterfalls, or just hang out and learn something about their fellow rafters.

Whitewater ranges from easygoing class three, to bone crushing class five, depending on the time of year. Regardless of the month, the Karnali always offers good, hard rapids with miles of beautiful scenery and deep river gorges.

TRIP DETAILS

• Trip Details
• Package duration : 9 days
• Transfer days : 2 nights and half day by bus.
• River Days : 6 days
• River grade : class 4/5
• Rafting Starting Point : Karaleghat (558m)
• Rafting Ending Point : Chisapani(195m)
• River Distance : Approx. 185 kms.
• Average Gradient : 4 m/km (20 ft a mile)
• Volume in Nov : 300 cms (10500 cfs).

ITENERARY

Day 01
Night bus to Birendanagar (Surkhet).

Day 02
Minibus to Kalyani (Rough Road) about 4 hours and trek to Karaleghat about 2 hours and camp.

Day 03
Rafting 4 to 6 hours white water section camp by river beach.

Day 04
Raft about 5 hours of class 4/5 grade rapids through Junglaghat and camp.

Day 05
Full of continuos whitewater rafting and camp.

Day 06
Canyon Exploration fully, whitewater rafting and camp.

Day 07
Flowdown the jungle area and camp by jungle.

Day 08
Wildlife views while rafting and finish at Chisapani. Drive back to Kathmandu after lunch or travel Royal Bardia National Park.

Day 09
Arrive Kathmandu.

Tamur River Rafting

The Tamur, Nepal's wild and east bend river the snows of Kanchenjunga feed a challenging less known relative of the Sun Koshi. The Tamur combines one of the best short Himalayan treks, offering amazing mountain views, with an exhilarating new river expedition. Picking up our team of sprightly porters at Basantapur we trek through ancient moss-covered rhododendron forests and sunlit meadows. As we crest the 10,000-foot pass above the sacred lake at Gupha Pokhari, we are greeted by stunning views of the Kanchenjunga massif, Makalu and Everest.

At Dobhan three tributaries of the Tamur join their forces, combining the racing rivers of the high mountains to the north. Steep canyon walls enclose the river and the rapids are powerful and continuous. In the middle section the river opens up and there are beautiful white sandy beaches. The last few days, where the river turns back to the west, are phenomenal. Towering waves leap skyward, with seemingly endless rapids surging through steep canyon walls. Small fishermen's villages line the confluence of every major tributary, while wild monkeys watch from the jungle as we drift past. Local people are a fascinating collage of tribes and castes that have perfected the brewing of their local drink, Tungba, to a fine art.

TRIP DETAILS

• Package duration:12days
• Travel by bus: 2 nights and half day
• River Days:5 days
• River grade: class 4/5
• Rafting Starting Point: Dobhan (635m)
• Rafting Ending Point: Chatara(105m)
• Trekking: … days
• River Distance:131 kms
• Average Gradient: 4m /km (20 ft a mile)
• Volume in Nov:150 cms (5250 cfs)

ITENERARY

Day 01
Drive to Basantapur via Dharan.

Day 02
Arrive in Basantapur and prepare for trekking and camp.

Day 03
Trek to Mangalbare about 5 hours and camp.

Day 04
Trek to Guphapokhari about 5 hours and camp.

Day 05
Trek to Gorja about 5 hours and camp.

Day 06
Trek to Dobhan about 3 hours and camp.

Day 07Rafting starts at Tamor river. Run class 4/5 rapids and camp at Kabelidobhan.

Day 08
Rafting whitewater section and camp nearby Koya River bank.

Day 09
Raft down calm section and camp at Dumre.

DAY 10
Rafting the continuous whitewater rapids of Tamor river and camp near Tribenighat

DAY 11
Rafting about 3 hours and finish at Chatara. Drive back to Kathmandu.

DAY 12
Arrive in Kathmandu.