White water Rafting

Nepal; one of the best places in the world for rafting and kayaking, its mountain scenery has drawn trekkers as well as climbers for many years; these same mountains shape an incredible variety of whitewater challenges for paddlers.

A series of worlds most outstanding river journeys are found here, raging from steep, adrenaline-charged mountain streams to classic big volume wilderness expeditions. The combination of spectacular rivers, mountain scenery and rich cultural heritage makes Nepal an obvious river-runner's destination.

No other country has such a choice of trips on wild rivers with warm water, a subtropical climate and huge beaches with white sand that are ideal for camping. The opportunity for kayak expeditions are exceptional.

Before you decide what river you will do, you need to decide what it is you want out of your river trip. Nepal offer trips available from one day to twelve days on different rivers, all offering dramatically different experience and first off, don't believe that just because it's river it's going to be wet and wild. Some rivers, such as the Sun Koshi, which is an incredible full-on white water trip in September and October, are basically flat and uneventful in the low water of early spring.

Trisuli:
The Trisuli, one of Nepal's raftable rivers, due to its proximity to Kathmandu and its easy road access, for first time rafters it offers plenty of excitement. Many choose to incorporate a ride down the Trisuli with either a trip to Pokhara or to the Royal Chitwan National Park.

Seti:
This is an excellent trip for leaner of intermediate kayakers. The Seti is an excellent two-day trip in an isolated area that has beautiful jungle and plenty of easy and exciting rapids.



Bhote Koshi:
The normal run is from around 95 kilometers northeast of Kathmandu on the dam at Lamosangu. The Bhote Koshi is one of the best short raft trips to be found anywhere in the world. The Bhote Koshi is the steepest river rafted in Nepal-technically and totally committing. The rapids are steep and continual class four with a lot of continual class three in between. At high flows several of the rapids become solid class five and consequence of any mistakes become serious.

Kali Gandaki:
This is one of the holiest rivers in Nepal, and every junction on the Kali Gandaki is dotted with cremation sites and above ground burial mounds. The Kali Gandaki is an excellent alternative to the Trisuli. The rapids on Kali Gandaki are much more technical and continual than on the Trisuli. It's fun and challenging river with rapids that will keep you busy for three days.

Marshyangdi:
The Marshyangdi is one of the best white water runs in the world. If you are looking for a four- to five days trip with lots of demanding white water and great mountains scenery, the Marshyangdi is hard to beat. It's pretty much solid white water. Rapids are steep, technical and consecutive, making the Marshyangdi a serious undertaking.

Sun Koshi:
This is the longest river trip in Nepal; traversing 270 kilometers through the beautiful Mahabharat Range on it's meandering way from Dolalghat to Chatara, which is far down on the Gangetic plains. Sun Koshi is considered being one of the world's great 10 classic river journeys.

Karnali:
Being the longest and largest river in all of Nepal, the Karnali drains huge and well-developed catchments. The Karnali is a gem, combining a short trek with some of the prettiest canyons and jungle scenery in Nepal. Most experienced river people who have boated the Karnali find it one of the best all-round river trips they have ever done.

Tamur:
The Tamur combines one of the best short treks in Nepal with some really challenging white water action. Most expeditions begin with a stunning a weeklong trek from Basantapur up over the Milke Danda Range to Dovan. Best time to raft the Tamur is probably when flows are at medium, which is between mid-October to mid-November.