| Rafting
in Nepal
With all these mountains it naturally
follows that Nepal has some of the best white water rafting
in the world ! Combined with the mountain scenery, rich
cultural heritage white-sand beaches, rafting in Nepal
has become extremely popular in recent years. Modern rafts,
experienced staff and well maintained equipment means
that even completed beginners can safely enjoy most of
Nepal’s rivers as they fall into the grade 1 to 4 category.
Below you will find a rafting/kayaking table that covers
all the accessible rivers of Nepal, and a short presentation
of the rivers.
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 This
river is very popular as access to the Prithivi
Highway makes "breaking off" the journey
easy.  Trisuli
is also an ideal beginner's river." |
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 The
Sunkoshi means "Golden River'
flows through the great valley between the Mahabharat
lekh mountains
& Himalayan. |
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 A
total of 105 km covered in four days with excellent
white water, and magnificent mountain views of the
Annapurna South, the Fishtail Peak and Machhapuchhre. |
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 Being
the longest river in all of Nepal, the Karnali drains
a huge & well-developed catchments Spring snowmelts
can drive the river up dramatically in a matter
of hours, as the river rises the difficulty increases
exponentially. |
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 The
Arun is one of the more advanced rivers in Nepal,
and although only three days on the river the scenic
mountain views and the unique wildlife makes it
all worth while. |
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 Only
two days on the river, the Seti is a fairly short
trip, but offers beautiful mountain views of the
Annapurna
South. |
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 The
Marsyangdi is the hardest white water rafting in
Nepal therefore only few tourist have explored this
river. |
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 The
watershed for the River Tamur extends from the slopes
of the mountains of the Umbhak Himal on the border
with Tibet, across to the slopes of Kanchanjunga
(the
world's third highest peak). |
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 The
Bhote Koshi is one of the recently opened rivers
& represents the forefront of river rafting,
which is just
three hours far from Kathmandu. |
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