SUNKOSHI RIVER
ADVENTURE
07 Days
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 The
Sunkoshi. means "Golden River' flows through the great valley
between the Mahabharat lekh mountains & Himalayan. It forms
the watershed for most of Eastern Nepal, gathering strength
from many glaciers fed tributaries on its way to India &
the Ganges. Rafting the Sunkoshi river is a unique experience,
a rare combination of scenic beauty, cultural encounters &
exciting white water. So Sunkoshi is one of the most enjoyable
river in the world. Rafting put-in point is Dolalghat, which
is just two hours drive from Kathmandu to take-out point at
Chatara. far down in the Gangetic plain ( 8 days on the river
). The Sunkoshi starts off fairly relaxed, with small class
two rapids & small class three rapids to warm up on during
the 1st couple of days. While the lower sections of large volume
rivers are 
usually flat, the Sunkoshi reserves some of its biggest &
best rapids for the last days. Everyday 5 hours paddling on
the river except first & last day. rapid countered class
4 to 5 according to class 1-6.
ITINERARY
DAY 01: Departure from Kathmandu at 07:30a.m. with private
bus. It takes 03hrs to get river. As soon as we get there, some
of them rig the raft & pack-up gear while other makes lunch
for you. After having lunch at river beach, you are given safety
talk by river guide. After done that all, our first day adventure
begins. Rafting will be 03 hour on first day & stop at Kuhebhir
for over-night rest. This entire section of the river gives
you a chance to learn more about this river. Few rapids are
found here, which named kuhebhir & left drop.
DAY 02: You are given wake-up call at amidst sun shine and
breakfast will be served at 07:30a.m. As being a teamwork you
are highly encourage to participate with our member to pack-up
gear & others. (If necessary) After get ready, we move down
for 2 to 3 hours and then stop for lunch at 1200 noon. It takes
approx. 2 hours. After having lunch, we will proceed our journey
for next 3 hours. We stay overnight close to Punch & juddy
rapid. This section of the river is ideal for warm-up river
experience. In this section, we encounter rapid mid-grander.
DAY 03: Above same activities will be repeated till the
end of trip. This section is slightly hard. You have to be little
more active on guide's command. in this section you will encounter
rapid punch & juddy, high anxiety, Motorcycle, harkapur
1,2,3. We stop at Raighat for over-night.
DAY 04: All above daily activities will be done as on previous
days. This section is really beautiful with troops of monkeys
abound on birds life. You will encounter with rapid Jaws, Big-hole,
Rhino Rock. We stay overnight at Rashuwaghat.
DAY 05: It will be final night in the river. After 4 days
of hard works, we arrive on high volume section of the river.
Some rapids in this section are called Chamereghat, Darsandhungat,
Camping point will be at Ranitar.
DAY
06: This is the final day of the Sunkoshi river expedition.
Finally we arrived at Chatara. This is considered the day to
comment for the next trip. Your guide will provide you lunch
at Chatara & manage night bus to get back Kathmandu.
DAY 07: This is the last day of our Sunkoshi river rafting.
On the same day morning, we arrive in Kathmandu. The day will
be free day to you for souvenir.
Note: After October, the above itinerary will be change to 09
days itinerary because of low water volume.
NET COST US$ 280.00 PER PERSON FOR MIN GROUP OF 05 PERSON
COST INCLUDE: All rafting equipment with guide, meals
while you are on river, accommodation in two men tent, all necessary
fee, round trip transportation by bus
COST EXCLUDE: Personal expenditure, food & accommodation
cost incase of any natural accident caused by weather. Tips
and other expenditure.
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