Nepal Travel Trek

Nepal has some of the most magnificent rivers in the world. Deep gorges surrounded by lush forests, villages perched on rocky ledges, white water rapids and flat, warm sandy beaches. Cruising gently down a river on a raft in Nepal can be either relaxing or adrenalin pumping, depending on how you like it. Himalayan Humanity has chosen all possible rivers for the rafting trips.
Rafting trips are fully catered and supported. After a day cruising down the river, the local guides will set up camp on the riverbank. Campsite locations are chosen on the following basis:

• Safety
• Natural surrounding beauty and
• Away from towns and roads providing a feeling of remoteness

Tents, sleeping mats, sleeping bags and food are all provided.

 

S.N	Rivers/Season	Jan-May	Jun-Aug	Sep-Oct	Nov-Dec	Days
01.	Trishuli	2	4	3	2	01-04 Days
02.	Sunkoshi	3	5	4+	3+	08-10 Days
03.	Kaligandaki	4	-	5	4	05-10 Days
04.	Karnali	4+	-	5	4+	11-12 Days
05.	Seti	2+	4+	3	4	02-03 Days
06.	Bhotekoshi	4	-	4	3-	02 Days
07.	Marshyangdi	4	-	5	4	06 Days
08.	Arun
09.	Veri
10.	Tamur
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Trishuli
The Trishuli is the most easily accessible river and most popular rafting river where people can do normally one or two days rafting. The river is easily reached from either Kathmandu or Pokhara. The trip can also be extended into the Royal Chitwan National Park. This river is also popular with intermediate kayakers. This river is known as blast of moon sun flows.
Sunkoshi
Sun Kosi; River of Gold is one of the ten best rafting rivers in the world. Big rapids, warm water, no roads or towns are the main characteristics of this river. Extraordinary scenery and great camping makes this a classic rafting journey. Normally the starting point to raft this river is Dolalghat, a three hour drive east from Kathmandu. The Sun Kosi traverses the Mahabharat range and follows one of the main geological fault lines of the Himalayas. This is also an excellent trip for intermediate and advanced kayakers.
Kaligandaki
Kali Gandaki a holy river is the only river comprising the world's deepest gorge with its bone-chilling rapids. A beautiful and unspoiled river with good white water, this river is ideal for people wanting an exciting medium length raft trip. Kali Gandaki river trip first requires either a flight or drive from Kathmandu to Baglung. A typical trip could begin at Modibeni, at the confluence of the Kali Gandaki and the Modi Khola. This expedition has everything, exciting rapids, sandy beaches, cascading waterfalls, gorges, wildlife and a feeling of remoteness.
Karnali
The Karnali, Nepal’s longest river, descends the Himalayas through a series of magnificent gorges. The rafting has its exposure of green wood along, small villages inhabited by backward Raute community. In habitual Nepalese fashion dozens of porters carry equipment for two days as we trek to one of Nepal’s most isolated and least explored areas. Exceptional rafting through tropical jungles, deserted beaches and small villages. The trip takes eleven to twelve days of real wild-river adventure.
Seti
The short Seti River famous for kayak clinic makes for an ultimate introduction to rafting. This is a really pleasant and picturesque, one to three day trip with no big rapids but plenty of friendly small ones. The river has its origin in Mardi Himal beside Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fishtail Mountain). From the put-in point at Damauli (02 hour drive from Pokhara), the Seti merges into the Trisuli on the second day. This trip offers gorgeous mountain views of Annapurna South, Fish-tail and Lamjung Himal.
Bhotekoshi
Bhote Koshi is another beautiful mountain river, one of the best but short rafting trips that covers 18km of continuous white water flow is one of the most action-packed paddling in Nepal. From Kathmandu, it takes only few hours to reach the usual put-in place at Bahrabise. We can arrange a day’s rafting at any degree of difficulty. Camp overnight on the river bank, and reach Dolalghat the next day to catch your vehicle back to Kathmandu. This is an ideal selection for those short of time. Although it flows through the big gorges, it is the river of highest possibility for rafting in Nepal.
Marsyangdi
The Marsyangdi rouging river rises on the northern slopes of the Annapurna Himal, flows east through an dry valley around Manang, and then swings south to join the Trisuli River at Mugling. Marsyangdi River is one of the most outstanding Class IV Kayaking Rivers in the world. The Marsyanndi is the most exciting class IV-V white water in Nepal. A white knuckle trip from the time your paddle hits the water till your feet touch dry land so not for the faint hearted. Continuous exhilarating white water with magnificent mountain backdrops.
Arun
For first time paddlers, a trip down the Trishuli is an experience not to be missed. The Arun River provides one of the most challenging rafting in Nepal, and although the rafting in this river comprises challenging trials only for three days, the countryside surrounding remotely located and spectacular mountain views make the rafting a real wilderness experience. The easiest way to get to this river is by catching a plane or we can drive for 1 day and then trek for three days to reach the put in point at Tumlingtar. 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.
Veri
A Veri River rafting must be one over your leading rafting trips of Nepal because of it is remote and easy river, blue water, white beaches and fine campsites. Is has some of the best fishing in Nepal, together with beautiful and diverse scenery, lots of wildlife and unspoiled villages. Two large tributaries, the Thuli (large) and the Sani (small) join at Ramnagat to form the main Veri River. White Water rafting in Veri River is famous among river runner.

Tamur
Tamur River is a powerful and exciting river for river a runner which is sixth largest river in Nepal. Our 4-day trekking route follows a 3000-meter ridge through beautiful woods and meadows with magnificent views of Kanchenjunga, Makalu and the Everest mastiff, before dropping into the lush villages of the Tamur valley. A truly memorable approach to this classic white water descent. The Tamur and its tributaries drain the snows of Kachenjunga, third highest peak in the world. The Tamur is best suited to those with a sense of adventure and seeking something a little different from the rivers of Nepal. In addition to the scheduled trips to the Tamur it is also possible to arrange a custom made trip to meet your needs. The sides of the valley are wooded, with only a few villages and very little agriculture glimpsed during the trip.

International River Classification

• Grade 3:- Difficult, small rapids with irregular waves and hazards that need avoiding. More difficult maneuvering required but routs are normally obvious. Scouting from the shore is occasionally necessary.
• Grade 4:- Very Difficult, large & continued rapids that require careful maneuvering.
• Grade 5:- Extremely Difficult, long powerful rapids with confused water makes path - finding difficult and scouting from the shore is essential.

How safe is rafting?
Himalayan Humanity  give paramount importance to safety and it is without question our number one priority, regardless of the activity. In terms of rafting trips, the following is provided to ensure your safety:

• Helmets and Life jackets are compulsory at all times on the water
• A safety briefing is mandatory before the raft is put in the water
• All raft guides are first aid trained
• The Himalayan Humanity  raft guides are some of the most experienced in Nepal
• All raft trips are accompanied by a minimum of two safety kayakers
• Himalayan Humanity always use a separate, extra raft for equipment
• Strict hygiene practices are followed at campsites

River System in Nepal

Nepal can be divided into three major river systems from east to west:

The Koshi River basin,

The Narayani River basin, and

The Karnali River basin.

 

 

All ultimately become major tributaries of the Ganges River in northern India. After plunging through deep gorges, these rivers deposit their heavy sediments and debris on the plains, thereby nurturing them and renewing their alluvial soil fertility. Once they reach the Tarai Region, they often overflow their banks onto wide floodplains during the summer monsoon season, periodically shifting their courses. Besides providing fertile alluvial soil, the backbone of the agrarian economy, these rivers present great possibilities for hydroelectric and irrigation development. To date Nepal has not made extensive use of its hydroelectric recourses. All of them make use of the natural elevation differences, diverting water from the river and running it through turbines further downstream. The latest one is the Kali Gandaki project a few kms north of Tansen. Building dams in Nepal has remained a disputed issue, mainly because of the high risk of earthquakes in the region. None of the river systems support any significant commercial navigation facility. Rather, the deep gorges formed by the rivers represent immense obstacles to establishing the broad transport and communication networks needed to develop an integrated national economy. As a result, the economy in Nepal has remained fragmented. Because Nepal’s rivers have not been harnessed for transportation, most settlements in the Hill and Mountain regions remain isolated from each other.

The eastern part of the country is drained by the Koshi River, which has seven tributaries. It is locally known as the Sapt Kosi, which means seven Koshi rivers (Tamur, Likhu Khola, Dudh, Sun, Indrawati, Tama, and Arun). The principal tributary is the Arun, which rises about 150 kilometers inside the Tibetan Plateau.

The Narayani River drains the central part of Nepal and also has seven major tributaries (Daraudi, Seti, Madi, Kali, Marsyandi, Budhi, and Trisuli). The Kali, which flows between the Dhaulagiri Himal and the Annapurna Himal (Himal is the Nepali variation of the Sanskrit word Himalaya), is the main river of this drainage system.

The river system draining the western part of Nepal is the Karnali. Its three immediate tributaries are the Bheri, Seti, and Karnali rivers, the latter being the major one. The Maha Kali, which also is known as the Kali and which flows along the Nepal -India border on the west side, and the Rapti River also are considered tributaries of the Karnali.