Nepal Travel Trek

Bhotekoshi River Rafting

River is the main sources and most powerful and attractive forces on natural part of Nepal. There are several excellent rivers in Nepal which offer brilliant rafting or canoeing. Trishuli, Seti, Bhotekoshi, Kali Gandaki, Marshyangdi, Sunkoshi, Arun, Karnali, Tamur are the main excellent rivers for rafting or canoeing. Nepal's rivers are second to none, originating from the glaciers of the worlds highest mountains, they plunge through towering gorges and forested foothills before the more tranquil journey along the Ganges plain on their way to the Bay of Bengal. Rivers here are regarded as goddesses, and are included in a number of Hindu and Buddhist religious rituals. There are clear sandy beaches to camp or take a meal, and cool clear pools to bathe.  On these rivers you will find the world's most thrilling whitewaters with a wide range of difficulties and warm water. There is no more relaxing experience, any better way of getting from Kathmandu valley to the jungles of the Chitwan Valley, a drop of thousands of feet in new heavenly miles. Experience water rapids grade 2 to 7 in a beautiful environment of colorful villages, subtropical vegetation and friendly people will be unforgettable. River journeys range from one-day short-cut excursions to 11-day long way expeditions. Each offers incredibly unique knowledge and engenders a lifetime record.

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.

Best season to visit: October –December and March –May
Raft Grade: Class 04+
Length of Raft: It is advisable to do 01-02 days along this route to fully experience the river rafting in Nepal.        
Accommodations: Camping

Additional Information: Put in point is Barabise and Put out point is Lamosangu.

Outline Itinerary:

Note – Our Itinerary does not include your arrival and departure day to and from Kathmandu, and our fixed dates are the trekking starting date from Kathmandu. And, our river guides will give briefing every evening for the next day. So, any information not covered now by this itinerary can be discussed then.

Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Kathmandu to Barabise:
Meet at the office as per time arranged by your expedition leader at the pre-departure meeting. Then we travel by our private bus to the river starting point of the trip. This is a spectacular drive through villages and if weather permits, you will have fantastic mountain views i.e. Ganesh Himal, Langtang etc. Upon arrival in the camp lunch will be served.   After early lunch your expedition leader will deliver a safety talk and provide all paddling gear for the trip. First day rafting provides about three and half hour of pure white water. After a long series of class 3 rapids we drop into the first class 4 drop known as Gerbil In The Plumbing.  From here there is a stretch of class 3 whitewater and then we come to the crux of the day, which is a long, technical rapid called 'Frog in a Blender'. After this rapid we settle down for about twenty feet, and then it’s back into the soup with a long series of class 3+/4- drops which lead us into a nifty little rapid called Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature.  The remaining ten kilometers of river is a non-stop series of class 3 and 4 drops terminating into short pools with the next drop just a few feet away.  The river flows through a beautiful narrow canyon with lush green vegetation and waterfalls coming in from the steep stone walls.  At the bottom of this stretch is a rapid called ExLax.  Just before we hit the village of Barabise we load all the boats onto our bus and drive back to our camp, change your wet clothes, enjoy the scenery and late evening have dinner and camp.
Day 02: Barabise to Lamosangu to Kathmandu:
Early morning, have hot drinks and breakfast then pack your gears. You have the second chance to show how your raft team can work well together in challenging rapids.  We have lunch on the river and continue the action until the take out point. We run the top stretch again in the morning, though most people don’t recognize it the second time through. Today instead of getting out at Barabise we continue on down through the center of town and onto a short flat stretch. Upon reaching the dam, the entire gradient of the last kilometer fulminates into fifty meters of incredibly steep and technical rapid known as 'The Great Wall'.  'The Great Wall’s one redeeming feature is that there is a pool at the bottom, because right after the pool is an incredible rapid called 'Liquid Bliss', which leads directly into a rapid called 'Fake Right Go Left', which leads directly into another rapid called 'My God, What To Do?'.  The trip ends with a bang on a long series of drops known as 'Dazed and Confused'.  Without a doubt this is some of the finest whitewater rafting to be had anywhere. Our trip ends by mid-noon. Once you get their load up all the kits on bus, drive back to Ktm.

Cost Includes:

• All meals during the rafting period
• Rafting & trekking permit
• Transportation going by tourist or local bus depending upon the mode of transportation available at put-in and pull-out point
• Rafting, kitchen and camping equipment
• Experienced Captain
• Cook and other staffs
• Group leader will be free over ten paying people

Cost doesn't Includes:

• Mineral water, cold drinks and alcohols during whole trip
• Hotel accommodation & meals at hotel during whole trip
• Emergency evacuation
• Things of personal use
• Member insurance
• Airfare Kathmandu - Biratnagar
• Private transportation