RAFTING
IN NEPAL
In
a country like Nepal, a river trip is one
of the best ways to explore the cultural heritage,
ruggedly beautiful yet forbidden places of
the countryside. Nepal offers fantastic opportunities
for white water rafting because of its rough
terrain. There are numerous rivers in Nepal,
which offer excellent rafting from grade 1
to 5. Rivers are graded on the basis of its
ferocity of their rapids. A trained professional
river guide leads the rafting with full safety
and camp equipment. Religious rituals like
cremation of Hinduism and Buddhism, dense
vegetation and interesting wildlife can be
observed during this trip.
TRISHULI RIVER
The Trishuli is Nepal's most popular rafting
river; easy access from Kathmandu and Pokhara,
scenic valleys and impressive gorges, exhilarating
rapids and easier sections as well as the
right amount of time all make it the perfect
trip for first-time or experienced rafters.
Unfortunately, its popularity means that the
river is crowded and the beaches disturbed
during the normal rafting season. However,
there is some good news. During the monsoon
months the Trishuli changes character completely
as huge runoff s make the river swell and
shear like an immense ribbon of churning ocean.
When the river is running high and wild, there
are hardly any rafters around, and rafting
the Trishuli is, without a doubt, the most
exciting thing you can do in Nepal during
monsoon, and quite possibly one of the best
two days big water rafting trips offered anywhere.
BHOTEKOSHI
Drawing
amazing and mystifying power from high in
Bhot (Tibet) theriver Bhote Koshi, tumbles
into Nepal through breathtaking valleys. Glacier
water from the 10th Highest Mountain Shisa
Pangma, carve a steep and direct drop at the
top that gradually eases to more placid streams
and the calmer pool within a 46-km run at
the Lamosunga dam. The rapids here are a solid
class IV- V at high flow, and a more classic
III at lower levels.
Continuous, challenging and action-packed,
the Bhote Kosi offers you nothing less than
the ride of a lifetime. A stupendous setting,
thrilling drops, gorges and limestone formations,
welcome you into another dimension, where
your instinct becomes your driving force,
and your body your best ally. Both experienced
and novice paddlers will agree this, is the
Ultimate Experience.
