$
USD
per person
Duration
9 Day
Max. Elevation
1200mm
Group size
Minimum 1
Sun Koshi Rafting Expedition
Adventure is one of the longest river rafting in Nepal glacial rivers, known as
the ‘River of Gold’. Depending upon the volume of water and flow of river
current, as season-wise. A week to ten days of rafting expedition from the
start to an end around the low flat Gangetic Terai belt.
Sun Koshi, the world’s top
ten rafting rivers one of the best in water sports for a week or more
adventure. Starts from Dolalghat town, a few hour drive from the capital city Kathmandu to the ‘put-in point’, then
after getting organized. Rafting begins heading downstream encountering many
exciting rapids and bouncy waves to the finishing point.
Starts with a few hour's
drive from Kathmandu to Dolalghat the put-in point of rafting adventure. After
getting organized and collecting useful information about safety measures and
paddling technique skills from the captain senior river guide.
Dolalghat town, where two
rivers Melamche and Bhote Koshi join to make the mighty Sun-Koshi River. After
preparation and getting organized float downstream encountering exciting waves
and rapids with a name like Meat Grinder, Punch, and Judy. As the adventure
progresses paddling through several white-water rapids and camping on sandy
beaches then finally ending the float.
Finally, the adventure
concludes on reaching the ‘put-off point’ at Sapta Koshi, where seven great
rivers join near Koshi barrage. After ending the adventurous Sun Koshi Rafting
Expedition, then drive or fly back to Kathmandu. On completing a memorable
exciting experience on Sun Koshi Rafting Expedition.
Interested people who have
the awe and surge for challenging white-water rafting adventure, Sunkoshi River
will be the right choice. This rafting expedition provides excellent delightful
and exciting moments throughout the trip for a week or more.
Sunkoshi River like its name
River of Gold, certainly adventurer will experience a golden excitement on this
whole rafting trip. Besides going through countless bouncy waves and rapids
with enjoyable time, camping on soft sandy beaches.
Makes the Sunkoshi River
Rafting Expedition a mesmerizing adventure of a lifetime experience. As you
paddle and float downstream through rural villages and capture the traditional
farm life of great cultural interest.
The tranquility and pristine
surroundings on route rafting Sunkoshi add another charm to the rafting
expedition. The change of scenery from rolling green hills and then ending
towards the low warm flat country of South Eastern Nepal. Which makes the
adventure even more exciting throughout the trip with memorable and dramatic
moments on the Sunkoshi River Rafting Expedition.
All meals will be prepared by our rafting cook and staff, food according to one choice for all rafting members.
Foods include breakfast
porridge, corn flakes, cereals, muesli followed with warm milk, toasted bread,
various types of eggs from boiled, fried, poach, omelets to scramble. Followed
by tea-coffee-drinking chocolate.
Lunch a dry picnic, bread,
jam, honey and butter, fried rice or noodles, with vegetables and salads with
some canned meats or sardine-tuna. Served with refreshing orange/lemon
drinks.
At camp afternoon tea-coffee,
cookies, with dinner soup of variation every night, from tomato, corn, chicken,
vegetable, etc. Main course Nepali Dal Bhat with vegetable mild curry, Fried
Noodle, Mashed Potato, salad of variation.
Followed by dessert fresh
fruits seasonal wise or canned mixed fruit.
Sometimes cook can bake fresh
cakes and pies as well. Followed by tea coffee, hot chocolate.
On booking the trip make sure
to collect all details and information regarding the Sunkoshi River Rafting
Expedition. Accept all rules and norms as provided by the company’s policy.
Depending upon the season for Sun Kosi rafting carry all necessary gear and
clothing required for rafting, as per the list provided by the company. All
rafters should be in good physical shape and sound health.
Please inform the company of
any special dietary and your medical history.
Carry enough money for
personal expenses for extra soft and hard drinks, as well as for tipping the
drivers and rafting crews.
Day
1
Depart from Kathmandu after early breakfast, and drive to Dolalghat past Dhulikhel town and then within low warm areas. At Dolalghat meet the rafting crews and the captain, the expert river guide/captain will brief of safety measures, paddling skills, culture, landscapes, water current, and rapids to encounter. Raft for a few hours paddle through the rapids called Kuire Bhir or Meat Grinder. Overnight in a tented camp on a nice sandy beach, where all camping gear will be another oar boat.
Day
2
After a delightful breakfast,
raft downstream and through some grade III rapids as another river Tama Kosi
(River of Copper) joins the Sun Kosi, which flows from Tibet and Gaurishankar
Himal range. After an exciting day camp on the shore near a small farm village
called Khalte Chainpur.
Day
3
Having good breakfast and
then packing up and clearing the camp, the morning starts paddling towards a
great technical rapid caller Chammeray Veer or Bat Cave cliff edge. Scouting
the rapid first and then paddle through the exciting rapids and then stop for a
picnic lunch by the riverside. After lunch few hours rafting downstream to camp
near a tributary stream called Likhu Khola, for overnight camp.
Day
4
A late start after leaving
and clearing the camp, raft towards warmer areas as you float downstream. On
leaving the canyon covered in dense forest and lush vegetation and paddling
through medium size rapids and waves. As strong paddle leads through mighty IV
grade rapids Likhu or High Anxiety heading towards more white-water then
reaching a small farm village at Harkapur within Okhaldhunga district. Where
rafters can buy a few necessary items near the campsite, after setting the camp
at Harkapur farm village by the river bank.
Day
5
Today’s rafting takes you to
conquer a great 2-grade rapid called Harkhapur-II, after going through the big
rapid and then Sun Koshi get bigger, as Dudh Koshi River joins which flows from
Everest area. As exciting day paddling through a few smaller rapids reaching
Rasuwa Ghat for overnight camp.
Day
6
Raft today leads to a winding bend below a bridge that joins the two villages on the opposite sides. As paddling progress heading towards an exciting rapid called Jaw, quite a long stretch and then past few smaller waves and encountering a big rapid of grade III called ‘Rhino Rock’, which is also a long rapid.
Slowly day comes to an end on
reaching another grade III rapid called the "Rhino Rock" close to our
overnight camp, the start of the "Jungle Corridor".
Day
7
Slowly our adventure leads further downstream heading towards a warmer area, with tropical vegetation. As the river winds up into a narrow gorge lined with dense green jungles and comes across continuous rapids with the name ‘Cooper Chin’ and ‘Black Hole’. Stopping for picnic lunch next to a wonderful waterfall, where one can refresh in the cascades of rushing fall.
Afternoon float takes you
through the gorge as the scenery of landscapes changes and further heading
towards the last rapid of day to conquer ‘Big Dipper’ then reaching our
overnight campsite on a nice sandy beach.
Day
8
Rafting slowly nears towards the finishing ‘put-off point’, as morning starts heading out of the gorge and reaching towards a larger flat area. Soon after a few hours of paddling than to the last rapid called ‘Big Dipper’ with continuous smaller bouncy waves. After lunch coming across smaller rural farm villages on both sides of the river, as the river gets larger on reaching ‘Sapta Koshi’ as the river flattens, where seven great rivers of eastern Nepal join to make a great Sapta Koshi River.
Slowly rafting comes to a shore near a sandy beach to set our last overnight camp of the adventure.
Day
9
From the last final tented
camp, raft for a few hours where stronger paddling required as the river
flattens into a wide river on reaching near the famous Hindu shrine of ‘Barah
Chetra and then completing our Sun Koshi River Rafting Expedition at Chatra.
After packing and getting into fresh dry clothes getting ready for a long drive
back to Kathmandu.
All permit and entry fee
Depending upon season-wise, from a minimum distance of 10 to 20 km. each day depending upon overnight camping sites.
Every long rafting expedition we have an extra boat/raft to carry all our camping equipment and baggage. Normally it will be a middle oars boat that carries all our gears required for a week more rafting.
From starting Put in Point of Rafting at Dolalghat to Sapta Koshi on reaching Chatara total distance approx. 270 km. Duration of 9 days rafting.
Yes, it is best to have a wet suit to keep you dry, and for safeness, if you fall from the raft sometimes on rapids, it supports and has good buoyancy.
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