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Rafting In Bhote Koshi River |
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We travel by surface to
Dolalghat your raft 'put-in-point' covering the
distance of 57kms in about 3 hrs. Your
excitement starts and ends only after you
covered 210kms of wild stretches, calm flows
through high rock strewn passages eventually
emerging form the mountains to the flat plains
of southern Nepal. One of the 10th classic and
best white water journeys on Sunkoshi (river of
gold) is in Nepal offers a longest river trip
and the most fascinating among the few rivers,
which flow down from snow-capped mountains. Big
rapes, warm water, beautiful scenery and great
camping makes this is a classic multi-day river
trip. There will be a great trip for
intermediate and advanced kayakers. At its best
in medium to high flows. This enchanting river
expedition of 9 days will definitely be the
highlight of you visit to Nepal, its memory
shall last for ever and ever … Sunkoshi is an
unpredictable river, it has its own moods,
serene, calm and tranquil one moment, wile and
turbulent the next, always changing, always
challenging, the ultimate in the river
adventure. So, Sun Koshi is famous in rafting
circles, and with good reason. |
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Day 1 :
Arrival in Kathmandu & Transfer to hotel |
Day 2 :
Kathmandu to Lukla by flight & trek to Phakding |
Day 3 :
Drive from Kathmandu to the river, unpack and
lunch, begin river trip early afternoon, steady
afternoon with nothing too difficult. |
Day 4 :
Past 'Meat grinder', and the Tamba Kosi
Confluence. |
Day 5 :
'Punch and Judy', Likhu khola confluence and
maybe as far as 'High Anxiety'. |
Day 6 :
Past 'High Anxiety', to Hakapur village & rapid.
Big day. |
Day 7 :
Layover day? Little Devisthan beach. |
Day 8 :
Dudh Kosi confluence, 'Jaws', camp above jungle
corridor. |
Day 9 :
Probably the best, numerous big class 4's in the
jungle corridor, 'Rhino rock', 'El Wasto' and
others. |
Day 10 :
Out of the corridor, odd class 3 / 4, 'Big
Dipper', could arrive Chatra p.m. |
Day 11 :
Arrive Chatra, pack, drive to Kathmandu |
Day 12 :
Departure day |
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