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Rafting in Kali Gandaki River |
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A deservedly popular and medium length of river
trip is combining exhilarating white water with fine scenery.
One of the famous names of Himalayan Rivers, The Kali Gandaki
raises in Mustang an enclave of Nepal Poking into Tibet on the
other side of the Himalayas here; it is a flat and braided
river, flowing in an arid open valley. As it tumbles down
between the majestic Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna ranges, it
creates one of the world's deepest gorges. The explorer Michael
Peissel ran this stretch of the river in a small hovercraft in
1973 and at least two other groups have rafted and kayaked in
this section.
All day you have to continuous keeping paddlers busy against all
technical rapids on the Kali Gandaki River. Both experienced and
novice rafters love this. Nowhere else is it possible to find
such diversity on a 3 day raft trip. Nice drops, sparkling
chutes and turbulent rapids provide class III to IV+ runs during
the fall and spring seasons.
After your exhilarating white water trip you have options either
to drive or fly back to Kathmandu or to visit the Royal Chitwan
National Park or again you can go for the trekking trip in the
popular area of Annapurna region for few days. |
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Map of
Bhote Koshi River |
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General Information on Kali Gandaki River |
Grade For Autumn Spring : Sep - Dec 3 to 4+
Grade For Spring : Feb to May 3 to 4
Possible operation : Autumn & Spring
Departure : Fix and on request
Rafting days : 3 + 2 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu)
Entrance by : 30 - minute flight or a 6-hour drive to Pokhara
Put-in point : Nayapul (70 km. / 4 hours drive from Pokhara)
Put-out point : Mirme (105 km. / 5 hours drive back to Pokhara)
River distance : 55 km.
Possible optional trip to : Drive 138 km. to Royal Chitwan
National Park or trekking to Annapurna region or drive or fly
back to Kathmandu
Numbers of pax require : Minimum 6 persons |
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Detail Itinerary of Kali Gandaki River |
Days 1 : Pokhara to
rafting put-in point Nayapul 70 km. for 4 hours drive from
Pokhara and then evening at the camp of Modi Khola.At around 7
am, we drive to the put-in point. Upon arrival, we unload all
the equipment and you will receive a full safety briefing. Have
lunch and then the guide will take you to the river starting
point ready to begin your exciting 3 days rafting trip. First
day we begin with plenty of class III rapids this is a warm up
for the team, after couple of hours you will be encountering 2
big class 4 rapids i.e. ‘Small Brother’ and ‘Big Brother’. Your
guide will be making you work hard at doing exercises to work as
a team maneuvering the raft efficiently. After scouting the
rapid, the safety kayaks will go first then the raft. Soon after
encountering these two big rapids we will reach the Modi Khola
confluence where we will choose the beach for the evening
campsite. We unload the rafts and one raft team prepares dinner
whilst the others play volleyball or relax and take in the
scenery. |
Days 2 : Camp site Modi
Khola to second day camp site below the village of Purti Ghat.
Once the rafts are packed we start down the river for a day
mixed with adrenaline, calm and spectacular scenery including
views of Annapurna I and Himchuli. We will tackle many class III
sections and the challenging class IV named REFUND. This section
of river is abundant with vines and lush vegetation hanging from
the cliff faces. Our campsite is below the village of Purti Ghat. |
Days 3 : Purti Ghat to
Mirme
Almost immediately after being back on the water we reach the
holy village of Seti Beni. The river has deposited a house size
boulder in the confluence with a smaller tributary. Since
confluences are considered holy places in the Hindu religion,
this boulder has become an important shrine to the local river
people. There is usually a great audience to watch and listen to
the spectacle as each team negotiates the rapid that has formed
around this holy place. After the shirt-rafting trip it is time
for the journey to end. You arrive in the Mirme where your bus
will be waiting for you. We load up the gear and prepare for the
bus journey back to Pokhara 105 km. for 5 hours driving. |
For Detail Information And Booking
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