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Rafting in Sunkoshi 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.
With in a short span or 9 days, you come in close contact with
Nepal's natural beauty, people, culture, wildlife and its
rivers, its simply magic, an experience you shall be glad you
took. En route to the Chatara you come across many ethnic
groups, each unique and colorful as relatively more Rais, Limbus
and Newar are seen in this area. In this trip you have 250
different species of orchids to look for. River chats, dippers,
flycatcher, wall creepers, bulbuls, fork tales are a few of the
almost 400 species of birds available around the basin.
There are few more tributary of Sun Koshi as Rosi Khola, Junga
Khola, Tamakoshi (Copper River), Dudh Koshi (Milk River), Rasuwa
Khola. Tribenighat from where the Arun and Tamur join the
Sunkoshi to form the giant Saptakoshi, which flows through
Mahabharat range onto the Gangetic plain.
There are numerous (abundant) rapids such as Meat Grinder,
Punch, and High Anxiety etc. Scaled from 3-8 will eventually
emerges into the low land of Terai at Chatara. After 45-minute
drive from Chatara you arrive in Dharan, which use to be British
Gurkha Army recruiting center in Nepal for decades. Now you have
several options as you can Drive to Biratnagar and take a flight
to Kathmandu or drive to Chitwan National Park or Koshi Tappu
for an excellent safari trip or drive back to Kathmandu. |
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Click Below for :
Map of
Sunkoshi River |
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General Information on Sunkoshi River |
Grade For Autumn Spring : Sep - Dec 3 to 5
Grade For Spring : Feb to May 3 to 4
Possible operation : Autumn & Spring
Departure : Fix and on request
Rafting days : 10 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu)
Entrance by : Drive 3 hours east to from Kathmandu
Put-in point : Dolalghat
Put-out point : Chatara
River distance : 270 km.
Possible optional trip to : Drive to Biratnagar and take a
flight to Kathmandu or drive to Chitwan National Park or Koshi
Tappu for an excellent safari or drive back to Kathmandu
Numbers of pax require : Minimum 6 persons |
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Detail Itinerary of Sunkoshi River |
Days 1 : 3hrs drive to
Dolalghat; rafting starting point and short rafting camp in
Tarang Gaon. |
Days 2 : Tarang Gaon to
Dumja village rafting approx. 4 hours
The gathered villagers shall cheer you as you drift away slowly
gathering momentum, slowly leaving behind the Langtang ranges.
Sunkoshi is considered as a Holy river by the Nepalese Hindus,
the river flows into the Holy Ganges in India, soon we hit the
very technical rapid called Khuei Bhai rapid, strewn with rooks
and boulders, hence, considerable care is need. Camp for the
night near the Mahadev temple, reputed to be the first Shiva
temple in Nepal. |
Days 3 : Dumja village
to Khunkot rafting approx. 6 hours
WET AND WILD…immediately we are hitting the rapids passing
enroute the fishing village of Kodaris’ and the Chamera Bhir
were you see hundreds of bats screaming and clinging to the
walls of the cliffs, some good fun filled rapids takes up to
Khunkot where we camp for the night. |
Days 4 : Khurkot to
Likhu Khola rafting approx. 5 hours
Habitations dwindle, few poor Rai villages’ enroute, exciting
rapids in the afternoon with good photo prospects. |
Days 5 : Likhu Khola to
Harkapur village rafting approx. 6 hours
Today, we pass through deep gorges punctuated with exciting
rapids unfolding pleasant floats in the afternoon troops of
Langur and Rhesus monkeys can be seen romping the riverbanks. |
Days 6 : Harkapur
village to Rai Ghat rafting approx. 6 hours
Today is one of the most exciting and challenging days of the
expedition encountering some very demanding rapids where you
witness the skills of our guides, we pass through ‘Bridge
rapids’ and ‘Krishna rapids’ stopping to carefully plan our
strategy through the next rapids. Mr. Mangal Gurung was the
first rafter to successfully take rafts in 1979 and he has the
distinction of being the 1st Nepali to raft the Sunkoshi, it was
a no mean success, hence, the rapid is named after him ‘MANGAL
RAPID’. Floating past the confluence of the Dudh Koshi, we hit
the last rapid for the day, ‘Roller Coaster’ a hair rising
rapid. |
Days 7 : Rai Ghat to
Bander Ghat rafting approx. 6 hours
Hold tight, the ride is not over yet…as past the point of Sap Su
Khola is a rapid with the greatest drop Huge ‘holes’, ‘eddies’
and churning ‘stopper waves’ demands team work and hard paddle. |
Days 8 : Bander Ghat to
Bonjur Ghat rafting aprox. 6 hours
We take to the rapids again, busy all morning earnestly thanking
for the lunch break, emerging from the Mardheku gorge the river
spreads wide, less agitated after its confinement between steep
cliffs and gorges. |
Days 9 : Bonjur Ghat to
Barahchhatra rafting aprox. 6 hours
Today the whole stretch is a mixture of fun filled rapids and
calm undulating floats, you are somewhat relived, yet sad that
the trip is coming to an end, all good things ultimately does. |
Days 10 : Short rafting
reaches out points Chatara, after lunch takes night bus to
Kathmandu or drive to Biratnagar to take a flight back to
Kathmandu. After a while we join the turbid waters of the Arun
Koshi encountering our last rapids to the junction of the Tamur
Koshi. The river changes its course from west -east to northeast
through beautiful gorge floating to the white temple of
Barahchhatra set upon the east bank. This is a Hindu temple
dedicated to 12 different Hindu Gods and Goddesses; we stop to
pay a visit. Suddenly we break through the Mahabharat and Rapcha
ranges and spreading before us is a completely flat horizon,
slowly we drift to Chatara. After Chatara we drive to Koshi
Tappu or Chitwan National Park for an excellent Safari or drive
back to Kathmandu or drive to Biratnagar for your fly back to
Kathmandu. |
For Detail Information And Booking
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