Sun
Koshi - The River of Gold
This is the longest river trip
offered in Nepal, traversing 270 km through
the beautiful Mahabharat Range on its meandering
way from the put in at Dolalghat to the take
out at Chatara, far down on the Gangetic Plain.
It is quite an experience to begin a river trip
just 3-hours out of Kathmandu, barely 60-km
from the Tibet border, and end the trip looking
down the hot, dusty gun barrel of the North
Indian Plain just a week later.
The Sun Kosi starts off fairly
relaxed, with class II and small class III rapids
to warm up on during the first couple of days.
Savvy guides will take this opportunity to get
the teams to work with exquisite precision,
as on the third day the rapids become more powerful
and frequent, with high water trips finding
themselves astonished at just how big a wave
in a river can get. While the lower sections
of large volume rivers are usually rather flat,
the Sun Kosi reserves some of its biggest and
best rapids for the last days. At the right
flow it is an incredible combination of powerful
whitewater, stunning scenery, villages, and
truly quiet and introspective evenings along
what many people consider to be one of the world's
ten classic river journeys.
Cost Includes :
All meals, transportation to the put in point
and back from the take out point, all Rafting
equipment and accommodation on twin sharing
basis.
Cost Excludes :
Sleeping bag/ mattress, alcoholic beverages,
personal expenses and insurance.
River |
Days |
Fall |
Grade |
Spring |
Grade |
|
Seti Kayak Clinic
|
4 |
Oct - Nov |
II to III |
Mar-May |
II to III |
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