Karnali River Rafting

Overview And Highlights

Trip Facts

Duration

10 Days

Trip Type

Hotel / Lodge

Grade

Moderate

Max. Elevation

7,742 m

Transportation

private car and van

Min. Group Size

1+

Best Season

spring and autumn

Here you can enjoy one of the finest big volume rafting and kayaking trips in Nepal and definitely the best combination trip of trekking, white water rafting and wilderness.

The Karnali is Nepal's longest and largest river and with its tributaries, it drains most of the Far West of Nepal. The rapids are also pretty wild, with the river building to its climax in these lower canyons. In terms of volume, the river is comparable to the Sun Kosi, but the Karnali is more constrained by its canyon walls, giving bigger, more continuous and serious rapids. This constrained nature of the river means that any increase in volume has a more pronounced effect on the difficulty of the rapids and this makes it a river that is best run at low flows. Highest extreme instantaneous discharge measured at Chisapani was an incredible 21,700 cu secs.

The trek to start of the river trip is pleasant and highly scenic. It climbs through a mixed forest and then traverses two ridge tops with excellent panoramic views of the Bheri forests

Day to Day Itinerary

Day1Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj. From there, you will drive to Sauli (Tallo Dungeshowr) that takes about 8 hours. Stay overnight at camp in Sauli riverbank. [L, D]

Day2Start rafting from Sauli to Jail

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Start rafting from Sauli to Jail House which takes about 5-6 hrs. Stay overnight at camp in Jail House side. [B, L, D]

Day3Jail House to Tatalighat.

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Today, you will do rafting of about 5 hours from Jail House to Tatalighat. Stay overnight at camp in Tatalighat.

Day4Rafting from Tatalighat to Thuligad

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Rafting from Tatalighat to Thuligad which takes about 6 hrs. Stay overnight at camp. [B, L, D]

Day5Start rafting from Thuligad to Tamcha

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Start rafting from Thuligad to Tamcha which takes about 6 hrs. Stay overnight at camp in Tamcha. Tamcha is the best suitable place for catching large number of fishes. [

Day6Rafting continues to Bijaura

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

Today, your rafting continues after breakfast to Bijaura takes about 5 hours. En route you will enjoy fishing. Stay overnight at camp in Bijaura (Jiragadi).

Day7From Bijaura to Bheri Karnali confluence

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

camp

From Bijaura, your today’s rafting reaches to Bheri Karnali confluence. Stay overnight at camp in the riverbank nearby Bheri-Karnali confluence (Ghatgaun). [B, L, D]

Day8Rafting continues to Chisapani

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

Hotel

Today, your rafting continues to Chisapani which takes 5 hours including fishing time. Stay overnight at hotel in Chisapani.

Day9From Chisapani to Tikapur

Food/Meals

BLD

Accommodation

Hotel

From Chisapani, your final day of rafting goes to Tikapur (Sattighat) takes about 5 hours. Stay overnight at tourist standards hotel in Tikapur.

Day10Fly to Kathmandu

Food/Meals

Breakfast

Early morning after breakfast, drive from Tikapur to Nepalgunj which takes about 3.5 hours. Same day fly to Kathmandu. [B]

Price includes the following services

All airport pick-up and drop-off services by private vehicle
Flight tickets from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and Nepalgunj to Kathmandu
All land transportation by private jeep (Nepalgunj to rafting starting point and rafting ending point to Nepalgunj)
Rafting permit
Two night accommodation at hotel and remaining nights camping as per the itinerary
Meals (B, L and D) with tea/coffee
Rafting equipments
Guide and other supporters
Safety Kayak