| Karnali
River Expeditions
| * Grade for: |
Autumn
Spring |
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Sep - Dec III to V
Feb to May III to IV |
| * Possible operation: |
Round the year |
| * Departure: |
Fix and on request |
| * Total time in Nepal: |
14 days |
| * Rafting days: |
10 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu) |
| * Entrance by: |
19 hours bus ride from Kathmandu led you to Surkhet
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| * Put-in point: |
Sauli |
| * Pull-out point: |
Chisapani |
| * River distance: |
180 km. |
| * Possible optional trip to: |
Bardia National Park for an excellent safari trip or
drive back to Kathmandu. |
| *Numbers of pax require: |
Minimum 6 persons |
| * Itinerary & more info: |
thirdpole@wlink.com.np |
Description about Karnali:
One of the finest big volume rafting and kayaking trips in
Nepal-spectacular, remote, jungle-clad canyons, Big white
and abundant wildlife. The Karnali is Nepal's longest and
largest river and with its tributaries it drains most of the
far west of Nepal-the 'wild west' as many people call it,
rising in the vicinity of Tibet's holy Mount Kailash and glacier
of Kanziroba Himal, other small peaks, as well as Rara lake
rapid encountered on this river is 1 to 5 class. This bottom
section of the river definitely lives up to that name-the
area that it flows through is wild and relatively unpopulated
with some of the most pristine jungle scenery in Nepal abundant
wildlife.
From the frontier town
of Surkhet there is an unique and lovely two-day trek through
lowland Sal forest to the village of Saul in the seldom seen
area of far West Nepal. From Sauli it's 180 km to the nest
road access at Chisopani, on the northern border of the Royal
Bardia National Park. The river section takes about seven
days, giving plenty of time to explore some of the side canyons
and waterfalls, which comes in to the river valley. For 180
kilometers we won't see a single sign of the modern world.
It's one of the last places in Nepal that you can see old
growth forest and have a real chance of seeing Nepal's wildlife.
The rapids are also pretty
wild, with the river building to its climax in these lower
canyons shortly after the sharp bend in the river 'the elbow'
by the Lohore Khola, the valley narrows into a series of canyons,
the river speeds up, and there are big rapids, one leading
into another, almost continuously down to the Seti river from
the 'Elbow' down to the Seti the gradient is 3m/km (15ft a
mile), but after here, the gradient eases, as the river
winds through some magnificent un-spoilt scenery, eventually
emerging onto the plains and flowing through the Royal Bardia
National Park to join the Ganges. Finally leaving you close
to Bardia National Park, where you can combine your rafting
adventure with a safari trip and maybe spot some of the park’s
one-horned rhinos and elusive tigers or you can either drive
back or fly back to Kathmandu.
Go on this trip if you want
a true expedition style adventure and a totally classic river
journey.
Group Rates and program
are available for Karnali River, just ask us at:
thirdpole@wlink.com.np
or submit our
Info Request Form
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