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Karnali River
One of the finest big volume rafting and kayaking trips in Nepal and definitely the best combination trip, 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, mote continuous and serious rapids. This constrained nature of the river means that any increase in volume has 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 cumecs.
The trek to start of the river trip is pleasant and highly scenic. It climbs through mixed forest and then traverses two ridge tops with excellent panoramic views of the Bheri forests.
 
Profile    
From
Sauli
Alt. 560 m

To
Chisapani
Alt. 180 m
Distance
180 kms
River days
5-7 days
From Katmandu

3 days
Difficulty in November Class

Class 4 (5)
Average gradient
0.2 % (10 ft a mile)
Est. max. gradient
0.5 %
Volume in November
300 cumsecs
Best season
Nov > Dec and Mar > Apr
 
Rafting 10 days
Day 01 Drive to Bhutwal by private bus, camp at Bhutwal.
Day 02 Drive to Surkhet and overnight camping.
OR
Day 01 Fly to Nepalgunj, overnight at the hotel.
Day 02 Drive to Surkhet and overnight camping.
Day 03 Trek from Surkhet to Dhanigad, overnight camping.
Day 04 Trek from Dhanigad to Kareleghat, camp at the river bank.
Day 05 Rafting from Kareleghat and overnight camping.
Day 06 Rafting day and camping on the beach.
Day 07 Rafting day, camping on the beach near the confluence of the Seti River.
Day 08 Rafting day, camping on the beach after passing Bijura Village.
Day 09 Rafting to Chisapani, end of the trip, drive back to Katmandu by private bus.
Day 10 Arrival in Katmandu
OR
Day 09 Raft ends at Chisapani, drive to Nepalgunj and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 Fly back to Katmandu.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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