Trip Duration : 3 Days
Activity : Adventure
Accommodation : Lodge/ Camping
Start - End : Pokhara - Pokhara
Group Size : 6
Trip Season : Autumn & Spring
A deservedly popular and medium length of river trip is combining exhilarating white water with fine scenery. One of the famous names of Himalayan Rivers, The Kali Gandaki raises in Mustang an enclave of Nepal Poking into Tibet on the other side of the Himalayas here; it is a flat and braided river, flowing in an arid open valley. As it tumbles down between the majestic Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna ranges, it creates one of the world's deepest gorges.
The explorer Michael Peissel ran this stretch of the river in a small hovercraft in 1973 and at least two other groups have rafted and kayaked in this section. All day you have to continuous keeping paddlers busy against all technical rapids on the Kali Gandaki River. Both experienced and novice rafters love this. Nowhere else is it possible to find such diversity on a 3 day raft trip. Nice drops, sparkling chutes and turbulent rapids provide class III to IV+ runs during the fall and spring seasons.
Facts:
Grade for Autumn Sep – Dec 3 to 4+
Grade for Spring Feb – May 3 to 4
Possible operation Autumn & Spring
Departure Fix and on request
Rafting days 3 + 2 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu)
Entrance by 30 - minute flight or a 6-hour drive to Pokhara
Put-in point Nayapul (70 km. / 4 hours drive from Pokhara)
Put-out point Mirme (105 km. / 5 hours drive back to Pokhara)
River distance 55 km.
Optional trips to Drive 138 km. to Royal Chitwan National Park or trekking to Annapurna region
or drive or fly back to Kathmandu
Numbers of pax Minimum 6 persons
Package Pricing:
2 Person US$140 Per person for 3 days
3 - 5 Person US$130 Per person for 3 days
6 - 9 Person US$120 Per person for 3 days
10 - 14 Person US$110 Per person for 3 days
15 & above Person US$105 Per person for 3 days
Pre-departure meeting in Pokhara office the night before to answer any questions with your team. Meet at the sales office at 6 pm. You will be told where to meet for departure.
Day 1: Pokhara to rafting put-in point Nayapul 70 km. for 4 hours drive from Pokhara and then evening at the camp of Modi Khola.At around 7 am, we drive to the put-in point. Upon arrival, we unload all the equipment and you will receive a full safety briefing. Have lunch and then the guide will take you to the river starting point ready to begin your exciting 3 days rafting trip. First day we begin with plenty of class III rapids this is a warm up for the team, after couple of hours you will be encountering 2 big class 4 rapids i.e. 'Small Brother' and 'Big Brother'. Your guide will be making you work hard at doing exercises to work as a team maneuvering the raft efficiently. After scouting the rapid, the safety kayaks will go first then the raft. Soon after encountering these two big rapids we will reach the Modi Khola confluence where we will choose the beach for the evening campsite. We unload the rafts and one raft team prepares dinner whilst the others play volleyball or relax and take in the scenery.
Day 2: Camp site Modi Khola to second day camp site below the village of Purti Ghat. Once the rafts are packed we start down the river for a day mixed with adrenaline, calm and spectacular scenery including views of Annapurna I and Himchuli. We will tackle many class III sections and the challenging class IV named REFUND. This section of river is abundant with vines and lush vegetation hanging from the cliff faces. Our campsite is below the village of Purti Ghat.
Day 3: Purti Ghat to Mirme Almost immediately after being back on the water we reach the holy village of Seti Beni. The river has deposited a house size boulder in the confluence with a smaller tributary. Since confluences are considered holy places in the Hindu religion, this boulder has become an important shrine to the local river people. There is usually a great audience to watch and listen to the spectacle as each team negotiates the rapid that has formed around this holy place. After the shirt-rafting trip it is time for the journey to end. You arrive in the Mirme where your bus will be waiting for you. We load up the gear and prepare for the bus journey back to Pokhara 105 km. for 5 hours driving.
Note: Rafting itinerary can be changed as per different situation.
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