Itinerary Detail

Day 01: Meet at 7am at our office in Hotel 7 Corner’s Restaurant KTM- Here you can store any extra luggage. Eat breakfast, (not included). Drive to Surkhet. Spend the night in a hotel.

Day 2: Wake in the morning and drive until the road ends. Here we will stop and eat lunch before we start our beautiful remote trek to the put in. After lunch we will prepare our rafts for take off and then spend the night on the first pristine beach the powerful Karnali River.

Day 3, 4, 5: These three Days are filled with negotiating the big water rapids in the jungle corridors of the Karnali. We will work our way down through continuous white water rapids with just enough time between the excitement to catch our breath and take in our amazing surroundings. Along the way there are ample opportunities to capture the photographs of a lifetime. Each night there is time to unwind and relax along the side of the river on a beautiful pure white sand beach while we prepare your delicious meal.  

Day 6: Finally a much deserved Day of rest. Now we have time to observe and fully appreciate our surroundings. ToDay you can relax on a beautiful sandy beach and catch up on your journal or trek into a remote village and experience true rural Nepal.

Day 7-8: The river now begins to mellow as we drift by the confluence of the Seti River and travel toward the Indian planes. Now is the chance to spend a more relaxed Day on the raft and capture those great action rafting photos that you were too busy paddling to get before. Of course we will once again make camp on gorgeous sand beaches along the side of the river.

Day 9: ToDay we board the rafts for the final Day and float down to our take out; Chisopani. Along the way there is time to reflex on your journey and appreciate the different surroundings of the new ecosystem we have just entered, the Terri (Indian Plains). Here you can board the night bus or a plane for a trip back to Kathmandu, or head off on your next adventure.

Karnali River Rafting Photographs