Overview
Trishuli river rafting has become the most famous and easily accessible white water rafting for both domestic and international tourist
Trishuli River is one of the major tributaries of Narayani River basin in central Nepal. For those travellers who are seeking to have a rafting experience near around Kathmandu valley, this river is an ideal spot. This rafting tour is also suitable for the person who is a beginner. Though this river does not challenge with huge rapids but there are still some exciting rapids which can take away the breath for some seconds. Enjoying the beautiful scenario, one can enjoy this adventurous activity in a peaceful environment. This river acts as a confluence between two different sides of the country. On one side there is a highway named after the King Prithvi Narayan Shah. Whereas the opposite side of the road is relatively wild and you could also see some wildlife with a profusion of colorful bird including eagles and vultures. For many people this river represents the ideal compromise rafting trip as it gives the right length of time, exhilarating rapid, yet not too difficult and easily accessible from Kathmandu.
The main reason of Trishuli River being one of the most popular rafting river of Nepal is because of its distance. It is just about 80 kilometers drive from Kathmandu which will take around two hours to reach the raft starting point called Charaudi. You can experience the thrills of white-water on the course of three days trip. Starting your rafting tour, you will be briefed by our professional guide. Afterwards, set out for the rafting tour in the Trishuli River. After rafting for about two-three hours, you will be stopped for lunch and after lunch you will continue to raft for a couple of hours. At evening, you will camp overnight at the river bank. The same continues for the next day as well. On our last day, you will raft to the ending point and then drive back to Kathmandu. Though, this river is known to be the safest river in Nepal for rafting tour but during the monsoon season, the intensity of the rapids increases and attracts a radically different set of rafters making this site an ideal spot for adventure lovers. Snell’s Nose, Teen Devi, Ladies Delight, Upset and the aptly named surprise rapid are some of the rapids that you can experience while rafting in this river.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 : Drive Kathmandu to Charaudi (approx. 2hrs. drive). Raft up to Kurintar and camp overnight – approx. 3 / 4 hrs. Raft
After breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up by one of the representative of Nature Trail. Further, you will be driven along the Prithvi highway passing by the rice field until you reach Charaudi, raft starting point. After arrival, you will be briefed by our guide regarding the types of waves, process of paddling, rescuing process, safety matters, tips etc. Then wear you rafting gears and start you rafting. At some point in the day, you hit class 3 rapid called “Twin Rock” and other rapids. After crossing several types of waves and rafting for about couple of hours, stop for lunch. After lunch, continue your raft and hit rapids called “Upset” and “Surprise” which are of Class 3 & 4. Eventually, set up a camp at the bank of the river for overnight stay.
Day 2 : Full Day rafting tour in Trishuli River
Continuing our rafting tour, we will have our breakfast at the bank of the river. After breakfast, pack up your stuffs and get ready to hit the rapids. On the following day, you will experience rapids called “S-Bend” and “Pin Ball” which are of Class III. Like in previous day, you will stop for lunch for about an hour and continue your raft hitting a few classes 2 or 3 rapids out of which are “Tea Pot” and “Rocky 2” until you reach Simaltar. Upon arrival at Simaltar, you will conclude today’s raft. Our crew members will prepare delicious dinner and entertain you with a dancing and singing at evening.
Day 3 : After breakfast, raft (approx. 3/ 4 hrs.) and then drive back to Kathmandu.
Prolonging our rafting tour, we set out in our last day of rafting tour after an appetizing breakfast. Enjoy the mild rapid and after couple of hours of rafting, conclude your trip. Change your clothes and drive back to Kathmandu with the joyful memories you had in these three days. You also have an option to drive towards either Pokhara or Chitwan from our raft ending point.