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Kaligandaki |
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General Information on Kaligandaki River |
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Grade For |
Autumn Spring |
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Sep - Dec 3 to 4+
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Feb to May 3 to 4 |
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Possible operation: |
Autumn & Spring |
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Departure: |
Fix
and on request |
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Rafting days: |
3 + 2
days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu) |
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Entrance by: |
30 -
minute flight or a 6-hour drive to Pokhara |
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Put-in point: |
Nayapul (70 km. / 4 hours drive from Pokhara) |
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Put-out point: |
Mirme
(105 km. / 5 hours drive back to Pokhara) |
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River distance: |
55 km. |
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Possible optional
trip to: |
Drive
138 km. to Royal Chitwan National Park or trekking to
Annapurna region or drive or fly back to Kathmandu |
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Numbers of pax
require: |
Minimum 6 persons |
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Map of Kaligandaki River |
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Fixed
Departure For 2008 |
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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.
After your exhilarating white water trip you have options
either to drive or fly back to Kathmandu or to visit the Royal
Chitwan National Park or again you can go for the trekking
trip in the popular area of Annapurna region for few days |
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Itinerary
for Kaligandaki ( Expedition River of Nepal ) |
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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. |
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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. |
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Note :
Rafting itinerary can be changed as per different
situation. Please
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a Leading Rafting agency
G.P.O Box 25790,
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone : 00977-1-44 44 618, 4443533
Fax : 00977-1-44 43 533 Cell: 00977-1-98510 35699
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