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Welcome to Nepal. After landing at Kathmandu airport, complete immigration formalities and find our representative outside the arrival lounge with your name card. Get transferred into your hotel. Remaining time is free for independent activities. In the evening, attend a trip briefing session with your river guide.
O/N: HotelAfter early breakfast, your guide will lead you to the domestic airport for a flight to Nepalgunj. Nepalgunj is the commercial hub in mid and far western Nepal. Upon arrival at the Neapalgunj airport, board a waiting car and start driving toward Dungeshwar in Dailekh district. The bus travels on winding roads up the Churia hills, offering your beautiful views of rivers, terraced land, beautiful settlements and the countryside. Dungeshwar is a small settlement near the confluence of Lahore Khola and Karnali. After your boats are prepared, float on the river for about an hour to your campsite.
O/N: TentYour river adventure begins in earnest today. After a leisurely breakfast at your camp, start floating downward. Exciting rapids of the might river will greet you today. Negotiate the rapids following instructions of your river guide. Most of the float will be in wilderness for the next few days. Enjoy the rapids in the fast flowing water that flows from Tibet. ‘Sweetness & Light’ is the major rapid that your will negotiate today. In high season, however, you will have to enter from the middle riding two high waves. It is a Grade IV rapid. Your guide will enter the rapid from the right side and make some steep drops. You will stop at a suitable place for lunch. And after lunch, continue floating to your camp.
O/N: TentOver the next four days, you will negotiate some world class Grade III, IV and V rapids. Some of them are given below:
Humans For Lunch: A fabulous rapid where the raft run down through continuous wave trains. (Grade III)
Jailhouse Rock:The rapid is on the gorge section of the river. It is a magnificent rapid with a large hole on the right side. You enter the rapid from the middle and paddle left ward. (Grade IV)
Inversion:This rapid comes right after Jailhouse rapid. It’s a relatively large rapid with a series of large waves coming from the righ. Your guide will navigate the raft in a straight line. Right after the rapid, you will see a beautiful waterfall and then one of the best river beaches on Karnali going by the name Scorpion Beach.
God’s House:Many rate God’s House as one of the top five rapids in the world. It lies some 20 minutes downstream from Scorpion Beach. Your guide will enter the rapid from the left to avoid a very big hydraulic on the center-left. You ride a series of waves before coming out of the rapid.
Juicer:This rapid comes right after God’s House. It has a large hole on centre left and on the centre right a little below. Your guide will enter the river from the left riding a large wave in the center. (Grade IV)
Flip N Strip:As the name suggests, it’s going to be a scary ride. The guide will enter the rapid from the center as there are large holes on the left side and large hydraulics on the right.(Grade IV)
Totali Ghat:This rapid is right beneath a footbridge on the left bend below Flip N Strip rapid. As there are large hydraulics on the left, the guide will enter the rapid from the right (Grade IV)
Other noteworthy rapids are Snapshot, Freight Train, Red Rock Canyon and Wizard’s Sleeve.
From your last campsite on the lower canyon of the gorge cut by Karnali, draft down to Chisapani where you see a large single suspension motorable bridge. It’s an easy float. Welcome back to the civilization. Curious kids will follow you as you come out of the river.
Upon arrival in Chisoapni, you will be transferred to Bardiya National Park for night stay and jungle safari. After lunch, enjoy jungle safari on jeep or elephant back. If you are lucky, you can catch the sight of the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger and several other wildlife species.
O/N: Jungle LodgeAfter a leisurely breakfast, start driving toward Nepalgunj for an hourlong flight to Kathmandu. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, check into your hotel. Take the much needed rest in the comfort of your hotel room. Or you can take a stroll in your hotel neighborhood to buy souvenir for friends and families back home. In the evening, we will host a farewell dinner for you in a typical Nepali restaurant. Enjoy traditional Nepali cuisines as you watch songs and dances performed by local artisans.
O/N: HotelYour last day in Nepal! Our representative will escort you to the airport for your return flight. While returning back, you will have plenty of time to reflect on the amazing time that you had in Nepal.
If you want to customize your trips, need any logistics or permits for filming, guidance for climbing and rafting then feel free to contact us directly and start planning your trip to Nepal.