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Can you please suggest a good company to go white water rafting with from Kathmandu? We want to do a maximum of a 3 day - 2 night trip in late September. Can you please let meknow what the cost will be and how long the drive time will be to the entry/exit points?

Thank you!!! :)

I went with Himalayan River Fun and they were fantastic. They can organise anything you want really for a great price. I only did a 1 day rafting but they have heaps to choose from or organise your own. It took around 4 hours to drive to the drop off point. They also organised my Chitwan trip. Very happy with them.

Here's one:

Grade For
Autumn Spring
Spring

Sep - Dec 3 to 4+
Feb to 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.

Possible optional trip to:
Drive 138 km. to Royal Chitwan National Park or trekking to Annapurna region or drive or fly back to Kathmandu

Numbers of pax require:
Minimum 6 persons

Web: http://www.nepalraft.com/
Email: riverfun@wlink.com.np

I would Strongly recommend Himalayan Magic Adventures, I have used this company for several rafting trips over the last 12 years and they have never let me down.
Nirmal who owns and runs the company is an Absolute gentleman, His prices are always very fair and he can organise you a trip that will suit your requirements.
Go and have a chat with him, listen to what he has to offer, pick your dates (Preferably giving him a week or two notice) then he places a board outside his office and then gets a few more people together to make up a group, if this doesn’t attract the extra people needed then he will either ring around his colleges to get extra people or give you the option of just the two of you going.
His rafts are good quality, safety equipment very good, staff friendly and efficient and has excellent cooks – what more could you wish for – OK – Plenty of water ;-)
Details of how to contact Nirmal at Himalayan Magic Adventures are on my Nepal page
Hope that helps a little
Happy Rafting
Rob

Nepal is a river runner's paradise - no other country has such a choice of multi-day trips, away from roads, in such magnificent mountain surrroundings, with warm rivers, a semi tropical climate, impressive geography, exotic cultures, wildlife and friendly welcoming people!

But it's not just the rivers - as anyone who has been there will tell you, Nepal is a magnificent holiday in its own right - a fairy tale land of temples, mountains, dramatic festivals, exotic culture, colourful people, medieval villages, superb craft shopping, great food and sights - the bonus is some of the World's best rivers!

Rafting in Nepal is usually a 'wilderness' experience in that most rivers don't have highways alongside them - but it's a soft, tamed, wilderness with white beaches for camping, clean blue rivers, friendly locals and few 'nasties' - someone described it as 'blissful escapism'!

Incredibly inexpensive, Nepal is a peaceful democratic country where rafters and kayakers get a warm welcome as one of the best forms of ecotourism.

White water rafting means cruising down a rushing river in an inflatable rubber raft or white water kayak over crashing waves and swirling rapids for the excitement of a lifetime. Nepal has earned a reputation as one of the best destinations in the world for white water rafting. Nepal's thundering waters, coming from the glaciers of the mighty Himalaya, provide unmatched thrills for rafting and immersing oneself in the landscape. A rafting trip is bound to be the highlight of your stay in the country.

Rivers are graded on a scale of one to six, with one being a swimming pool and six a one-way ticket to your maker. Four is considered to be quite challenging without being exceedingly dangerous to the novice rafter. Five requires some previous river experience. Here are some of the popular rafting trips
Climate and when to go :
Nepal's climate is dictated by the monsoon which arrives in June and usually finishes in late September. The monsoon brings torrential rains that flood the rivers so most people wouldn't want to be kayaking or rafting at this time. Peak season for tourists and for rafting is probably October through November: the monsoon is over, everything is very green, rivers are moderately high but dropping, temperatures are warm and skies are clear with fine mountain views. The only disadvantages with this time of year are that it is the peak season and airline reservations are harder to get; also you cannot be sure when the monsoon will finish: it can be a month late and this can throw your plans into chaos if you are planning on running a river where water levels are critical - as they are on many of Nepal's rivers.

The winter months from late December through to early February are cold, but skies are still clear and river levels will be low. Lots of river running groups come out over Christmas and have a great time, but you certainly should expect cold water and perhaps think in terms of wet suits and dry tops.

From late February through to early April is also a good time for river running - river levels are reliably low, air temperature warm, rivers warm and blue. The disadvantage is that the air is often hazy: you cannot be assured of stunning mountain views and there may be an occasional shower of rain. In the past, many kayakers and rafters have visited Nepal over the Christmas holiday, when the facts seem to suggest that Easter might he a better time