Kaligandaki River Rafting

When you arrive at Tribhuwan International Airport, a representative from Himalayan 360 will be there to meet you and take you to your hotel. After checking in, you can rest or, with the guide, visit Himalayan 360’s office in Thamel a part of Kathmandu in the tourist district. Here there are many shops and restaurants. The shops are colourful and full of pashminas, slippers, trekking equipment, and felt items. The restaurants serve European as well as Nepalese meals. ATMs are plentiful should you require them. In the evening, there will be a welcome dinner hosted by Himalayan 360 where you will be served authentic Nepalese cuisine. This is a great introduction to Nepalese food.

Early in the morning at around 7/8 am, we drive for around 3-4 hrs to reach the put-in point near Beni. We observe spectacular views of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri peaks and sacred Machhapuchhre. Today we begin our rafting with some class III rapids this is a warm-up for the team, soon after that, you will encounter 2 big class 4 rapids named ‘Small Brother’ and ‘Big Brother. After encountering these two big rapids we reach the Modi Khola confluence where we will choose the beach for the evening campsite.

Today we start down our rafting where we encounter many class 3 rapids and the most challenging class 4 named ‘REFUND’. This trip offers some adrenaline calm and spectacular scenery including views of Annapurna 1 and Himchuli. The river passes through the vines, wildlife, and lush vegetation hanging from the cliff faces. We make our campsite below the village of Purti Ghat.

As soon as we start our rafting we reach the holy village of Seti Beni. This part of the river is strewn with a large house-size boulder at the confluence with a smaller tributary. After continuous 2 hours of floating we reach the take-out point at mir mire.Our bus will be waiting for us. We load up the gear and prepare for the bus journey back to Pokhara or Kathmandu.

Today is the last day of our Trip, it is the time to say goodbye and return to the real world. If you have some time left, you can do some souvenir shopping or sightseeing around the hotel. A representative from Himalayan 360 will collect you from the hotel and take you to the airport 3 hours before your departure.