
Rafting Grades & River Note
- 1 - 2 Easy to run : Flat water, little current and mild waves
- 3 Moderate to run : Waves, swift current and narrow channels. Paddling is modestly physical
- 4- 5 Difficult to run : Powerful water, constricted channels, steep drops and the possibility of
overturning a raft. Paddling is challenging and at times strenuous - 6 impossible to run : Something best attempted after your lover leaves you.…
River | Days | River Grades | Gradients (Ft / Miles) |
Distance On River (Km) | From Kathmandu | |
Fall | Spring | |||||
Trishuli | 1 - 3 | Year round 3 to 3 + / July to Sept 4 + | 06 | 38 | 3 hrs drive | |
Kaligandaki | 3 | Sept-Nov3 to 4 + | Feb– May 3 to 4 | 18 | 55 | 200 + 105 Km |
Seti | 2 | Oct – Dec 3 to 4 + | Feb – May | 25 | 35 | 105 Km |
Bhote Koshi | 2 | Oct – Dec 3 to 5 | Feb – May 3 to 4 | 10 | 20 | 95 Km |
Sun Koshi | 9 | Sep – Dec 3 to 5 | Feb – May 3 to 4 + | 10 | 270 | 3 hrs drive |
Marshyangdi | 3 - 5 | Sep – Dec 3 to 5 | Feb – May 4 | 10 | 47 | 8 hrs drive |
Karnali | 10 | Sep – Nov 3 to 5 | Feb – May 3 to 4 | 10 | 180 | 19 hrs drive |
Arun | 12 | Oct – Dec 3 to 4 + | Feb – May 3 to 4 | 10 | 70 | 22 hrs drive |
Tamur | 11 | Oct – Dec 3 to 4 + | Feb – May 3 to 5 | 12 | 120 | 19 hrs drive |