Bheri River Rafting
06/04/2013 21:47

Grade for Autumn: Oct - Dec 3 to 5
Grade for Spring: Feb to May 3 to 4Possible Operation: Autumn & SpringRafting Days : 02 days (Kathmandu to Kathmandu)Entrance Day. : 3 hours from Kathmandu and 4 hours from PokharaPut-in Point: DolalghatPut-Out Point : ChataraRiver Distance : 270 kmOptional Trips To: Drive to Biratnagar and take a flight to Kathmandu or drive to Chitwan National Park or Koshi Tappu for an excellent safari or drive back to Kathmandu.Size of Group : Minimum 6 persons
Detailed itinerary:
Day 1 Flight from Kathmandu to Nepalganj or Drive to Nepalganj. It is 1hour flight with spectacular views of the Himalaya, and transfers to Samjhighat, will take approximately 3-4 hours. The drive itself is a unique experience, winding up through the Siwalik Hills and passing through local villages. Crew waits you by the bank of the Bheri, night at tent. Dinner will prepared and be layout around the camp. Day 2 Samjhighat to Kumalgaon : After breakfast we break campsite and starts on our expedition down on the Bheri. Just 20 minutes after we start, we encounter our first big rapid, one of many to come. The Bheri itself is so remote that it remains a relatively unexplored river of west Nepal. The first section of Bheri is quite rough with twisted bend creating many exciting rapids. We stop for lunch beside the river and take a time to explore the surrounding area, bird watching or simply laze in the midday sun. We continue to encounter more white-water and come to the rest on one of sandy beaches. Day 3 Kumalgaon to Jamu Very exciting section gives way to a narrow gorge section with vertical cliffs of 200-300 feet on either side interspersed with open valley where there are small villages. This area is generally scenic but here too white-water in encountered. Once again we find one of the many pristine beaches for our camp side for the night. Day 4 Jamu to Bardia National Park The final Day on the river still holds a few surprises with several but exciting rapids to be encountered. After an hours float we arrive at the confluence of the Bheri river and The Karnali river. Once again we enter another gorge section, this time opening onto the huge plain plains of the southern Terai region of Nepal. Once through this gorge we enter into the Bardia National Park. Day 5 We can have a Jungle activities in Bardia National park which is the largest and most undisturbed protected area in the Terai and is home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger and Nepal’s famous one-horned rhinoceros, you can make a 2 night 3 days Jungle activities, otherwise drive or fly back to Kathmandu.