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Marshyangdi River Rafting
Locally, it is used to say that
Marshyangdi is the raging river in Nepal
and describes one of the best whitewater
runs in the world. One of the best class
4 kayaking rivers in the
world-continuous, exhilarating
whitewater with magnificent mountain
backdrops. Recommended for expert
kaykers and rafters.
If it’s adventure you seek, you’ll find
it on this trip with one day of easy
trekking and five days of intense
rafting. Only recently opened for
commercial rafting (many rapids have not
been named yet), the Marshyangdi is one
of the next generations of rivers in
Nepal, steeper and with a much more
continuous stretch of rapids.
The scenery is magnificent with every
bend of the river opening up fresh
vistas of some of the world's highest
mountains, but these are behind-as
someone said "great views but you need
rear view mirrors"
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Trip at a
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Duration:
04 Nights / 05 Days
Best Season:
Autumn & Spring
Grade:
3+ to 4+
River Distance:
47 km.
Possible Operational Trip:
Drive to Royal Chitwan National Park or trekking to Annapurna region or drive back to Kathmandu
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Rafting days:
05 Days
Entrance by:
8 hours drive to Bensi Sahar for km. drive from Ktm.
Start Point:
Nagdi
End Point:
Bimal Nagar
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Day 1:
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Drive 8 hours to Besisahar from
Kathmandu and then to Khudi to set up
Camp
After reaching Besisahar we unload the
gear and one of our staff will show up
with a porter who will carry all the
expedition gear to our camp at Khudi. We
arrive at Khudi in time to set up camp,
relax and find the best spot to take in
the magnificence of the surrounding
Himalayas at sunset
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Day 2:
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Trek start from Khudi to Ngadi then back
to Ngadi by raft for your night camp
After breakfast, we start trekking for a
couple of hours to our put in point
Ngadi. Lunch will be served, rafts are
pumped, gear handed out after and your
expedition leader will brief you and
train you on land about safety and
paddling. Pay attention as you are
straight into the rapids and this river
has a way of underlining any mistakes!
This is the most knuckle gripping
section of the river so enjoy it. We
encounter rapids as Instant Karma,
Twinkie, Adrenaline, and Mama’s Big Butt
by Bhulbhule. We finish today back at
Khudi and have a well-earned dinner.
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Day 3:
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Start adventure-rafting trip from Khudi
and raft up to the sandy beach below
Besisahar
From today you have to be prepared to
continuous bumping into the challenging
rapids and it doesn’t stop after the 1st
day. The crystal blue water thunders
down steep as waterfall for mile after
mile, with lush jungle clinging
insecurely to the canyon walls and
surreal mountains suspended high above
the forested ridges. You have to run on
these rapids and tackle the intense
whitewater rafting for the next 5 hours.
Lunch will be provided on the way and
then continue descent to the camping
site in the sandy beach. The white sandy
beaches below Bensisahar make for the
most comfortable nightspot around
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Day 4:
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As done before and camp in Bhotewodar
After breakfast we hit directly into
whitewater again. At Phaliya Sanghu the
whole river is squeezed between vertical
walls, which rise 200 ft to a suspension
bridge across the river. For a short
section after Phaliya Sanghu the river
relaxes, the rapids are more open and
nowhere as powerful. We end the day at
Bhotewodar, where we camp on the banks
in the cave of a Shiva temple.
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Day 5:
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Bhotewodar to
The river becomes very mellow and goes
through a high walled gorge with birds
and vegetation that can only be
described as breath taking. We reach our
take out point at Bimal Nagar by
lunchtime where our transport is waiting
to take us back to Pokhara or Chitwan or
Kathmandu
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