Sun Koshi River Rafting
River of Gold
Sun kosi is one of the top ten river rafting tours
in the world. The Sun kosi rafting tour traverses 272
kms though the untouched countryside and small village
of the wonderful 'Mahabharat Range' mountain of centeral
Himalaya. The put in point lies 3 hrs east
form Kathmandu at Dolaghat and the end point is at chatra,
near Dharan .The Sun Kosi volume increases considerably
as it combines with seven big tributaries to become one
of the major rivers of south Asia.
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Departure point: kathmandu
River days: 8 days
River distance: 272kms
Rafting starts at: dolalghat
Rafting end at: chattra
Outward travel time: 3 hours
River grade: IV - V
Return travel time: 14 hours
Fixed Departure Dates 08:
Sep: 8, 17, 27 | Oct: 8, 19, 29 | Nov: 8, 18
| Dec: 2
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Itinerary
Day 01: At 7 am meet in Ktm. office - store baggage
and finalize plans, a quick breakfast then we drive to
Dolalghat i.e. put-in-point of Sun TKOs. The drive is
spectacular with magnificent view of the Himalayan Ranges
on a clear day. Upon arrival at sun kosi (Dolalghat),
we unload gears, lunch will be served and a full safety
briefing will be given by your expedition leader. The
first and second days are easy paddling. The big rapid
you will encounter on that day is of class 4+ rapid "Rotten
Cave". We will choose our beach campsite, where dinner
will be served amidst the splendor of the star filled
sky.
Day 02: Have breakfast pack up the gear and start
rolling down the river. Today you will encounter a big
class 4+ rapid " Meat grinder". It is fairly
straight run down the center avoiding holes left and right.
A few meters below here the Tamba Kosi river joins the
Sun Kosi on the left with a beach on the confluence. There
is another beautiful Shiva temple overlooking the two
rivers. We camp here.
Day 03: Today a few kms below the confluence of
the Likhu Khola is a short, class 3+ rapid. Pre-Anxiety
soon followed by a long class 4 rapid High Anxiety with
a large hole on the left halfway down and a series of
holes at the bottom. Float a while and then camp.
Day 04: This day starts with several class 3+ rapids then a quick stop for buying food and maybe beer. Then prepare for a big and interesting one ‘Harkapur 2 and 3 the hardest rapid on the river which should be carefully scouted. Camp
Day 05: Some km below Harkapur, Dudh Kosi
river joins the Sun Kosi from the left. Below here
the river widens into an arid area of gravel. You meet
some small rapids an will teach you into another aptly
named rapid 'Jaws'. Camp
Day 06: Today is a hard day as you will be encounter most of the grade 4+ rapids - you are straight into good exciting rapid "Rhino Rock" which is a grade 4+ followed by "Jungle Corridor" a kilometer of continuous white water. Waterfalls cascade on both sides of the river. One waterfall makes a great spot for a team shower. Camp
Day 07: Last few days are mainly wave trains if you are interested you can try kayaking where our experts will teach you the basic skills needed to maneuver the boats or learn the Eskimo roll. Camp
Day 08: The last stretch of river which brings you to the last class 4+ ‘Big Dipper’ is a series of huge standing waves. A few kilometer later Big Arun and Tamur rivers joins together to form the Sapta Kosi. Then you float along on the powerful current , the hills dramatically give way to totally flat Terai and the northern plains of India. This is the end of a classic and memorable river journey. We will finish our trip around 2 pm pack the gear and then drive back to Kathmandu around 4 pm from Chattra. This takes around 13/14 hours .
For the 9 and 10 day expeditions you follow the same route as above and start and finish at the same times on the first and last days. There is an extra day on the 9 day expedition to allow for the fluctuations in the speed of the water. If the water is still flowing fast, you can enjoy a rest day in the middle of the trip to relax, play volleyball or go for a walk. The 10 day expedition gives the extra day rafting to allow for a slightly lower flow of water and a rest day.
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Kosi Rafting
The sun kosi offers varied & changing
landscape form terraced farmland to steep gorges and then
to subtropical jungles. Each night, we camp on large sandy
river banks in close contact with village people
and rewarding sights of wildlife. Watching the moon rise
with the sound of the river, the noise of wild animals,
drinking, singing, dancing, and playing games by
candle light make this river rafting tour exclusive experience.
Just before the end of our rafting trip ,we float by the
great Hindu temple of Shiva at Baraha chhetra and
then, just around the corner, the hills dramatically give
way to the flat lands of the Terai and the northern plains
of India stretching endlessly before us. Form the take
out point you can go on to the chitwan national
park or fly back one hour form Britnagar. This river
is a BIG volume HIGH adrenaline expedition!!!
