Rafting in Marsyangdi River in Nepal
The Marshyangdi river rises on the northern slopes of the Annapurna
Himal, flows east through an arid valley around Manang,
and then swings
south to join the Trishuli river at Mungling. One of the most
outstanding class-5 rafting and kayaking river in the world.
Continuously
exhilarating white water with magnificent mountain
backdrops 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. 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".
Trip Itinerary :
Day 01: We take a
private bus to Besisahar, which takes around 7/8 hours. First night camp in and around Besisahar.
Day 02: After
breakfast we start trekking for 2 hours
to Khudi - have lunch. Your expedition leader and guides will brief you
and train you. Pay attention as you are
straight into the rapids and
this river has a way of underlining any mistakes! This is a most knuckle
gripping section of the Rivers so enjoy it. We finish
today at
Besisahar and have a well-earned dinner no doubt a rum punch to help it
down.
Day 03: 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.
Day 04: After breakfast we paddle down to Paundi where
we
encounter class 4/-5 rapids and plenty of grade 3. 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.
Day 05: 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.
