River Rafting in Nepal

River rafting is an exhilarating experience in Nepal's Himalayan snow-fed rivers for both amateurs and professionals. The country's major rivers are the best in the world for river rafting sports with many staircase rapids that challenge the body and spirit of the rafters. Most of the rivers have their sources in Tibet (China), cut through the Himalayas and sweep down the Nepal's central hills to the southern flatland (Terai). En route they whirl, tumble over rapids and crash over rocky gorges and boulders. They make your raft wobble and wet you with an icy splash in an attempt to divert your attention. White water rafting is one of the most exciting ways of exploring the country's ancient cultures, unspoiled landscapes and diverse peoples along with the thrills and excitement on the rapids of the rivers. Rivers in Nepal are graded on a scale of one to six.

Our Guides and Equipment:

Our rafting guides have been handpicked & well trained for their ability to provide the rafting trips in Nepal with full of fun and safety. We provide only the best paddling equipment in all our rafting trips.

Rafting Season

The best months for river rafting in Nepal are late September until early December, and then again from mid February until May. In late August and late May, the rivers can be extremely high with monsoon run off. Any attempts at this time require a very experienced guide and strong rafters. From October the rivers are settled and this is the most popular time for rafting in Nepal. In December some of the rivers become cold and the days are short.

The spring season of March until mid-May has lower flows to begin with, which generally means that the rapids are not that powerful. This is ideal time for leisure rafting. The rivers come up again with pre-monsoon melts and snow melts. From June to August the monsoon rains arrive and the rivers hold 10 times their low flow and can flood with 60 - 80 times this flow. Any high flow can make the rapids 1-2 grades tougher.