| DAY
1: We meet at the sales office at 7 am
[Pokhara or Kathmandu] with your bags ready to
go. This is a long bus journey, so be prepared
with water etc. We travel to the far west and
arrive in Surkhet very late/early hours of the
morning; You are able to have a sleep here.
DAY
2: After breakfast, we will take a truck
as far as the road goes until about lunchtime
[this all depends on availability is flexible].
After lunch we walk all afternoon to the put-in
point at Sauli. A great walk which high lights
just how "out there" you really are.
You pass local villages and spectacular scenery,
then you hit the river.
DAY
3: The river gives the team time to build
and there is enough challenging rapids and water
flow for learning errors. We still manage to get
at least one great class IV rapid in. We camp
and get excited about tomorrow.
DAY
4: This is the type of day that people
imagine when they think of Himalayan water. It
is BIG and it is continuous. We enter into the
Jungle Corridor. This is a narrowing jungle clad
gorge and it is all ours. The team building is
put into full practice and when your guide shouts
"all forward " he really means it. Enjoy
the ride all-day and camp in this sensational
setting.
DAY 5: More of the same including
the notorious GOD'S house rapid. Camp and relax.
DAY
6: It isn't over yet! Keep paddling hard!
You really are experiencing the best of the west
on yet another day of great action and breath
taking scenery.
DAY
7: This is a holiday after all so we
have programmed a rest day so you can take time
to enjoy your surroundings and relax on a great
sandy beach.
DAY
8-9: We see the rapids dying off as we
come out of the gorge. We pass the confluence
with the Seti River where the river broadens.
Today, the next day and a half are a chance to
enjoy your journey admiring the country and villages
you pass. You will have seen the safety kayaks
in action and will no doubt be inspired, so ask
the guides for some supervised instruction, or
take over the raft and learn about the river.
You see there is more to a rafting expedition
than just rafting.
DAY
10: We come to the end of our journey
at about lunchtime where our bus will be waiting
to collect us. Those who have booked to go to
Bardia National Park [highly recommended], will
be collected from here as well.
DAY
11: We arrive back at Kathmandu/Pokhara,
in the early morning of the eleventh day. What
a journey! |
Nepal's
longest river, the Karnali springs from the base of
Mt.Kalish in Tibet, the center of the universe for
both Buddhist and Hindu religions. Flowing south into
Nepal it forms the major drainage system of the western
districts. The Karnali is one of the finsest BIG volume
river trips in the world, a classic expedition into
Nepal's remote, "Wild West." The starting
point is Sauli where the river drops into imposing
canyons filled with powerful big volume white water.
These canyons flow into the scarcely populated areas
of pristine jungle teeming with abundant bird and
wildlife. Towards the end of the trip, the river gradient
begins to ease as the Karnali leaves the mountains
and flows into the Gangetic plains on the Terai. The
jungle thickens as the river broadens, and the pristine
beaches become bigger and even more beautiful. 