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Kali gandaki River,
Deepest Gorge in the World |
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Kali gandaki River Rafting. (The Holy River)
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One of
the famous names of Himalayan Rivers, the Kali Gandaki
rises in Mustang, an enclave of Nepal poking into Tibet
on the other side of the Himalaya. Here, it is a flat
and braided river, flowing in an arid open valley: the
explorer Michel Peissel ran this stretch of the river in
a small hovercraft in 1973 and at least two other groups
have rafted and kayaked this section.
At Kalopani the river drops off the roof of the world
and cuts one of the deepest gorges in the world between
Dhaulagiri, height 8167 m. to the west and Annapurna
8091 m to the East. This gorge is one of the ancient
trading routes gradient eases and the river is run able
from upstream of Beni.
After the confluence with the Modi Khola, the river
swings south through an area where until recently,
tourists were almost unknown. There are few villages
actually on the river- most are located on the river
terraces some hundreds of meters above. The Kali Gandaki
is named after the goddess Kali and is considered a
particularly holy river, an auspicious place to be
cremated and every river confluence is dotted with
cremation sites and burial mounds (if you're won during
what's under all those piles of rocks, we recommend
against exploring!). It is also a gold bearing river-
you will probably meet several small groups of gold
workers who sluice and pan the gravel of the riverbed
for minuscule amounts of the metal.
This is a rewarding river for the bird watcher and we've
also seen mongoose, monkeys, and signs of leopard and
otters. A new dam just below the confluence with the
Andhi Khola is currently hearing completion and most
trips in the future are likely to take out here. The dam
is planned to divert some 142 cubic down the tunnel to
the powerhouse, and here will be insufficient water to
run the section below the dam. We have though included a
description of this middle stretch of river for those
able to do it.
* Medium high flows.
** Due to pre-monsoon storms and snowmelt, expeditions
at these times will be high flows.
*** With monsoon season, the river gets wild and very
high, so expect more challenging rivers… |
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Fast Facts |
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Location: Mid Western Nepal
Difficulty in Nov : Class: 4(4+)
From : Beni (Alt. 820m)
To : Andhi Khola (Alt. 540m)
Distance : 60 km (37 miles)
Days : 3 Days From
Pokhara : 4 hours Av.
Gradient : 5 m/km (25ft a mile)
Volume in Nov : 120 cms (4200cfs)
Best Season : Oct-Dec, March-May
Rapids Name: Little Brother, Big brother, Walk and Bake,
Good Morning Cobra, Walk in the Dark |
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The Experience
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Named
after the Hindu goddess of destruction, Kali, the river
rises in Mustang, on the northern side of the Himalayan
range. As it tumbles down between the majestic Daulagiri
and the Annapurna ranges, it creates one of the world's
deepest river canyons.
The recent damming of the lower portion of this river,
has left us with one of Nepal's premier medium length
river journeys; combining great whitewater with some of
the most beautiful scenery in Nepal, seldom-visited
villages, truly quiet and introspective evenings,
abundant wildlife, sandy beaches and outrageously
beautiful waterfalls.
The rapids on the Kali Gandaki are much more technical
and continuous keeping paddlers busy all day. Both
experienced and novice rafters love this. Nowhere else
is it possible to find such diversity on a 3 day raft
trip.
Nice drops, sparkling chutes and turbulent rapids
provide class III to IV+ runs during the fall and spring
seasons. This ancient trading route from Tibet takes you
through the deepest river gorge in the world. Watch for
the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Mountain Ranges (the
popular trekking route) and have your camera ready! |
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Major Attractions. |
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Majestic view of the Himalayas .
Gorgeous rapids like God's House, and gorges like Jungle
Corridor .
Kayaking opportunity .
Spectacular scenery .
One of the finest stretches of white water in the world.
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Kali
gandaki River Rafting Itinerary. |
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Day: 1
This is the first day of our trip. You are welcomed with
light breakfast in Pokhara before leave to rafting
starting point. After approx: 3 hrs buses drive, we
reach at Kusma (Rafting get in point). After reach
there, some of the crewmen rig the raft; pack up the
gear while others make lunch for you. After lunch your
guide will takes you a side out of the river for
briefing. Which take about 1 hour, finally we ride on
the raft and flot down for 2 hours to camp from
beginning to the first camp and we encounter rapids, Big
brother, small brother, Cave, daze, and modibeni.
Camping at saranghat and dinner will be serving at 7:30
pm.
Day: 2 Breakfast will served at 800 am and after
breakfast, we pack-up gears and will ready for second
day adventure. Rafting will be 4 hours in this day,
Including lunchtime served in between 12:00 noon to 1:00
pm. This day we encounter rapids, Doulebend, Pytonrock,
Phalebas, Braindenfall, black rock and Sunder fall.
Camping at Purtighat and dinner will be Serving at 7:00
pm.
Day: 3 This is the final day of Kaligandaki River
rafting. After continuous 2hrs floating, we finally
reach at Mirmi, where yours bus will be ready to pick up
you. Lunch will served at Mirmi while other will load
the gears, into the bus. After lunch as soon as we take
our journey back to Pokhara. |
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