Bhotekoshi River
There is not much time to look at the mountain scenery and surroundings once you are on this river as whitewater action starts However, en route there is an excellent opportunity to stop in Dulikhel to admire the stunning views of the Himalayas! The Bhote Kosi is regarded as one of the best short white water rafting trips in the world. It is the steepest river that is rafted in Nepal, with continuous rapid action making this river a full-on commitment and a huge adrenaline rush. This is an ideal trip for those wanting a short but intense and thrilling rafting trip. It is better suited to those who has some previous rafting experience. Bhote’ roughly translates, as ‘River from Tibet’; so there are quite a lot of Rivers with this name in Nepal. Bhote Kosi the main branch of the Sun Kosi is a beautiful mountain river starting through Tibet. No doubt, the river-rafting in Bhotekosi offers the full action packed up with short white-water run in Nepal. It takes three and half hours drive from Kathmandu to get to the starting point of Bhote-Koshi River's Rafting. The river drops steeply offering relentless stretches of grade III-IV white-water. Boulder gardens, small waterfalls, steep chutes and 90 degree bends are the obstacles to be overcome. This river is not a typical of the big volume waters of the Himalayan, it is steep and technical and requires a reactive crew.
The Bhotekoshi is known as the River from Tibet and you can start a trip after a peak over the border into Tibet. The Kathmandu / Lhasa Highway runs along beside the river. You can run a day trip or do a two-day expedition and run parts of the river twice. It's a great beginner river for rafters and fun for kayakers at all levels.Bhote Koshi is the beautiful for adventure trip with very steep and basically non-stop mountain river only 3 hours drives from Kathmandu offering two days of intense and challenging river activity. You are beginning to understand what this great trip in Nepal offers you nothing less than the ride of a lifetime. If you have never rafted before and if you have limited time but desire an adrenaline overloa
Bhotekoshi River Information -
Possible Operation Autumn & Spring
Departure Fix and on Request
Rafting Days 02 days
Entrance by Kathmandu
Put-in point Lomosangu- Dam
Put-out point Dolalghat Bazaar
River Distance 20 km.
Possible Trip Returned to Kathmandu
Numbers of Pax Minimum 6 persons
Bhotekoshi River
Location, Transportation and Timetable -
Baseri, the main put in point for the Bhote Kosi River is 4 hours North-East of Kathmandu. Transportation to Baseri is by Mountain River Rafting private minibus. The 25km of river action takes two days. The minibus journey from the 'Dam' take out point is approxi-mately 3 hours to Kathmandu. There is an orientation meeting early in the evening before the trip, providing you with an opportunity to ask any further questions you may have, to meet your fellow rafters and also your guide. The Bhote Kosi is known as the River from Tibet and you can start a trip after a peak over the border into Tibet. The Kathmandu / Lhasa Highway runs beside the river. You can run a day trip or do a two-day expedition and run parts of the river twice. It's a great beginner river for rafters and fun for kayakers at all levels.Bhote Koshi is the beautiful for adventure trip with very steep and basically non-stop mountain river only 3 hours drives from Kathmandu offering two days of intense and challenging river activity. You are beginning to understand what this great trip in Nepal offers you nothing less than the ride of a lifetime. If you have never rafted before and if you have limited time but desire an adrenaline overload, then this is a perfect introductory trip package for you because of the Bhote Kosi is probably the most exciting short rafting trip in Nepal and best white water adventure in the world.
Just three hours away from Kathmandu, the Bhote Kosi is without a doubt the most exciting thing you can do in Nepal without risking a social disease, and quite possibly one of the best two-day rafting trips offered anywhere in the world. The Bhote is a very steep and very continuous mountain stream; a unique combination of exceptionally fun, challenging rapids without it ever getting past the point of recreation. It's sort of like being flushed down a huge open-air toilet, but the Tidy Bowl Man is your guide and there are no worries.Emerald green fields are terraced high above the river on precipitous slopes, curious villagers lining suspension bridges are amazed as we plunge through cascading waves and chutes of foam. The beautiful location, thrilling, adrenalin charged white water makes this one of the favorite rivers we run.