The rivers of Nepal take you deep into the heart of this breath-taking region, exploring some of the most untouched and hidden corners of the mountain landscape. Rafters have the unique chance to experience the natural splendor of the landscape up close - the rivers pass down the exposed alpine meadows into sub-tropical pine forests and deeper into the tropical lowland jungle of Nepal's lowlands.The Trisuli is Nepal's most popular rafting river, with impressive gorges, exciting rapids and some easier sections, making it a fun yet safe trip for all age groups. All groups will be accompanied by an experienced guide at all times. At night we camp in safari tents and enjoy dinner and relaxation in the orange glow of the campfire. The trip fits easily into a longer stay in India and Nepal, and combines naturally with one of our wildlife tours or treks. Stimulating and invigorating, this white water experience is perfect for families, and these few days are sure to bring you close to nature in the most exciting and unique way.
The Trishuli River is the most easily accessible from Kathmandu, Pokhara and Royal Chitwan National Park by far a trip on this river can be made for a varied duration, depending upon the availability of time and interest. Scenic valleys and impressive gorges, exhilarating rapids and easier sections as well as the right amount of time all make it the perfect trip for first-time or experienced rafters.In high water conditions, this will be the perfect river for a short blast with huge rapids and a turbo fast current. There are numerous exciting rapids as the name of Snail's nose, Teendevi, Malekhu rapid, Monkey rapid, Upset, Surprise, Monsoon, Cotton Pony, Ladies Delight, S-Bend, Highway, Monsoon and Pinball Rapid. This makes your fun more challenging during high flows with a good mixture of continuous rapids and pleasant calm water

Location Central Nepal Speciality Best for White water rafting Distance 141 kms Starting Point Betrawati Ending Point Narayanghat Duration ½ day Best Time to Raft October to May River Grade Class III+ River Days 3 Days (From Kathmandu)

As per the Hindu legend the Trisuli River orginated by Lord Shiva driving his trident in the hill just above the Gosainkunda to creat three springs when he needed a cool rast in the Lake Gosainkunda. Trisuli river starts from Betrawati and flows to Narayanghat covering distance of 141 kms. The river is approchable from Kathmandu by vehicle in 2 to 4 hours' drive and the river days would be from 4 to 7. The difficulty in class is 3+ to 4. This river is most popular rafting river with impressive gorges, exciting rapids, some easier sections, and easily acceessible from Kathmandu and Pokhara. This river is also recomended for intermediate kayakers. Not far from Betrawati, Trisuli joins the Bhote Kosi that flows from Tibet ; the two rivers joining in some pretty fearsome looking gorges that are visible on the way up to the Langtang Trek .
By Betrawati the gradient has eased and after this it becomes a more mature and powerful river which later adds many other major rivers to its flow - the Buri Gandaki, the Marshyangdi, and the Seti. When the Kali Gandaki joins it, shortly before the plains, it changes its name to Narayani. Here, it is a mighty river - peak flows in the Monsoon have been measured at 25,700 cu.mecs ; about 900,000 cubic feet per second or 50 times the typical flow of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Normally the flow on the main rafting section of the Trisuli is about half that of the Grand Canyon, and in many ways the rapids are smaller scale versions of those on the Colorado; they are formed mainly by boulder outwash from tributary streams and are characterised by big green shoots, holes either side, and huge exploding waves down the bottom.

A rafting trip in Trisuli needs no recomendation: thousand of thrilled rafters have written home and recomended the trip to their friends. For many people it represents the ideal compromise trip: just the right length of time, exhilarating rapids, but not too difficult, easily accessible from Kathmandu and at reasonable price. The rapids on the Trisuli are mainly big, bouncy and relatively safe: 'flips' (where the raft capsized) or other accidents are rare in normal water conditions, and also it is possible to walk around the few difficult rapids. There is a wide choice of different length trips on offer, from a one week relaxed trip all the way from Trisuli Bazar to Chitwan to half day 'testers' specials. Trisuli Bazar is normally only a starting point in higher water conditions - Sept/Oct or April/May. For many people the optimum length trip is 3 days, starting at or near Malekhu and taking out near Gaighat. This gives you a full and satisfying experience - you run all the major rapids, watch the river grow as its tribtaries join, marvel as it cuts its way through impressive gorges, then leave it just before when it spreads out over the great plain of the Ganges.
In case of time constraints, then a one or two day trips can be done - these can also save travel time if scheduled as a breakof the journey from Kathmandu to Pokhara or Kathmandu to Chitwan. These short trips can vary from fairly relaxed float trips, avoiding the more difficult rapids, to one day 'roller coaster' specials. The latter can run some of the best of the white water but pose obvious dangers and can be a rather vicarious experience.