Kali Gandaki Rafting

For adventure seekers, rafting is the perfect way for an extended adventure on the river to get your adrenaline pumping to a new high. Nepal has some of the best rivers for rafting. Rafting trips for some is the highlight of their stay in Nepal. Kaligandaki is one of the famous river for rafting in Nepal. Now Kaligandaki is well known for 2 nights and 3 days rafting program. If you are in a group then it is easy to organise and fixed the dates but if you are not is group then agents will take time to form a group. Most of the rafting agents they had fixed the dates because it is easy to find a group of people. It is costly to organise for 2-3 people.

If you stay in New Pokhara Lodge Lakeside, the management will help you to find good and reputable company for your kaligandaki rafting trip. Only few company organise kaligandaki rafting. Most of the travel office in Pokhara and kathmandu they sell trip to other company. So to get right kaligandaki rafting company please contact us on poklodge@fewamail.com.np

List of companies who organise Kaligandaki Rafting.

Promoted by New Pokhara Lodge for the tourism development.

The Kali Gandaki rises along the border with Tibet at an altitude of 3,900 m (12,795 ft) in the Mustang region of Nepal. The two headwaters Nup Chhu and Shar Chhu ("West River" and "East River") meet near Mustang's ancient capital Lo Manthang. The river then flows southwest with the name of Mustang Khola. In Kagbeni a major tributary Kak Khola descends from Muktinath and from this point the river is called the Kali Gandaki.

The river then flows southward through a steep gorge known as the Kali Gandaki Gorge, or Andha Galchi, between the mountains Dhaulagiri (8167 m) to the west and Annapurna (8091 m) to the east. If one measures the depth of a canyon by the difference between the river height and the heights of the highest peaks on either side, the Gorge is the world's deepest. The portion of the river between the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna massifs is at an elevation of between 1300 metres and 2600 metres, 5500 to 6800 metres lower than the two peaks. The river is older than the Himalayas. As tectonic activity forces the mountains higher, the river has cut through the uplift.

South of the gorge, the river is joined by Rahught Khola at Galeshwor, Myagdi Khola at Beni, Modi Khola near Kushma and Badigaad at Rudrabeni above Ridi Bazaar. The river then turns east to run along the northern edge of the Mahabharat Range. The largest hydroelectricity project in Nepal is located along this stretch of the river. Turning south again and breaking through the Mahabharats, Kali Gandaki is then joined by a major tributary, Trishuli at Devighat, then by the (East) Rapti draining the Inner Terai valley known as Chitwan. The Gandaki then crosses the outermost foothills of the Himalayas -- Sivalik Hills -- into the Terai plains of Nepal. From Devighat, the river flows southwest and is known as Narayani or Sapt Gandaki. The river later curves back towards the southeast as it enters India where it is called the Gandak. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandaki_River