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23 May, 2010
A total of 92 summiteers, including world cyclist Pushkar Shah, made it to the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 17. ...
22 May, 2010
A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a statement on his website said.
17 May, 2010
The third edition of Everest Skydive, the highest skydive event in the world and by far the most challenging, kicked off on Sunday in the ...
14 May, 2010
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is offering free visas to those foreign mountaineers in 2010 and 2011 who have already scaled Mount Everest in a ...
18 March, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) are jointly imposing Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) Card to charge foreign trekkers from ...
20 February, 2010
The most anticipated and highly expected Tourism campaign of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 is set to officially launch on February 26, 2010. With an aim to ...
20 February, 2010
A major hindu festival Maha Shivaratri 2010 is to be celebrated on the 12th February, Friday. The festival known as Night of Shiva or Great Night ...
29 December, 2009
The cabinet meeting at Kala Patthar plateau near the base camp of world´s highest peak Mt. Everest has concluded successfully. The meeting done in ...
29 December, 2009
On the 27th-29th November a small village along the Trisuli River was overrun with professional kayakers for the 9th Himalayan Whitewater Championships (or the ‘ ...
1 December, 2009
The World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA) has finished its preparation for this year’s elephant polo championship which would be held in Bardia from November 29 ...
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Nepal River Rafting

rafting Nepal has 08 of the 14 Highest Mountains above 8000m. and includes Mount Everest (the highest one) and Mount Kanchanjunga (the third highest). These snowcapped mountains including numerous other mountain peaks crowns this country. The mighty mountains and the glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of its fast flowing rivers. These rivers starting from the glacial water of the Himalayas flow down due south meandering through beautiful landscape, deep gorges, valleys and flat land of south Nepal to ultimately drain in the Bay of Bengal after joining Holy River Ganges in the Indian plains. These rivers offer rafting and canoeing trips to both adventurous as well as beginners. Rafting in Nepal, Nepal Rafting A rafting trip in one of the rivers here in Nepal gives you a chance to get the real fragrance of Nepal while you raft through beautiful countryside enjoying the sight of traditional Nepali houses perched on the hillsides and slopes, terraced paddy fields where the people sow their dreams with hopes of growing better future for themselves and for their offspring. For the beginners a rafting trip in River Trishuli for one or two days is perfect and for the white water adventure lovers, a longer trip in River Karnali in the Western Part of Nepal or River Sunkoshi in the Eastern Part of Nepal is perfect. Rafting trip for longer duration can be combined with trek for couple of days and for such a trip River Karnali and River Arun are perfect. The other rivers where rafting trip can be organized are River Kali Gandaki, River Seti, River Bhote Koshi, River Tamur. Some rafting trips are easily available but others are to be organized well in advance. Whether you are looking for a trip to experience just the charm of rafting or an adventurous river trip, Nepal is the perfect destination.

Rafting in Trishuli RiverNepal Environmental Trekking feels humble to share its decade’s long experience in the field of rafting. Our dedication towards customer satisfaction has encouraged us to provide you an excellent opportunity to explore the remote countryside which is never possible without river trips. Nepal is home to eight out of the fourteen highest peaks in the world with colorful and intricate Hindu religion to the austerity of the Buddhist . Read more


Rafting in Bhote Koshi RiverSnow Giants loom over as the clean, fresh water roars and dodges it's way through narrow canyons and the remnants of a huge, Giants' boulder-tossing contest! Shooting down glistening shoots into bubbling, frothing pools, the raft twists, turns and plunges to the exhilarated shrieks of the crew. The Bhote Kosi is one of the most technical rivers in Nepal, providing continuous, challenging rapids from start to finish. It has been likened to a pinball machine and you're the ball, which is certainly how it feels, with one intense rapid after another. Read more

Rafting in Kali Gandaki RiverWith 60 rapids over 60 kilometers the Kali Gandaki is a thrill a minute! Named after the goddess of destruction, Kali, this is Nepal's most holy river. Rising in the mystical region of Mustang it drops off the roof of the world only to carve out the world's deepest river gorge. As you roar through turbulent rapids, dodging huge boulders and sliding down glistening chutes into churning, frothy whirlpools, your adventure is set against the backdrop of the Annapurna range, it's surreal snowcapped peaks suspended in view through 120 km's of wilderness.. Read more

Rafting in Sunkoshi RiverThe sheer volume and intensity of the rapids as well as the cultural experience makes the Sun Kosi one of the ten classic rafting rivers in the world. With 270 km's of large volume rapids and huge sandy beaches, the Sun Kosi is similar in nature to the Grand Canyon in Colorado. The rapids naturally progress as the Sun Kosi winds its way through the beautiful Mahabharata Range, collecting tributaries from the highest mountains in the world, ranging across eastern Nepal.. Read more


Shreeban Nature CampThe Marshyangdi is the mother of all rivers. In the local dialect, it means 'raging one' and rage it does! Few rivers rival the Marshyangdi for exhilarating whitewater and unparalleled mountain views. It is steep, powerful and not to be underestimated. With some of the wildest commercially run white water in the world, sustained sections of steep technical rafting test our teamwork throughout the trip. Usually a turquoise blue in color, the rapids wrap themselves around weirdly sculpted boulders and steep chutes.. Read more

Shreeban Nature CampThe Marshyangdi is the mother of all rivers. In the local dialect, it means 'raging one' and rage it does! Few rivers rival the Marshyangdi for exhilarating whitewater and unparalleled mountain views. It is steep, powerful and not to be underestimated. With some of the wildest commercially run white water in the world, sustained sections of steep technical rafting test our teamwork throughout the trip. Usually a turquoise blue in color, the rapids wrap themselves around weirdly sculpted boulders......... Read more

Shreeban Nature CampRafting the Tamur means a three day trek along a ridge full of rhododendron forest and sunlit meadows, summating at 3000 meters with exhilarating views of Makalu, Everest and Kanchenjunga, and then down through emerald and golden terraced fields of rice and mustard to Dobhan for six or seven days on the river itself. The power of three tributaries joining force gives a wild push to the inflatable rubber raft as you start down this river, giving a hint of what to expect next. 120 rapids in 120 kilometers.. Read more