Kali Gandaki
Grade 4-5; 3 days
he Kali begins its journey high on the Tibetan plateau in the
kingdom of Mustang. Plunging its way down through the Himalayas, the rivers carves the
deepest gorge in the world between the two 8000m peaks Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. Kali
Gandaki was first opened to commercial use in 1991. The journey descends through 1590 kms
if challenging white water, unique cultures ands amazing beaches. When not negotiating
rapids, time on the river can be spent under cascading waterfalls, and exploring the
abandoned royal palace or on the flatter stretches, even learning to kayak.
ItineraryPre-departure meeting in sales office in Kathmandu the night before to answer any questions over a rum with your team. Meet at the sales office at 6 PM. You will be told where to meet for departure.
| Day 1 | At around 7 am, we drive to the put-in-point at Beni throughout this drive we have stunning views of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri peaks as well as the sacred Machapuchre. Upon arrival, we unload all the equipment and you will receive a full safety briefing. Have lunch and then the guide will take you to the river starting point ready to begin your exciting 3 days rafting trip. First day we begin with plenty of class III rapids this is a warm up for the team, after couple of hours you will be encountering 2 big class 4 rapids. I.e. "Small brother" and " Big Brother". Your guide will be making you work hard at doing exercise to work as a team maneuvering the raft efficiently. After scouting the rapid, the safety kayaks will go first then the raft. Soon after encountering these two big rapids we will reach the Modi Khola confluence where we will choose the beach for the evening campsite. We unload the raft and the play volleyball or relax and take in the scenery. |
| Day 2 | Once the rafts are packed we start down the river for a day mixed with adrenaline, calm and spectacular scenery including views of Annapurna 1 and Himalchuli. We will tackle many class iii sections and the challenging class IV named REFUND. This section of river is abundant with vines and lush vegetation hanging from the cliff faces. Our campsite id below the village of Purti Ghat. |
| Day 3 | Soon after being back on the water we reach the holy village of Seti Beni. The river has deposited a house size boulder in the confluence with a smaller tributary. Since confluences are considered holly places in the Hindu religion, this boulder has become an important shrine to the local river people. There is usually a great audience to watch and listen to the spectacle as each team negotiates the rapid, which has formed around this holy place. Not long after this it is time for the journey to end. Our bus will be watching for us. We load up the gear and prepare for the bus journey back to Pokhara |
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