Sun Koshi

One of the ten best white water rafting trips in the world. Big rapids, warm water, beautiful scenery and great camping make this a classic multi-day river trip.

The Sun Koshi river rises near Tibet and flows eastward through Nepal to join the Ganges in India. It forms the watershed for most of eastern Nepal and gathering strength from tributaries draining the highest mountains in the World.

The volume increases considerably with the flow from these tributaries. In November, the flow at Dolalghat is about 100 cms; lower down the river, through the rapids of the ‘jungle corridor’; it would be about 400 cms whist is a typical flow on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. At the take out in Chatara, the flow is a mighty 800 cms – still only a fraction of monsoon levels, which can reach up to 3500 cms!!!

For the vast majority of the river there are no roads or towns, just the occasional picturesque village and friendly shouts of ‘Namaste’ from the bank – this is unspoiled rural Nepal at its best. All along the river are beautiful, large white sandy beaches for camping, and the lower section is heavily forested with troops of monkeys and an abundance of birdlife.

Rafting:
The first few days are fairly easy and will give you a warm up time before we will get into the real big water. Most major rapids are pool/drop with huge bouncy pressure waves near the bottom. Days of running big rapids and floating through lush green countryside make this a memorable river/life experience.

Kayaking:
For intermediate and advanced kayakers this is a great river. Big bouncy class 3-4 rapids with large ocean-like surfing waves and lots of friendly holes make it the perfect Play River in high water.