Sun Koshi River Titled as the Best River for Rafting in the world

Kathmandu, March 5

The Sun Koshi River of Nepal has been named the world’s best rafting river by Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

Originating near Mt Shishapangma in Tibet, the river, whose name means river of gold, carves its way through the Himalaya and into eastern Nepal. The Sun Koshi River ’s glacier-fed waters drop for five months of the year, which makes it ideal for white water rafting.

In an article entitled “Hold tight: the world’s best rafting rivers”, the travel guide book has described the

Sun Koshi thus:

“And what a trip it is! The 273 km from the put-in at Dolalghat to the take-out at Chatara Gorge are as exciting as rafting comes-big, bouncy white-water rapids, steep valleys, remote Nepali mountain villages, superb campsites on white-sand beaches, and hot, sunny days with chilly nights. By the end you’ll agree that there’s more than one kind of gold.”

The Sun Koshi is commercially rafted between September and January, after which the river triples in volume and becomes unfavorable for rafting. It takes up to 10 days to run the river.

According to the Nepal Association of Rafting Agents, around 15 percent of the tourists visiting Nepal go rafting. The government has allowed rafting on only 14 of the 6,000 rivers flowing across the country.

After the Sun Koshi, the rest of the world’s top 10 rafting rivers are the Magpie River , Ontario, Canada; Zambezi River , Zimbabwe/Zambia; Alsek River , USA/Canada; Middle Fork of the Salmon River , Idaho, USA; Franklin River, Tasmania, Australia; Rio Futaleufú, Chile; Rio Cotahuasi, Peru; Colorado River , Arizona, USA and Noce River , Italy.

SUN KOSHI RAFTING – DAY TO DAY PLAN in General
Day 1

0630	Meet and depart from Himalayan Encounters, Courtyard of Kathmandu Guest House.  Breakfast en-route.
0800	Drive east from Kathmandu on road to Tibet, to confluence of the Bhote Kosi and Indrawatti Rivers (approx 3 hrs) now called the Sun Kosi
1100	Arrive at Sun Kosi ‘put-in’.  Unload bus and set up equipment.  Safety talk.  Demonstration of equipment
1230	Lunch
1300	Raft 2-3 hrs to Camp I
1600	Set up camp on sandy river bank
1800	Dinner

Days 2-7* (Typical pattern of activity*)

0700	Wake-up call with tea and coffee
0730	Breakfast
0800	Take down camp, set up rafts
0900	Raft for 3-4 hrs
1230	Lunch
1300	Raft for 3-4 hrs.
1600	Set up Camps II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
1800	Dinner

Day 8

0700	Wake-up call with tea and coffee
0730	Breakfast
0800	Take down camp, set up rafts
0900	Raft for 2-3 hrs
1200	Lunch
1230	Pack up gear.  Drive to Chatra then Biratnagar for flight to Kathmandu.  EXPEDITION ENDS.

Meals:  B,L,D from lunch on Day 1 until lunch on Day 8 

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