Bhotekoshi River Rafting is an incredible adventure experience on a beautiful mountain river located only a few hours from Kathmandu, offering everything from relaxed day trips to thrilling kayaking and rafting challenges. The Bhotekoshi may look like a simple mountain stream from afar, but it actually has one of the steepest descents of any paddle-able river in Nepal. Its powerful flow rushes down from the Tibetan high plains, creating some of the wildest and most exciting rapids in the world.
At its peak after the monsoon, this river transforms into a 16 km white-water jungle—an intense, adrenaline-pumping ride. Even at lower water levels, it remains a formidable splash-and-bash adventure full of excitement. For sure, the Bhotekoshi is one of Nepal’s most thrilling rivers, and being just three hours from Kathmandu, it’s a must-do for every adrenaline junkie.
A journey of around 2 hours takes us out of Kathmandu and to the river side camp down near the Dam. We take lunch then proceed rafting on the Upper Sun Kosi (Lower Bhote Kosi). This section is a nice warm up for the upper section of the river the following day. We take out the river at Sukuti and then drive up to the Last Resort where we will spend the night.
Wake up guys because this time we are going higher up the river for more white water fun! 'Frog in the Blender is the biggy of the morning, any guesses for who is the frog? Our fun starts at a rapid named 'Carnal Knowledge of a Deviant Nature' which is a long serious of boulders and holes that will test your nerve and paddling skill, the rapid ends in a huge drop and from here it just gets more full on with 6km of continuous class 3 to 4 rapids that will have you screaming your pants off! After a short flat section and a passage through a lush steep-side gorge allowing us to catch our breaths and de-clamp our hands off the paddles, yet another series of rapids begins. 'The Great Wall' (not always run- able), is followed by one of the most fun sections of river 'Liquid Bliss', 'Fake Right, Go Left' and finally 'My God What to Do?' ends as we pull into the river side bar for a well earned rest and perhaps a cold beer! From here it's all over my friends as we have lunch and pack up ready to head for the two and half hour drive back to Kathmandu.
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