Sunkoshi River Rafting

Sunkoshi River Rafting starts from Dolalghat 57 Km about 3 hours drive, east of Kathmandu. This 10 days Sunkoshi River rafting excitement covers high rock strewn passages eventually emerging form of Mountain to the southern Terrain. Sunkoshi River Rafting in Nepal (river of gold) offers a longest river rafting trip and the most fascinating landscapes among the Rating rivers in Nepal. This river is not only for rafters, also a great trip for intermediate and advance kayakers.  This enchanting river expedition, 9 days are best highlight of your rafting trip to Nepal, 

During the Adventure Sunkoshi  trip, you will have close contact with Nepal’s natural beauty, people, culture, custom, and wildlife. It’s simply magical experiences as we raft down to Chatara every day. We pass many colorful ethnic villages and their impressive culture such as Rai, Limbu, Newar, Brahmin, Chhetri and many more. This trip exposes 250 orchids, river chats, dippers, flycatcher, wall creepers, bulbuls and fork tales can be seen mainly among 480 species of birds available. 

We crosses a few tributary of Sun Koshi as Roshi Khola, Junga Khola, Tamakoshi (cupper river), Dudh Koshi (Milk river), Rasuwa Khola, Tribenighat from where Arun and Sunkoshi reunites with Saptakoshi (reunion of 7 rives) which flows through the Mahabharat plain to Indian plain. 

There are numerous adventure fun rapids such as Meat Grinder, Punch, and high Anxiety emerges into the low land of Terai at Chatara. After 45 minutes drive brings you to Dharan, which use to be British Gurkha Army recruiting area to the eastern Nepal. Now you have hand full of option to link your trip to Jungle safari to Koshi Tappu wildlife reserve, Chitwan National Park or travel to Darjeeling and Sikkim. 

Outline Itinerary 

Day 1: Drive Kathmandu – Rating starting point Dolalghat (3 hours), raft Tarang Gaun. 

Day 2: Tarang Gaun – Dumje village (4 hrs raft) 

Day 3: Dumje village – Khurkot (6 hrs raft)

Day 4: Khurkot – Likhu Khola (5 hrs raft) 

Day 5: Likhu  Khola – Harkapur (6 hrs raft) 

Day 6: Harkapur – Rai Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Day 7: Rai Ghat – Bandar Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Day 8: Bandar Ghat – Bonjur Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Day 9: Bonjur Ghat – Barahchhetra (6 hrs raft) 

Day 10: Barahchhetra – Chatara – Kathmandu or next destination 

Day 1: Drive Kathmandu – Rating starting point Dolalghat (3 hours), raft Tarang Gaun. 

3hrs drive to Dolalghat; rafting starting point and short rafting camp in Tarang Gaon 

Day 2: Tarang Gaun – Dumje village (4 hrs raft) 

Tarang Gaon to Dumja village rafting approx. 4 hours The gathered villagers shall cheer you as you drift away slowly gathering momentum, slowly leaving behind the Langtang ranges. Sunkoshi is considered as a Holy river by the Nepalese Hindus, the river flows into the Holy Ganges in India, soon we hit the very technical rapid called Khuei Bhai rapid, strewn with rooks and boulders, hence, considerable care is need. Camp for the night near the Mahadev temple, reputed to be the first Shiva temple in Nepal. 

Day 3: Dumje village – Khurkot (6 hrs raft)

Dumja village to Khunkot rafting approx. 6 hours WET AND WILD.immediately we are hitting the rapids passing enroute the fishing village of Kodaris' and the Chamera Bhir were you see hundreds of bats screaming and clinging to the walls of the cliffs, some good fun filled rapids takes up to Khunkot where we camp for the night. 

Day 4: Khurkot – Likhu Khola (5 hrs raft) 

Khurkot to Likhu Khola rafting approx. 5 hours Habitations dwindle, few poor Rai villages' enroute, exciting rapids in the afternoon with good photo prospects 

Day 5: Likhu  Khola – Harkapur (6 hrs raft) 

Likhu Khola to Harkapur village rafting approx. 6 hours Today, we pass through deep gorges punctuated with exciting rapids unfolding pleasant floats in the afternoon troops of Langur and Rhesus monkeys can be seen romping the riverbanks. 

Day 6: Harkapur – Rai Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Harkapur village to Rai Ghat rafting approx. 6 hours Today is one of the most exciting and challenging days of the expedition encountering some very demanding rapids where you witness the skills of our guides, we pass through 'Bridge rapids' and 'Krishna rapids' stopping to carefully plan our strategy through the next rapids. Mr. Mangal Gurung was the first rafter to successfully take rafts in 1979 and he has the distinction of being the 1st Nepali to raft the Sunkoshi, it was a no mean success, hence, the rapid is named after him 'MANGAL RAPID'. Floating past the confluence of the Dudh Koshi, we hit the last rapid for the day, 'Roller Coaster' a hair rising rapid. 

Day 7: Rai Ghat – Bandar Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Rai Ghat to Bander Ghat rafting approx. 6 hours Hold tight, the ride is not over yet.as past the point of Sap Su Khola is a rapid with the greatest drop Huge 'holes', 'eddies' and churning 'stopper waves' demands team work and hard paddle. 

Day 8: Bandar Ghat – Bonjur Ghat (6 hrs raft) 

Bander Ghat to Bonjur Ghat rafting aprox. 6 hours We take to the rapids again, busy all morning earnestly thanking for the lunch break, emerging from the Mardheku gorge the river spreads wide, less agitated after its confinement between steep cliffs and gorges. 

Day 9: Bonjur Ghat – Barahchhetra (6 hrs raft) 

Bonjur Ghat to Barahchhatra rafting aprox. 6 hours Today the whole stretch is a mixture of fun filled rapids and calm undulating floats, you are somewhat relived, yet sad that the trip is coming to an end, all good things ultimately does. 

Day 10: Barahchhetra – Chatara – Kathmandu or next destination 

Short rafting reaches out points Chatara, after lunch takes night bus to Kathmandu or drive to Biratnagar to take a flight back to Kathmandu. 

Departure Dates for Sunkoshi River Rafting