If you’ve opted to travel by bus, we will leave early afternoon from Kathmandu after loading the bus up and drive to Surkhet and spend the night in a hotel. The bus journey takes approximately 20 hours depending on traffic and road conditions. Alternatively, if you plan on traveling by flight, you’ll have an extra day to explore Kathmandu today.  (recommended!)

If you have opted for the flight rather than the bus, you will catch the first flight from Kathmandu to Nepaljung, where our gear bus will be waiting to collect you. The flight alone offers amazing views of the Himalaya.

After a hearty breakfast we will drive to the put in of the river where depending on what time we reach we will either camp at the put in of the river or paddle down a few hours to a secluded beach on the riverbanks. Your 180km expedition has begun. 

The rafting begins, woohooo!! The days that follow are going to be one wild ride from rapid to rapid and from one pristine white sandy beach to the next. Our favourite rapids including Jail House, Meat Grinder and Gods House. For the most part our camps will be isolated and remote. Occasionally we will be met by locals coming down to the beaches to see what is going on. Nights will be spent enjoying drift wood campfires telling stories of the nights before, and singing and dancing with locals from the area.

The river is banked densely with jungle and has some truly breath taking scenery. And did we mention some epic rapids for you to raft and kayak. The last couple of days, after the confluence with the Seti river,  the river flattens out, allowing us to relax and enjoy wildlife spotting. Whilst extremely rare, the lower Karnali is home to the endangered River Dolphin, and Gharial crocodiles (don’t panic, these funny looking reptiles only eat fish!). 

We will start to notice the difference in scenery (and temperature) as we drift further south. Highlights are ‘Gods House, Sweetness and Light and Jail House’, just a few rapids you will never forget.

Our last day on the water. We will paddle to our take out point at Chisopani, unload the gear for one last time and jump on the waiting bus/plane back to Kathmandu.

Or as you are in the area, you can spend a few chill out days at Bardiya National Park looking for wild elephants, tigers and fresh water dolphins before returning to Kathmandu.

After a long 18 hour drive (or a quicker half hour flight depending on your budget) we will finally arrive in Kathmandu, ready for the first hot shower in over a week. 

Come join the crew this evening for a night in the famous Tom and Jerries pub for one final beer and a game of pool whilst we share stories of the fun we had.