Description:
Trishuli River :
Rapids: Snail's nose, Teendevi, Malekhu rapid, Monkey rapid, Upset, Surprise, Monsoon, Cotton Pony, Ladies Delight, S-Bend, Highway, Monsoon and Pinball Rapid
Trishuli, named after the ?Trident? of Lord Shiva, a Hindu deity, is Nepal's most popular river for whitewater rafting with its easy access from Kathmandu and Pokhara. The scenic valleys, astounding gorges, exhilarating rapids including easier and relaxing sections all make Trishuli a perfect rafting river for both first-timers and experienced rafters. One can raft for a varied duration depending upon time and interest normally from a day to three enjoying the excellent opportunity to observe the diversity of demography, landscapes, cultural heritage and flora and fauna.
Unlike other rivers, which are open during specific seasons, the exhilarating rapids of Trishuli welcome keen rafters during monsoon as well presenting a more challenging ride with powerful rapids and more... swollen waters. For sure, river would be hardly crowded during this time with its continuous and bracing rapids.
A typical two-day experience at Trishuli is presented below:
Day 01 - Charaudi to Kuringhat:
Early morning after sipping a hot cup of Nepali tea or refreshing coffee, we leave Kathmandu at about 6.30 AM for our exciting Trishuli trip. We drive to Charaudi, our put-in-point (rafting start point), which takes approximately two and a half hours from Kathmandu. Certainly, we would be greeted by the locals with beaming smiles who are not surprised to see foreign faces once again geared up to raft rather this is the simple hospitality of Nepalese people who treats their guests like gods with the famous saying in Sanskrit - ?Athiti Devo Bhava?. After the crew assembles the rafts, we head towards the river for our safety briefing, which explains us about the paddling procedures and safety equipment.
During this day we cross a number of rapids rated 1+ to 3+. Yes, the experience of tackling a rapid would be like accomplishing an absolute mission followed by our paddles raised in the air with we all cheering ?Bingo?. All rapids are rated or graded using international rating scale. The grade of a rapid depends upon its difficulty level with the 1 being the easiest and 6 being the most difficult. All rapids have named with interesting titles and to your interest our guides can relate the story behind each one.
After paddling for about three hours, we head for our lunch at a beach unique for its unusual sculptured boulders. Crossing the curled rapids certainly tires our muscles, what could be of more delight than having the scrumptious meals al fresco enjoying the sound of the river. Shortly after lunch we enter the Trishuli gorge. As the canyon narrows, the walls become steep, forested, the current accelerates and the rapids increase in size and frequency. This is the time to hang on!
After such a stimulating experience, it is humbling to see a majhi (fisherman) building his precarious traps in such turbulence.
Our last rapid Jhoolunge Pul, is named for an extensive old suspension bridge. Here we often encounter an enthusiastic audience; they line the bridge, excited to see us pass beneath.
The geological formations are extremely interesting along the Trisuli rivers. Everyone is welcome to help the crew with camp chores. Once the tents are pitched, a savoury dinner will be prepared over gas stoves.
Kunringhat is the famous destination amongst Nepalese as well for it being the gateway to the holiest Manakamana temple. It is believed that the Goddess of wishes grants the devotees with the blessings for their wishes to be fulfilled. It is definitely a wonder camping on the riverside with the bright stars seen so clear on the velvet sky enjoying the music played by the river. Our night does not end with dinner, indeed, the night gets younger with the river talks and worth telling adventure stories.
Day 02 ? Kuringhat to Mugling:
Our morning starts early but our second day has a leisurely pace. After breakfast we continue down from Kuringhat for yet another fun-filled day. This day definitely presents us with thrilling rapids but as we know it?s our last day on the river it seems never enough. This day also rewards us with scenic kaleidoscope. The green and golden paddy fields, surrounding hills, riverside country life and the terraced hillsides attract our attention with its unique feature and simplicity, which for some reason give us the undefined pleasure.
We raft for about three hours till we reach the confluence of Trisuli and the raging river; Marshyangdi for lunch. The Marshyangdi river comes from west Nepal and is one of the most popular white water rafting river. Marshyangdi is quite technical compared to Trishuli and is popular amongst the keen rafting experts. After the delicious meal, we again head up for our river journey.
After lunch we raft a stretch of approximately five kilometers. However, as said above, no matter how long it is for it seems never enough when you know you have to stop at some point. And well, with this we finish our rafting trip on Trishuli at T-pot where we will meet our vehicle and drive to back to Kathmandu (approximately 4 hours) looking down at the river reviving our fresh memories of two days adventure on it.
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