Sun Kosi River Trip

Trip Highlights

Gathering strength from tributaries draining the highest mountains in the world the white water on the Sun Kosi is Biblical, even expedition-size rafts disappear into the vastness of crashing waves and rolling, boiling water. After the monsoon the river is high and wild, and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Whipped, foamy white water where narrow gorges constrict the river's flow, the rapids here are long and powerful. The warm waters of the Sun Kosi surge, snake and wind for 270 km to the east of Nepal. While the lower sections of large volume rivers are usually rather flat, the Sun Kosi reserves some of its biggest and best rapids for the last days. At the right flow it's an incredible combination of white water, scenery, villages, and truly quiet and introspective evenings on huge sandy beaches along what many people consider to be one of the world's 10 classic river journeys.

Price Details

Price

From: GBP1095 per person (12 Days)

Price Includes

• Airport transfers in Kathmandu
• Accommodation the night before and the night after the river trip in a tourist hotel.
• Tented accommodation on the river
• Meals from lunch on day 2 to lunch on day 11
• All rafting equipment, including the best in buoyancy aids, helmets and sprayjackets
• All camping equipment (excluding sleeping bags)
• Fully qualified, experienced river guides and safety kayakers.

Price Excludes

• Not included are flights, visas, departure taxes, travel insurance, inoculations, sleeping bags, video or dvd of your trip, alcohol, personal items or gratuities. You will also need to budget for meals in town, which are not included in the price and any extra accommodation outside of what is provided. Extensions available to Chitwan National Park. Extra nights in Kathmandu are available.

Departure Dates

Saturday 25 September 2010 - Wednesday 6 October 2010 : 12 days : GBP £1095 : Euro €1295 : USD $1795

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Kathmandu, and time to explore this great city!
Not included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 2
Explore Kathmandu, the worlds largest outdoor museum. Walk or take a rickshaw around the temples, stupas or shops or take in a coffee and an amazing view of the Himalayas from a terrace coffee shop. We hold our pre departure meeting this evening.
Not included: Breakfast lunch and dinner

Day 3
Taken to our bus by rickshaws, we drive to the river taking in stunning views of Everest on a clear day. We give you safety and paddle instructions and embark on our journey.
Included: All meals

Day 4 -10
Rafting the Sun Kosi at these levels is amazing! We run fantastic rapids such as High Anxiety, Harkapur, and Jaws. It isn't just the river, we leave roads behind, and travel 270 km, camping on expansive beaches, washing in a gorgeous waterfall, or visiting the many temples dotted along this river.
Included: All meals

Day 11
The best finish to any river trip we do... Big Dipper! We drive to Biratnagar and fly back to Kathmandu.
Included: Breakfast & lunch

Day 12
Depart Kathmandu.

Other Info

Accommodation Details

Included in the trip is Accommodation on the first and last nights in Kathmandu. All accommodation on the river is in tents on the expansive white sandy beaches.