Kali Gandaki River
Rafting in Nepal
The upper part is a beautiful unspoiled
river with good white water, gorges and
a feeling of remoteness. The lower part
is a big but relatively easy river, with
small gorges, jungle and an abundance of
wildlife. A combined upper and lower
part of the river is a classic, best of
its kind.
The Kali Gandaki rises in Mustang. Here
it is a flat and braided river, flowing
in an arid open valley. At Kalopani
(black water) the river drops off the
roof of the world and cuts one of the
deepest gorges in the world between
Dhaulagiri, height 8,167 m and Annapurna,
height 8,091 m.
The Kali Gandaki is named after the
goddess Kali and is considered a
particularly holy river. It is also a
gold bearing river, and we met several
small groups who were sluicing and
panning the gravel's of the river bed
for minuscule amounts of metal.
| Profile Upper Part |
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| From |
Modi Khola |
Alt. 690 m |
| To |
Ramdi |
Alt. 370 m |
| Distance |
92 kms |
|
| River days |
3-5 days |
|
| From Pokhara |
1 day |
|
| Difficulty in November |
Class 4- (4) |
|
| Average gradient |
0.35 % (18ft a mile) | |
| Est. max. gradient |
0.8 % |
|
| Volume in November | 117 cumecs |
|
| Best season |
Oct > Dec and
Mar > Apr |
|
| Profile Lower Part |
|
|
| From |
Ramdi |
Alt. 370 m |
| To |
Narayanghat |
Alt. 170 m |
| Distance |
128 kms |
|
| River days |
3-4 days |
|
| From Pokhara |
4 hours |
|
| Difficulty in November |
Class 2 (3) |
|
|
Average gradient |
0.15 % (7 ft a mile) |
|
| Est. Max. gradient |
0.25 % |
|
| Volume in November |
250 cumecs |
|
| Best season |
Oct to Dec
and Feb to Apr |
|
Kali Gandaki River (Upper)
Day 01 : Drive to Nayapool, about 250
kms to the West. Rafting from Nayapool
to Devisthan.
Overnight camping at Devisthan.
Day 02 : Rafting from Devisthan to
Purtighat.
Day 03 : Rafting from Purtighat to
Rudrabeni.
Day 04 : Rafting from Rubrabei to
Ranighat.
Day 05 : Rafting to Ramdighat and drive
back to Kathmandu.
Kali Gandaki River (Lower)
Day 01 : Drive to Ramdighat and
overnight at the riverside.
Day 02 : Raft from Belghri to Malunga
village.
Day 03 : Raft from Malunga village to
Batulitar.
Day 04 : Raft from Batulitar to Below
Khalte
Day 05 : Raft from Khalte to Narayanghat,
and drive
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