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The Trisuli is Nepal's most
popular rafting river. It has impressive gorges,
moderate white water, a few exiting rapids; some
easier section all easily accessible from
Kathmandu and Pokhara. According to legend says
that high in the Himalayas at Gosainkund the god
Shiva drove his trident in to the ground to
create three springs (the source of the river)
and hence its name Trisuli. The river has carved
some truly impressive gorges in its lower part
as it cut its way through the 2000-meter high
Mahabharat range. These gorges are also the
route followed by the main Highway from India to
Kathmandu. The opposite side to the road is
relatively wild and you should see some wildlife
a profusion of colorful birds, including eagles
and vultures. The rapids on the Trisuli are
mainly big, bouncy and relatively safe." Flips"
(where the raft capsized) or other accident are
rare in normal water conditions and if you wish
it is possible to walk around the few difficult
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Grade :
Class 3+ (4)
From :
Baireni
To : Gaighat
Av. Gradient : 3m/km
Volume in Nov :
300cms (10,000 cfs)
Best Season :
Oct-Dec, Mar-May |
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Days 01 : A few
kilometers give those starting at Baireni a
chance to get "warmed up". The first slightly
harder rapid a class 3+ comes after 5 km this
rapid was named 'Snell's Nose' by Nepalese
rafters in honour of Colonel John Blashford-Snell
who was one of the first to run it and broke his
nose so doing. More mainly class 2 water brings
you after another 5 km to a longer more
interesting class 4- rapid on the left after a
left hand bend. This is known by many as '
Monkey' rapid no doubt after the mannerisms of
the rafters after running it – leaping around,
spitting, scratching with delight, grinning and
chattering the name has nothing to do with the
troops of monkeys you will see on the right
bank. A few kilometers down to river we reached
to camp side for lunch called 'Blue Heaven' a
purpose – made rafter's put-in, restaurant and
campsite; also foot suspension bridge-warning of
the approach to 'Teen Devi ' rapid. Teen Devi
used to be a class 4 and probably the most
difficult rapid on the river. After three
kilometer brings you to the confluence with the
Budi-Gandaki with its blue water entering on the
right, a path opposite winds up the bank to the
village of Benighat.
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Days 02 : About 6km after
Benighat the left hand side of the valley is
blocked by a high vertical cliff dropping
spectacularly straight into the river. A long
rapid follows shortly after wards on the right
known sometimes as ' Twin rocks ' this is a
class 3 + in low water. There are a couple of
Raft Company put in on this section between the
highway villages of Charoudi and Majhimtar.
After the rapids known as ' ladies Delight' is
on the left class 3+ in low water another 3 km
through this gorge bring you to two rapids first
of them known as " Upset". "Upset" is infamous
and probably the most photographed rapid on the
river there is always a monstrous hole and a
wave here that seem to dwarf a raft having 4 +.
W should reassure you like most big holes it's
not as fearsome as it appears most raft bob out
with most of their crew and right way up but an
excellent sport for action photos. One kilometer
after 'Upset' and just after a left hand bend is
'Surprise' a class 4. There is a popular rafter
put in just below close to the small village of
Fishling and then shortly afterwards the river
enters a deep awesome gorge. The gorge ends
after about 2km and the river then curves away
from the highway and there is a possible
campsite on the bend. Two kilometer further
brings you to the picturesque village of
Kuringhat. This Village is built on a bluff on
the right with two suspension bridges swooping
gracefully over the river to the left bank. The
wide beach on the left has goods vehicle access
and is a favorite put-in for the more relaxed
raft trip down to Narayanghat and Chitwan.
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Days 03 : After Kuringhat
the river again turns away from the highway and
there is a dramatic landslip as the river curves
around to the left for several hundred meter's
high, the hillside has had its surface flesh
stripped away to reveal the raw white bones of
the underlying rocks. Towards the end of this
big bend you will notice some steps out in the
cliff on the right and these go up to "
Brigand's Bend" river camp. Just down stream is
an aerial cable car that is the only other
access to the camp Just after river enters a
gorge again warning of another rapid around the
corner called 'S' rapid. Two km on and a cable
car crosses the river and heralds the approach
to Mugling, the town is on the left, some 70
meter above the river. An elegant new suspension
bridge crosses just above the confluence of the
Marsyandi. "Pin Ball" rapid follows closely
after the confluence class 4 " Pin Ball" is the
last serious rapid on the river from here on
down its mainly class 1-2 with one or two of the
rapids class 3 in the right conditions. After
that the river is also more peaceful because the
highway is high above the river for most of time
the 15km to the confluence with the Seti Khola
has several small rapid the biggest might be a
class 3 and is called " Tea Pot" but most of the
time you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the
dramatic canyon. Below the confluence and close
to the right bank is " Coffee Pot" rapid which
has a powerful whirl pool eddy where kayaks get
swirled around like the grounds in the bottom of
the pot about 2 km below the Seti confluence
there is a wide beach on the left and the small
village of Gai-Ghat. The highway is reasonable
close to the river and this is a good take out
if you do not want to continue further.
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