Marshyangdi River Rafting

The Marsyangdi rises on the northern slopes of the Annapurna Himalaya, flow east through an arid valley around Manag, and then swings south to join the Trisuli river at Mugling. Marsyangdi means “raging river” local dialect, and this aptly describes it. Some of the river above Ngadi has been kayaked – The 1980 British Expedition started from Tilicho Lake at 4920m – but much of the upper river should probably be considered as unrunnable.

The scenery is magnificent, with every bend of the river opening up fresh vistas of some of the world’s highest mountains, but these are behind- as someone said “great views but you never need rear view mirrors “. The Marsyangdi is photographer’s sculptured boulders, some spectacular white water, green valley sides, and a magnificent backdrop of the world’s highest mountains. It’s worth mentioning that although the valley has rough road up it, and is quite densely populated, you don’t see this when you are paddling because the river is incised about 100ft into the valley floor.

Difficulty in Nov: Class 4 ( 5-)
From: Ngadi (Alt.890m)
To: Bimalnagar (Alt.390m)
Distance: 52Km (33 miles)
River days: 3
From Pokhara: 1 .1/2 hours
Avg gradient : 10m/km(50 ft a mile)
Volume in Nov: 80cms (2800 cfs)
Best season: Nov-Dec, Mar-Apr

Itinerary

Day 01 : By private vehicle to Besi Sahar & Trek to Khudi and overnight camping.
Day 02 : Rafting and overnight camping.
Day 03 : Rafting and overnight camping.
Day 04 :- Rafting to Bimalnagar. After lunch drive back to Kathmandu, Pokhara or Chitwan.

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