Marshyangdi River Rafting

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  • 5 days
Duration
5 days
Group size
15 People
Country
Nepal

Marshyangdi River Rafting Overview

Looking for an adrenaline-pumping adventure? Try white water rafting in Nepal with Earthbound Expeditions. With trips ranging from mellow Class I rapids to heart-stopping Class V+, we have something for everyone. Book your trip today!

The river whose meaning literally translates to “raging river” makes its way from the northern slope of the Annapurna Mountains and further amalgamates into the unforgiving Trishuli River. Voted as the best whitewater rafting river by many travelers, the Marsyangdi river lives up to its reputation as it contains a countless stretch of high rapids. Furthermore, the steep terrain and steep landscape take a toll on the mind and body forcing many into submission. The river eliminates the weak ones and ensures that only the strongest survive.

The grueling journey begins at Ngadi, and once in the river, you’ll feel that the rapids require a technical approach and there isn’t room for error. Struggling through the rapids is draining, but the fabulous view of the ice giants Manasalu and Annapurna shall encourage you to strive more. Before reaching the endpoint Bimalnagar, you’ll come across villages, green pastures that have withstood the test of time and picturesque gorges that depict the beauty as well as the strength of the mighty river.

If you’re one of those thrill seekers, then the Marsyangdi River rafting is made for you.

This one day trip can be arranged as per your wish. Just give us a call and we will arrange it.

Cost Includes/ Excludes

Includes

  • Dinner with Camp Fire
  • 1 Night accommodation in Deluxe tent
  • Breakfast with Tea/Coffee
  • Both Way Tourist bus transportation
  • 3 hour rafting in Trishuli river with Lunch
  • All rafting equipment and safety equipment
  • Village Tour

Key highlights of the Marshyangdi River Rafting

Itinerary

  1. After breakfast, we leave by private bus to Besisahaar. The last four hours of this ride takes us off the \"good\" tarmac roads and tends to be a little bouncy in places. We have scheduled a rest day into the program to allow for any unlikely but potential delays. That night we stay at a teahouse.

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  2. We start trekking for a couple of hours to Khudi where we make camp and sleep for the night. We will leave one of our staff to look after the campsite, and then we will continue to trek for one hour more to Bulbule. Your expedition leader and guides will brief you and train you on land about safety and paddling. Pay attention as you are straight into the rapids and this river has a way of underlining any Mistakes! Overnight Khudi.

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  3. After breakfast, hike up to Nagdi with all the gears to the river put in point. This is the most knuckle gripping section of the river so enjoy it as you will encounter continuous Class 4 rapids. We finish today at Besisahar and have a well earned dinner no doubt a rum punch to help it down.

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  4. This is the day to relax, go walking and learn to roll in a kayak and have a day in this beautiful area, away from the crowds of trekkers. The only reason this day is lost is if there are any problems on day one as explained.

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  5. The River becomes very mellow and goes through a high walled gorge with birds and vegetation that can only be described as breath taking. We reach our take out point at Bimalnagar by lunch time where our transport is waiting to take us back to Kathmandu/Pokhara.

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What's included

  • Dinner with Camp Fire
  • 1 Night accommodation in Deluxe tent
  • Breakfast with Tea/Coffee
  • Both Way Tourist bus transportation
  • 3 hour rafting in Trishuli river with Lunch
  • All rafting equipment and safety equipment
  • Village Tour

Not included

  • Private Transportation before & after
  • 2nd day rafting
  • All bar & beverage
  • Tips

Photos

A look at the trail, the villages and the mountains.

Reviews

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Muktinath

September 2019, Tripadvisor

All expectations were greatly exceeded by the team at Earthbound Expeditions and our trip to Muktinath would not have been successful without the care and attention of all the team. Special thanks must go to Mr Rajan for his introduction to Nepal and Arjun for his charisma and accommodating all our requests with a smile (no demand was ever arduous); Kumar for his knowledge and stories of temples, Deepak and Manoj for excellent, safe driving through the Nepali valley (not for the faint hearted) and last but by no means least Badri for putting together such a bespoke package. The Himalayas have been an experience for us all and with Earthbound a second trip is a MUST. Thank you – Mandu Group (Champa and Friends)

Muktinath

September 2019, Tripadvisor

All expectations were greatly exceeded by the team at Earthbound Expeditions and our trip to Muktinath would not have been successful without the care and attention of all the team. Special thanks must go to Mr Rajan for his introduction to Nepal and Arjun for his charisma and accommodating all our requests with a smile (no demand was ever arduous); Kumar for his knowledge and stories of temples, Deepak and Manoj for excellent, safe driving through the Nepali valley (not for the faint hearted) and last but by no means least Badri for putting together such a bespoke package. The Himalayas have been an experience for us all and with Earthbound a second trip is a MUST. Thank you – Mandu Group (Champa and Friends)

Devotion in Service and Support : Mansarovar and Kailash Trip

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Words are very limited to express our gratitude for the excellent service and support we got throughout our Manasarovar and Kailash trip . Trip showed us personally many facets of devotion in service and support, sustainability and spirituality in Rajanji and his team. Without the dedicated service of taking care of our comforts, physical trekking and spiritual pilgrimage of Manasarovar and Kailash would have been impossible. Our every day trip started and ended with Rajanji's beautiful chants and his melodious "Om Mani Padme Hum" Buddhist prayer. Rajanji and his crew of Arjun bhayya, Ram bhayya, Dorji, Narayan, Gokul, Serge, Amrit and rest of them took care all the days serving us most delicious(fresh and hot cooked food almost all the time of the tour with comfort foods like pongal, bhel puri, pav bhaji, chutneys, fresh yogurt, ghee, yummy chai and more ...), satvik Indian/Nepalese food! Very simple gestures of reminding us to be hydrated, checking our health (oxygen levels, medical needs...)every day , getting head and shoulder massages for most of us are on everyday basis made us all a family during this trip. We felt the Parikrama started from day one with so much of divinity in Rajanji's team towards our group of 27 friends. We truly felt blessed everyday of our trip. Physical challenges of the high altitude, cold weather, long walks and not to forget nature calls during the week of Parikrama was possible for us due to Earthbound expedition team dedication. Rajanji was always open for special requests (thank you for satisfying our sweet tooth at a whim's notice) or accommodations changes. Final Nepalese dinner with traditional dances was a sweet ending to our trip. Looking forward to making more trips with Earthbound team! sincerely, Bharathi & Tikkana

Devotion in Service and Support : Mansarovar and Kailash Trip

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Words are very limited to express our gratitude for the excellent service and support we got throughout our Manasarovar and Kailash trip . Trip showed us personally many facets of devotion in service and support, sustainability and spirituality in Rajanji and his team. Without the dedicated service of taking care of our comforts, physical trekking and spiritual pilgrimage of Manasarovar and Kailash would have been impossible. Our every day trip started and ended with Rajanji's beautiful chants and his melodious "Om Mani Padme Hum" Buddhist prayer. Rajanji and his crew of Arjun bhayya, Ram bhayya, Dorji, Narayan, Gokul, Serge, Amrit and rest of them took care all the days serving us most delicious(fresh and hot cooked food almost all the time of the tour with comfort foods like pongal, bhel puri, pav bhaji, chutneys, fresh yogurt, ghee, yummy chai and more ...), satvik Indian/Nepalese food! Very simple gestures of reminding us to be hydrated, checking our health (oxygen levels, medical needs...)every day , getting head and shoulder massages for most of us are on everyday basis made us all a family during this trip. We felt the Parikrama started from day one with so much of divinity in Rajanji's team towards our group of 27 friends. We truly felt blessed everyday of our trip. Physical challenges of the high altitude, cold weather, long walks and not to forget nature calls during the week of Parikrama was possible for us due to Earthbound expedition team dedication. Rajanji was always open for special requests (thank you for satisfying our sweet tooth at a whim's notice) or accommodations changes. Final Nepalese dinner with traditional dances was a sweet ending to our trip. Looking forward to making more trips with Earthbound team! sincerely, Bharathi & Tikkana

Amazin experience -Thanks to Rajan and his crew

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Thanks and Rajan and his crew we enjoyed the trip. Perfect team that mixed with us like family and provided service always with a smile and ensured all our needs are met - some times even before we asked. One thing we can say Positively is Rajan’s crew can make your experience memorable. In a day or two they are intimately familiar with all 27 of us spanning from likes dislikes to our health issues and took care of us and did necessary checks even before we asked. Another major plus point is food service. We all thought may be we gained weight by the end of the trip. They did an excellent job and we used to look forward to food and to briefings and program details. Overall they have a wonderful crew and the fact that we think of them as part of our group rather than service organization reflects how good they are. Thanks to them the only issues we have to deal with are our ability and altitude 😀 We way home.appreciate and strongly recommend as there service is great from planning through the trip and ensuring we are back on our way home on time. 👌👍

Amazin experience -Thanks to Rajan and his crew

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Thanks and Rajan and his crew we enjoyed the trip. Perfect team that mixed with us like family and provided service always with a smile and ensured all our needs are met - some times even before we asked. One thing we can say Positively is Rajan’s crew can make your experience memorable. In a day or two they are intimately familiar with all 27 of us spanning from likes dislikes to our health issues and took care of us and did necessary checks even before we asked. Another major plus point is food service. We all thought may be we gained weight by the end of the trip. They did an excellent job and we used to look forward to food and to briefings and program details. Overall they have a wonderful crew and the fact that we think of them as part of our group rather than service organization reflects how good they are. Thanks to them the only issues we have to deal with are our ability and altitude 😀 We way home.appreciate and strongly recommend as there service is great from planning through the trip and ensuring we are back on our way home on time. 👌👍

Mt Kailash and Mansarovar trip

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Perfect Planning and execution of an arduous trip like Mt Kailash and Mansarovar is a skill that can only be mastered thru years of experience. And That is exactly Rajan and his team of 11 from Earthbound Expeditions mastered. We the team of 27 from USA were pampered with timely and delicious meals even at 17000 feet , taken care of at every step with health inquiry and of Massage every evening (for those in need) was an added bonus. They were very knowledgeable of the terrain , and needs for human conditions at that oxygen levels. They are Well known both in Tibet and Nepal helped us with quick resolution to any emergencies- like landslide. I will not hesitate to recommend them to anyone for their future travel. -Sunny-

Mt Kailash and Mansarovar trip

September 2019, Tripadvisor

Perfect Planning and execution of an arduous trip like Mt Kailash and Mansarovar is a skill that can only be mastered thru years of experience. And That is exactly Rajan and his team of 11 from Earthbound Expeditions mastered. We the team of 27 from USA were pampered with timely and delicious meals even at 17000 feet , taken care of at every step with health inquiry and of Massage every evening (for those in need) was an added bonus. They were very knowledgeable of the terrain , and needs for human conditions at that oxygen levels. They are Well known both in Tibet and Nepal helped us with quick resolution to any emergencies- like landslide. I will not hesitate to recommend them to anyone for their future travel. -Sunny-

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