The 11 Best Kathmandu Rafting Tours

1.Himalayan White Water Rafting Day Trip from Kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · from $52 a head Our pick

Leave Sorhakhutte at 6:30 am for a guided rafting run on Nepal’s Trisuli River. You’ll receive a safety briefing, raft through scenic hills and villages, enjoy lunch, and return by public bus. No experience is required, but expect a long road journey and a drop-off at Balaju Chowk.

“We expect easy river but it was sooo fun. Good price, good rafting, good lunch and friendly staff. It´s good choice for everyone who has free day in kathmandu after trekking and shoping isnot right option.”

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2.1 Night 2 Days Trishuli River Rafting Trip From Kathmandu With Private Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $120 a head Best rated

Travel by air-conditioned private car from Kathmandu to Charaudi, then raft the Trishuli River through class II and III rapids. The trip includes a guide, safety equipment, meals, one night at a riverside resort or regular tent, and a campfire. After rafting to Mugling, continue to Kathmandu, Chitwan, or Pokhara.

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3.Rafting Tour In Trishuli river

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $70 a head

Leave Kathmandu at 6:20 am for Malekhu, about 75 km away, then raft for roughly four hours toward Mugling. You get a professional English-speaking guide, certified equipment, lunch, and tourist-bus transport back to Kathmandu. The trip suits ages 11 to 70 and requires moderate fitness.

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4.Rafting in Nepal: Trishuli, Bhotekoshi & Other River Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $90 a head

Choose a beginner-friendly Trishuli run or the harder Bhote Koshi route from Kathmandu. Your day includes hotel pickup, transport, safety gear and briefing, guided rafting, a typical Nepali lunch, and return transport. Trishuli offers Class II and III rapids, while Bhote Koshi reaches Class V.

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5.Trishuli Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $300 a head

Trishuli rafting takes you from Kathmandu toward the Manakamana Cable Car area for a day of white-water action, river scenery, lunch, and a one-night stay. A private car, life jacket, and rafting are included. Guides such as Dev, Dave, and Bishal have helped make the river section lively and well organized. Bring breathable shoulder-covering tops and leave valuables behind.

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6.Beginner-Friendly Rafting Adventure on the Trishuli River

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $63 a head

You’ll leave Kathmandu by private vehicle for Charaudi, then learn basic paddling and safety skills before rafting the Trishuli River. Expect gentle water, Class I to III rapids, a riverside lunch, and faster sections through Trishuli Gorge. An English-speaking guide, safety kayak, equipment, transport, and lunch are included.

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7.A Day Rafting Tour to TRISHULI RIVER

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $80 a head

Leave Himalayan Suite Hotel at 7:15 am for a guided white-water rafting day on Nepal’s Trishuli River. You get private round-trip transport, certified English-speaking guides, safety kayakers, international-standard equipment, lunch, and a maximum group size of 15. Rafting time and river speed change with the season.

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8.White Water River Rafting – 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · from $62 a head

You’ll raft the Trishuli River for about three hours, meeting licensed English-speaking guides and safety kayakers before tackling rapids rated up to Class 3 to 4. Transport is available from Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitawan, or Lumbini. Lunch, permits, rafting gear, and transfers are included, but bring sandals and dry clothes.

“It was a cool experience! The guide and staff are very friendly!”

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9.Trishuli River Rafting Day Trip From Kathmandu by Private Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $150 a head

Leave Kathmandu at 7:30 am for a private-car ride to Charaudi Ratoghar. After a safety briefing, raft the Trishuli for 3 to 4 hours through rapids, gorges, forests, and mountain scenery. A packed lunch follows near 2 pm, then you return to your hotel around 6 pm. Certified guides and all safety gear are provided.

“It was a day very well spent. The landscape is beautiful and the rafting trip was great. White water is always an extraordinary experience, and this fully met my expectations.”

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10.Kathmandu Pokhara & Chitwan Tour with Rafting -8 Days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $1,200 a head

You’ll travel by private sedan from Kathmandu to Chitwan, raft the Trishuli River, explore Chitwan National Park, and continue to Pokhara before returning to Kathmandu. The tour includes three-star hotels, breakfast throughout, full board in Chitwan, park fees, guides, transfers, and a Nepali cultural dinner. Bhagwat Simkhada is named as a key company contact.

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11.1 day Trishuli river rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $59 a head

Leave Kathmandu for a one-day Trishuli River rafting trip with Sailendra and the Best Adventure Nepal team. After a 72-kilometer drive, you will raft through calm stretches and larger rapids, swim through waves, and eat a picnic lunch on a white sandy river beach. Transport, equipment, snacks, and lunch are included.

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