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Let’s Talk about Bhote Koshi

Go on search in Google about “Bhote Koshi river rafting”, the result will be the same. You will get Bhote Koshi is also known as the river from Tibet. If you have limited time but want to have adrenaline rush then this rafting is the best for you. But actually speaking this is true. Bhote Koshi is not far away from Kathmandu, so in limited time you can travel and have fun. Simply if you are restricted to time and want to feel the adrenaline rush, rafting at Bhote Koshi is the best for you. On the way to Lhasa along the Araniko highway from Kathmandu.

The starting point is from the lower part of Khadichaur, which is 3hrs drive from Kathmandu. And the point of accommodation is Sukute beach. In the limited time, you can experience white water rafting.

What to bring during your Rafting trip:

Shorts or half pant, Sandals, Shirts that will dry quickly, Swimsuit, Warm trousers, Towel, Sunscreen, Sunglasses, Camera, Power bank/chargers, Water Bottles, Extra cash.

During the rafting, you will be provided with we provide helmets, plastic paddles, wetsuits, lifejackets, and first aid kit.

Note: Please don’t hesitate to tell the truth, if you don’t know how to swim or not confident in the water. Along with any medical condition.

More about Bhote Koshi

The Bhote Koshi is the upper river course of the Sun Kosi, known as Poiqu in Tibet. It is part of the Koshi River system in Nepal. A western tributary of the upper Dudh Koshi is also called Bhote Koshi. The headwaters of Poiqu and Bhote-Sun Koshi River are located at the Zhangzangbo Glacier in Tibet.

The river flows out of the Lumi Chimi lake. When entering Nepal, it is called Bhote Koshi. Further downstream, from the village of Bahrabise onwards, it is called Sun Koshi.

In Nepali language, the word “bhoṭe” or “bhoṭiyā” means Tibetan and the word “kosi” means river. Technically, the Bhote koshi ends just after Bahrabise where the Sun koshi joins as a stream from the left: we have taken our description down to the dam at Lamasangu as this is the usual run. There is a new hydro scheme near Kodari and proposals for other schemes that if implemented at some time in the future, will mean that almost all of the river will be diverted.

In July 1981, a sudden ice avalanche caused a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in the moraine-dammed Zhangzangbu-Cho Lake in the headwaters of the Bhote Koshi. The ensuing debris flow destroyed bridges, and sections of both the Arniko and the Nepal–China highways.

The Bhote Kosi is used for both rafting and kayaking. It is the steepest river rafted in Nepal, with a gradient of 15 m per km. Bungee jumping or swinging over the Bhote Kosi has been described as the ‘ultimate experience’.

The river carves a steep and direct drop at the top that gradually eases to more placid streams and calmer pools with a 46-km run at the Lamosunga dam. The rapids are class IV-V at high flow, and III at lower levels. The river is steep and continuous with one rapid leading into another.

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