Expedition kayaking in the Himalayas

Ram Silwal and his team guides kayaking trips all over the Himalayan region. The trips varies from multidays paddling for experienced kayakers to major multi-week, self-supported expeditions for professional paddlers.

Himalayan Rush (class III - IV)
On this two week trip we run five of Himalayas rivers, Trisuli, Seti, Kali Gandaki, Madi and Marsyangdi. We camp on the rivers and stay in teahouses and hotels. We travel on private transportation between the different take-outs and put-ins.
Season: October-November and March-May.

Sun Kosi (class II- IV)
A 10-day adventure on one of the worlds great rivers. We start close to the Tibetan border and paddle 280 km through class II - IV white water to the take out close to the Indian border. The trip is raftsuppourted and non kayakers are welcome to come on the raft. We camp on the riverside.
Season: October-November

Dudh Kosi (class IV - IV+)
The drain of Mt. Everest offers a true challenge for the expedition paddelers. The trip is a self-supported two week adrenalin boost down the steepest river on earth. We fly into Lukla and trek up to Nam Che Bazar where we have a fantastic wiev of Everest before we proceed to our put-in at 2500 meters above sealevel. We enjoy great class IV white water and a genuin expedition adventure.
Season: November - April / May.

Arun Gorge (class IV - V)
Arun drains from Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest mountian in the world and the Arun gorge is the deepest gorge in Nepal. We start our two week trips by flying into Tumlingtar and trek for four days to reach our put-in at Num bridge. We then paddle through the amazing gorge offering challenging class IV - V white water for professional expedition paddelers.
Season: March-April.

Zanskar Gorge (class III - IV)
The Zanskar River is the "Grand Canyon of Asia" and a world class river trip with stupendous scenery. The trip is expeditionstyle with raftsupport. The river is mainly Class III with several sections of Class IV water. The Zanskar is a committing river with no road or trail down the main part of the canyon. Also paddle rafters are welcome and rafters with some kayakexperience will have the chance to trade places with kayakers and paddle the more tranquil sections of the canyon. We camp on the riverside and have the chance to stop and explore the many beautiful side canyons.
Season: July - August.
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