Arun River

Arun River
Arun river rafting is one of the major rafting of Nepal. It is the one othe adventures river of Nepal, so Arun river is the largest powerful and famous river trans-Himalayan river has the greatest snow and ice covered area of any Nepalese river basin. The Arun drains more than half of the area contributing to the Sapta Kosi river system but provides only about a quarter of the total discharge. This apparent contradiction is caused by the location of more than 80 percent of the Arun's drainage area in the rain shadow of the Himalayas. Average annual rainfall in Tibet is about 300 millimetres (12 in).
The river leaves the Tibet region at a height of about 3,500 metres (11,500 ft). South of the Himalayas, the flow of the Arun increases substantially in the seasonally-humid environment of east Nepal. The landscape south of the border tends to be steep with less than 15 percent of the area having a sustained slope of less than 15° and is strongly dissected by stream channels. Many of the hill slopes are structurally unstable, and the region is seismically active. An earthquake in August 1988, with an epicentre more than 50 km south of the Arun basin, had a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale and resulted in more than 100 deaths in the Arun basin alone The northern third of the Nepalese portion of the Arun basin supports a rich, though human-modified, forest of mixed hardwoods, Chir pine, fir, and rhododendron at elevations of over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The vegetation in the southern two-thirds of the area has been extensively modified for subsistence agriculture. Most of the half-million people in the Arun basin live in this southern area between 300 metres (980 ft) and 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in widely scattered villages near the slopes they farm.
A Little traveled, it offers a shorter and easier alternative to the Sun Koshi, with big rapids of moderate difficulty.The Arun is respected as one of the most powerful and mighty rivers of Nepal. The whole area is relatively unspoiled, and sees only a few trekking groups, mainly taking the Eastern approach to Everest.
Trip Facts
Departure: From Kathmandu
River Days:- 9 Days
River Distance:-50 Km./31 miles (Approximately)
Difficulty:-4
Rafting put in point:-Tumlingtar
Rafting ending point:-Chatara
Water Volume (Cumecs):-400
Best Season:-spring & autumn
Trip Preparation and pre-departure meeting
Please note there will be a per-departure meeting at 6pm at our Kathmnadu office the day before the expedition. This is a change to get the group together and discuss the River journey. At the meeting you have a change to meet your guides and we can answer any last minute queries, give out personal gear bag and collect money for beer kitty, this is also the time to coordinate the logistics of luggage and valuable storages or transfer if you are not retuning to Kathmandu after the trip.
• Cost Includes/Excludes
• River Safety
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This Cost includes & what we provide
• Experienced Guide& Supporter, All meals during the rafting period (B/L/D)
• Accommodation camping in Tent,
• All national Park permits
• Rafting permit.
• All necessary fees.
• Round trip Ground Transportation
• Rafting, kitchen and camping equipment experienced Captain Cook and other staffs
• All Rafting equipment including life –jacket, helmets, paddle, paddle top & self balling raft.
• All our equipment is of the highest quality, clean and well maintained
The Cost not included
• Mineral water, cold drinks and alcoholic beverages during the whole trip
• Hotel accommodations & meals at if you stay anywhere at the hotel during whole trip
• Emergency evacuation
• Things of personal use
• Member insurance
• International airport pick up drop
• Tips to Staffs
• Sleeping bag
Please bring: -
• T-shir
• Suitable wear for your rafting(shoes, Waterproof rain suit, both top and bottom.)
• swim wear for on the river
• Warm clothing for the evenings including a fleece or a pullover