One of the important tributaries of the Wild Karnali River, Seti Karnali is a remote river in the far-west Nepal however the airstrips at Nepalgunj, Dipayal and Chainpur make the access to the river relatively easier than our thinking. Splendid white beaches for camping, views of distant mountains and peaks like Api and Saipal, beautiful sceneries with plenty of wildlife viewing and encounter with some big bouncy rapids are the some major reasons of Seti Karnali Rafting. In certain sections, rafters are kept busy by the succession of rapids encountered at every bend. Starting with a steep gradient, it gradually eases as it flows down. Making Put-in-point at Gopeghat, Seti Karnali ends its rafting trips at Chisapani. October to December and February to May are considered as the best time to raft Seti Karnali.
Seti Karnali River is also famous for fishing trips in Nepal. Seti Karnali is the combination of the Rivers Seti and Karnali, where Seti flows from southern parts of Api Himal (7132m) and Saipal (7031m) and join with lower Karnali. The geographical structure of the river is remote. From the touristic view it is the less crowed touring place but it is famous for fishing and rafting.
In 5 days long fishing trips the golden mahseer (Tor putitora) and the silver mahseer (Tor tor), Sahar, Bokar, giant catfish, and Asla are our target to catch and play. In different destination we will fishing for different fishes.
We will fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj (1 hour) and approximately 7 hours to Gopghat from Nepalgunj, which is put-in-point and we will set our camp there.
Day 02:
Early in the morning after taking breakfast, we will commence rafting from Gopghat to the Dipayal, setting our next day camp there.
Day 03:
We will continue our rafting from Dipayal to Budhi Ganga confluence. We will set another camp there.
Day 04:
Up to Seti karnali and Karnali confluence, we will continue our rafting where we spend our another night.
Day 05:
We will raft from Karnali confluence to Todal Ghat and camp there.
Day 06:
From Todal Ghat to Chisapani, we will further go on rafting and after we take out we will drive to your onward destination.
- Visas, flights, other taxes etc.
- Personal items like toiletries, clothing, camera etc.
- Alcohol and other packed food.
- Insurance policy: paddlers need to have their own insurance since we only provide insurance to our crew.
- Tips for guides – we pay our guides and porters fairly but if you want you can tip them personally.
