Experiences
Rivers and lakes in Nepal
Boats, rafts and sacred confluences. Rowing boats at dawn, rafting days on snow-fed rivers and the confluences where Nepalis bathe on festival days.
Rivers and lakesDawn rowing on Begnas Lake
Take a wooden boat out from the Begnas dam before the day starts, row past fish cages and forested shores …
Rivers and lakesRow a doonga to Tal Barahi temple
A wooden boat across Phewa Lake to the island temple of Barahi, Pokhara's most important shrine. Go at dawn for …
Rivers and lakesSee Imja Tsho, the lake they lowered
Walk from Chhukung to a moraine viewpoint over Imja Tsho, a glacial lake that grew from meltwater ponds in the …
Rivers and lakesWalk to the fourth and fifth Gokyo lakes
On your rest day, follow the edge of the Ngozumpa glacier north from Gokyo past the fourth lake, Thonak Tsho, …
Rivers and lakesNarayani boat trip with Bote boatmen
Drift down the Narayani with a Bote boatman, whose community has fished and ferried on this river for generations. Watch …
Rivers and lakesSunset walk to the Narayani
Walk with a village guide through fields to the banks of the Narayani, watch fishermen and birds as the light …
Rivers and lakesBoat birding on the Koshi channels
Glide along the Koshi's channels with a local boatman and a bird guide, close to ducks, storks, herons and cormorants, …
Rivers and lakesSunset where the Rapti meets the Narayani
Drive or walk to the riverbank near Meghauli where the Rapti joins the wide Narayani, watch birds and crocodiles on …
Rivers and lakesDugout canoe trip on the Rapti
A quiet hour drifting down the East Rapti in a dugout canoe carved from a single tree, watching mugger crocodiles, …
Rivers and lakesLate light at Rani Ghat
Spend the end of the afternoon on the Kali Gandaki below the palace, watching the light leave the gorge, pilgrims …
Rivers and lakesShaligram stones on the Kali Gandaki shingle
Walk the shingle banks of the Kali Gandaki at Ridi with a local who can tell a true shaligram from …
Rivers and lakesDown to the Tamor river at Mulghat
A drive from Bhedetar down the far side of the ridge to Mulghat, where the Koshi Highway crosses the Tamor …
Rivers and lakesWalk down to the Arun river
A walk from the airstrip terrace down to the banks of the Arun, one of the rivers that cut right …
Rivers and lakesRafting the Karnali for dolphins and gharial
Float the Karnali below the Chisapani gorge in a rubber raft or wooden canoe, looking for the endangered Gangetic dolphin, …