The upper is a beautiful unspoiled river with good white water,gorges and a feeling of remoteness. The lower part is a big but relatively easy river, with small gorges, jungle and an abundance of wildlife. A combined upper and lower part of the river is a classic,best of its kind.
The kaligandaki rises in mutang .Here it is a flat and braided river,flowing in an arid open vally .At kalopani (Black water )the river drops off the world and cuts one of the deepest gorges in the world between Dhaulagiri,height 8,167 m Annapurna height 8,091m.
The kaligandaki is named after the goddess kali and is considered a particularly holy river. It is also a gold bearing river and we meet several small groups who were sluicing and panning the gravel's of the river bed for minuscule amounts of metal.
Upper Part
Profile
From modi khola : Alt.690 m
To Ramdi : Alt.370m.
Distance : 92 kms
River days : 3-5 days
From pokhara : 1 day
Difficulty in November : class 4 (4)
Average gradint : 0.35% (18ft a mile )
Est. max. gradint : 0.8 %
volume in november : 117 cumecs
Best season : oct. - Dec. and Mar. - April
5 days rafting
Day 01 Drive to Nayapool, about 250 kms to the west. Rafting from Nayapool to Devisthan. Overnight camping at Devisthan.
Day 02 Rafting fron Devisthan to Purtighat.
Day 03 Rafting from Purtighat to Rudrabeni.
Day 04 Rafting from Rudrabeni to Ranighat.
Day 05 Rafting to Ramdighat and drive back to Kathmandu.
Lower part
Profile
From Ramdi : Alt.370 m
To Narayanghat : Alt.170 m
Distance : 128 kms
River days : 3-4 days
From pokhara : 4 hours
Difficuilty in November : class 2 (3)
Avarage gradient : 0.15% (7 ft a mile)
Est. Max. gradient : 0.25%
Volume in November : 250 cumecs
Best season : oct. - Dec and Feb. - April
5 days rafting
Day 01 Drive to ramdighat and overnight at riverside.
Day 02 Raft from Belghari to Malunga village.
Day 03 Raft from Malunga village to Batulitar.
Day 04 Raft from Batulitar to below Khatle.
Day 05 Raft from Khalte to Narayanghat, and drive back to Kathmandu.
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