Nepal’s longest river, the Karnali springs from
the base of Mt. Kailash in Tibet. The center of the universe for
both Buddhist and Hindu religious. Flowing south into Nepal it
forms the major drainage system of the western districts. The
Karnali is one of the finest big volume river trips in the
world, a classic expedition into Nepal’s remote, Wild West. The
starting point is Sauli where the river drops into imposing
canyons filled with powerful big volume white water.
These canyons flow in to the scarcely populated areas of
pristine jungle teeming with abundant bird and wildlife. Towards
the end of the trip, the river gradients begins to ease as the
Karnali leaves the mountains and flows in to the Gangetic plains
on the Terai. The jungle thickens as the river broadens, and the
pristine beaches become bigger and even more beautiful. |
