Marsyangdi River

Marsyangdi river, lying in the Annapurna Range in Nepal, is considered one of the best rivers in the world for rafting. Its speciality is exhilarating whitewater with impressive mountain backdrops. For reaching there, the rafters have to drive up to Beshishahar and then take a 4/5 hours trek further up to Nagdi. In local dialect, the literal meaning of Marsyangdi is 'raging river'. Marsyangdi river rafting tour passes through different landscapes and the distance it covers is approximate 65km.

Fast Facts

River Basin (System)	Gandaki
Possible Operation	Around the year
Nearest Major Access	8 hours drive to Bensi Sahar
Put-in-Point	Besishahar
Put-out-Point	Bimal Nagar
River Distance	Approximately 400 km
Rafting Days	3 days
Best Time	October to December and March to May

The Experience
Rafting expedition to Marsyangdi River commences with a deep and pathless gorge, which slowly descends to arid landscapes. Long high ridges of far West Nepal's middle mountains draw the rafters' attention. The lower part of the sprightly river is deep canyons - wild and sparsely populated.

The river flows through some of the finest jungle scenery in Nepal. One has opportunities to see wildlife along the river banks. Raft on River Marysangdi brings the rafter across varied natural features like valleys, hills, gorges, canyons and jungles.