White water rafting on Arun river in Nepal with Asian Trekking

ARUN River

7 days rafting
Day
1	Drive to Hille by bus
2	Arrival at Hille Bazar, after lunch a short trek and overnight camping.
3	Full day trekking and overnight camping.
4	Full day trekking and camping on the bank of Arun river near Tumlingtar.
5	Rafting and camping on the beach at Andherighat.
6	Rafting and camping on the river bank at Barachhetra.
7	Rafting to Chatara, lunch and then drive to Dharan, continue by night bus back to Kathmandu.

A powerful and famous river, huge rapids, good sensations. It is respected as one of the most mighty rivers of Nepal. Its source is on the Tibetan plateau, to the north of Kathmandu. The Arun is ideal for someone who wants to run a big water river but hasn't got the time to raft the Sun Koshi or the Karnali.

Profile
From	Tumlingtar	Alt. 290 m
To	Chatra	Alt. 115 m
Distance	70 kms
River days	3 days
From Kathmandu	1 day
Difficulty in November	Class 4-
Average gradient	0.25 % (12 ft a mile)
Est. max. gradient	0.4 %
Volume in November	215 cumecs
Best season	Nov > April