Kaligandaki used to be the best 5 day's river trip but very recently it's shorten to 3 days only because of construction of Kaligandaki Dam. Yet it's the best 3 day's short river trip in Nepal.

The rafting / kayaking here starts after a couple hours drive to its starting point Nayapul from tourist town Pokhara of west Nepal. The river origins in the high plateau of Mustang bordering Tibet and makes world's deepest gorge in between two Himalayan ranges of Dhaulagiri and Annapurna either side. The gorge is about 20000ft deep measured from the top of these peaks to the river bed.

The Kaligandaki gives the pleasure of combination of adventure along with the spiritual aspect as this river is named after the goddess Kali. This river brings the water of 108 religious spouts from Muktinath in lower Mustang; it's one of the most worshipped pilgrimage sites in the Himalayas. Mustang is a pre-historic site that poses fossil of ancient marine creatures and sometime it's found in the river beds down below.

Rapids in Kaligandaki are graded 3 and 4 depending on season. If you dare to enjoy the mild range white water rafting or have plan to trek Annapurnas the most popular trekking trail, the short rafting in Kaligandaki gives you lifetime experience of white water rafting.

The Kaligandaki rafting ends right at the hydro dam from where the road is connected to Pokhara.