Asian Adventure Centre P. Ltd.
On the river Information

On the River:
Your river guide will give you a comprehensive safety talk and paddle training before you launch off downstream.

  1. Listen to what your guide is telling you. Always wear your life jacket in rapids. Wear your helmet whenever your guide tells you, and make sure that both your helmet and lifejacket are properly adjusted and fitted.
  2. Keep your feet and arms inside the raft. If the raft hits a rock or wall and you are in the way, the best you will escape with is a laceration.
  3. If you do swim in a rapid get into the ‘white-water swimming position’. You should be on your back, with your feet downstream and up where you can see them. Hold on to your paddle as this will make you more visible. Relax and breathe when you aren’t going through waves. Then turn over and swim at the end of the rapid when the water becomes calmer. Self rescue is the best rescue.

The Equipments:
We basically follow the suggestions in the lonely planet guide book, providing you with high quality equipment such as professional self bailing rafts, good quality helmets, American’s cup life jackets, Imported light paddles , rescue kayaks, 100% water proof barrels and dry bags for gear and cameras, two men tents and mattresses etc.

Food:
We always serve you hygienic & varied food during the trip. Our chefs are well versed in Nepali and continental cuisines. The vegetables will be washed in Iodine water and we use only boiled water purified with Iodine. In conclusion we say to you, we serve you with love & care.

Food Menu:
Break fast: Bed tea or coffee, boiled egg, French toast, jam, peanut butter, brown bread, muesli with milk, tea or coffee.

Lunch : Bread white / brown , peanut butter , cheese, salami, jam , tuna fish ,biscuits , mixed salad with mayonnaise , squash , seasonal fruits .

Dinner : Rice, dal, egg curry, mixed veg-curry, potato chips, chicken stock soup, noodles, pap dam, popcorn, tea, coffee.

Instructions to follow:

  1. Always follow the instructions of you river guide.
  2. Never takes off your life jacket and helmet during the river rafting.
  3. Does not throw anything in and around the river. (The concept of neat and clean rivers and beaches are ecologically sound and good for your enjoyable experience as well as for the business.)
  4. Ask the river guides for any information with regards to your rafting excursion.

River Grades:
Whitewater Rivers are graded for difficulty on an internationally recognized scale from class 1 to 6.

The scale is as follows:
Grade 1– Flat water, no rapids, “barely a splash” (Simple & very easy)
Grade 2– Bubbling current, small roller-coaster rapids (Slightly difficult)
Grade 3 – Needs trained guide – technical & exciting rapids (More difficult)
Grade 4 – Seriously big rapids, unforgiving, exhilarating (Very difficult)
Grade 5 – The hair rising limit! (Extremely difficult)
Grade 6 – Unrunnable – “don’t go for it”- portage around (Strenuously difficult)

What to bring and wear:
You’ll certainly get wet. So bring an extra set of clothes for the after trip. We also advised to bring Sport shoes or sandals, T- shirts, Sun hat, Sun glasses, and Sun tan cream can enhance your rafting pleasures. For chilly weather: woolen sweater, warm hat, woolen socks, even down jackets is strongly advised in deep winter.

Have a great time with AAC:
No experience in rafting? Not to worry! We’ll guide you .well, some rivers in Nepal are easy, and some are strenuous. But our guidance will solve your problems. Some requirements, though, must be fulfilled by you. Your minimum age and weight requirements are necessary for your river trip. You need to paddle the raft and thus contribute to your own participatory fun and enjoyment. Weight problems and Physical condition may require medical advice prior to embarking on a rafting expedition.

Safety :
Our team have opened and run some of the most challenging rivers commercially operated in Nepal and we have maintained a 100 percent safety record while doing so, this means you can enjoy the thrills of adventure expeditions because you are safe in their hands of experts. All camping equipment, food and technical equipment is of the highest quality and we provide a waterproof box for your cameras, but you bring them entirely at your own risk. Or we suggest you to storage at your hotel in Kathmandu.