| About
Us |
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River Rafting, a Nepali owned and operated
company, was formed in 1992 and has been
growing in reputation ever since. Maintaining
a 100% safety record, we arrange safe and
fun river trips throughout Nepal. Whether
you are a nervous beginner or an experienced
thrill-seeker, we will ensure the adventure
of your lifetime.
Our Internationally experienced guides,
skilled as boat captain, Chef, trained in
CPR, first-aid and river rescue…all
this combine give you an extra value exploring
the remote countryside and natural beauty
of Nepal, which is never possible without
river trips. We can organize individual
or group trips on a wide range of rivers
by Raft, Kayak, double Catamaran or by new
Bublick. We also run a popular kayak
school for beginner and expedition for expert
kaykers.
It
is our privilege to share the excitement
of Nepal’s beautiful rivers. Many
of our previous clients have become friends
and regularly send their friends to us when
they cannot come themselves!
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Our
Way of Adventure Business |
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love the wilderness of Nepal and wish to
share it with all our clients and friends.
We are committed to provide an exciting,
fun and adventurous experience in an extremely
safe environment. Through rafting and kayaking
we offer you unforgettable experiences and
hope to make your dreams come true.
Our business philosophy is to be progressive;
running new rivers, trying new things, catering
for the special needs for our participants
and working hard to provide the very best
service possible.
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here For More Photos of School |
| Help:
We at AW are happy to
help our local communities by donating a percentage
of our profits to the education and health
of the children in eastern parts of Nepal.
Since
1996 AW, is regularely paying for a teacher
of
"Shree
Shiva Shakti Primary School" Mechchhe-5
Kavre District.This
is a concept that we hope to expand throughout
the country in the near future. |
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| Bidur
Thapaliya: (Rafting
guide, Safety Kayaker & Kayak Instructor)
Bidur comes from village Mechchhe-5, Kavre
east of Nepal. He has been kayaking and
guiding for many years and has a wealth
of experience of white water all over the
world. He likes nothing more than taking
his kayak and a group of enthusiastic participants
to explore the unchartered white water of
the hidden rivers of Nepal and around.
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| Ram
Sharan Bhandari: (Rafting
guide, Safety Kayaker and Kayak instructor)
Ram Sharan comes from Baireni, a small village
next to to Trisuli river. He was introduced
to rafting by seeing many rafting groups
float past his village. Since then he always
wanted to work on the river as a guide.
He has been living his dream for 3 years
with AW with a total of 6 years guiding
experience on Nepalese rivers. He was recently
part of an expedition on the Upper Arun
gorge with the Siberian Extreme Team and
always does very well when participating
in national rafting and kayaking events.
He often provides the entertainment at the
riverside camps with a variety of tricks
and puzzles. |
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| Rajendra
Thapaliya: (Rafting
guide, Safety Kayaker and Kayak instructor)
Rajendra comes from Mechchhe, a small village
east of Kathmandu. When he finished school
he wanted to do something adventurous so
in 1997 he started rafting with us! One
of his favorite aspects of being a river
guide is to cook up great meals for all
the hungry crew members. He loves to laugh
and is frequently the entertainer of the
group. |
| Shankar
Kumar Shrestha: (Rafting guide,
Safety Kayaker)
He has been working with us for 5 years,
with 7 years guiding experience in Nepal.
He enjoys being a rafting guide, but likes
to be in his kayak best of all! Even after
a tiring day of rafting he is usually a
singer, a dancer and all round fun guy in
the evening camps. |
| Mani
Lama: (Trainee
Rafting Guide and Kayaker)
Mani has just joined Adventure Whitewater,
but already we are hearing very positive
comments about this trainee guide. Mani
loves being on the river and meeting people
from different cultures. He is an excellent
ambassador for Nepal, providing detailed
information about the people, their lifestyles
and nature of the country. He is excellent
entertainer as you will see from the evening
camps, he is also a stunning dancer, though
you may not see evidence of this on the
river |
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| Saroj
Thapaliya: (Trainee
Rafting guide and Safety Kayaker)
Saroj comes from Panthali small village,
east of Kathmandu. He has been working for
3 years with AW, though he has been rafting
and paddling all of the permitted rivers
in Nepal since 1997 Saroj often provides
the muscle power rowing the supply raft
on the longer trips.
Saroj is an extremely patient rescue kayaker
and enjoys meeting people from many different
countries |
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| Right
now is quite a busy time for Adventure Whitewater.
One of our guides, Bidur Thapaliya, has
just returned from an extensive tour of
the rivers of Europe and Russia. He visited
clients and friends in many different countries,
including Germany, Holland, France, Italy,
Austria, Slovenia, Denmark and Siberia (Russia)
enjoyed the whitewater and hospitality of
each country. Bidur also looked into possibilities
of expanding the white water experiences
offered by AW. More news of that to come!! |
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| Care
Of The Environment |
| At
AW we are very careful to preserve and maintain
the natural balance of our environment.
Great care is taken in environmental and
cultural preservation during our trips.
We always use gas instead of local firewood.
Our campsites are left clean and all trash
is disposed of properly, or removed from
the camp. |
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