Overview
Looking to learn how to kayak from the ground up? Join our 5 day beginner-friendly kayak clinic on Nepal’s famous Trishuli River. This course is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and safety knowledge you need to start your kayaking journey — all in a beautiful riverside setting. Whether you’re a total beginner or just want to sharpen your technique, this is the perfect adventure to dive into the world of whitewater.
Highlights
- Learn to kayak with professional, experienced instructors
- Master essential strokes, river safety, and rescue techniques
- Experience Class I–III rapids on the Trishuli River
- Practice Eskimo rolls and self-rescue skills
- Stay at a scenic riverside camp with nightly campfires
- Video feedback & hands-on coaching to boost your progress
Itinerary
• Pick-up from hotel & 4–5 hr drive to Trishuli
• Welcome briefing and gear fitting
• Flatwater practice: basic strokes, posture, and wet exits
• Evening campfire discussion and Q&A
• Warm-up paddle and review
• Ferrying, eddy turns, and basic current navigation
• Rescue techniques & first gentle rapids run
• Evening video analysis & planning
• Learn peel-outs, eddy hopping, and rapid scouting
• Practice Class I–II rapids under supervision
• Intro to whitewater rolling (optional)
• Feedback session & riverside relaxation
•Warm-up paddle and review
•Rescue techniques & first gentle rapids run
•Overviewing all techniques
•Practice and focus on weaknesses
• Put your skills to the test on Class II–III rapids
• Final river descent & skill integration
• Afternoon return to Kathmandu or onward destination
What's Included
• All kayaking gear (kayak, paddle, helmet, PFD, etc.)
• Certified instructors and safety support
• Transportation during the trip
• 5 nights’ accommodation in tented riverside camps
• All meals during the course
What's not Included
• Personal snacks & drinks
• Travel insurance
• Items not mentioned in the itinerary