4 Day Lower Seti Kayak School
River Grade 3+
Learn to Kayak in Nepal
Camp on remote riverside beaches
Excellant Fully qualified Instructors
Flowing from Mount Fishtail, this picturesque Lower Seti passes through deep gorges with mountain views and white sandy beaches. The warm water is ideal for learners and the gradually increasing size of rapids lends itself perfectly to our kayak school. This course is for anyone who would like a safe and enjoyable introduction to the sport of kayaking. You may have a little experience, or none at all but as with any active sport, a reasonable level of general fitness will enable more rapid and enjoyable progress.
Day 1: Leaving at 7am, we travel direct to the Seti River to begin the course with an introduction to kayaking in a safe calm environment, out on the slow flowing and large pools of the Seti River near Damauli. The day will include safety demonstrations and learning paddle techniques, balancing and steering kayaks, and an introduction to assisted and eskimo rolls.
Day 2: Today we refresh your new knowledge before putting you in control of the kayak to test your skills. As we paddle gently down stream through gentle grade 1 and -2 rapids, there will be plenty of opportunity to hone your balancing and steering skills, all under the watchful guidance of our experienced instructors. At the lunch stop you will learn some basic swift water rescue skills to add to your safety knowledge. As we continue to travel down river the guides will help you to understand how the river flows and how to read the water and understand currents.
Day 3: We paddle down river encountering gentle rapids to gain more experience in the river environment. After lunch we have a focused skills session in the safe environment of a quiet river eddie.
Day 4: Time to hit the rapids! Using all your new skills we will run the river’s more challenging rapids, encountering some bigger waves and longer rapid systems. Your Instructors will be with you at all times to demonstrate correct lines and to help you increase your skill and confidence levels.
Departs from: Pokhara, Kathmandu or Chitwan
Put In: Damauli (1hr by bus from Pokhara, 7 hrs from Kathmandu, 5hrs from Chitwan)
Take Out: Gai Ghat (5 hrs by bus to Pokhara, 5hrs to Kathmandu and 45mins to Chitwan)
Returns to: Pokhara, Kathmandu or Chitwan
River Kit List
The following is a list of the equipment that we recommend you bring on your trip. If you do not have everything required, please speak to us, as we can advise you on where to purchase or hire items you need. Please try to pack as economically as possible as all your kit will be placed in dry bags and carried with you on the rafts.
Sports Sandals that will stay firmly on your feet when swimming ? One set of clothes for rafting in: (these will get wet!)
Ladies - Swimsuit, T-shirt, knee length shorts or cropped trousers
Men - Knee length swim shorts, T-shirt
One set of clothes for the evening* and for traveling in:
Long trousers, long sleeved top/jumper, warm hat, socks ? Sleep wear*
Sleeping Bag*
Small wash kit - biodegradable products are preferable if you have them* ? Torch*
Sun cream
Sunglasses with sports strap
Baseball Cap
Towel
Camera
(*) For overnight expeditions only
Notes
1) When choosing your clothes for the trip/expedition, please try to be sensitive of local culture. Many of our river journeys go through remote areas where local hill people traditionally dress conservatively. If you dress in short or tight clothes you may cause offense and you will almost certainly gather a crowd of interested followers!
2) The river can sometimes be a very bright place as the sun is intensified by the altitude and by reflections off the water. Even those whose skin naturally tans can burn very quickly. We recommend that you take a high factor sun cream.
3) We remove all our rubbish from our campsites and lunch spots so that we leave the beaches as beautiful as we find them. Please try not to bring anything with unnecessary packaging as this makes the job of clearing our rubbish much harder.
Kayak Instructor and assistants, Safety Raft, Support Staff, Kayak and full equipment, inc. CE rated helmet and buoyancy aid, Spray Jacket, Wetsuits if required, Meals, Transportation to and from the river, Waterproof ‘Pelican’ boxes, Dry Bags, Camping Equipment
Insurance, Sleeping Bag, Additional snacks, Alcoholic drinks, Optional tips for guides
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF BOOKING WITH RAPIDRUNNER EXPEDITIONS
BOOKINGS A deposit is required at the time of booking to secure your chosen date of an event. Full payment must be made by 5pm the evening before your departure. CANCELLATION Payment can only be refunded if you cancel 72 hours prior to your booked activity. Rapidrunner Expeditions cannot be held responsible for cancellation of events or issue refunds due to reasons out with their control. We have set times for meeting for activities, if you do not make it to your meeting point in time, Rapidrunner Expeditions can not be held responsible.
INSURANCE Many of the locations of the rivers we explore, are in remote areas far from roads. Therefore, clients must hold valid travel insurance which covers participation in whitewater activities and includes provisions for emergency service transportation (helicopter rescue). If your insurance company refuses payment of emergency expenses, by signing this form you are accepting responsibility to cover all expenses involved in getting you to a medical facility.
ALTERATIONS Rapidrunner Expeditions reserves the right to make alterations to expedition details, and any other company documents, before and after any booking has been received and confirmed. Most of these changes will be minor and we will inform you at the earliest opportunity.
GROUP BOOKINGS Final numbers of participants must be confirmed no later than 2 days prior to the trip. Failure to do this will result in the client being charged for the full amount of persons initially booked.
GENERAL
1. Rapidrunner Expeditions cannot be held responsible for weather conditions
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ALCOHOL/DRUGS
1. Any person who is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate in any activity.
2. No alcohol may be consumed until all the activities have ceased for the day.
3. Please advise of any medical conditions and if anyone is taking medication, please
ensure your trip leader is informed of the details.
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