Travel and tour spots of Nepal: Bhote koshi

The Bhote Koshi or Rongshar Tsangpo is a trans-boundary river and is part of the Kosi or Sapta Kosi river system in Nepal. It originates in Tibet Autonomous Region of China.The source of the Rongshar Tsangpo or Bhote Kosi lies in the mountains to the east of the Kathmandu-Lhasa Highway in Tibet.After flowing through Tingri County of Tibet, the Rongshar Tsangpo enters Nepal downstream from Drubden, at an elevation of 2,750 metres (9,020 ft).In Nepal, it flows through steep and deep gorges and joins the Sun Kosi, downstream from Barabise.

 Bhote koshi is famous for adventure sport in Last resort like:
Bungee jumping

Bungee jumping or swinging over the Bhote Koshi has been described as the ‘ultimate experience’.The valley is narrow with steep hillsides towering over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) from the river. Nepal's first bungee jumping site is situated at Last Resort, 160 metres (520 ft) above a gorge with the river raging below. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the Nepal-Tibet border.Bungee jumping at the Last Resort is one of the longest in the world. It is higher than the highest bungee in the New Zealand.After leaping from the bridge platform, the bungee jumper has a free fall towards the river before the swing lines take up the tension and he enters a large, semicircular arc of about 240 metres (790 ft).[When it opened in 1999, the Last Resort was amongst the highest suspension footbridges in the world.Swiss designed, especially for bungee jumping with a 4x safety factor, the bridge will hold 4.5 tonnes. Over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) of steel wire was used to build the longest suspension bridge in Nepal.



Actual costs need to be checked with the service provider, but just to give a basic idea about costs: the swing or bungee costs 80 US dollars, including lunch and return transport from Kathmandu. Extra jumps cost 25 dollars. A two-day bungee and rafting package with overnight accommodation, meals and transport costs 130 dollars.It is around 3 hours by road from Kathmandu. The Bhote Koshi flows along the Arniko Rajmarg.



The bridge site also encompasses hiking, rafting and mountain biking as well as overnight stays in a tent.



 Water sports

The Bhote Kosi is the steepest river rafted in Nepal. With a gradient of 15m per km it is a full eight times as steep as the Sun Kosi, which it feeds further downstream.The river carves a steep and direct drop at the top that gradually eases to more placid streams and the calmer pools with a 46-km run at the Lamosunga dam. The rapids here are class IV- V at high flow, and III at lower levels.The Bhote Koshi is used for both rafting and kayaking. The river is steep and continuous with one rapid leading into another.