About Nepal. "Tourism in Nepal"

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very proud that we have excellent reputaon in the market for quality
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awards from various organizaons for its contribuons and
achievements. We are members of the following travel associaons:
IATA (Internaonal Air Trac Associaon) NATTA (Nepal Associaon
of Tours & Travel Agents), PATA, UFTAA (Universal Federaon of Travel
Agent's Associaon) TAAN (Trekking Agents Associaons of Nepal)
and NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Associaon).
We are one of the very few companies that operate its own eet of
vehicles to maintain its high standards of services and employs licensed guides uent in most of the major languages
required for our tours, i.e. English, German, Spanish, Italian and French. Our stas have been handpicked for their
dedicaon and experse in their respecve elds. The company started operaons in 1994 with being one of the leading
tour operators in the country. It handles well over 3,000 In-bound tourists on average per year from some of the largest
out-bound operators from various countries in the world. We also operate tours, trekkings & expedions into Tibet
(including Kailash & Manasarovar), Bhutan, Sikkim, Darjeeling and Ladakh.
We have one of the largest infrastructures in Nepal in the tourism industry with excellent public relaons. We take
pride in our reputaon for not compromising with our service quality. Samrat Tours & Travels operates pilgrimage tours,
cultural tours, special interest tours, adventure tours and trekking along with meengs, incenves, conferences, hotel
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The company in essence provides complete desnaon management for our varied clientele.
The oce of Samrat Tours & Travels is very centrally located in the business and tourist hub of the city at Thamel. We
assure our clients the best possible services that can be provided in Nepal due to our experience, experse and
infrastructure.
Looking forward to welcome you in the land of the Himalayas & birth place of the lord Buddha......
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CEO
Samrat Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Samrat Treks & Expedions Pvt. Ltd.
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Introducon
Nepal is a heady mix, a fascinang land of
ancient history, vibrant cultures and people,
bio-diversity and scenic grandeur. From the
magnicent snow-capped peaks to the north,
the lesser mountains and midlands in the
central region and the tropical jungles and
ferle plains to the south, Nepal is a land that
is largely dened by its geographical features.
Located between China and India, Nepal also
stands at the dening froner of civilizaon
in this part of the world, showing a true
mulcultural, mul-ethnic amalgamaon.
Facts
This varied landscape has a populaon of
roughly 23 million people, with over 70
languages and dialects. Close to a third of the
length of the greater Himalaya falls within
Nepals borders. In fact, 10 of the worlds 14
highest mountains lie within the 147,181sq.
km spread of this landlocked mountain
kingdom. Geologically, it remains an acve
zone and the youngest mountains in the
world are sll in a state of upli. Nepal
supports an astonishing variety of ora and
fauna due to its geographical locaon,
climate, altude and aspect. Packed into a
width of less than a 100 km, are condions
ranging from tropical to alpine, from an
altude of 60-100m above sea level to
8,848m. This unique locaon and climate has
ensured that Nepal has the best of both
zoogeographical worldsora and fauna of
the Orient as well as that of the Holarcc.
NEPAL
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he capital city of Kathmandu boasts of temples more than homes and
fesvals exceeding the number of days in a year. The seven heritage sites of
the Kathmandu Valley that entails three Durbar Squares - Kathmandu, Patan
and Bhaktapur besides Pashupanath, Bouddhanath, Swoyambhunath and
Changunarayan are enlisted in the World Heritage Sites of the UNESCO.
Kathmandu is not big when one compares it to other cies in South Asia. Kathmandu
is a fascinang old city where pagodas, narrow cobbled lanes, old carved windows,
and stone shrines are backdrops to the drama of life that connues unhindered. Here
the experiences are amazing, views fascinang, and the climate charming.
The city is home to the Living Goddess
Kumari, the patron deity of Nepal,
whose smile is a benedicon. There
are reincarnate Lamas who foresee the
future with a roll of dice with scriptural
reference. There are walks that lead
the adventurous to myscal places
where prophets once lived. There are
hidden gardens behind palaces yet
unseen and courtyards where miracles
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PLACES TO VISIT
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DHULIKHEL
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hulikhel is a scenic and ancient town situated
30 kilometers east of Kathmandu on the
Arniko Highway (Kathmandu Kodari
Highway). From here one can have a panoramic view
of the Himalayan range. From the main town, a short
visit to Namobuddha, a Buddhist shrine, is highly
recommended. Panau, an ancient selement on
the bank of the Indrava River, noted for its
numerous temples with magnicent
woodcarvings, is a short distance from
Dhulikhel.
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MANAKAMANA
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he temple of Manakamana, a very popular
pilgrimage in Nepal, is a temple of one of the
manifestaons of the Hindu goddess
Bhagawa, who is believed to have the power to fulll
the wishes of her devotee. It lies 125km to the west of
Kathmandu. It is a steep three-hour hike from Abu
Khaireni on Prithvi Highway (Kathmandu-Gorkha
Highway). There is also a service of cable cars to take
pilgrims to the shrine.
NAGARKOT
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agarkot, located 32 kilometers east of
Kathmandu, is one of the most scenic spots
in Bhaktapur district renowned for
spectacular sunrise view. Visitors oen travel to
Nagarkot from Kathmandu to spend the night so that
they can witness the breathtaking sunrise. With an
elevaon of 2,195 meters, Nagarkot has become
famous as one of the best hill staons to view Mount
Everest as well as other snow-capped peaks of the
Himalayan range of eastern Nepal. It also oers an
excellent view of the Indrawa river valley to the east.
GOSAIKUNDA
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osaikunda, a lake is believed to have been
created by Lord Shiva when he thrust his
Trishul (trident) into a mountain to extract
water is situated at the altude of 4380m to the north
of Kathmandu in the Langtang region. The holy lake is
a two daylong trek from Dhunche, which can be
reached through an adventurous 118km mountain
road from Kathmandu via Trishuli Bazaar. Small hotels
and pilgrim shelters are here for travelers.
DAMAN
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or a view of the breathtaking grandeur of the
world's highest peaks from the far west of
Dhaulagiri to the east of Mt. Everest, there is
no beer place than Daman. It lays eighty kilometers
south-west of Kathmandu on the mountain highway
known as Tribhuvan Rajpath and has a view tower
ed with a long range telescope.
KAKANI
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Kakani is another good locaon for viewing
the mountain range. Only two hours
northwest of Kathmandu, one can see the
mountain landscape of central Nepal, a vast collecon
of majesc peaks stretching from the Ganesh Himal to
the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. Rhododendrons
growing wild on the mountain slopes begin to bloom
in late winter and stay in bloom for several months.
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lam is the far eastern district of the country,
inhabited by people of dierent ethnicies
coexisng in peace and harmony. Neighboring
Ilam is famous Indian hill town of Darjeeling, situated
on the foothills of Mount Kanchanjunga, the third
highest peak in the world. Ilam is adorned with lush-
green tea gardens. The rolling hills blanketed by
tealeaves are simply majesc. The thick white fogs
alternavely descend to veil the gardens and then
suddenly vanish. Greenery prevails all over the hills of
Ilam, round the year.
Ilam Tea Garden near Ilam Bazaar and Kanyam Tea
Garden located halfway between the Terai plains and
Ilam Bazaar are the major tea gardens of Nepal.
Major aracons in Ilam:
Antu Danda: Antu Danda, at an altude of 1677m in
Ilam District, is famous for its unique views of Mt.
Everest and Kanchanjunga. It is the best vantage point
for viewing sunrise and sunset. There is a motorable
road from Ilam to Chhipitar from where one can reach
Antu Danda on foot. This exhilarang trekking along
the lush green hills takes about three hours.
Mai Pokhari: Situated at an altude of 2438 m,
Mai Pokhari is a famous pilgrimage in Ilam district.
Lying at about 13 kilometers north of Ilam Bazaar,
this beauful place boasts of altogether
nine ponds, some of which large enough
for boats.
JANAKPUR
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POKHARA
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anakpur in the eastern Terai is one of the oldest
and most famous cies of Nepal. Mithila was the
capital of the Videha (bodyless) Janakas, the
rulers who were the embodiment of spiritual aainment.
Janaki or Goddess Sita was born to Sivadhwaga Janaka
and was married to Rama, the King of Ayodhya and the
legendary hero of the great epic Ramayana.
Predominantly inhabited by the Maithilis, it has its own
language, script and a rich arsc tradion and culture.
The quintessenal Mithila art of Janakpur is well known
in the local and internaonal art world. Janakpur is a
city of dozens of holy pools, with a number of ancient
sites, some of which are yet to be idened. The centre
of aracon in Janakpur is the Janaki Temple, which is
some mes compared with the Taj Mahal of India.
Covering an area of 4,860 sq. feet in a mixed style of
Islamic and Rajput Domes the temple is 50 metres high;
a three storeyed structure made enrely of stone and
marble. All its 60 rooms are decorated with coloured
glass, engravings and painngs, with beauful lace
windows and turrets.
Thousands of pilgrims throng the temple during Vivah
Panchami (marriage solemnized for ve consequve
days) that falls in November-December, the towns
major annual fesval, wherein the marriage of Sita and
Rama is celebrated with various enactments.
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f Kathmandu is the cultural hub of Nepal, Pokhara
is the capital of adventure. This Lake District of
Nepal is nestled in a tranquil valley. Pokhara is the
starng point for many of country's most popular
trekking and raing desnaons.
Pokhara is a place of remarkable natural beauty. The
serenity of the Phewa Lake and the magnicence of the
shtailed summit of Machhapuchhre (6,977 m) rising
behind it create an ambience of peace and magic. At
an elevaon lower than Kathmandu, Pokhara has a
tropical climate. Indeed, the valley surrounding
Pokhara is home to thick forests, gushing rivers,
emerald lakes, and of course, the world famous views
of the Himalaya.
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
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Seven World heritages sites located in the Kathmandu valley are found within radius of 20 kms. Easy
access from one to another makes people vising a site go for rest others. Swayambhu, Bouddhanath,
Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Changunarayan, Pashupanath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar
Square and Lumbini are placed in Cultural World Heritage Sites. While Chitwan Naonal Park and
Sagarmatha Naonal Park are placed in Natural World Heritage Sites.
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t is situated in the heart of old city of Kathmandu in Basantapur. The complex
was residence to Nepal's royal family before the construcon of the Narayanhi
Palace (now changed into a museum). The founding of the Palace dates back to
Lichchavi mes. With considerable renovaons by the Malla rulers and later by the
Ranas and Shahs, construcon was accomplished progressively over many centuries.
There are around 50
temples in the vicinity
including the temple of
tular deity, Taleju Bhawani.
The area is divided into two
courtyards, the outer
comprising Kasthamandap,
Kumari Ghar, and Shiva-
Parva Temple, and the
inner consisng of
Hanuman Dhoka and the
main palace. It also houses
two museums.
CULTURAL SITES
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ouddhanath is the center of the Tibetan
culture in Nepal. The 36-meter-high stupa of
Bouddhanath is the largest stupa in South
Asia. Bouddhanath Stupa was renovated by Licchavi
rulers in the eighth century. The mandala design of
Bouddhanath is said to be a copy of the one in
Gyangtse in Tibet.
The stupa is located in the area of ancient trade route
to Tibet where Tibetan merchants rested and oered
prayers over many centuries. When refugees
entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many
decided to live around Bouddhanath. Hence, a
complete township has developed around
Bouddhanath.
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haktapur Durbar Square is located at the
center of Bhaktapur. The Square is perhaps
the most charming architectural masterpice of
the Kathmandu Valley as it highlights the nest
medieval arts of Nepal. The main landmarks in
Bhaktapur Durbar Square are the Lion Gate, the Golden
Gate and the statues of kings on the stone monoliths.
The Golden Gate was erected by King Ranjit Malla as
the entrance to the main courtyard of the Fiy-ve
Windowed Palace.
The Palace of Fiy-ve Windows was built during the
reign of King Yakshya Malla in A.D. 1427 and was
remodelled by King Bhupandra Malla in the
seventeeth century. The art Gallery of Bhaktapur
Durbar Square contains ancient painngs belonging to
the Hindu and Buddhist tradions of various periods.
This gallery is open everyday except Tuesday.
BHAKTAPUR
DURBAR SQUARE
PATAN DURBAR SQUARE
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atan Durbar Square, situated at the center of
Patan city, houses the residence of the former
royal family of Patan. The Square and its
surroundings provide very good example of ancient
Newari architecture. The palace has three main
courtyards among which the central and the oldest is
Mul Chowk. To the west of the complex are a dozen
free standing temples of various sizes and styles.
Krishna Temple, Bhimsen Temple, the Golden Temple
or Hiranya Varna Mahavira and Sundari Chowk mark
the architectural excellence of the medieval era.
SWOYAMBHUNATH
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woyambhu literally means 'Self-Existent One
in Sanskrit. Swoyambhunath is believed to
have been established more than 2,500 years
ago. An inscripon dated 460 A.D. states that the
BOUDDHANATH
construcon was executed by King Manadeva. By the
thirteenth century Swoyambhunath had developed
into an important Buddhist pilgrimage.
Large numbers of Buddhists and Hindus alike visit
Swoyambhunath. Swoyambhu is perhaps the best
place to observe the religious harmony in Nepal. The
stupa is atop a hill, and requires a daunng walk. There
is also a road that leads almost to the base of the
statue.
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ashupanath is one of the four most
important religious pilgrimages in Asia for
Shiva devotees. Pashupanath, dedicated to
Shiva, the Destroyer, is the most revered Hindu
pilgrimage in Nepal. Although the Pashupanath
Temple was only built in the h century and later
renovated by Malla kings, the holy site is said to
have existed from the beginning of the
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CHANGU NARAYAN
LUMBINI
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hangu Narayan is the temple of Lord Vishnu,
the Preserver, in the village of Changu in
Bhaktapur. The origin of Changu Narayan goes
back to the fourth century. A h century stone
inscripon in the temple proclaims it as one of the
oldest shrines of the Kathmandu Valley. The temple is
believed to be sixteen hundred years old. It is
embellished by the best examples of stone, wood, and
metal cra.
PASHUPATINATH
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hakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini, in southern Nepal in 623 BC. Nepal has remained a sacred ground
for Buddhists as the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Lumbini is a small town in Terai, the southern plians of
Nepal, where the ruins of the old selements can sll be seen. Siddartha Gautam was born as a price to
the family of Shakya dynasty. The restored garden and surroundings of Lumbini boast of remains of many of the
ancient stupas and monasteries. A large stone pillar erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC bears an
inscripon suggesng the birth of Lord Buddha. The most important aracon of Lumbini is the temple of Maya
Devi. It houses a stone image of Maya Devi giving birth to Lord Buddha with her hand clutching a branch of a tree.
To the south of the temple is a pool where Maya Devi is said to have bathed and given her son his rst puricaon
bath. Lumbini is now being developed under the Master Plan of the Lumbini Development Trust, a non-
governmental organizaon dedicated to develop Lumbini as a pilgrimage site.
Several other places near Lumbini are connected to Buddha and Buddhism. Lumbini is about 300 kilometers
southwest of Kathmandu. Bus to Bhairahawa, which is about 22 kilometers from Lumbini, is available from major
cies. There is also air connecvity to Bhairahawa from Kathmandu. Food and accommodaon facilies are
available in Lumbini and Bhairawa.
NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES
Nepal has nine Naonal Parks and four Wildlife Reserves. About 15,000 square kilometers
amounng to almost 18 percent of the total area is protected. The Terai lowlands are dened by
a belt of well-watered oodplains stretching from the Indian border northward to the rst slopes
of the Bhabhar and the Siwalik Range. This is the richest habitat in the land with tall grasslands
interspersed with riverine and hardwood Sal forest. Here one can see wildlife such as the swamp
deer, musk deer, black buck, blue bull, the Royal Bengal Tiger, gharial and marsh mugger
crocodile and the last of a breed of Asiac wild bualo. Parks and Reserves are also rich in bird
species with a variety of babbles and orioles, koels and drongos, peacocks and oricans, and a
multude of wintering wildfowl.
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C
hitwan Naonal Park in the southern Nepal is one of the best-planned and
most intelligently developed sancturies in the country. Not only does it oer
a wide variety of resorts and lodges, it is also easy accesible either by road
or by air. Chitwan Naonal Park is perhaps the best park in Nepal for seeing animals
in the wilderness. In the earlier part of the 20th century, when rapid deforestaon
was devastang Nepal's southern Terai belt, Government of Nepal intervened and
proclaimed the Chitwan area a naonal park. Covering an area of 932 sq. kilometers,
the Government of Nepal declared the Chitwan region a naonal park, outlawed
selement and deforestaon within its boundaries, and a campaign to save the
animals began. Though the Terai is certainly not what it once was, the preserved
poron within the Chitwan Naonal Park is sll a treat for animal lovers. The Royal
Bengal Tigers roam in the wilderness whereas one-horned Asiac rhinos are
ubiquitous, feeding and even courng. The Rap River has been dammed to form a
man-made lake called Lamital where water birds and marsh mugger peckers and
many other birds are found in abundunce. Elephant grass, ve to six feet tall, provides
excellent camouage forwild animals. This grass serves as food for the gaur (a local
bison), rhino and other herbivores. Once a year, local people are allowed into the
park area to cut grass. The dry grass is also used to thatch roofs or stored for food for
the domesc animals during the dry season.
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Kanchanjunga Conservaon Area belt lies below Mt.
Kanchanjunga. The region with its alpine grasslands,
rocky outcrops, low river valleys, temperate and sub-
tropical forests is situated in Taplejung district that
borders with Tibet to the north. The
Kanchanjunga Conservaon Area has been
selected as one of the 200 Global eco regions
recognized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 12
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Shey Phoksundo is Nepal's largest naonal park and
covers 3,555 sq. km. Sing astride Dolpa and Mugu
districts of western Nepal, the park was established to
protect the trans-Himalayan ecosystem found only in
few areas in the country. The unique park includes the
Kanjiroba Himal, with many peaks over 6,000 meters,
as well as the famous Shey Monastery, the Phoksundo
Lake and the Langu Gorge.
SHEY-PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK
Unique among natural heritage sites worldwide is the Sagarmatha Naonal Park, which includes Mt. Everest (8,848
m) and other high peaks such as Lhotse Shar, Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Kangtega, Gyachung Kang, Thamserku
and Kwangde. Located North-east of Kathmandu, Sagarmatha Naonal Park covers 1,148 sq km and consists of the
upper catchment areas of the Dudh Koshi, Bhote Koshi and the Imja Khola rivers. Much of the park lies above
3,000m. Sagarmatha is rugged, with deep gorges, glaciers and unnegoable ice and rock faces.
SHEY-PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK
KANCHENJUNGA CONSERVATION AREA
The Annapurna Conservaon Area has been best
trekking areas in the world. It is also the most visited
trekking area in the country. The area spread around
Kaski, Mustang, Manang and Lamjung districts.
The turning point of the Annapurna Circuit is Jomsom.
The trek southeast from Jomsom, leads to the scenic
Tilicho Lake area at an altude of 4,919 meters. In the
circuit route, is the famous Hindu religious site
Muknath Temple. The vegetaon in this region
includes various species of orchids and rhododendron.
Wildlife includes around 100 dierent kinds of
mammals including rare snow leopards and blue sheep.
ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA
The park and conservaon area is spread over
Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu districts, bordered
by the Arun River to the east, Sagarmatha Naonal Park
to the west, the Nepal-Tibet border to the north and
Saune Danda (ridge) to the south. The Park covers
2,330 sq. kms.
MAKALU BARUN NATIONAL PARK
The Manaslu area in Gorkha district is a unique
sanctuary to experience prisne mountain nature and
culture. With proposed plans for conserving the
heritages of the area, it is also an ideal place for
village tourism experience. The conservaon
area starts at 600 meters and ascends to the
eighth highest peak in the world
Mt. Manaslu (8,163 m).
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His wildlife reserve is situated in the extreme southwest
of Nepal. The name of the park is derived from the
largest of these grasslands, which is known as Sukla
Phanta. The park area now covers 155 sq kms. and
would be 305 sq kms. as its extenon comes to an end.
This grassland is one of the last remaining habitats for
such threatened animals as the hispid hare and the
pygmy hog.
SHUKLA PHANT WILDLIFE RESERVE
Besides naonal parks and wildlife reserves,
Government of Nepal has also set aside a hunng
reserve at Dhorpatan where controlled hunng of
some species is allowed. Covering an area of 1,325 sq.
km., the reserve is situated at the southern anks of
Mt. Dhaulangiri I (8,167 m.) stretching to Rukum,
Baglung and Myagdi districts in the western Nepal.
DHORPATAN HUNTING RESERVE
Langtang is one of the most unspoiled naonal parks
of Nepal. Situated north of Kathmandu, it is the most
easily accessible highland sanctuary from the capital.
Langtang covers 1,710 sq. km. forming the upper
catchment areas of two of Nepal's largest river systems
- the Trishuli and Koshi. There is great latudinal
variaon, starng from 1,500 m. and ascending to the
top of Mt. Langtang Lirung (7,234 m). As a result the
park has immense ecological diversity. Some of the
most aracve areas of the park include the Langtang
Valley, the holy lakes of Gosainkunda, and the lush
green hillsides above the village of Helambu.
LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve lies on the ood plains of the
Sapta-koshi River in Saptari and Sunsari districts of eastern
Nepal. The Reserve established in 1976, covers 175 sq. kms.
A total of 280 dierent species of birds have been
recorded in the reserve. These include 20 species of
ducks, 2 species of ibises, stroks, egrets, herons and the
endangered swamp partridges and Bengal oricans.
The endangered Gharial crocodile and Gangec dolphin
have been recorded in the Koshi River.
KOSHI-TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE
Popular for trekking, hiking and recreaon, the
Shivapuri Naonal Park is the nearest natural retreat
from the bustling city life. The park was established as
a watershed and wildlife reserve in 1976. It was
declared as naonal park in 2003 for the protecon of
its unique natural adornments.
SHIVAPURI NATIONAL PARK
MANASLU CONSERVATION AREA
Parsa Wildlife Reserve, established in 1984, occupies
parts of Chitwan, Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara
districts in central Nepal. The reserve
headquarters is situated at Adabar on the
Hetauda-Birgunj highway and the Reserve
covers 499 sq. kms. 14
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Khaptad, Nepal's newest park area is in the middle hills
of the far-west of the country. The 225 sq kms. area of
the park is stretched to the districts of Bajhang, Bajura,
Do and Achham. Khaptad is a plateau of grassland and
forest at an elevaon of about 3,000 meters.
KHAPTAD NATIONAL PARK
PARSA WILDLIFE RESERVE
Situated about 370 km. northwest of Kathmandu, Rara
is Nepal's smallest but most scenic naonal park spread
over 106 square km. Most parts of the park are at an
altude of about 3,000 meters forested by conifers. The
park was established in 1976 is known for the most
beauful alpine and sub-alpine ecosystems of the
Himalaya. The centre of aracon is the prisne lake
Rara, also known as Mahendra Tal, the biggest lake in
Nepal.
RARA NATIONAL PARK
The Bardia Naonal Park is situated on the eastern banks of the Karnali River, about 400 kms. west of Kathmandu.
The park covers 968 sq kms. extending from the Churia hills to the gentle slopes of the Bhabhar. The higher grounds
of the Churia have dry deciduous forest of mostly hardwood sal. The porous slopes of the Bhabhar support large
open grasslands known locally as 'Phantas'. These are some of the last remaining grasslands that once covered
much of the Gangec plains.
The western end of the Bardia is bounded by numerous waterways of the Karnali, which have created many large
and small gravel islands. These islands and much of the lower ground area covered by a mosaic of grassland and
riverine forest of acacia, sisam and the large buressed silk coon trees. In spring, the silk coon blooms and the
forest seem splashed with scarlet owers.
BARDIA NATIONAL PARK
CULTURAL TOURS
Cultural tours in Nepal open up a plethora of cultural diversies as each
part of Nepal has its own cultural seng. Tradion, religion, custom,
belief, language, social organizaon and people are the important
aspects of culture in Nepal. Sacred pilgrimage sites, historical
monuments and heritages reect richness of Nepali cultural variaons.
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03 nights 04 days Kathmandu
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02:
Kathmandu sightseeing, Day 03:
Kathmandu Pokhara, Day 04:
Sightseeing & boang, Day 05:
Pokhara Chitwan, Day 06: Full day
jungle acvies, Day 07: Chitwan
Kathmandu, Day 08: Kathmandu
departure
Kathmandu sightseeing, Day 03: Free
day, Day 04: Kathmandu departure
day, Day 04: Kathmandu Nagarkot
drive, Day 05: Nagarkot Kathmandu
departure
04 nights 05 days Kathmandu & Nagarkot
day, Day 04: Kathmandu Dhulikhel
drive, Day 05: Dhulikhel Kathmandu
departure
04 nights 05 days Kathmandu & Dhulikhel
day, Day 04: Kathmandu
Budhanilkantha (Park Village) drive,
Day 05: Budhanilkantha Godavari
(Godavari Village Resort) drive, Day
06: Godavari Bhaktapur (Bhaktapur
Guest House) drive, Day 07:
Bhaktapur Dhulikhel drive, Day 08:
Dhulikhel Nagarkot drive, Day 09:
Nagarkot Kathmandu departure
08 nights 09 days around Kathmandu valley
Kathmandu Pokhara, Day 04:
Pokhara Kathmandu, Day 06:
Kathmandu departure
05 nights 06 days Kathmandu & Pokhara
Kathmandu Bandipur, Day 04:
Bandipur Pokhara, Day 05:
Pokhara Kathmandu, Day 07:
Kathmandu departure
06 nights 07 days Kathmandu, Bandipur
& Pokhara
07 nights 08 days Kathmandu, Pokhara
& Chitwan
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02: Kathmandu
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Lumbini, Day 04:
Sightseeing, Day 05: Lumbini Kathmandu, Day 06:
Kathmandu departure
05 nights 06 days Kathmandu & Lumbini
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Janakpur, Day 04:
Janakpur Kathmandu, Day 05: Kathmandu
departure
04 NIGHTS 05 DAYS KATHMANDU & JANAKPUR
WILDLIFE TOURS
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Pokhara, Day 04:
Pokhara Jomsom Muknath Jomsom, Day 05:
Jomsom Pokhara, Day 06: Sightseeing & boang,
Day 07: Pokhara Lumbini, Day 08: Lumbini
Janakpur, Day 09: Janakpur Kathmandu
08 nights 09 days Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jomsom,
Muknath, Janakpur & Lumbini
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Koshi Tappu, Day
04: Full day jungle acvies, Day 05: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 06: Koshi Tappu Kathmandu, Day 07:
Kathmandu departure
06 nights 07 days Kathmandu & Koshi Tappu Wildlife
Reserve
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Chitwan, Day 04:
Full day jungle acvies, Day 05: Chitwan
Kathmandu, Day 06: Kathmandu departure
05 nights 06 days Kathmandu & Chitwan
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Bardia, Day 04:
Full day jungle acvies, Day 05: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 06: Bardia Kathmandu, Day 07:
Kathmandu departure
06 nights 07 days Kathmandu & Bardia
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Koshi Tappu, Day
04: Full day jungle acvies, Day 05: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 06: Koshi Tappu Chitwan, Day 07:
Full day jungle acvies, Day 08: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 09: Chitwan Kathmandu, Day 10:
Kathmandu departure
09 nights 10 days Kathmandu, Koshi Tappu & Chitwan
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Manokamana
Pokhara, Day 04: Pokhara Jomsom Muknath
Jomsom, Day 05: Jomsom Pokhara, Day 06:
Pokhara sightseeing, Day 07: Pokhara Kathmandu,
Day 08: Kathmandu departure
09 nights 10 days Kathmandu, Pokhara, Tatopani &
Muknath
07 NIGHTS 08 DAYS KATHMANDU, POKHARA,
JOMSOM & MUKTINATH
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Bandipur, Day 04:
Bandipur Pokhara, Day 05: Sightseeing & boang,
Day 06: Pokhara Chitwan, Day 07: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 08: Chitwan Kathmandu, Day 09:
Kathmandu departure
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Bandipur, Day 04:
Bandipur Pokhara, Day 05: Sightseeing & boang,
Day 06: Pokhara Chitwan, Day 07: Full day jungle
acvies, Day 08: Chitwan Nagarkot, Day 09:
Nagarkot Kathmandu, Day 10: Kathmandu
departure
09 NIGHTS 10 DAYS KATHMANDU, NAGARKOT,
BANDIPUR, POKHARA & CHITWAN
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Manokamana
Pokhara, Day 04: Pokhara Tatopani, Day 05:
Tatopani Muknath, Day 06: Muknath
Tatopani, Day 07: Tatopani Pokhara, Day 08:
Pokhara sightseeing, Day 09: Pokhara
08 NIGHTS 09 DAYS KATHMANDU, BANDIPUR,
POKHARA & CHITWAN
PILGRIMAGE TOURS
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Contact :-
Hotel Marshyangdi Pvt. Ltd.
G. P. Box : 13321 or 5206, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel : (+977-1) 4700105, 4700022, 4701129, 4701788 Fax : (+977-1) 4701008
Email : [email protected], [email protected]
Url : www.hotelmarshyangdi.com, www.thamelhotel.com
About Us
Hotel Marshyangdi, providing
world-class living quarters to
visitors, has been in operation since
1990. It is a family owned and
operated business. We are originally
from Manang, a remote mountain
region nestled in the western
districts of Nepal.
Manang is known for its exquisite
trekking routes, friendly people,
abundance of culture and adventure
tourism. Marshyangdi means raging
river in the local Manangi dialect,
and Marshyangdi River is one of the
best white-water rafting runs in the
world.
We look forward to welcoming you
with a warm Nepalese smile and a
welcome drink on your arrival to
Hotel Marshyangdi. And we assure
you that it is
"YOUR CHOICE OF COMFORT "
ADVENTURE
SUGGESTED TREKKING PROGRAMS
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Nepal is the ulmate desnaon for the trekking enthusiast-oering a myriad of possibilies from the
short and easy hikings to the daunng challenges of sacling the loy peaks. Easy, moderate or rigorous-
there is something for every palate. Nepal has aptly been called "A Trekkers Paradise" as the country
boasts of some of the most spectacular trekking routes in the world. The contrasts in altudes and
climates here support an equality spectacular mix of lifestyles, vegetaon and wildlife. Trekking in
Nepal is as much a cultural experience as a Himalayan adventure. In the shadows and foothills of the
Himalaya are picturesque villages inhabited by diverse ethnic groups. Treks vary from expedions; high
altude treks to simply easy pace walks.
17 NIGHTS 18 DAYS EVEREST BASE CAMP
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02: Kathmandu sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu
Lukla (2804 m), 30 mins ight Phakding (2610 m), Day 04: Phakding Namche
Bazaar (3535 m), Day 05: Namche Bazaar acclimazaon, Day 06: Namche Bazaar
Tengboche (3850 m), Day 07: Tengboche Dingboche (4350 m), Day 08:
Dingboche Chhukung Valley (5546 m) Dingboche, Day 09: Dingboche Lobuche
(4950 m), Day 10: Lobuche Gorakshep (5160 m), Day 11: Gorakshep Everest
Base Camp (5400 m) Gorakshep, Day 12: Gorakshep Kalapahar (5545 m)
Pheriche (4280 m), Day 13: Pheriche Khumjung (3753 m), Day 14: Khumjung
Phakding (2610 m), Day 15: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 16: Lukla Kathmandu
(1350 m), Day 17: Leisure day, Day 18: Kathmandu departure
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Tengboche (3850 m), Day 07: Tengboche rest day, Day 08: Tengboche
Khumjung (3753 m), Day 09: Khumjung Monjo (2950 m), Day 10: Monjo Lukla
(2804 m), Day 11: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 12: Leisure day, Day 13:
Kathmandu departure
12 NIGHTS 13 DAYS TENGBOCHE MONASTERY
Dole (4200 m), Day 07: Dole Machhermo (4470 m), Day 08: Machhermo
Gokyo (4790 m), Day 09: Gokyo Gokyo Ri (5357 m) Thagnag Kharka (5025 m),
Day 10: Thagnag Kharka Cross Cho-La pass (5330 m) Dzongla (4830 m), Day
11: Dzongla Lobuche (4950 m), Day 12: Lobuche Gorakshep (5160 m), Day 13:
Gorakshep Kalapahar (5545 m) Gorakshep (5160 m), Day 14: Gorakshep
Dingboche (4343 m), Day 15: Dingboche Tengboche (3867 m), Day 16: Tengboche
Namche Bazaar (3535 m), Day 17: Namche Bazaar Phakding (2610 m), Day 18:
Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 19: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), ight, Day 20:
Leisure day, Day 21: Kathmandu departure
20 NIGHTS 21 DAYS GOKYO & KALAPATTHAR
Tengboche (3850 m), Day 07: Tengboche Khumjung (3753 m), Day 08:
Khumjung Monjo (2950 m), Day 09: Monjo Lukla (2804 m), Day 10: Lukla
Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 11: Leisure day, Day 12: Kathmandu departure
11 NIGHTS 12 DAYS EVEREST PANORAMA TREK
Tengboche (3850 m), Day 07: Tengboche (Mani Rimdu Fesval), Day 08:
Tengboche (Mani Rimdu Fesval), Day 09: Tengboche Dingboche (4350 m), Day
10: Dingboche rest day, Day 11: Dingboche Lobuche (4950 m), Day 12: Lobuche
Kalapahar (5545 m) Lobuche, Day 13: Lobuche Pangboche (3867 m), Day 14:
Pangboche Khumjung (3753 m), Day 15: Khumjung Phakding (2610 m), Day
16: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 17: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), ight, Day 18:
Leisure day, Day 19: Kathmandu departure
18 NIGHTS 19 DAYS MANI RIMDU FESTIVAL
19 NIGHTS 20 DAYS ARUN VALLEY TREK
15 NIGHTS 16 DAYS GOKYO LAKE
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Biratnagar (375 m), ight Hile (1850 m), drive, Day 04: Hile Mongmaya Khola
(200 m), Day 05: Mongmaya Khola Surbari (300 m), Day 06: Surbari
Tumlingtar (390 m), Day 07: Tumlingtar Karke (490 m), Day 08: Karke Gothey
(800, Day 09: Gothey Phedi (1680 m), Day 10: Phedi Gurase (2900 m), Day 11:
Gurase Sanam, Day 12: Sanam Bung (1900 m), Day 13: Bung Gaikharka, Day
14: Gaikharka Vasme, Day 15: Vasme Pangum (2850 m), Day 16: Pangum
Painya (2730 m), Day 17: Painya Lukla (2804 m), Day 18: Lukla Kathmandu
(1350 m), Day 19: Leisure day, Day 20: Kathmandu departure
Dole (4200 m), Day 07: Dole Machhermo (4470 m), Day 08: Machhermo Gokyo
(4790 m), Day 09: Excursion around Gokyo Lake & Climb Gokyo Ri (5357 m), Day 10:
Gokyo Dole (4200 m), Day 11: Dole Namche Bazaar (3535 m), Day 12: Namche
Bazaar Phakding (2610 m), Day 13: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 14: Lukla
Kathmandu (1350 m), ight, Day 15: Leisure day, Day 16: Kathmandu departure
Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 04: Pokhara Jomsom (2710 m), ight Kagbeni (2810
m), Day 05: Kagbeni Chele (3100 m), Day 06: Chele Giling (3510 m), Day 07: Giling
Ghami (3700 m), Day 08: Ghami Tsarang (3520 m), Day 09: Tsarang Lo Manthang
(3730 m), Day 10: Acclimazaon and explore around Lo Manthang, Day 11: Lo
Manthang Yara (4000 m), Day 12: Yara Bas Khola (4500 m), Day 13:
Acclimazaon at Bas Khola, Day 14: Bas Khola Damodar Kunda ( m), Day 15:
Damodar Kunda Ghechung Khola (4000 m), Day 16: Ghechung Khola Tange
(3240 m), Day 17: Tange Tetang (2900 m), Day 18: Tetang Muknath (3760 m),
Day 19: Muknath Jomsom (2710 m), Day 20: Jomsom Pokhara (820 m),
Day 21: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive, Day 22: Kathmandu departure
Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 04: Pokhara Jomsom (2710 m), ight Kagbeni
(2810 m), Day 05: Kagbeni Chhomnang (2920 m), Day 06: Chhomnang Giling
(3600 m), Day 07: Giling Tsarang (3500 m), Day 08: Tsarang Lo Manthang (3700
m), Day 09: Lo Manthang - Explore Forbidded Kingdom of Mustang!, Day 10: Lo
Mangtang / Dhile (3360 m), Day 11: Dhile Yara (3760 m), Day 12: Yara Tange
(3320 m), Day 13: Tange Tentang (2900 m), Day 14: Tentang Muknath (3760
m), Day 15: Muknath Jomsom (2710 m), Day 16: Jomsom Pokhara (820 m),
y, Day 17: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive or y, Day 18: Free day, Day 19:
Kathmandu departure
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Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 04: Pokhara Nayapul (1070 m), drive Ulleri (2080 m),
Day 05: Ulleri Ghorepani (2750 m), Day 06: Ghorepani Poonhill (sunrise) Tadapani
(2520 m), Day 07: Tadapani Chhomrong (2340 m), Day 08: Chhomrong Dovan
(2505 m), Day 09: Dovan Deurali (3100 m), Day 10: Deurali Annapurna Base Camp
(4130 m), Day 11: Annapurna Base Camp Dovan (2505 m), Day 12: Dovan
Chhomrong (2340 m), Day 13: Chhomrong Ghandrung (1940 m), Day 14: Ghandrung
Pothana (1900 m), Day 15: Pothana Phedi (950 m) Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day
16: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive, Day 17: Kathmandu departure
16 NIGHTS 17 DAYS ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP
21 NIGHTS 22 DAYS DAMODAR KUNDA
Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 04: Pokhara Nayapul (1100 m), drive Ulleri (1960
m), Day 05: Ulleri Ghorepani (2750 m), Day 06: Ghorepani Tadapani (2590 m),
Day 07: Tadapani Ghandrung (1940 m), Day 08: Ghandrung Pothana (1900 m),
Day 09: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive, Day 10: Kathmandu departure
09 NIGHTS 10 DAYS GHOREPANI POON HILL
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02: Kathmandu City Swoyambhunath Patan,
Day 03: Kathmandu Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 04: Pokhara Nayapul (1100 m),
01 hr drive Ghandrung (1940 m), Day 05: Ghandrung Pothana (1900 m), Day
06: Pothana Phedi (950 m) Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 07: Pokhara
Kathmandu (1350 m), drive, Day 08: Kathmandu departure
07 NIGHTS 08 DAYS GHANDRUNG
Beshi Sahar (820 m), drive, Day 04: Beshi Sahar Bahun Danda (1398 m), Day 05:
Bahun Danda Chyamje (1430 m), Day 06: Chyamje Dharapani (1860 m), Day 07:
Dharapani Chame (2670 m), Day 08: Chame Pisang (3200 m), Day 09: Pisang
Manang (3540 m), Day 10: Rest day at Manang, Day 11: Manang Yak Kharka (4018
m), Day 12: Yak Kharka Thorang phedi (4450 m), Day 13: Thorang phedi Thorang
pass (5416 m) Muknath (3800 m), Day 14: Muknath Kagbeni (2800 m), Day
15: Kagbeni Marpha (2670 m), Day 16: Marpha Kalopani (2530 m), Day 17:
Kalopani Tatopani (1190 m), Day 18: Tatopani Shikha (1935 m), Day 19: Shikha
Ghorepani (2750 m), Day 20: Ghorepani Tadapani (2590 m), Day 21: Tadapani
Ghandruk (1940 m), Day 22: Ghandruk Nayapul (1100 m) Pokhara (820 m),
drive, Day 23: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive, Day 24: Kathmandu departure
23 NIGHTS 24 DAYS ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT
18 NIGHTS 19 DAYS MUSTANG LOMANTHANG TREK
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Betrawa (1950 m), drive Ale Danda (2050 m), Day 04: Ale danda Bhalche (1300 m),
Day 05: Bhalche Gaikharka (2123 m), Day 06: Gaikharka Rupche Kharka (3437 m),
Day 07: Rupche Kaharka Singla Bhanjyang (4600 m), Day 08: Singla Bhanjyang
Alubari (2130 m), Day 09: Alubari Sherthung (1900 m), Day 10: Sherthung
Urekharka (2900 m), Day 11: Urekharka Ghotlang (2355 m), Day 12: Ghotlang
Syabrubensi (1462 m), Day 13: Syabrubensi Lama Hotel (2380 m), Day 14: Lama
Hotel Langtang (3307 m), Day 15: Langtang Kyanjin Gompa (3749 m), Day 16:
Kyanjin Gompa Lama Hotel (2380 m), Day 17: Lama Hotel Syabru Village (3901
m), Day 18: Syabru Village Dhunche (1866 m), Day 19: Dhunche Kathmandu
(1350 m), drive, Day 20: Kathmandu departure
Pokhara (820 m) drive or y, Day 04: Pokhara Bijaypur, drive Kalikasthan (1370
m), Day 05: Kalikasthan Libin, Day 06: Libin Chisapani, Day 07: Chisapani
Pokhara (820 m), Day 08: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive or y, Day 09:
Kathmandu departure
08 NIGHTS 09 DAYS ROYAL TREK
Pokhara (820 m) drive or y, Day 04: Pokhara Ghachok (1470 m), Day 05:
Ghachok Ghalegaun (2510 m), Day 06: Ghalegaun Siklis (2010 m), Day 07: Rest
day at Siklis, Day 08: Siklis Riverside Camp, Day 09: Riverside Camp Kalikasthan
(1370 m), Day 10: Kalikasthan Pokhara (820 m), Day 11: Pokhara Kathmandu
(1350 m), drive or y, Day 12: Kathmandu departure
11 NIGHTS 12 DAYS SIKLIS TREK
Pokhara (820 m) drive or y, Day 04: Pokhara Bumdi (1520 m), Day 05: Bumdi
Panchase (2430 m), Day 06: Panchase Ridge Camp, Day 07: Ridge Camp
Pokhara (820 m), Day 08: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), drive or y, Day 09:
Kathmandu departure
08 NIGHTS 09 DAYS PANCHASE TREK
Syabrubesi (1420 m), drive, Day 04: Syabrubesi Lama hotel (2480 m), Day 05:
Lama Hotel Langtang village (3541 m), Day 06: Langtang village Kyangjin Gompa
(3900 m), Day 07: Explore around Kyangjn Gompa, Day 08: Kyangjin Gompa
Ghora Tabela (2950 m), Day 09: Ghora Tabela Bamboo (2100 m), Day 10: Bamboo
Thulo Syabru (2200 m), Day 11: Thulo Syabru Sing Gompa (3580 m), Day 12:
Sing Gompa Gosainkunda (4381 m), Day 13: Gosaikunda Lauribina pass (4600
m) Thare Pa (3600 m), Day 14: Thare Pa Kutumsang (2446 m), Day 15:
Kutumsang Chisopani (2194 m), Day 16: Chisopani Kathmandu (1350 m), drive,
16 NIGHTS 17 DAYS LANGTANG GOSAIKUNDA PASS TREK
Sundari Jal (1300 m) Chisopani (2194 m), Day 04: Chisopani Kutumsang (2446
m), Day 05: Kutumsang Tharepa (3600 m), Day 06: Tharepa Tarke Ghyang
(2550 m), Day 07: Tarke Ghyang Kiulntar (2664 m), Day 08: Kiulntar Talmarang
(960 m), Day 09: Talmarang Melamchi Bazaar (2775 m) Kathmandu (1350 m),
drive, Day 10: Kathmandu departure
09 NIGHTS 10 DAYS HELAMBU CULTURAL TREK
Deukhari (1750 m), Day 02: Deukhari Maidan (1850 m), Day 03: Maidan Bhocho
Danda (2510 m), Day 04: Bhocho Danda Yak Kharka (3250 m), Day 05: Yak Kharka
Nersing Pa (3820 m), Day 06: Nersing Pa Panchpokhari (4350 m), Day 07:
Explore Panchpokhari, Day 08: Panchpokhari Mula Bari (2500 m), Day 09: Mula
Bari Gunsa village (1900 m), Day 10: Gunsa village Riverside Camp (1750 m), Day
11: Riverside Camp Kathamndu (1350 m), drive, Day 12: Kathmandu departure
11 NIGHTS 12 DAYS PANCH POKHARI TREK
19 NIGHTS 20 DAYS GANESH HIMAL TREK
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Baglung (740 m), drive, Day 04: Baglung Beni (850 m), Day 05: Beni Darbang
(1030 m), Day 06: Darbang Muri (2200 m), Day 07: Muri Bagar (2900 m), Day
08: Bagar Dovan (3800 m), Day 09: Dovan Italy B. C. (4325 m), Day 10: Italy B.
C. Dhaulagiri B. C. (4750 m), Day 11: Dhaulagiri B. C. French Col. Pass (5360m.)
Dampus pass (5250 m), Day 12: Explore and climbing Peak, Day 13: Explore and
climbing Peak, Day 14: Dampus pass Yak Kharka (3600 m), Day 15: Yak Kharka
Marpha (2640 m), Day 16: Marpha Jomsom (2720 m), Day 17: Jomsom Pokhara
(820 m), y Kathmandu (1350 m), y
Nepalgunj (150 m), y, Day 04: Nepalgunj Juphal (2440 m), y Hanke (2660
m), Day 05: Hanke Samduwa (3730 m), Day 06: Samduwa Phoksundo Lake
(3600 m), Day 07: Rest at Phoksundo Lake, Day 08: Phoksundo Lake Baga La
(5090 m), Day 09: Baga La Numla base camp (5190 m), Day 10: Numla base camp
Chutung Dang (3967 m), Day 11: Chutung Dang Chibu Kharka (3915 m), Day 12:
Chibu Kharka Saldang (4100 m), Day 13: Saldang Yang Tsser village (4300 m),
Day 14: Yang Tsser village Karang (4100 m), Day 15: Karang Ramanan (4600
m), Day 16: Ramanan Samling Gompa (3800 m), Day 17: Samling Gompa Shey
Gompa (4500 m), Day 18: Rest day at Shey Gompa, visit Chakang Gompa, Day 19:
Shey Gompa Yak Kharka (4500 m), Day 20: Yak Kharka Ringmu (3600 m), Day
21: Ringmu Rachi (2950 m), Day 22: Rachi Roha village (2740 m), Day 23: Roha
village Juphal (2440 m), Day 24: Juphal Nepalgunj (150 m), y Kathmandu
(1350 m), y, Day 25: Free day, Day 26: Kathmandu departure
25 NIGHTS 26 DAYS UPPER DOLPO TREK
Nepalgunj (150 m), y, Day 04: Nepalgunj Juphal (2440 m), y Dunai (2200 m),
Day 05: Dunai Ankhe (2660 m), Day 06: Ankhe Palam, Day 07: Palam
Phoksundo Lake (3600 m), Day 08: Explore Phoksundo, Day 09: Phoksundo Pugmo
(2918 m), Day 10: Pugmo High Camp, Day 11: Acclimazaon at High Camp, Day
12: High Camp Kagmara-La Base Camp (4000 m), Day 13: Base Camp Hurikot
(3760 m), Day 14: Hurikot Chaurikot (3070 m), Day 15: Chaurikot Sing-La,
Day 16: Sing-La Muni Kinara, Day 17: Muni Kinara Nepal gaon, Day 18:
Nepal goan Jumla (2370 m), Day 19: Jumla Nepalgunj (150 m), y
Kathmandu (1350 m), y, Day 21: Free day, Day 22: Kathmandu departure
21 NIGHTS 22 DAYS LOWER DOLPO TREK
Nepalgunj (150 m), y, Day 04: Nepalgunj Jumla (2370 m), y, Day 05: Jumla
Danphe Langa (3000 m), Day 06: Danphe Langa Chautha (3150 m), Day 07:
Chautha Dhotu (3250 m), Day 08: Dhotu Rara lake (3040 m), Day 09: Rest and
explore the surroundings of Rara Lake, Day 10: Rara Gorusingha (3000 m), Day
11: Gorusingha Sinja (2440 m), Day 12: Sinja Jhaljhale Chaur (2900 m), Day 13:
Jhaljhale Chaur Jumla (2370 m), Day 14: Jumla Nepalgunj (150 m), y
15 NIGHTS 16 DAYS RARA LAKE TREK
16 NIGHTS 17 DAYS DHAULAGIRI HIGH TREK
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Tumlingtar (860 m), y Khandbari (1040 m), Day 04: Khandbari Fururu (1900 m),
Day 05: Fururu Num (1490 m), Day 06: Num Sinduwa (1460 m), Day 07: Sinduwa
Tashigaon (2070 m), Day 08: Tashigaon Kauma (3470 m), Day 09: Kauma Mumbuk
(3570 m), Day 10: Mumbuk Neh Kharka (3000 m), Day 11: Neh Kharka Serson (4615
m), Day 12: Serson Makalu Base Camp (5000 m), Day 13: Rest day. Explore the
surroundings of Makalu B. C., Day 14: Makalu Base Camp Neh Kharka (3000 m), Day
15: Neh Kharka Mum buk (3570 m), Day 16: Mumbuk Kauma (3470 m), Day 17:
Kauma Tashigaon (2070 m), Day 18: Tashigaon Balung (760 m), Day 19: Balung
Phukuwa (550 m), Day 20: Phukuwa Bumling (370 m), Day 21: Trek Bumling
Tumlingtar (860 m), Day 22: Tumlingtar Kathmandu (1350 m), y, Day 23: Free day,
Dolakha (2300 m), drive, Day 04: Dolakha Piguthi, Day 05: Piguthi Surya Dovan, Day
06: Surya Dovan Bhurny Khola, Day 07: Bhurny Khola Simi Gaun, Day 08: Simi Gaun
Dong, Day 09: Dong Bheding, Day 10: Bheding Na, Day 11: Rest day in Na, Day 12:
Na Tashiphu, Day 13: Tashiphu Thame (3800 m), Day 14: Thame Namche (3440 m),
Day 15: Rest day in Namche, Day 16: Namche Phortse Tanga (3790 m), Day 17:
PhortseTanga Dole (4084 m), Day 18: Dole Marchhema (4465 m), Day 19: Rest day
in Marchhema, Day 20: Marchhema Gokyo (4791 m), Day 21: Gokyo Gokyo peak
(5483 m), Day 22: Gokyo peak Dole (4084 m), Day 23: Dole Khumjung (3790
m), Day 24: Khumjung Jorsale (2830 m), Day 25: Jorsale Lukla (2804 m), Day
26: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 27: Kathmandu departure
Gorkha (1640 m), drive, Day 04: Gorkha Khanchok (1214 m), Day 05: Khanchok
Arughat (525 m), Day 06: Arughat So Khola (710 m), Day 07: Sa Khola Labu
Besi (880 m), Day 08: Labu Besi Dovan (900 m), Day 09: Doban Jagat (1410 m),
Day 10: Jagat Serson (1530 m), Day 11: Serson Ghap (2100 m), Day 12: Ghap Cho
(3520 m), Day 13: Cho Sama Gompa (3530 m), Day 14: Explore Manaslu Base Camp
(4740 m), Day 15: Explore Sama Village (3450 m), Day 16: Manaslu Base Camp Yak
Kharka (4000 m), Day 17: Yak Kharka Bimdakothi (3890 m), Day 18: Bimdakothi
Tilje (3010 m), Day 19: Tilje Chamje (1190 m), Day 20: Chamje Naya Gaon (830
m), Day 21: Naya Gaon Besisahar (825 m), Day 22: Besisahar Kathmandu (1350
m), drive, Day 23: Leisure day in Kathmandu, Day 24: Kathmandu departure
23 NIGHTS 24 DAYS MANASLU TREK
23 NIGHTS 24 DAYS MAKALU / BARUN VALLEY TREK
Suketar (2300 m), y Phurumba (1950 m), Day 04: Phurumba Chirwa (1190 m),
Day 05: Chirwa Sakyathum (1648 m), Day 06: Sakyathum Amjilasha (2490 m), Day
07: Amjilasha Gyabla (2730 m), Day 08: Gyabla Ghunsa (3430 m), Day 09: Rest day
at Ghunsa, Day 10: Ghunsa Lonak (4700 m), Day 11: Lonak Pangpema (4800 m)
North Base Camp (5100 m), Day 12: North Base Camp Ghunsa (3430 m), Day 13:
Ghunsa Sele-le (3950 m), Day 14: Sele-le Tcheram (3870 m), Day 15: Tcheram
Ramche (4620 m), Day 16: Ramche Andaphedi (3000 m), Day 17: Andaphedi
Amjikhola (2340 m), Day 18: Amjikhola Amphudin (1690 m), Day 19: Amphudin
Phumphe (1850 m), Day 20: Phumphe Karebhanjaga (2250 m), Day 21: Karebhanjaga
Lalikharka (2220 m), Day 22: Lalikharka Suketar (2340 m), Day 23: Suketar
24 NIGHTS 25 DAYS KANCHANJUNGA TREK
26 NIGHTS 29 DAYS ROLWALING VALLEY TREK
MAKALU / KANCHANJUNG REGION
ROLWALING REGION
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Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02-03: Preparaon & brieng for Expedion, Day
04: Kathmandu Lukla (2804 m), y Chutanga (3100 m), Day 05: Chutanga Nau
Lekha, Day 06: Nau Lekha Kothey (3520 m), Day 07: Kothey Thagnak (4355 m),
Day 08: Thagnak Khare (4745 m), Day 09: Kare Mera Base Camp (5260 m), Day
10: Mera Base Camp Seto Pokhari, Day 11: Seto Pokhari Baruntse Base Camp
(5250 m), Day 11-29 Climbing period of Mount Baruntse (7129 m), Day 30:
Baruntse Base Camp Setopokhari, Day 31: Setopokhari Mera Base Camp (5260
m), Day 32: Mera Base Camp Khare (4745 m), Day 33: Khare Thagnak (4355 m),
Day 34: Thagnag Kothey (3520 m), Day 35: Kothey Chutanga (3100 m), Day 36:
Chutanga Lukla (2804 m), Day 37: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), y, Day 38-39:
Free days in Kathmandu, Day 40: Kathmandu departure
EXPEDITIONS
The 800-km stretch of the Nepal Himalaya is the greatest in the world with eight peaks that rise above
8000 m including Mt. Everest. Ever since the country opened its peaks to climbers in 1949, the Nepal
Himalaya has become a great stage of mountaineering acvity and the drama of success and failure
have provided impetus to thousands of adventurers to the ulmate challenges. The Himalaya has been
an aracon to many people, be they saints, philosophers, researchers or adventures.
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02-03: Preparaon & brieng for Expedion, Day 04:
Kathmandu Lukla (2804 m), y Phakding (2640 m), Day 05: Phakding Namche
Bazaar (3446 m), Day 06: Acclimazaon at Namche Bazaar, Day 07: Namche
Thyanboche Monastry (3867 m), Day 08: Thyanboche Pheriche (4243 m), Day 09:
Pheriche Lobuche (4930 m), Day 10: Lobuche Everest Base Camp (5400 m), Day
11-51: Climbing Period for Mount Everest (8848 m), Day 52: Everest Base Camp
Pheriche (4243 m), Day 53: Pheriche Khumjung (3790 m), Day 54: Khumjung
Phakdung (2640 m), Day 55: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 56: Lukla Kathmandu
(1350 m), y, Day 57-59: Free days in Kathmandu, Day 60: Kathmandu departure
04: Kathmandu Lukla (2804 m), y Phakding (2640 m), Day 05: Phakding
Namche Bazaar (3446 m), Day 06: Acclimazaon at Namche Bazaar, Day 07:
Namche Thyanboche Monastry (3867 m), Day 08: Thyanboche Amadablam
Base Camp (4500 m), Day 09-23: Climbing Period of Amadablam (6812 m), Day
24: Amadablam Base Camp Pheriche (4243 m), Day 25: Pheriche Lobuche
(4930 m), Day 26: Lobuche Pumori Base Camp (5700 m), Day 27- 41: Climbing
Period of Mount Pumori (7161 m), Day 42: Pumori Base Camp Lobuche (4930 m),
Day 43: Lobuche Thyanboche (3867 m), Day 45: Namche Phakding (2640 m),
Day 46: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 47: Lukla Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 48-
49: Free days in Kathmandu, Day 50: Kathmandu departure
EVEREST EXPEDITION
AMADABLAM & PUMORI EXPEDITION
BARUNTSE EXPEDITION
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04: Kathmandu Gorkha, Day 05: Gorkha Khanchock (570 m), Day 06: Khanchok
Arughat (730 m), Day 07: Arughat Sokhola, Day 08: Sokhola Machhakhola
(930 m), Day 09: Machhakhola Jagat (1370 m), Day 10: Jagat Ukawa (2130 m),
Day 11: Ukawa Ngyak (2840 m), Day 12: Nyak Namrung (3250 m), Day 13:
Namrung Syalla village (3590 m), Day 14: Syalla - Sama village (3690 m), Day 15:
Sama Village rest day, Day 16: Sama Village Manaslu Base camp (4850 m), Day 17-
43: Climbing Period for Manaslu (8163 m), Day 44: Manaslu Base camp Sama
village (3690 m), Day 45: Sama Namrung (3250 m), Day 46: Namrung Philim
village (2880 m), Day 47: Philim Machhakhola (930 m), Day 48: Machhakhola
So, Day 49: So Arughat (730 m), Day 50: Arughat Dhading Kathmandu (1350
m), drive, Day 51-52: Free days in Kathmandu, Day 53: Kathmandu departure
MANASLU EXPEDITION
04: Kathmandu Suikhet, drive Pathana, Day 05: Pathana Nayapul (1070 m),
Day 06: Nayapul Deurali (3200 m), Day 07: Deurali Himalaya Hotel (2900 m),
Day 08: Himalaya Hotel Machhapuchhre Base camp (3700 m), Day 09:
Machhapuchhre Base Camp Annapurna South Base camp (4130 m), Day 10-22
Climbing Period for Annapurna South (7819 m), Day 23: Annapurna South
Himalaya Hotel (2900 m), Day 24: Himalayan Hotel Deuralli (3200 m), Day 25:
Deurali Ghandrung village (1940 m), Day 26: Ghandrung Nayapul (1100 m)
Pokhara (820 m), drive, Day 27: Pokhara Kathmandu (1350 m), y, Day 28: Free
day in Kathmandu, Day 29: Kathmandu departure
ANNAPURNA SOUTH EXPEDITION
04: Kathmandu Lukla (2804 m), y Phakding (2640 m), Day 05: Phakding
Namche Bazaar (3446 m), Day 06: Acclimazaon at Namche Bazaar, Day 07:
Namche Thyanboche Monastery (3867 m), Day 08: Thyanboche Pheriche (4243
m), Day 09: Pheriche Lobuche (4930 m), Day 10: Lobuche Lhotse Base Camp
(5400 m), Day 11-37: Climbing Period of Mount Lhotse (8516 m), Day 38: Lhotse
Base camp Pheriche (4243 m), Day 39: Periche Khumjung (3790 m), Day 40:
Khumjung Phakding (2640 m), Day 42: Phakding Lukla (2804 m), Day 43: Lukla
Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 44-45: Free days in Kathmandu, Day 46: Kathmandu
departure
LHOTSE EXPEDITION
04: Kathmandu Tumlingtar (860 m), y, Day 05: Tumlingtar Kuwapani (1870
m), Day 06: Kuwapani Chichila (1830 m), Day 07: Chichila Num (1500 m), Day
08: Num Seduwa (1460 m), Day 09: Seduwa Tashigaun (2070 m), Day 10:
Tashigaun Khongmadanda (3470 m), Day 11: Khongmadanda Mumbuck (3570
m), Day 12: Mumfuk Yangle Khark (3000 m), Day 13: Yangle Khark Merak (3640
m), Day 14: Merak Sersung (4615 m), Day 15: Sersung Makalu Base Camp (5000
m), Day 16-41: Climbing Period of Makalu (8463 m), Day 42: Makalu Base Camp
Mumbuck (3570 m), Day 43: Mumbuck Khongma La, Day 44: Khongma La
Seduwa (1460 m), Day 45: Seduwa Chichila (1830 m), Day 46: Chichila
Tumlingtar (860 m), Day 47: Tumlingtar Kathmandu (1350 m), Day 48-49: Free
days in Kathmandu, Day 50: nal Departure
04: Kathmandu Beni, drive Galeshor, Day 05: Galeshor Tato Pani (1189 m),
Day 06: Nau Lekha Kothey, Day 07: Kothey Larjung (2560 m), Day 08: Larjung
Marpha (2680 m) , Day 09: Marpha Yak Khark (3180 m), Day 10: Yak Khark
Dhaulagiri Base Camp (4750 m), Day 11-38: Climbing Period of Dhaulagiri (8167
m), Day 39: Dhaulagiri Base camp Yak Khark (3180 m), Day 40: Yak Khark
Jomsom (2710 m), Day 41: Jomsom Pokhara (820 m), y, Day 42: Pokhara
Kathmandu (1350 m), y, Day 43-44: Free days in Kathmandu, Day 45:
Kathmandu departure
MAKALU EXPEDITION
DHAULAGIRI EXPEDITION
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Se River
Duraon: 2 days Grade: 3 to 5
River Se can be reached from Damouli roughly 160 kilometers west of
Kathmandu. Raers encounter several rapids before reaching Trishuli River. Hindu
religious site Devghat marks the conuence of Kali Gandaki and Trishuli and becomes
River Narayani. Raers have a choice of either coming back to Kathmandu or
connuing the journey to visit the Chitwan Naonal Park.
Trishuli River
Duraon: 1 to 3 days Grade: 3+
River Trisuli is one of the most popular Nepali rivers for raing. For rst-me
raers it oers plenty of excitement. Due to its proximity to Kathmandu and the easy
road access most raing companies oer trips on the Trisuli. At $20 or so per dayIt is
the cheapest river trip available in Nepal. A river trip on Trishuli can be combined
with trips to Chitwan or Pokhara.
WHITE WATER RAFTING
White water raing is the most sought aer aquac adventure sport in Nepal. All major rivers
emanated from the Himalayas and running downstream the mountains oer tremendous excing
experience of white water raing. A river journey is one of the most eecve ways to experience the
life of rural areas while enjoying spectacular scenery of nature's beauty.
SHORT RAFTING
Short trips take between one and four days and do not involve any
trekking. Some of these trips involve less challenging white water
and are ideally suited to rst me raers and families. Others aract
experienced thrill-seekers with their world-class rapids.
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Marshyangdi River
River Marshyangdi provides four days of uninterrupted white-water raing. It
begins from the village of Ngadi from Besishahar in Pokhara. The rapids on the river
are unrelenng, and raers are advised to consult companies with lots of experience.
It runs sandwiched between 52 kilometers of boiling foam and towering peaks of
Annapurna.
Arun River
Duraon: 6 days Grade: 5
River Arun begins at Tumlingtar and ends at Chatara, Karkeghat. The starng
point can be approached either by ight or by road. A mini-trek is required from both
the airstrip or from the bus stop. Some parts of the river are smooth while some are
rough and challenging. On the sixth day Arun River meets Sun Koshi. Raers either
drive back Chatara via Biratnagar or y from Biratnagar to Kathmandu.
Sun-Koshi River
Duraon: 8-10 days Grade: 4 to 5
River Sun Koshi is Nepal's longest raing trip. The raing site, three hours drive
from Kathmandu is more accessible than the Karnali. The run is 270 km and requires
9 to 10 days from Dolalghat to end Chatara down to the Indo-Gangec plains. The rst
couple of days are relavely easy while surprises sneak up on you during the last
days. The white water stays white unl the very end.
Karnali River
Days: 11 days Grade: 4 to 5
River Karnali in the far west is the longest and largest river in Nepal. It ows
through steep, jagged canyons where the rapids are ghtly packed, oering
connuous challenging water at all ows. A bus ride to far-western Nepal or a
ight to Nepalgunj can take one to raing site. It takes about 7 days to navigate
the 90 kilometers of canyons and waterfalls. During most of this trip, the
wilderness is uninterrupted by human habitaons.
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Bhote-Koshi River
River Bhote Koshi is a two-day run of pure adventure. The raing site is located
only three hours from Kathmandu. Twenty-six kilometers of connuous white water
soaks raers as they shoot through a veritable maze of canyons and boulders. It is the
steepest river raed in Nepal and required a lot of concentraon. Starng above
Barabise, you ra down to the dam at Lamosangu.
Kali-Gandaki River
Duraon: 3 days Grade: 5 to 5+
River Kali Gandaki winds through remote canyons and deep gorges of intense
rapids among. Starng at Baglung, you could ra down to Ramdighat in ve or six
days. Trips on the Kali Gandaki begin and end in Pokhara and oer an excing
alternave to the Trisuli. The run ows 120 km and its challenges are connuous.
LONG RAFTING
Longer trips take you into some of Nepal's most remote areas. Oen they begin
with short treks to the river. On these treks we employ local porters to carry our
gear and supplies, so all you need to carry are your own personal belongings.
Many of our long trips nish close to some of our less easily accessible Naonal
Parks and Wildlife Reserves (the Karnali trip actually nishes in the Bardia
Naonal Park). So you may wish to combine your raing trip with a safari
adventure and go in search of our nave gers, bears and rhinos!
Scenic biking day tours
This is an introductory ride which takes you to explore the ancient villages,
breathtaking temples and monasteries with the superb view of the Himalayas. The
biking within the Kathmandu Valley allows you to enjoy its hidden pockets rarely
frequented by foreigners thus enabling you to see the other side of Kathmandu.
Other biking trips include city tour through the popular historical places of
Kathmandu; theancient city of Bhaktapur and Patan; the idyllic hills of Nagarkot and
Kakani; and the quiet sleepy town of Sankhu and Budhanilkantha. All these places
seem like out of this world and yet so close to Kathmandu.
Kathmandu Valley Rim
This pleasant and fabulous ride takes you to the medieval civilisaon in and around
the ancient city of Bhaktapur, with ample me to visit and make friends with local
farmers and villagers enroute. Your journey connues to the famed scenic Nagarkot
hills. This highest spot of our trip oers you spectacular view of the sun rise and
sunset at the back drop of magnicent Himalaya.
Kathmandu Valley Explorer
This is a great scenic ride with a visit to the best pilgrimage and mountain view points.
This fascinang ride takes you to rarely visited area of the rural pockets in and out of
the Kathmandu Valley rim, biking on the o trail to tarmac road and through the
paddy terraces with superb views of an array of snow peaks from Annapurna to
Everest range. Your wonderful ve days ride concludes with a down hill delight from
the panoramic mountain resorts of Nagarkot to Kathmandu.
Pokhara to Kathmandu Biking
This is an ulmate biking adventure o the main motorable highway. A remarkable
adventure puts you on the o road trail linking two major cies in Nepal, Pokhara and
Kathmandu. Your biking trip begins from Pokhara with a short biking tour in
Kathmandu before the great journey. Pokhara is an amazing place famous for its
placid lakes. The inial 30 miles of this ride is on the main highway, rest of the journey
is tracing an assortment of broad foot paths, old jeep trails and some technical single
tracks. We make your way across remote territory that's seldom visited by foreigners.
Crossing the old Gorkha, we follow the tradional route that links Kathmandu to
other part of mid-western Nepal. Challenging ascents as well as some incredible
descents make this o-road biking a biker's dream come true.
Besides aforemenoned trips, other places popular for mountain biking are
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MOUNTAIN BIKING
Mountain biking in Nepal has been gaining much popularity among the adventure enthusiasts from
around the world over the past few years. Fascinang mountain villages, nomadic lands, high
passes, rugged and tough terrain, winding rivers, rice elds, temples and monasteries at the
backdrop of majesc snowy peaks make mountain biking in Nepal a lifeme experience.
Other relavely longer mountain bike trips are those extending from Dhulikhel to
Kodari (82 km), near the Tibetan border; Naubise to Chitwan Park along the Tribhuvan
Rajpath passing through such scenic places as the Palung Valley, Daman, and the
industrial town of Hetauda in the plains; Lakeside Pokhara up and along the ridge to
Sarangkot View Point, and connuing on to Naudanda from where you could have
breathtaking close-up view of the Himalayas and the Pokhara Valley; Naudanda to
Pokhara through Lumle, Beni and Birethan, or Naudanda to Pokhara (32 km) either
via Sarangkot trail or on the highway track, which starts with a twisng 6 km descent
into the Modi Khola Valley.
HONEY HUNTING
Honey Hunng is the real and frequent acvity of indigenous Gurung and Magar
communies in Bhujung and Pasgaon. This tradional way of harvesng honey is sll
in pracce in many remote villages of
Nepal such as whole of Annapurna region,
Dhading and Jharlang across Ganesh Himal
and Arun Valley. A tailormade package for
tourist is developed for Bhujung area of
Annapurna region. Nevertheless, few lucky
tourists get chance to observe honey
harvesng while traveling along the
trekking routes.
Honey Hunng, the harvesng of honey from the nests of wild bees built on steep
clis is an age-old tradion. Local honey hunters show their exceponal skills by
hanging themselves from clis as high as 300 meters using indigenous bamboo
ladders and hemp ropes, while extrcng honey from the honey combs. Everyone gets
their ngers crossed while watching the honey hunters at work.
BUNGY JUMPING
Ulmate Bungy at The Last Resort in Nepal is perhaps the most spectacular Bungy
Jump on the Planet. This remarkable 500 (160m)
bridge over the Bhote Koshi River gorge is one of
the longest free-fall in the world.
Located at three hours drive from Kathmandu and
within 12km of the Nepal-Tibet border, it has a
166m wide steel suspension bridge over the Bhote
Koshi River gorge. This Swiss designed bridge,
especially for bungy jumping with a 4x safety factor,
upholds a loading factor of 41,500kg or 4.5 tones.
PARAGLIDING
Paragliding in Nepal can be a truly wonderful
and fullling experience for an adventure
seeker. This trip will take you over some of
the best scenery on earth, as you share
airspace with the Himalayan grin vultures,
eagles, kites and oat over villages, monasteries, temples, lakes and jungle, with a
fantasc view of the Himalaya.
Gliding is a weather dependent sports and the ying season commences from
November through February. It takes o at Sarankot (1592m.), and the landing takes
palce by the Fewa Lake. No previous experience is required as qualied pilots provide
a short brieng before the take o.
SKIING
Neapl oers heli skiing in the world's biggest, highest and most outrageous mountain
ranges. We have nally got permission to operate Heli Ski in Khumbu, Langtang,
Manang and in and around Jomsom area.
MEDITATION, YOGA AND AYURVEDA
Meditang rejuvenates energy level and zeal and makes you feel enlightened. A
meditaon course in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha or in Bouddha,
Kathmandu will help you explore your own self. There are specialized centers in Nepal
oering meditaon courses.
Yoga classes contribute in the development of a healthy body and mind. Yoga is a
pathway to true, happy, and healthy living. Yogic endeavours eventually prepare one
for spiritual awakening, the supreme state of human mind.
Ayurveda dates back to the Vedic period. Vedas are the oldest recorded scriptures of
human civilizaon. Ayurveda, meaning the science of life in Sanskrit, is the oldest
authencally recorded healty way of living in harmony with nature.
In Ayurveda, the dimensions of health are dened as
bodily, sensorial, mental, and spiritual. Tradional and
indigenous knowledge has been used over centuries by
indigenous and local communies under local laws,
customs and tradions. As described in Ayurveda,
the Himalayan herbs and medicinal plants are
used for healthy body and happy mind.
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P.O. Box : 206, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel : 00977-1- 4413968, 4423934
4423935, 4700847, 4700849
Fax : 977-1-414510
E-mail : [email protected]
URL : www.vaishalihotel.com
Locaon:
Situated at the most center part of the city the main tourist aracon
center, Thamel 9 kms. Away from the Internaonal Airport, Kathmandu.
Accommodaon:
Vaishali oers guests a choice of 95 centrally Air condioned elegant
rooms with 8 splendid suites, all rooms are elemented with color TV
with remote control , individually controlled Air Condioning,
internaonal direct dial, aached shower baths.
Introducon
For centuries, Tibet has fascinated mankind.
This land beyond the mighty Himalayas on
the highest plateau of the world was hardly
accessible to the outside world and has
always been a challenge to all mortal beings.
So many explorers, scholars, pilgrims and
adventurers in the past are intrigued to be in
this forbidden land to experience a real
Shangri-la. In the past, Lhasa, the capital
and centre of Tibetan culture, religion and
Lama Theology, was secluded and the
journey to it so arduous from any direcon,
that only the intrepid souls, propelled by the
strongest move or curiosity, penetrated this
holy city.
TIBET
04 NIGHTS 05 DAYS TIBET FLY IN FLY OUT
Day 01: Lhasa arrival, Day 02: Lhasa Sightseeing,
Day 03: Lhasa Sightseeing, Day 04: Lhasa
Sightseeing, Day 05: Lhasa departure
15 NIGHTS 16 DAYS KAILASH & MANASAROVAR
TOUR OVERLAND ENTRY/EXIT TIBET VIA
ZHANGMU
Day 01: Kathmandu (1350 m) arrival, Day 02:
Kathmandu sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu
Nyalam (3750 m), Day 04: Rest day at Nyalam for
acclimazaon, Day 05: Nyalam Saga (4000 m),
Day 06: Saga Paryang (4550 m), Day 07: Paryang
Lake Manasarovar (4580 m), Day 08: Lake
Manasarovar Tarchen (4600 m), Day 09: Rest in
Tarchen, Day 10: Trek to Dirapuk (4800 m), Day 11:
Trek Dirapuk to Zutulpuk Gompa (4790 m), Day 12:
Trek to end of Kailash parikarama (10Km) and drive
to Paryang, Day 13: Paryang Saga, Day 14: Saga
Nyalam, Day 15: Nyalam Kathmandu, Day 16:
Kathmandu departure
10 NIGHTS 11 DAYS KAILASH & MANASAROVAR
VIA HELICOPTER + OVERLAND ENTRY/EXIT VIA
SIMIKOT
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Simikot by ight
and Helicopter to Hilsa Taklakot, trek, Day 04: Free
day at Taklakot for acclimazaon, Day 05: Taklakot
Manasarovar (4580 m), Day 06: Manasarovar
Darchen, Day 07: Drive to sershong, trek to dirapuk,
Day 08: Trek to Zutulpuk, Day 09: Aer compleng
Kora and Trek to Taklakot, Day 10: Drive to Sher walk
downhill to Hilsa helicopter to Simikot Fly to
Nepalgunj/Kathmandu, Day 11: Departure Transfer
18 NIGHTS 19 DAYS KATHMANDU, LHASA,
KAILASH & MANASAROVAR ENTRY VIA LHASA
/ EXIT VIA ZHANGMU
Day 01: Arrive / Assemble in Kathmandu, Day 02:
Half day sightseeing in Kathmandu, Day 03: Fly to
Lhasa, Day 04: Sightseeing of Lhasa, Day 05:
Sightseeing of Lhasa, Day 06: Drive to Gyantse,
Day 07: Drive to Shigatse, Day 08: Drive to Saga,
Day 09: Drive to Paryang, Day 10: Drive to
Mansarovar, Day 11: Drive to darchen, Day 12:
Darchen rest, Day 13: Drive to Tarbochen to start the
Kora, Day 14: Parikrama of Kailash over Dolmala,
Day 15: Parikrama ends near Darchen to drive out to
paryang, Day 16: Drive to Saga, Day 17: Drive to
Nyalam, Day 18: Drive to Kathmandu, Day 19:
Depart Kathmandu for your ight home.
07 NIGHTS 08 DAYS TIBET FLY IN DRIVE OUT OR VV
Day 01: Kathmandu Zhangmu Nyalam (2300 m),
Day 02: Nyalam Lhaste (4350 m), Day 03: Lhatse
Shigatse (3900 m), Day 04: Shigatse Gyantse (3950
m), Day 05: Gyantse Lhasa (3650 m), Day 06 & 07:
Lhasa sightseeing, Day 08: Lhasa departure
09 NIGHTS 10 DAYS TIBET WITH EVEREST BASE
CAMP FLY IN DRIVE OUT
Day 01: Lhasa arrival, Day 02/03/04: Lhasa
sightseeing, Day 05: Lhasa - Gyantse, Day 06:
Gyantse Shigatse, Day 07: Shigatse Lhatse, Day
08: Lhatse - Rongbuk, Day 09: Rongbuk Everest
Base Camp (5200 m) Lao Tingri (4200 m), Day 10:
Lao Tingri Zhangmu Kathmandu
CULTURAL TOURS PILGRIMAGE TOURS
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EXPEDITION BICYCLING
MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION NORTH SIDE 54
NIGHTS 55 DAYS
Day 01: Kathmandu arrival, Day 02 & 03:
Preparaons for Expedion, Day 04: Kathmandu
Zhangmu , Day 05: Zhangmu Naylam, Day 06:
Nyalam Tingri, Day 07: Rest day at Tingri for
acclimazaon, Day 08: Tingri Everest Base Camp,
Day 09 -12: Transfer by Yak to Advance Base Camp,
Day 13-49: Climbing Period of Mount Everest (8848
m), Day 50: Everest Base Camp Tingri, Day 51:
Tingri Zhanmu, Day 52: Zhangmu Kathmandu,
Day 53: Free day in Kathmandu, Day 54: Free day in
MOUNT SHISAPANGMA EXPEDITION NORTH
SIDE 39 NIGHTS 40 DAYS
Day 01: Kathmandu (1350 m) arrival, Day 02-03:
Kodari Zhangmu (2300 m), Day 05: Zhangmu
Nylam (3750 m), Day 06: Rest day at Nylam for
acclimazaon, Day 07: Nyalam Chinese Base
camp, Day 08: Rest & prepare load for Advance Base
Camp, Day 09: Chinese Base Camp ABC, Day 10-
34: Climbing Period for Shishapangma, Day 35:
Shishapangma Nylam, Day 36: Nyalam Zhangmu,
Day 37: Zhangmu Kathmandu, Day 38-39: Free day
in Kathmandu, Day 40: Kathmandu departure
23 NIGHTS 24 DAYS TIBET WITH EVEREST BASE CAMP
VIA BICYCLE. ENTRY TO LHASA / EXIT VIA ZHANGMU
sightseeing, Day 03: Kathmandu Lhasa, y, Day 04:
Lhasa sightseeing, Day 05: Lhasa sightseeing, Day 06:
Start Bicycle ride from Lhasa, Day 07: Cross Kamba La
(4794 m), Day 08: Explore lake Yamdrok Tso, Day 09:
Cross Karo La (5010 m), Day 10: Explore esp
Kumbum, Day 11: Follow valley, Day 12: Climb
towards Tso La, Day 13: Cross Tso La (Yulung La)
(4500 m), Day 14: Explore Sakya, retrace to main
road, Day 15: Cross Gyatso La (Jia Tsuo La) (5220 m),
Day 16: Cross Pang La (5150 m) towards base camp
1, Day 17: Ride / trek to Everest base camp (5200 m),
Day 18: Return to main road via Pang La (5200 m),
Day 19: Gradual climb, Day 20: Cross La Lung La
(5030 m), Tong La (Shung La) (5120 m), Day 21:
Descend, cross border into Nepal, descend, Day 22:
Descend to Dolalghat (560 m) then climb, Day 23:
Explore Kathmandu, Day 24: Kathmandu departure
CHO OYU EXPEDITION FROM TIBET SIDE 44
NIGHTS 45 DAYS
Day 01: Kathmandu (1350 m) arrival, Day 02 & 03:
Kodari Zhangmu (2300 m), Day 05: Zhangmu
Nyalam (2750 m), Day 06: Rest day at Nyalam for
acclimazaon, Day 07: Nyalam Tingri (4340 m),
Day 08: Rest day at Tingri for acclimazaon, Day 09:
Tingri Chinese Base Camp (5000 m), Day 10:
Chinese Base Camp, Day 11: Preparaon of load for
Advance Base Camp, Day 12: Base Camp Middle
camp with Yaks, Day 13: Middle Camp Cho Oyu
Advance Base Camp (5700 m), Day 14-39: Climbing
Period for Cho Oyu (8201 m), Day 40: Advance Base
camp Chinese Base camp, Day 41: Base Camp
Zhangmu, Day 42: Zhangmu Kathmandu, Day 43:
Free day in Kathmandu, Day 44: Free day in
Introducon
The kingdom of Bhutan is nestled in the
Himalayas between India and the Tibetan
region of China. It is situated in the eastern
Himalayan region, bordered by Tibet in the
North, Indian states of Sikkim in the west,
Arunanchal Pradesh in the east and Bengal
and Assam in the south. Secluded for
centuries from its neighbors due to its
inaccessibility, a visit to Bhutan is much like a
journey backwards through me, to a
myscal place untouched by the ravages of
mankinds progress, the Last Shangri La.
BHUTAN
Day 01: Paro arrival, Day 02: Paro
Sightseeing Thimphu, Day 03:
Thimphu sightseeing, Day 04: Thimphu
Punakha Wangduephodrang, Day
05: Wangduephodrang sightseeing, Day
06: Wangduephodrang Bumthang,
Day 07: Bumthang sightseeing, Day 08:
Bumthang Uram Monastery
Bumthang, Day 09: Bumthang
Wangduephodrang, Day 10:
Wangduephodrang Lobesa Paro,
Day 11: Paro Taktsang Monastery
Paro, Day 12: Paro departure
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CULTURAL TOURS
Bhutan is locally referred as Drukyul - the Land of Thunder Dragon. Trips in Bhutan
includes visits to old forts, palaces, monasteries, farm house, Naonal Museum,
sightseeing of Satsam Chorten, Taktsang Monastery, Memorial Chorten, Naonal
Library, Handicras emporium and Tashichho Dzong to name a few. One can have
wonderful experience of vising Punakha, across the Dochula Pass and also paying a
visit to Punaka Dzong. A visit to a typical farmhouse is recommended where one can
savor tradional buered tea with "Zaw" (pued rice).
11 NIGHTS 12 DAYS DRAGON
HEART EXPERIENCE
07 NIGHTS 08 DAYS GANGTEY
VALLEY TOUR
Sightseeing, Day 03: Paro Thimphu,
Day 04: Thimphu sightseeing
Wangduephodrang sightseeing, Day
06: Wangduephodrang Punakha
Paro, Day 07: Paro sightseeing, Day 08:
Paro departure
05 NIGHTS 06 DAYS JOURNEY TO
DRUK YUL
Wangduephodrang sightseeing
Punakha Paro, Day 06: Paro
departure
DRUK YUL
Wangduephodrang sightseeing, Day
06: Wangduephodrang Punakha
03 NIGHTS 04 DAYS ENTER THE
DRAGON
sightseeing Thimphu, Day 03:
Thimphu sightseeing Paro, Day 04:
Paro departure
DRUK YUL
Sightseeing Thimphu, Day 03:
Thimphu sightseeing
Wangduephodrang Punakha Paro,
Day 05: Paro departure
18 NIGHTS 19 DAYS CLASSIC LAYA TREK
Highlights: This is one of the treks that will always rank as one of Bhutan 's nest
treks. The route oers fantasc mountain views at close range including Mt.
Gangchey Ta (ger mountain), mother of the female river owing through Punakha
valley. Renowned for its diversity in Himalayan ora and Fauna. Numerous isolated
dzongs and scaered selements including the outlandish village of Laya, a unique
culture of its own provide a great deal of cultural interest. Though remote, the
Laya region is known for its hospitality and your me here will be delighul. The
trek will end with a dip at the Gasa Tshachu (hot spring) relaxing every bone in
your body, and the memories of the special trek will stay with you for a lifeme.
Day 01: Paro arrival, Day 02: Paro Taktsang monastery Paro, Day 03: Paro
Drugyel Dzong, drive Shana camp (2800 m), Day 04: Shana camp Soi
Thangthangkha (3800 m), Day 05: Soi Thangthangkha Jangothang (4050 m), Day
06: Rest day at Jangothang. Explore the surroundings., Day 07: Jangothang Nyle
la pass (4700 m) Lingshi (4100 m), Day 08: Lingshi Chebisa (3900 m), Day 09:
Chebisa Gobu la pass (4600 m) Shomuthang (4250 m), Day 10: Shomuthang
Jari la pass (4650 m) Robluthang (4300 m), Day 11: Robluthang Shinie la pass
(4950 m) Limithang (4100 m), Day 12: Limithang Laya (3850 m), Day 13: Rest
day at Laya. Explore the surroundings., Day 14: Laya Koina (3400 m), Day 15:
Koina Bamela pass (3750 m) Gasa Hot spring (2200 m), Day 16: Gasa Hot
Spring Goen Damji (1850 m), Day 17: Goen Damji Tashithang (1550 m)
Punakha Wangduephodrang, drive, Day 18: Wangduephodrang Thimphu
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11 NIGHTS 12 DAYS STUNNING CHOMOLHARI TREK
Highlights: This trek gis you with great variety of Bhutanese landscapes and is
without doubt one of the most beauful and unspoiled trekking areas in the enre
Himalayas. The trek begins at Drugyal dzong passing through beauful villages,
scaered hamlets and farmland. Dierent vegetaon from richly forested valley to
high alpine pastureland where Yak herders graze their animals. Trout shing in the
sky blue lake with magnicent view of three majesc peaks are some acvies,
which can be done on a rest day. You will also encounter rare species like the blue
sheep & snow leopard.
Day 01: Paro arrival, Day 02: Paro Taktsang Monastery Paro, Day 03: Paro
Drugyel Dzong, drive Shana camp (2800 m), Day 04: Shana camp Soi
Thangthangkha (3800 m), Day 05: Soi Thangthangkha Jangothang (4050 m), Day
06: Rest day at Jangothang. Explore the surroundings., Day 07: Jangothang Nyle
la pass (4700 m) Lingshi (4100 m), Day 08: Lingshi Shodu (4950 m), Day 09:
Shodu Barshong (3500 m), Day 10: Barshong Dodina Thimphu, drive, Day 11:
Thimphu Paro, Day 12: Paro departure
10 NIGHTS 11 DAYS DRUK PATH TREK
Highlights: This is an excellent choice for those with a ght schedule. A short 4
days trek crossing the chain of mountains which separates two district, Paro &
Thimphu or vice versa. This is a classic walk along high, windy ridges, past ruined
forts, which long ago guarded against Tibetan invasion. Although the route is
sparsely inhabited there are wonderful lakes teeming with sh and the area is
famous for its spectacular rhododendron forests, which bloom in spring. The views
of the Himalayas can be seen in late autumn and winter.
Day 01: Paro arrival, Day 02: Paro sightseeing, Day 03: Paro Taktsang monastery
Paro, Day 04: Paro Jele Dzong, trek (3100 m), Day 05: Jele dzong Jangchulakha
(3650 m), Day 06: Jangchulakha Jigmelangtsho (3600 m), Day 07: Jigmelangtsho
Phajoding (3500 m), Day 08: Phajoding Thimphu, Day 09: Thimphu
Wangduephodrang, drive, Day 10: Wangduephodrang Punakha Paro, Day 11:
Paro departure
TREKKING
Introducon
The subconnent of India lies in South Asia,
surrounded by Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh,
Bhutan and Nepal. It is bordered by the world's
highest mountain chain to the north.
Side by side with the country's staggering topographical
variaons is its cultural diversity. For instance, the
towering temples of South India are easily idenable by
their ornately sculptured surface, associated with a great
many cras and performing arts.
In the desert of Kutch, Gujarat, on the other hand, are
sparsely built houses. In the extreme north is the high
altude desert of Ladakh. Yet another facet of Indian
culture is observed in the colorful tribal lifestyles of the
northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and
Manipur.
In the central Indian states of Orissa and Madhya
Pradesh tribal village life has resulted in a variety of
arscally executed handicras.
INDIA
Sikkim
The natural beauty of ny Sikkim aracts tourists in
large numbers. The snow clad Himalayan ranges and
virgin forests give the landscape a mesmerizing look.
Cut o from the hustle and bustle of the modern world,
Sikkim is the perfect desnaon for tourists to
rejuvenate in the laps of the Himalayas.
Picturesque Sikkim boasts of a myriad of tourist
aracons. Capital Gangtok is one of eastern India's
most picturesque hill staons. The prime aracons of
this hill staon are snow clad mountains, rich ora and
magnicent Buddhist monasteries. A visit to the orchid
garden of Gangtok is equally worth. It has 454 dierent
variees of orchids. In northern part, a visit to
Chungthang is a rewarding experience. Chungthang is
the origin of the Teesta River with great scenic beauty.
Other aracons in northern Sikkim are Yumthang,
Singba Rhododendron Sanctuary and Kanchenjunga
Naonal Park.
Darjeeling
The most important and organized hill resort in
Eastern India is Darjeeling which lies 686 kms
from Kolkata perched at a height of 2134
meters with a backdrop of the loy
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Ladakh is the land of towering mountains and Buddhist
heritage. It's beauful terrains and a mountain beckons
the adventurous souls for trekking and
mountaineering. The land of jagged peaks and barren
landscapes, it is at once alluring and awe-inspiring.
Hidden behind this harsh and forbidding facade is an
ancient civilizaon with capvang people. The great
Indus River ows right through Ladakh. The province is
divided into Leh, the capital, Nubra, Zanskar, Lower
Ladakh and Rupshu.
07 NIGHTS 08 DAYS LADAKH TOUR LEH & TSO
MORIRI LAKE
Day 01: Leh arrival, Day 02: Leh sightseeing, Day 03:
Leh sightseeing, Day 04: Leh Chumathang Tso
Moriri Lake, Day 05: Tso Moriri Lake sightseeing, Day
06: Tso Moriri Leh, Day 07: Leh sightseeing, Day 08:
Leh departure
A clear view of Mt. Kanchenjunga can be seen on a
sunny day. Moreover, world's highest peak Mt. Everest
can also be seen from the town.
During the colonial era, the Brish rapidly developed
Darjeeling into a thriving resort. In the 1840s tea
plantaon was introduced in the area. Darjeeling
"orthodox" tea is now ranked among the most
expensive tee products in the world.
Darjeeling is an abrupt change from the plains and
Kolkata. The populaon is Nepali, Lepcha, Tibetan and
Bhua.
04 NIGHTS 05 DAYS SIKKIM & DARJEELING
Day 01: Gangtok arrival, Day 02: Gangtok Yumthang
Valley (3564 m) Gangtok, Day 03: Gangtok
Darjeeling, Day 04: Darjeeling sightseeing, Day 05:
Darjeeling departure
08 NIGHTS 09 DAYS SIKKIM, KALIMPONG & DARJEELING
Day 01: Darjeeling arrival, Day 02: Darjeeling
sightseeing, Day 03: Darjeeling sightseeing, Day 04:
Darjeeling Gangtok, Day 05: Gangtok Tshangu Lake
Gangtok, Day 06: Gangtok sightseeing, Day 07:
Gangtok Kalimpong, Day 08: Kalimpong sightseeing,
Day 09: Kalimpong departure
Ladakh
Ladakh, the largest of the ten provinces of Jammu and
Kashmir is bordered by the Karakorm chain of
mountains in the north and Himalayas in the south.
DARJEELING & SIKKIM TOURS
DOMESTIC:
There are several domesc ights operang between the major cies
and remote areas of Nepal. The major airlines operang the domesc
ights are as menoned under:
Nepal Airlines
Buddha Air
Ye Airlines
Cosmic Air
Gorkha Airlines
Sita Air
Agni Air
AIRPORT TAX
While deparng from any desnaons originang from airports in
Nepal, the airport taxes are payable directly at the airport. The current
airport tax are as menoned below (as of 25 June 2008):
Internaonal departure:
SAARC countries: NRs 1356 per person
Other desnaons: NRs 1695
Domesc departure: NRs 170 per person
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
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that more than one Billion people will take an overseas holiday and
you may be one of them. The impact of tourism has already been
immense and it will certainly increase. The travel industry can bring
many benets to local communies, including an injecon of cash and
employment for local people, preservaon of nave habitats and
indigenous wildlife, and cultural exchange. However, without care,
tourism can also have a negave impact: destrucon of natural
habitats; diversion of scarce resources; disturbance of wildlife; and the
violaon of tribal peoples' rights.
We aim to set responsible tourism standards within the travel
industry and to minimize the impact of our challenges on the
environment within which we operate.
We ensure that every challenge we run benets both the
charity being supported, and also the local communies
with whom we interact.
The social, economic and environmental impact of our
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IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS
NEPAL
A visa is required to enter Nepal except SAARC* and Chinese naonals.
One can get a visa at the Royal Nepalese Embassy or consulate or at the
airport upon arrival. Two copies passport sized photograph are required
to get visa.
VISA FEE:
Entries Fee
Single Entry US$ 30 for 60 days.
Mulple Entry US$ 80 for 50 days.
Visa extension fee US$ 30 for 30 days.
Re entry visa fee** US$ 30 for 30 days.
G Children under 10 years need not pay visa fee.
G If a visitor already visited Nepal and intend to visit again within same
year (within Jan-Dec) can obtain entry visa paying US$ 30 for 30 days.
1. SAARC: South Asian Associaon of Regional Cooperaon (represents
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
2. If a person stays in Nepal more than 15 days and wish to reenter
same year (Jan-Dec) will get free visa.
3. Transit passenger will get free transit visa for 72 hours.
TIBET
A visa is required to enter Tibet, Autonomous Region of China. One can
get a visa at the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu and need two copies
of passport-sized photographs
VISA FEE:
Entries Fee
Single Entry US$ 28.
G A visa for China does not entle you to travel in Tibet.
G Rush fee US$ 17 shall be charged if a person needs visa same day.
G For American Naonals, extra charge of US$ 20 will apply.
BHUTAN
Visa applicaon procedure is required to done in advance through tour
operator and receive advance approval before you travel to Bhutan but
actual visa are issued only when you arrive in the country. A three
copies passport sized photograph is required on arrival.
VISA FEE:
Entries Fee
Single Entry US$ 20 for 14 days.
G US $10 as tourism development fee must be paid on arrival.
INTERNATIONAL:
There are several ights connecng Nepal to various countries. The
following are current online airlines to Nepal operang from Major
hubs like Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Dhaka, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Bangkok,
Singapore, Kualalumpur, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lhasa,
Seoul, etc with suitable mings to connect ight worldwide:
Frequency of the ights:
Nepal Airlines: 07 ights a week from Delhi, 02 ights a week from
Dubai, 02 ights a week from Bangkok, 02 ights a week
from Hong Kong & 02 ights a week from Kualalumpur
Jet Airways: 14 ights a week from Delhi
Jet Lite: 07 ights a week from Delhi
Cosmic Air: 14 ights a week from Delhi & 03 ights a week from
Varanasi
Indian Airlines: 07 ights a week from Delhi, 05 ights a week from
Kolkata and 04 ights a week from Varanasi
Thai Airways: 07 ights a week from Bangkok
Orient Thai Airlines: 02 ights a week from Bangkok
Silk Air: 03 ights a week from Singapore
Biman Bangladesh Airlines: 07 ights a week from Dhaka
GMG Airlines: 04 ights a week from Dhaka
Pakistan Internaonal Airlines: 02 ights a week from Karachi
Korean Air: 01 ight a week from Seoul
Qatar Airways: 14 ights a week from Doha
Gulf Air: 11 ights a week from Baharain
Air Arabia: 07 ights a week from Sharjah
Ehad Airways: 02 ights a week from Abu Dhabi
Air China: 03 ights a week from Lhasa
China Southern:03 ights a week from Guangzhou
Dragon Air: 04 ights a week from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Express: 03 ights a week from Hong Kong
Druk Air: 03 ights a week from Paro & 03 ights a week from Delhi
Flyye.com: 07 ights a week from Kualalumpur, 05 ights a week
from Abu Dhabi, 02 ights a week from Sharjah & 05
ights a week from Doha
VISA FLIGHTS
challenges is considered at all stages of planning a challenge. Our
responsible tourism policy covers our operaons in Nepal &
surrounding countries, whilst on the challenge and also advises
travelers how they can minimize their impact on the environment and
benet the host communies as much as possible.
Aim of this policy
This responsible tourism policy is at the heart of all of the companys
acons. It is used to educate our stas, tour leaders, guides, local
agents and suppliers, partner charies and parcipants on the
importance of responsible tourism.
Internally
We recently appointed a Responsible Tourism Manager to ensure that
these guidelines are adhered to throughout our business operaons in
Nepal and surrounding countries. Comments from client feedback
forms are passed back to the relevant ground agents we use in country
and where appropriate, posive changes are implemented. In addion,
we have recently implemented a series of environmental audits, which
are carried out in country by our tour leaders and help us to keep a
focus on what is really happening on the ground.
What do SAMRAT do?
SAMRAT aim to:
G Use locally owned transport, accommodaon, guiding services and
restaurants in the host communies, ensuring nancial gain
benets the local community.
G Minimize our environmental and social impact by liming group
size to an average of 15-20 parcipants.
G Educate our guides and tour leaders on cultural norms and
sustainable tourism pracces.
G Follow local and internaonal guidelines about environmental
protecon.
G Ensure every sta member on tours gets a fair wage, and is pped
appropriately.
G Follow the guidelines set out by the labour law
G Encourage parcipants to learn about and integrate with the host
communies, and have respect for local customs and cultures.
G Ensure that all sta at home and abroad operate within our
guidelines for responsible tourism, and are fully informed about
our responsible tourism policy, and share this knowledge with tour
parcipants.
Support for local projects
As part of our commitment to the local communies we interact
with during our trips, we donate approx 5% group to a local
community project.
We acknowledge that it is our duty as a responsible tour
operator to ensure that we do all we can to make the
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experience for you as our client, and for the countries we visit, as
posive as possible.
Local community support
We employ local guides, porters and other essenal support sta
and we try, wherever possible, to use locally owned
accommodaon. This way, local trip costs can truly benet the local
community. We train our support teams thoroughly in all aspects of
our responsible tourism policy.
Air travel and climate change
Tourism is the single biggest service industry in the world. It
accounts for 10.4% percent of the world GDP and 8.2% of total
employment worldwide, which is equal to 231.2 million jobs. For
many developing countries, tourism is one of the main sources of
foreign exchange. Therefore, reducing travel to these countries is
not a long-term soluon to climate change. Any potenal soluon
to global warming comes at a cost; investment in renewable energy,
cleaner technologies, waste reducon processes, and so on. We
believe that the soluon lies in both raising awareness of the impact
travel can have on the world climate, and addressing the ways in
which we operate our trips. We have recently fully automated our
oce operaons, reducing the amount of paper, toners, envelopes,
etc., that we use. We are also raising awareness of carbon footprint
issues with our suppliers and partners. Through the oseng, we
are funding projects in renewable energy and energy eciency,
which ght climate change and benet communies.
What you can do pre-tours
You have a very important role to play in ensuring our guidelines for
responsible tourism are carried out during the trips. Parcipants are
encouraged to enter into the spirit of adventure, but to do so with
respect for the places and people you visit. For the truly responsible
traveler this starts at home.
Remove all unnecessary packaging
Many countries do not have the same refuse disposal systems, as you
are used to. An expedion can cause a surprising amount of waste. We
ask that you all do as much as possible to minimize this, and to see that
rubbish is disposed of responsibly. Be parcularly aware of the problems
of disposing of baeries; if in doubt bring them home with you.
Read about the desnaon you are going to in advance Knowledge of
the local culture and environmental issues will help you become a more
sensive traveler.
Learn a few words of the local language
A few well-chosen words will go a long way. If you are able to
communicate even at a very modest level you will feel more
comfortable in the environment you are in and put your hosts at ease.
What you can do whilst on the trips
During the tours is when you will have the biggest inuence on the
environment, so this is your chance minimize the negave impact and
to make it as posive as possible for all involved.
Don't leave rubbish behind
Please take it with you. Your rubbish is not oen biodegradable, is
always unsightly, and may take years to biodegrade especially in desert
or mountain environments. In some instances rubbish can cause great
harm to wildlife. It may seem that local communies have lile regard
for their environment and contribute heavily to the problem of rubbish,
but waste disposal is oen very limited. Please dont let our presence
add to these problems.
Please carry your rubbish with you and dispose of it at the next camp
or town you come to. Try and leave the area as you would want to nd
it, this may include picking up other people's rubbish at your campsite.
Try to use the same water bole without buying new ones each me
yours has run out.
Smoking
If you must smoke, you should collect the matches and cigaree
bus when nished and put them in your pocket and dispose of
them properly when you get to camp. Not only does it present a
re risk, cigaree bus take many years to decompose and may
harm local wildlife.
Noise
Noise should be kept to a minimum so as not to disturb the animals, or
any other game watchers. Animals should not be touched, goaded, fed
or disturbed in any way. Dont try to approach animals as this may cause
them to panic and injure themselves as they run away. On tours where
animals are used for transportaon we aim to ensure that animals are
well looked aer, are fed well and given realisc loads to carry
Damage
Try not to damage any plant life, which you come across. This
includes not picking owers, which might be rare. When trekking,
follow your guides and keep to the path. Going o the beaten track
could result in damaging sensive soil and vegetaon. Removing
coral damages the marine ecosystem and is nearly always
unsustainable. If you are near coral, please bear in mind it is made
up of ny animals and takes centuries to grow. Treading on coral
can cause severe long-term damage.
Gis
If you wish to take gis of books or pens for use in schools, please ask
your tour leader how this can be done in a fair and responsible way. It
may be possible to visit a school at some point in the tours / trekking
that SAMRAT supports through client donaons. Buying products made
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from endangered species threatens their existence. Remember, in most
cases it is illegal to export products from elephant ivory, rhino horn,
furs, endangered tree species, bueries, orchids, cac, coral, sea
turtle products, snakeskin and wild game meat. Similarly, when on the
beach, don't buy shells because that encourages the seashell trade. Do
not be tempted to buy ancient arfacts such as poery, which possibly
were stolen from graves or unexplored tombs etc. Be aware that some
goods may be manufactured through child labor.
Accommodaon
Most of the tours / trekking begin and end in a hotel. When you stay in
at your hotel please turn o air condioning and lights when you are
not in the room. Also ask the tour / trek leader to talk to hoteliers about
towel washing opon and please use the towels more than once rather
than asking for (or allowing) them to be washed every day.
Toilets
As many of our trekking / expedions will take you o-the-beaten track,
there are oen lacks of toilet facilies. On treks it is unlikely you will
have a ushing toilet. Instead a toilet tent will be erected and a pit dug.
The pit should be dug at least 30m away from any water sources, and
any paper rubbish should be collected and burnt, not buried. If you are
out for the day and no toilet is available please ask your tour leader
what the appropriate acon is and ensure you dont leave any paper
waste behind. Where a toilet is provided, please use it, as opposed to
nding your own rock to crouch behind. Only if there is no risk of re
use toilet paper and burn it but ask the trek / expedion leader rst.
Toilet paper is unsightly and takes a long me to break down.
Social impact
As well as impacng upon the physical environment, tourism can have
a huge and lasng impact on the people and culture of the country you
are vising. By following local guidelines and by being respecul of
culture and tradions, you will gain as much out of the trips as possible
and hopefully leave behind a posive impression.
You may be confronted by extremes of wealth and poverty
Unfortunately, beggars are a fact of life some are genuine, others are
trying to cash in on the tourist trail. Whether you give money or gis
is a personal maer. If you give anything to any local people, try not to
be 'condescending', e.g. don't throw pens out of the vehicle to children
as you pass a village. Dont give sweets to children. Although it may
seem as though you are giving them a treat, many places we visit have
lile or no dental care, and by giving sweets you are contribung to
their tooth decay. It will also encourage children to beg and see tourists
as lile more than a source of sweets and treats. Dont show o your
relave wealth, with displays of money and material goods such as
camera equipment or jewellery. Its not only making you a potenal
target to be robbed but is also highlighng the poverty gap that may
exist between yourselves and those in the host places.
Tipping
Tipping is perfectly acceptable and can form the base of the local
economy, with some relying mainly on ps. Your tour / trekking /
expedion leader will advice you on tour when and how much is
appropriate. Please feel free to take with you pens, books, pencils etc
but please give them to your tour / trekking / expedion leader to
distribute and not directly to children or communies you meet as this
may build expectaons and can create problems for future travelers.
Bargaining
Prices are generally low due to low wages and poor working condions.
Only start to bargain if you intend to buy, as its not fair to knowingly
mislead a hardworking vendor. When bargaining for goods, please bear
in mind that 10 cents is nothing to you, but might be a lot to the vendor.
Always have a gure in mind that you think is fair to pay and dont feel
aggrieved if you nd the same product for less. Dont get angry or
aggressive when bargaining remember the vendor is just trying to make
a living, even though it may be at your expense.
Locally made goods
Do not buy endangered plants, animal skins, or anything made from
cac, coral, shells, starsh, ivory, fur or feathers. We encourage you
however to buy locally made goods and cras and seek out shops or
markets that work as co-operaves. This means that a fair amount is
paid to the producers and discourages mass-producon. You may also
be able to buy more unique goods and souvenirs. When in markets or
busy areas, avoid public displays of wealth such as watches, rings,
jewelry and ipods. The golden rule of traveling is if you dont need it;
dont take which is especially true for jewellery.
Respect
Respect local customs and follow high standards of courtesy. Treat
images of the heads of state with respect. Be aware of the dierences
in social behavior and behave appropriately. Standards of acceptable
behavior vary greatly from place to place, and people of developing
countries can oen be easily shocked by 'western' behavior. Displays of
inmacy are oen considered not suitable in public. Dont make
promises you cant keep. So if you say you are going to write, do. Learn
some words in the local language to help make contact and
conversaon.
Photography
Ask permission before taking someone's photo. Many people dont like
having their photos taken and there may be religious reasons for this.
Dont pay children for photos as it will encourage them to beg. If they
have the opportunity to go to school they may not to be so willing to
do so if they can make money from tourists by looking cute. Be cauous
when taking photos of bridges, ocial buildings, persons in uniform,
planes and airports, or religious buildings and ceremonies. Ask your
tour / trekking / expedion leader for advice if unsure.
Physical contact
Acceptable physical contact and body language varies in dierent
desnaons. Knowing the social norms in the desnaons you are
traveling through will help you to avoid embarrassing situaons and
enhance your chances of meeng the locals.
Local dress code
Observe the local dress code in the areas in which you are traveling,
e.g. cover up in holy places. Local people can feel deeply oended
when visitors do not observe the dress code and this can also cause
unwanted aenon. Respect property and their surroundings. Leave
places you visit as you found them, or even beer. Ensure you know
the appropriate behavior for the situaon you are in, for example, ask
your tour leader if it is essenal to remove your shoes before entering
a building.
Treat local sta with respect and humility
No maer what their role is on your tour. We aim to ensure every
person involved in the tour has a fair wage and has the right to work in
safe condions.
Dont have any involvement with drugs or prostuon
Not only are both illegal in most countries we visit, but the trade
presents real dangers for the people involved, many of whom are
forced to do so against their will.
What you can do post-tours
If you promise to send photos back to someone please ensure you do
so. This is an excellent way of sharing a posive interacon and many
locals love to see themselves in print.
Room for improvement
We are supporters of Tourism Concern and members of their Ethical
Tour Operators Group who meet to discuss ways of seng best pracce
in ethical tourism. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our
operaons to further benet the local communies in which we
operate. As such, we welcome your thoughts on any ways you feel we
can improve our responsible tourism pracces.
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In case of an emergency, Please notify (Mt./Mrs./Miss./Ms.):
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