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DAY 01: Arrive in Kathmandu |
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Meet and greet at Airport then you'll be taken to your
hotel. While in Kathmandu you will have time fascinating
Buddhist and Hindu temples and shrines reflecting ancient
local traditions are highlighted on our guided tour.
There's time to explore the city's many charms on your own
too. In the evening delicious traditional Nepali well come
dinner await for you. O/N in Kathmandu |
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DAY 02: Kathmandu City Tour |
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After breakfast, we'll visit Swayambhunath temple, and
said to be 2000 years stupa on a hillock offers
breath-taking view of Kathmandu City. We will then
processed to Visit Pasupatinath and Bouddhanath. After
lunch we'll visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur)
- which is the oldest of the three major cities in
Kathmandu Valley - famous for its Buddhist monuments and
Hindu temples, and you can catch the traditional artisans
working with wood, stones and metals. O/N in Kathmandu. |
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DAY 03: Kathmandu- Dhunche |
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Drive to Dhunche. Overnight here. |
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DAY 04: Dhunche - Syabru |
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The trail winds its way up through rhododendrons and giant
fir trees. |
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DAY 05:
Sin Gompa -
Gosaikunda |
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Through a rocky landscape and sparse bushes the trail
follows two glacial lakes before reaching the main lake--Gosaikunda.
This site is a great pilgrimage for Hindus during August,
when thousands come to bathe and make offerings. |
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DAY 06: Gosaikunda - Laurebina Pass - Ghopte |
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We climb out of the basin that houses the lakes for a
while, on to the pass leading south. Then we descend
through screens and moraines . |
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DAY 07: Ghopte - Tharepati - Melamchi Gaun |
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A hard climb leads to the ridgeline of Tharepati.
Afterwards we descend steeply primarily through
rhododendrons. In spring the area is a mass of red
flowers, dotted with white and pink. Melamchi Gaon is a
picturesque Sherpa village and you will surely have long
chats with its warm and welcoming villagers. |
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DAY 08: Melamchi Gaun
- Gyanjwal |
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We plunge into the valley and lose 700m in altitude before
scrambling up the equivalent height to Tarke Gyang. The
ridge walk to Gangjwal offers splendid views of the
Melamchi valley |
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DAY 09: Gyanjwal -
Kakani |
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We continue along the hillside, with open views in all
directions and the southern foothills of Nepal fading
towards the planes of India. The trail now starts to
descend into the valley. |
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DAY 10: Kakani -
Kathmandu |
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The
descent to Melamchipul is a knee-wobbling experience as we
lose altitude rapidly descending to the Melamchi Khola
River. |
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DAY 11: Departure |
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After
breakfast, free to shop and pick up some last minute
souvenirs, rest and visit the shop etc for you until time
to leave the international airport for your final
destination |