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ECO- tour / Trekking Programs / Green Paths:
WHAT
IS TREKKING ?If you need to see some popular Trekking Route Maps Click Here
Trekking
is walking at your own pace through well established trails whereby you will
enjoy Nature and people in the remote mountain villages. There will be a "TREKKING
GUIDE" to lead you the way and necessary "PORTER" to
carry some of your packs which generates employment opportunity to the rural
people under poverty line.
"OUR PEOPLE WHO SERVE YOU IN YOUR TREKKING, ARE WELL TRAINED FOR ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AND WELL VERSED WITH CULTURE, RELIGION AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT NEPAL AND SEVERAL ETHNICAL GROUPS OVER HERE."
Types
of Trekking:
There
are 3 types of Trekking programs.
1.
Standard Trekking :
These
types are specially tailor-made trekking program according to the taste of the
clients.
2.
Normal Conventional Trekking:
These
programs are based upon fixed trekking trails, passing through mountain villages
simultaneously experiencing the Nature and near the Himalayas.
3.
Tough Trekking:
Tough
Treks are of longer duration through rugged trails gradually rising to very high
altitudes and some may consist Trekking Peaks around 6000 Meters.
Quality of Trekking
Organized
camp trekking:
In
this trek you will be catered by a whole crew of staffs, you will be allowed to
stay overnight in tented camps,
A
comfort organized trek has sleeping tents, dining tents, toilet tents etc. and
the crew are very much flexible and hospitable.
This is
the best way of TREKKING. Click to view some popular Trekking Routes
Tea-
House Trekking:
A
Tea- House Trek means the trekkers are provided lodging facilities in the
village guest-houses at night. This way the trekkers enjoy being with ethnic
villagers in remote areas, their hospitality and their culture.
This
way of trekking is now-a-days very popular in some of the conventional Trekking
routes. It is good and economical, which is good that the Tourist's money goes
directly to different people in different remote places.
Tea-
Houses are available only in some trekking areas.
We can make personalized itinerary for interested individuals or groups. However, here we have given some example "ITINERARIES" for your planning.
FRIENDS OF NATURE-NEPAL ECO- FRIENDLY
TRAVEL PROGRAMS
PROGRAMME : 1: CULTURAL KATHMANDU(INCLUDING: DHULIKHEL/ NAGARKOT / BHAKTAPUR ) DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY (BOUDHA NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE) DAY 03 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING ( SWOYAMBHU NATH-PATAN) AND TRANSFER TO RESORT ( DHULIKHEL ) DAY 04 WALK FROM DHULIKHEL TO PANAUTI AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL IN NAGARKOT DAY 05 MORNING: SUNRISE VIEW FROM NAGARKOT AFTER BREAKFAST WALK TO CHANGU NARAYAN TEMPLE - TRANSFER BACK TO NAGARKOT DAY 06 TRANSFER FROM NAGARKOT TO BHAKTAPUR- SIGHTSEEING & TRANSFER TO HOTEL DAY 07 DAY AT LEISURE OR OPTIONAL TOURS DAY 08 DEPARTURE
PROGRAMME : 2 :
CULTURAL KATHMANDU, POKHARA, WATER
AND WILD LIFE
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
(BOUDHA NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING
( SWOYAMBHU NATH-BUGMATI -PATAN)
DAY 04 DRIVE TO CHARAUNDI RESORT
DAY 05 RAFTING OR KAYAKING FROM CHAURANDI
- COMMENCE RAFTING OVERNIGHT IN CAMP
DAY 06 RAFTING OR KAYAKING TILL JUGERI
- DRIVE TO JUNGLE SAFARI LODGE IN CHITWAN FOR OVERNIGHT
DAY 07 ELEPHANT RIDE - JUNGLE WALK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
DAY 08 DRIVE TO POKHARA LAKE SIDE
DAY 09 POKHARA BOATING AND SIGHT SEEING
DAY 10 RETURN DRIVE TO KATHMANDU
DAY 11 BHAKTAPUR- SIGHTSEEING TRANSFER TO NAGARKOT
DAY 12 MORNING: SUNRISE VIEW FROM NAGARKOT
AFTER BREAKFAST WALK TO CHANGU NARAYAN TEMPLE
- TRANSFER TO DHULIKHEL
DAY 13 WALK TO PANAUTI FROM DHULIKHEL BAZAR
AND TRANSFER FROM PANAUTI TO HOTEL
DAY 14 DAY AT LEISURE OR OPTIONAL TOURS
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
PROGRAMME : 3 :
KATHMANDU, POKHARA , WATER AND
WILD LIFE
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
(BOUDHA NATH
- PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING
( SWOYAMBHU NATH-PATAN) AND TRANSFER TO NAGARKOT
DAY 04 MORNING: SUNRISE VIEW FROM NAGARKOT
AFTER BREAKFAST WALK TO CHANGU NARAYAN TEMPLE
- BHAKTAPUR SIGHT SEEING - TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 05 DRIVE TO POKHARA LAKE SIDE
DAY 06 MORNING: HIKE TO SARANGKOT AFTERNOON BOATING SIGHT
SEEING
EVENING: CULTURAL PROGRAMME
DAY 07 DRIVE TO CHARAUNDI RESORT
DAY 08 RAFTING OR KAYAKING FROM CHAURANDI
- COMMENCE RAFTING OVERNIGHT IN CAMP
DAY 09 RAFTING OR KAYAKING TILL JUGERI
- DRIVE TO JUNGLE SAFARI LODGE IN CHITWAN FOR OVERNIGHT
DAY 10 ELEPHANT RIDE - JUNGLE WALK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
DAY 11 RETURN DRIVE TO KATHMANDU AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 12 DRIVE TO DHULIKHEL OVERNIGHT AT DHULIKHEL
DAY 13 DRIVE BACK TO KATHMANDU AND
REST OF THE DAY AT LEISURE OR OPTIONAL TOUR
DAY 14 DAY AT LEISURE
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
PROGRAMME : 4 :
CULTURAL KATHMANDU AND TREKKING :
ANNAPURNA REGION " POON
HILL "
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
(BOUDHA NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING ( SWOYAMBHU NATH-PATAN)
AND TRANSFER TO POKHARA : STAY IN POKHARA
DAY 04 TREK STARTS : POKHARA- DHAMPUS PHEDI
DAY 05 DHAMPUS PHEDI- LANDRUNG
DAY 06 LANDRUNG - GHANDRUNG
DAY 07 GHANDRUNG - BANTHANTE
DAY 08 BANTHANTE - GHOREPANI
DAY 09 GHOREPANI - BIRENTHANTI (MORNING- POON HILL EXCURTIONS
)
DAY 10 BIRENTHANTI - POKHARA: TREK ENDS
DAY 11 POKHARA BOATING SIGHT SEEING - EVENING : CULTURAL
PROGRAMME
DAY 12 DRIVE TO KATHMANDU TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 13 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING: BHAKTAPUR AND REST OF THE
DAY: FREE
DAY 14 DAY AT LEISURE
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
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PROGRAMME : 5 :
CULTURAL KATHMANDU AND TREKKING :ANNAPURNA REGION
" ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT "
AND JUNGLE SAFARI
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
(BOUDHA NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 DRIVE TO BESI SAHAR
DAY 04 TREK STARTS : BESI SAHAR - BAHUN DANDA
DAY 05 BAHUN DANDA - JAGAT
DAY 06 JAGAT - DHARAPANI
DAY 07 DHARAPANI - CHAME
DAY 08 CHAME - PISANG
DAY 09 PISANG - MANANG
DAY 10 MANANG - CHURILATTAR
DAY 11 ACCLIMATISATION AT CHURILATTAR
DAY 12 CHURILATTAR - MUKTINATH VIA THORUNG LA PASS (5415 MTS )
DAY 13 ACCLIMATISATION AT MUKTINATH
DAY 14 MUKTINATH - JOMSOM
DAY 15 JOMSOM - MARPHA
DAY 16 MARPHA - KALOPANI
DAY 17 KALOPANI - TATOPANI
DAY 18 TATOPANI - GHOREPANI
DAY 19 GHOREPANI - GHANDRUNG
DAY 20 GHANDRUNG - LANDRUNG
DAY 21 LANDRUNG - DHAMPUS PHEDI : TREK ENDS - AND DRIVE
TO POKHARA
DAY 22 POKHARA BOATING SIGHT SEEING - EVENING : CULTURAL
PROGRAMME
DAY 23 DRIVE TO CHITWAN FOR JUNGLE SAFARI
DAY 24 JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
DAY 25 DRIVE TO KATHMANDU / TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 26 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING: SWOYAMBHU NATH-PATAN
AND BHAKTAPUR AND TRANSFER TO NAGARKOT
/ STAY AT NAGARKOT
DAY 27 MORNING : SUNRISE / AFTERNOON DRIVE TO KATHMANDU
AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 28 DAY AT LEISURE
DAY 29 DEPARTURE
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PROGRAMME : 6 :
CULTURAL KATHMANDU AND TREKKING : EVEREST
REGION
"KALAPATHAR "
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY (BOUDHA
NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 FLY TO LUKLA / TREK STARTS: LUKLA - PHAKDING
DAY 04 PHAKDING - NAMCHE BAZAR
DAY 05 NAMCHE BAZAR - TYANGBOCHE
DAY 06 TYANGBOCHE - PHERICHE
DAY 07 PHERICHE - LOBUCHE
DAY 08 LOBUCHE - KALAPATHAR ( 5545 MTS ) - PHERICHE
DAY 09 PHEICHE - TYANGBOCHE
DAY 10 TYANGBOCHE - KHUMJUNG
DAY 11 KHUMJUNG - NAMCHE BAZAR
DAY 12 NAMCHE BAZAR - LUKLA
DAY 13 FLY BACK TO KATHMANDU - TRANSFER TO NAGARKOT -
EVENING CULTURAL PROGRAMME
DAY 14 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING : BHAKTAPUR AND TRANSFER
TO HOTEL IN KATHMANDU - REST OF THE DAY LEISURE
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
PROGRAMME : 7 : CULTURAL KATHMANDU AND TREKKING : LANGTANG
REGION
" KYANGIN GOMPA "
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY (BOUDHA
NATH - PASHUPATI NATH- KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 DRIVE TO SYABRU BENSI 140 KMS NORTH OF KATHMANDU-
STAY THERE
DAY 04 TREK START: SYABRU BENSI - GHORE TABELA
DAY 05 GHORE TABLA - LAMA HOTEL
DAY 06 LAMA HOTEL - LANG TANG
DAY 07 LANG TANG - KYANGIN GOMPA
DAY 08 KYANGIN GOMPA - LAMA HOTEL
DAY 09 LAMA HOTEL - SHERPA GAON
DAY 10 SHERPA GAON - DHUNCHE : TREK ENDS
DAY 11 RETURN DRIVE TO KATHMANDU AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 12 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING : BHAKTAPUR - DRIVE TO DHULIKHEL
OVERNIGHT AT DHULIKHEL
DAY 13 DRIVE BACK TO KATHMANDU- SIGHT SEEING : PATAN
AND SWOYAMBHU TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 14 DAY AT LEISURE
DAY 15 DEPARTURE
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NATURAL-NEPAL with Mountains: WEEK LONG TRAVEL
PROGRAMME: ND:
(INCLUDING: NAGARKOT & DHULIKHEL )ITINERARY
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY (BOUDHA
NATH - PASHUPATI NATH -KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE)
DAY 03 HALF DAY SIGHT SEEING BHAKTAPUR AND TRANSFER TO
RESORT ( DHULIKHEL )
DAY 04 TRANSFER TO HOTEL IN NAGARKOT AFTER BREAKFAST
DAY 05 MORNING: SUNRISE VIEW FROM NAGARKOT
AFTER BREAKFAST WALK TO CHANGU NARAYAN TEMPLE - PICK
UP AT CHANGU NARAYAN TRANSFER TO HOTEL IN KATHMANDU
DAY 06 SIGHTSEEING ( SWOYAMBHU NATH-PATAN / TIBETAN REFUGEE
CAMP)TRANSFER TO HOTEL
DAY 07 DAY AT LEISURE OR OPTIONAL TOURS
DAY 08 DEPARTURE
NATURAL -NEPAL With Jungle
WEEK LONG TRAVEL PROGRAM : CP1:
(INCLUDING: JUNGLE ACTIVITIES & POKHARA)
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL / AFTERNOON
SIGHTSEEING KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE- SWOYAMBHU NATH
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY(BOUDHA
NATH - PASHUPATI NATH - BHAKTAPUR)
DAY 03 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO CHITWAN FOR JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
O/N IN JUNGLE RESORT
DAY 04 JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
DAY 05 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO POKHARA AFTERNOON SIGHT
SEEING ( MAHENDRA CAVE,DAVIS FALLS, TIBETAN CAMP) O/N HOTEL IN POKHARA
DAY 06 MORNING LAKE ACTIVITIES (BOATING) ( OPTIONAL:
EARLY MORNING TREK TO SARANGKOT)
DAY 07 DEPARTURE TO KATHMANDU BY AIR TRANSFER TO HOTEL
FROM AIRPORT / AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING ( PATAN , TIBETAN REFUGEE CAMP )
DAY 08 DEPARTURE
FRIENDS OF NATURE-NEPAL
TRAVEL PROGRAM : CP2:
(INCLUDING: POKHARA & JUNGLE
ACTIVITIES)
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL / AFTERNOON
SIGHTSEEING KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE- SWOYAMBHU NATH
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY (BOUDHA
NATH - PASHUPATI NATH - BHAKTAPUR)
DAY 03 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO POKHARA / AFTERNOON
SIGHT SEEING ( MAHENDRA CAVE, DAVIS FALLS, TIBETAN CAMP) O/N HOTEL IN POKHARA
DAY 04 MORNING LAKE ACTIVITIES (BOATING) ( OPTIONAL:
EARLY MORNING TREK TO SARANGKOT)
DAY 05 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO CHITWAN FOR JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
O/N IN JUNGLE RESORT
DAY 06 JUNGLE ACTIVITIES O/N IN JUNGLE RESORT
DAY 07 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO KATHMANDU TO HOTEL FROM
AIRPORT / AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING ( PATAN , TIBETAN REFUGEE CAMP )
DAY 08 DEPARTURE
FRIENDS OF NATURE-NEPAL
TRAVEL PROGRAM : LCP:
(INCLUDING: LUMBINI, JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
& POKHARA)
DAY 01 ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL/ AFTERNOON
SIGHTSEEING KATHMANDU DURBAR SQUARE- SWOYAMBHU NATH
DAY 02 FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
(BOUDHA NATH - PASHUPATI NATH - BHAKTAPUR)
DAY 03 TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO FLY TO SIDDHARTHA NAGAR
/ AFTERNOON TRANSFER TO LUMBINI ( BIRTH PLACE OF LORD
BUDDHA)
DAY 04 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO CHITWAN FOR JUNGLE ACTIVITIES
O/N IN JUNGLE RESORT
DAY 05 JUNGLE ACTIVITIES O/N IN JUNGLE RESORT
DAY 06 EARLY MORNING TRANSFER TO POKHARA / AFTERNOON
SIGHT SEEING
( MAHENDRA CAVE, DAVIS FALLS, TIBETAN CAMP)
O/N HOTEL IN POKHARA
DAY 07 MORNING LAKE ACTIVITIES (BOATING) ( OPTIONAL:
EARLY MORNING TREK TO SARANGKOT)
AFTERNOON FLY TO KATHMANDU/ TRANSFER TO HOTEL IN KATHMANDU
DAY 08 DEPARTURE
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