TOTAL 23 NEPAL TRIP

The day by day Salpa pass (4154m.)-Chitwan-Nagarkot trip

Highlights on this trip Indeed, this route is famous for isolated and peaceful rather you can not see the mountains as much as you see in ohter route like Annapurna, Everest B.C. like that. Very few tourists but not like crowded in other areas. So, in this way, this route has it's own exhistence. So, you have to brief to your lients as per this information. And in other side, you will be encountered with local ethnic people mostly 'Rai', Limbu and Chetri-Brahmin(these are higher cast in our Hindu culture). By the way, this area is also my previous home town. The Salpa Lake is very close with my home. But now, whole my family migrated to the lower elevation eastern Terai area which is called 'Udaypur' District. I am also from the 'Rai' ethnic group. PROGRAM Day 01: Depart New Zealand-onward Destination connecting flight Day 02: Onward-Arrive Kathmandu, pick up at the airport, welcome by fresh flowers

(garland) and transfer to the mentioned hotel, welcome drink soft drink, beer etc, check in, collect all the original passports, two copies each photos for trekking permit purpose, make a signature in the permit form by each clients, some important and useful briefing by me. What to eat and what not to eat what to do and what not to do during your staying in Nepal, at first day in Kathmandu and some other related information.

Day 03:
After breakfast, 9 a.m. the city sight seeing will start with required vehicle and professional English speaking guide. Each destination for monuments there will be just 10-15 minutes drive. That day you will go for these places: Pashupatinath(Hindu temple), Boudhanath(Buddhist stupa), Swayambhunath, Durbar square(oldest palace of Kathmandu city) and come back to hotel for lunch(at your own). And the after noon will be free for their own.Till that time, we will go to the Immigration department to make trekking permit, national park fee, some other related documents to be prepared, ticket will be already issued at least a couple of week before. And at evening after making all the documents and paper work we will meet at the hotel for next morning departure time, and introduction with our guide and cook and some other important staff. And as per your group decision we will have dinner together with more discussion about trek and trip related things.

Day 04: Lukla(2800m.)-Surkhey
The flight to Lukla drops us in the lap of the Himalaya, from where we will see some mountains if weather permits. The flight leaves at morning around 08-10:30 a.m. the flight duration is 35 minutes by twin otter 16 seater capacity airplane. Arrive at Lukla and same day com down to Surkhey or Chaurikharka for aclimatization, ovenight. At first day the trail is down easy way, if we arrive at lukla on 10 am. we will arrive at the camping place around 2-3 p.m. Also we see the first Nepalese women who had submitted the Mt. everest, her birth place and hometown and the day will be free for aclimatization. The time will take around 2 hours by slow walk.

Day 05: Surkhey-Paiyu
Normaly in each camping places our guide will wake up all the group at around 06-07 a.m.(if there is longer/shorter trail, than have to wake up according to that time, depends upon the distance). The cook and the Sherpa(this is a post of our staff who works with guide and cook to assist to fix the tent, sometime night duty and to accompany to the group according to the local place. And normally, our cook will serve the breakfast 07-08 a.m. with tea, coffee, hot chocolate, black tea, lemon tea whatever you like and till that time the other staff will re-pack all the equipments and ready for next lunch place we will take time usually 2 hours-3 hours for each lunch place in this case all the kitchen staff and cook with equipment they will be ahead to prepare all the meal before arrival of group. Surkhey to Paiyu time will take 5 hours and we will start at

Day 06:Paiyun--Bupsa
Time will take 6 hours, and for lunch. The trail is normally jungle, and cross some streams, sometime up and down and flat trails will arrive at next camp around 4/5 p.m.

Day 07: Bupsa-Gaikharka
Time will take around 6 hours again the trail is mostly down and cross the junlge and some small the stream Inukhi.

Day 08: Gaikharka-Bung
Time at starting up to walk around 3 hours, and will take the time the same, 6/7 hours. The village is for 'Rai' one of ethnic group of Nepal. And can be seen the Guidel village from there.

Day 09: Bung-Guidel
5/6 hours walk. The trail is down and crossing the Hongu khola after that up to Guidel. The villagers are Rai casts. From there some of hill and open place can be seen.

Day 10: Guiden-Sanam
The trail is flat, easier way. 6 hours walking and ther is one Sherpa village and small tea houses cane be seen on the way. And some small Gumbas, and Salpa hills are clearely seen.

Day 11: Sanam-Salpa Pokharai(4154m.)
Flat and up to Pokhari there is traight up 6 hours trek after crossing the Salpa pass going down to the Pokhari, there is one small pond called 'Salpa'. And some mountain can be seen from Salpa pass and Pokhari, there is no any village and resident. Mt. Makalu, and some hills and village can be seen just to down. There will be a religious festival which was held on each August. It is known as religious Pond for Hindus people who trust and keep their devotion and ask some demand and if it is fullfill, they go there and worship and offer some flowers and something.

Day 12: Salpa-Phedi
Decending throgh jungle and villagers and it continues. time 5/6 hours to be reach to Phedi. Available Rai and Bhramin casts. There are some small streams on the way.

Day 13: Phedi-Dang Maya
The flat way, 6 hours, village Rai and some other ethnic group

Day 14: Trigokyoghat-Mulpani(1518m.)
Have to walk via Arun River, the trail is flat and nice. Time 6 hours.

Day 15: Mulpani-Tumlingtar
The trail is flat, Chetri bahun Limbu rai, Sherpas (937m.)small bazar.Nepali knifes and Nepal hand made carpet, the place is so flat it looks like valley.

Day 16:Kathmandu
Fly back to TMI-KTM at afternoon flight 1:40 dep: 12:30

Day 17:Chitwan
At 7 a.m. drive to Chitwan and arrive there by noon to have lunch at jungle lodge and welcome by lodge manger and briefing about next package program. After lunch, the group will take shower and take some rest and according to the lodge manager the program will begin.

Day 18: Chitwan
Ealry morning elephant safari, junle walk, bird watching. Anyway, the jungle activities will continue itself and at evening visit to Tharu stick dance, dinner.

Day 19: Chitwan-Kathmandu
After breakfast, drive to Kathmandu, arrive at around 3/4 p.m. Check in the previous hotel.

Day 20: Nagarkot
Drive to Nagarkot after breakfast at hotel, arrive there at 10/11 a.m. after one hour drive. Check in 'The Fort' with lunch(at your own) and shower relax, evening sun set view.

Day 21: Nagarkot-Kathmandu
Early morning, sun rise view including Mt. Everest(8848m.) and good himalayan range even from your room. And after breakfast, drive down to Kathmandu via Bhaktapur city sightseeing, the time will take around 1/2 hours. Arrive Kathmandu around 2/3 p.m.
Check in the same hotel. and free day for some personal items around the city, market and evening you will be invited for dinner party as per our company's plicy as last night in Nepal.

Day 22: Departure(onward)
Depart to onward according to the departure time, two hours before we will drop to the airport for check in counter and to assist to clear up for deparuture. Our service ends.

Day 23: Depart to your home
You will arrive your home with three weeks wonderful journey to Nepal ! Please read it carefully.

The above package includes:
Arrival, departure transfer, 2 half day sight seeing with English speaking guide,4/5 nights accommodation in best/standard quality hotel with bed and breakfast double sharing basis, at least 2 weeks trekking with full camping equipment with necessary assistants like: Cook/guide, Sherpa, kitchen staffs etc, all trekking gears, tent doulbe sharing basis or single basis, mattress, food during the trek three times in a day (breakfast,lunch and dinner),tea, coffee, hot chocolate,trekking permit, national park fee, all staff insurance, International airport departure tax, both way air transportation up to trek start point and end 2Nights/3Days standard package for Chitwan Jungle with all continental meal with full jungle activities, both way transportation by Japanese Van or car, 1 Night stay in Nagarkot at 'The Fort' resort with breakfast, both way transportation for Nagarkot and Bhaktapur sightseeing, all entrace fees at sightseeing in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and the other monumnets.

Not included in the service:
Visa extension, emergency rescue flight, personal items such as drinks extra you purchase from along the trek, natural disaster and custom clearance for any personal items lunch and dinner while staying in Kathmandu hotel and Nagarkot resort, any custom and duty clearance at your own risk for your personal items, sickness