This
is a very special new trek, which we have designed in close collaboration
with our local staff and the local villagers of the Nalang Region.
The aim is to give you a chance to trek through a rarely visited
part of the Nepalese countyside and to see, learn about, and participate
in, the rural Nepalese village way of life.
We
start by greeting you as you arrive in Kathmandu, and take you to
your comfortable, high quality hotel. We have a half-day tour of
some Kathmandu's ancient temples, streets and palaces, as well as
ample free time before we leave to start the trek.
We
have a 4 ½ hour local bus journey to our start point in the
village of Sasaha. The last 2 hours takes us along small winding
roads passing through rice fields and forest. We lunch in Sasaha
before having a gentle afternoon's walk to the village of Sundaripani
where we spend our first night. En-route we stop for some time at
the important market village of Thobantar.
In
Sundaripani we have our first taste of rural Nepalese village hospitality
as we eat, talk and sleep in the home of a local family. This feature
of the trek may mean that our accommodation is basic, but our close
contact with the villagers allows us to learn from each other, and
have a lot of fun. We will get the chance to help with the preparation
and cooking of the evening meal and learn about the importance of
the Nepalese national meal - Dal Bhat.
We
leave after breakfast the next morning and walk through rice fields,
villages and forest as we climb gradually to our next evening stop
in the village of Kherre. There is a primary school here attended
by around 150 pupils from surrounding villages and we can spend
some time here with the children before we spend the rest of the
evening relaxing and enjoying more village hospitality.
Our
third day takes us through the orange orchards surrounding the village
of Patle as we climb toward the highest peak on our trek. We rest
and take lunch in the village of Siddatha before we climb holy Siddathan,
the highest peak in the Nalang region at over 3000m. This steep
climb through rhododendron forest is amply rewarded by the views
of the surrounding mountains from the top. We descend through more
forest and rice fields to the village of Arbas for our final night.
Our
last day takes us through more farmland and villages where we make
more stops before we cross the Trisuli river to the village of Malaku
where we have lunch before catching the bus back to Kathmandu. After
freshening up in your hotel, we meet again for a special evening
meal in a high quality traditional Nepalese restaurant. The tour
ends after breakfast the next day. We will transfer you to the airport
when required. |