Mountain Trekking and Wildlife Tour Nepal. A carefully crafted itinerary that exhibits the marvel of the culture and nature of Nepal at its best. Strolling around the narrow streets of Kathmandu visiting ancient and historical sites. Learning about the culture and traditions of the people. Apart from that trekking across the beautiful trails of the Annapurna region. Soak in the panoramic views of the Himalayas chasing sunsets and changing horizons.
After exploring the Annapurna region head back to Pokhara. Then proceed towards Chitwan National Park. An area of over 952 sq. km on the southern central plains of subtropical Inner Terai Lowlands. The park’s southern boundary is bordered by Churia hills and the northern boundary by the Rapti River where 70% of the land is covered by Sal forest and 30% by grasslands and river land forests making it a perfect habitat for tigers, rhinos, wild elephants, and various reptiles and birds, around 650 Species of birds are found in the region.
Chitwan National Park was established in 1973 A.D and was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984 A.D, the park territory covers three districts of Chitwan, Nawalpur, and Makwanpur covering a vast area of marshlands and forest home to increasing numbers of animal species. Explore the National park witness wildlife and learn about the people living in the heart of the jungle. After exploring the National Park head back to Kathmandu.
Mountain Trekking and Wildlife Tour Nepal offers travelers a perfect chance to witness the various faces of the country. A trip where you will witness nature at its best and communities of rare beauty, great strength, and extreme fragility. Be a part of this adventurous and soul-stirring tour with the Alpine Club of Himalaya.
Key Information:
- Group and private safari are possible, rates will vary depending on this.
- Group size: Minimum of 2 and maximum of 14 persons
- Starting point and ending point: Kathmandu
- Languages: English-speaking guide
- All park fees are included.
Skill level
- Beginner
Accommodation for Mountain Trekking and Wildlife Tour Nepal. :
Check-in Time: 09:00
Check-out Time: 12:00
On your first three nights, you will stay in Alpine Hotel and Apartment. For the rest of the nights, you will stay in the Hotel Rainforest. This trip is designed for shared accommodation and does not involve a single supplement. Single travelers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi-share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip.
Entry and Permits
The following permits are required for trekking
- ACAP entry permit fee for foreigners: 3,000 NPR (Approx. US $30)
- ACAP entry permit fee for SAARC nationals: 200 NPR
TIMS Permit :
- NRP 1,000 per person for organized treks through an agency
- NRP 2,000 per person for independent trekkers (going without a guide or porter)
Note: All the trekking permits are handled by the Alpine Club of Himalaya.
The trip
This trip operates at altitudes over 2,780 meters (maximum altitude 5,545 meters). In this itinerary, you do not have many acclimatizing days, so you may experience headaches, nausea, and lethargy on arrival in Namche Bazaar, 3,420 meters. It is important to be aware of the effects of altitude on one’s tolerance especially in going high to Namche.
Group leader
All Alpine Club of Himalaya trips is accompanied by one of the local Sherpa leaders who speaks excellent English. He/she will provide information on the places you are traveling through, deal with health and safety issues and introduce you to the local porters and villagers. As a local leader, he/she has more specific knowledge to explain historical, cultural, religious, and social aspects.
Fellow travelers
When you travel in a group, there are people from around the world of different ages who are multilingual, multicultural, and multiracial. You are requested to understand the benefits and maybe some of the frustrations of traveling in a group.
Alpine Club of Himalaya has found time and time again that the very best trips they operate are those where the dynamics within the group work well, this takes just a little effort on your part.
Included excursions
- Full-day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu on your second day
- Enjoy the scenic view of beautiful hills in Pokhara on your third day
- Visit Sarangkot, various caves and waterfalls, World Peace Pagoda, Shiva Statue
- Trek to Thikhedhunga on your fifth day
- Trek to Ghorepani on your sixth day
- Trek to Poon Hill on your seventh day
- Descend on endless stone staircases to Nayapul on your eighth day
- Chitwan National Park 9th and 10 Days
- Drive to Kathmandu.
Location
This tour will take place in Nepal. Nepal is a small, landlocked country, 800 kilometers long and 200 kilometers wide making a total land area of 147,181 square kilometers. The landscape soars from just 150 meters above sea level to 8,848 meters at the top of Mt. Everest. Nepal covers only 0.1% of the world’s surface area but is home to 8% of the world’s species of birds, including 72 critically endangered species.
Nepal’s location between India and Tibet, the diversity of its 60 or more ethnic groups, its isolating geography, and its myriad languages have resulted in a complex pattern of customs and beliefs. The dominant Nepali cultural concepts are those of caste and status, both of which contribute to a strictly defined system of hierarchy.
Caste determines a person’s status and marriage partner. Nepal sweeps you along crooked, ancient streets flanked by dazzling, multi-roofed pagodas, gold-topped stupas, and arcane stone sculptures, and into low-ceilinged rooms cluttered with horror-eyed masks, spinning prayer wheels, Buddhist thangka scrolls, and Tibetan carpets.
Whether it is muttered chants of Buddhist monks in a monastery or early morning worship of Kathmandu’s housewife in local temples, it is believed that the divine is everywhere. In Nepal, Hinduism, and Buddhism is mingled wonderfully into a complex, syncretic blend like nowhere else. Its the best place for Mountain Trekking and Wildlife Tour Nepal.
Food
The price includes ten breakfasts, five lunches, seven dinners as well as tea or coffee during your treks. Welcome breakfast and farewell dinner are in Kathmandu hotels. Food is provided in a tea house or guest house in the mountain.
There is a variety of choices of local meals as well as continental even pizza and sizzler. Alpine Club of Himalaya also gives more eating flexibility, groups tend to eat together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other’s company.
Your leader will be able to suggest favorite restaurants during your trip. Included breakfasts will usually be Asian style consisting of noodles or congee (rice porridge) or bread, hash brown, and eggs of any style.
A wide range of vegetarian foods is found, although, in some places, choices are limited. While trekking in remote regions, food will be served plentifully and made of fresh local ingredients.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements, it’s a good idea to communicate them to the organizer when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Explore the historic and vibrant city of Kathmandu
- Have a jungle safari or walk or take a canoeing trip on the Rapti or Narayani Rivers
- Explore the surrounding Tharu villages
Spa treatments
You will be provided with an hour massage for free in Kathmandu.
Equipment lists:
- Find the guidelines regarding essential trekking gear.
- Daypack above 40 liters. (Must be waterproof)
- Down jacket (rental available)
- Warm sleeping bag (rental available)
- Sun head, gulf cap, sunglasses, headlamp, and torchlight.
- Ear-muffs, sun Lotions/sun cream.
- One pair of liner gloves is thin wool and synthetic.
- Cotton t-shirts, Synthetic t-shirts.
- Two Long sleeve polyester or synthetic lightweight for sunny days.
- One Soft-shell jacket (water & wind resist)
- Inner clothes as your requirement.
- Liner socks, woolen socks.
- Proper trekking shoes.
- Imodium or Pepto Bismo capsules for upset stomach or diarrhea.
- Diamox for altitude sickness. The guide will help you to take it.
- One small personal-sized first-aid kit with blister treatments such as moleskin, bands, anti-infection ointments, and muscle relief ointments.
Important Note:
Your safety is of paramount importance to us at the Alpine Club of Himalaya. We have the absolute authority to cancel the trip or change the itinerary, when deemed necessary or when we have reason to believe your safety is at stake. Weather conditions, the health condition of a group member, natural disasters, and such, can contribute to changes in the itinerary when traveling in remote mountainous regions. In these extreme situations, we kindly request that you offer your full cooperation to the trusted leader of the group appointed by the Alpine Club of Himalaya. However, we assure you that we will make every effort to keep to the above itinerary.
Itinerary
Thamel, Kathmandu
Upon arrival at the Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport. A representative from the Alpine Club of Himalaya will assist you with your accommodation. Upon arriving at your hotel, rest for a while. Later attend a briefing regarding the trip. In the evening join in for a special dinner program where you will experience excellent Nepalese cuisine.
Meals included: Welcome dinner
After breakfast, you will depart the hotel for a full-day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu, the "City of Glory". You will visit Durbar Square, the epicenter of religious and cultural life, an area filled with old temples and historical significance with old glorious Newari architecture. Some of the sights include Kal Bhairav, Hanuman Dhoka, Taleju Temple, Kasthamandap, and Kumari Ghar; home to the Living Goddess.
Afterward, you will visit Swayambhunath Stupa, said to be one of the oldest Buddhist stupas in the world, which is majestically set high on a hill overlooking Kathmandu Valley. You will proceed towards Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This massive temple complex sits alongside the banks of the holy Bagmati River.
Only Hindus are allowed to enter the courtyard of the temple, whereas tourists can see the temple from the eastern side of the Bagmati River. Later you will visit Boudhanath, a Buddhist Stupa said to be one of the largest in the world. This massive structure stands tall with four pairs of eyes each facing the four cardinal directions, watching for the righteous behavior of mankind and for human prosperity.
Meals included: Breakfast
Wake up before dawn and head towards Sarangkot, a vantage point nestled on a small hilltop, renowned for its breathtaking view at dawn and dusk with majestic views of the Annapurna range and Machhapuchhre. The drive takes around 20 minutes from Lakeside. From the hilltop witness the rays of the sun illuminating the mountain peaks, from Dhaulagiri (8167 Meters ) in the west to the perfect pyramid of Machhapuchhre (6997 Meters) and the rounded peak of Annapurna II (7937 Meters) in the east and the panoramic view of the city and the lakes.
After spending an hour head back for your breakfast. Next, head towards Devis Fall. Locally known as the Patale Chango (Hell’s Fall). David’s fall (also known as Devin’s and Devi’s) is a lovely waterfall lying about 2 km southwest of the Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker called David was washed away by the Pardi Khola and mysteriously disappeared into an underground passage beneath the fall, thus giving the name David’s Fall.
Further head towards Gupteshwar Cave also known as the Gupteshwar Gupha, which holds special religious importance for Hindus. The main highlight of the cave is the Shivalinga, the phallic symbol of Lord Shiva. Hiking down to the end of the cave you’ll reach just across the waters of Devi’s fall.
After exploring the city head on a short drive to a hilltop located on the banks of the Phew Lake. After a brief ride, you will reach the hilltop of Anadu Hill. Located at a height of 1100 meters, the Stupa is the first World Peace Pagoda of Nepal. From here witness grand views of the valley below with concrete jungles and tranquil lakes also soak in the majestic views of the hill networks and the Himalayas around.
Next, head towards Shiva Statue Pumdikot. Nestled on the southern side of the valley at an elevation of 1500 meters. It is the biggest Shiva statue in Asia. The whole structure stands 108 feet tall and the statue itself is 51 feet. Explore the statue and learn about the rich history and culture of the people. Later soak in the grand views of Mt Machhapuchhre, Mt Dhaulagiri, Mt Annapurna, Mt Himchuli, Mt Mardi, and other various mountain peaks. After the tour is completed, you will be dropped off at your accommodation. Later you may stroll around the banks of Phewa Lake or head on a scenic boat ride.
Meals included: Breakfast
Wake up before dawn and head towards Poon Hill, which is regarded as one of the best vantage points in the Annapurna region. The climb to the top takes around a couple of hours on an ascending trail with well-maintained series of stairs. Upon reaching the top witness views of the great landscapes of the deep wilderness and the snowcapped peaks. Mountain peaks from Dhaulagiri to Annapurna to Machhapuchhre: Dhaulagiri I ( 8167m), Tukuche (6920m), Nilgiri (6940m), Annapurna South, Annapurna I (8091m), Hiunchuli (6441m), Machhapuchhre (6,993m) and Tarke Kang (7193m). All standing at its grandeur basking in the morning rays of the sun and changing their colors.
After exploring head towards Ghorepani. Traversing across the deep wilderness of sub-tropical woodlands smeared by orchids and ferns with miles of undergrowth. Passing various settlements and river networks you will eventually reach Ghorepani. Upon reaching Ghorepani head out to explore the region and start a friendly conversation with the locals. Later enjoy awe-inspiring views during the sunset, changing the snowcapped Annapurna South and Fishtail into colorful vistas.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
From Pokhara, you will drive ahead for Chitwan National Park, a famous wildlife viewing national park in Asia enlisted by the World Heritage where you will have an excellent chance of spotting one-horned rhinos, deer, monkeys, leopards, wild elephants, royal Bengal tiger, and 450 species of birds.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
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