Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1,300m)

Day 02: Fly to Pokhara – Trek to Pothana 1975m VIA Kaade

Day 03: Pothana to forest camp (2,520m)

Day 04: Forest Camp to Badal Danda (2795 m)

Day 05: Badal Danda to High Camp (3500 m)

Day 06: High camp to upper viewpoint (4250m) & Mardi Himal Base Camp 4500 m

Day 07: High camp to Sidhing Village (1700m)

Day 08: Drive Back to Pokhara & Sightseeing

Day 09: Fly Back to Kathmandu

Day 10: Fly Back Home

Nepal is like not home. It is exotic, it is wonderful, but it is also different. Great elevation changes, differences in customs and language, menu variations and the many other mysteries and wonders of travel in Nepal are all conditions you must be physically and mentally prepared for. The itinerary may change. You may meet unknown hardships as well as unexpected pleasures. Come with an open mind and positive spirit.

This trip features 2 nights hotel in fascinating Kathmandu, 1 night in Pokhara, a moderate medium altitude 6-day lodge or tea house trek which strives for maximum of 6 hours hike per day. The trek is non-technical and suitable for anyone in good shape who likes to hiker over mountain trails. You will spend each night staying and eating meals in rustic lodges along the route. During the trek you only carry your daypack. The day starts early, and often the bulk of the day’s kilo meters are covered in morning hours. The shorter afternoon hike brings you to the site of the camp to be used that night.

You should be in good physical shape for this trip and feel comfortable hiking seven to ten miles per day on a trail while carrying a day pack of about ten pounds. All the trail have good footing. On day we leave high camp on the Viewpoint and Mardi Base Camp ridge route we may encounter old snow, and maybe even some ice, making stretches of the trail potentially hazardous. The highest hiking altitude will be at about 4500 meter, and the highest sleeping altitudes will be at 3210 m high camp. This trip is designed to that an average hiker will require between 4 to 6 hours of hiking per day to reach the evening’s stop.

In general this is an easy to moderate trek but remember that trails are often steep in Nepal and at 3 000 m any hiking can seem strenuous. On some days altitude gains and losses of up to 900 m can be expected. Strengthen your knee muscles and prepare for some days of steep descent of anywhere up to 900 m. A program of cardiovascular conditioning such as running, swimming, biking or aerobics is essential, but try to supplement your exercise with hiking on steep hills or running up and down steps. The more you can condition by closely simulating the activities of trekking, the better off you will be. Good conditioning is essential to your enjoyment of the trek.

Remember that, the latitude of Nepal is between 26 degree and 30 degree N so it will warm at the lower elevations (short and T-shirt) while nights will be cool to cold depending on the elevation. Daytime temperatures will be between 10 degree C and 20 degree C at the lower elevations in Autumn (0 degree C on spring and winter trips occurs). Spring sees more clouds in the afternoon and the possibility of occasional thunder storms. The pace on the trek will be leisurely and unregimented. You are encouraged to walk by yourself or in small groups. Take time to visit local houses and temples, share a cup of tea or rakshi with our porters and the locals in the many chiyaa houses. Pursue interests in photography, bird-watching and botany, and sample the culture of the area you are traveling through.

Personal gear will be carried by porters. Porters can carry two members’ duffel bags. Since their load is 25 kg, this means that your duffel cannot exceed twelve kilos. The group will stay in locally owned guest lodges and will receive an insight into family living that isn’t possible for those staying in tents.

Additionally, you will enjoy comforts such as Western or Nepali food and beds with foam mattresses. All the guest houses have toilets and cold showers. Some of the guest houses have hot showers available, and few have electric lighting. The main common room of each lodge has charcoal of kerosene heaters-especially nice on cold nights. You will be expected to share a room with one or more persons depending on the number of beds in the room.

This is not a tour where everything can be planned in advance to run like clockwork. You probably won’t experience exactly what is written in the daily itinerary. Often adjustment must be made in the field. We want you to participate in the trip with the clear understanding that things can go wrong. Adventure travel does involve certain risks both emotional and physical. One has to be flexible when traveling in Nepal and have a cheerful attitude.

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