tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277556741739088132024-03-12T20:22:50.735-07:00Friendship World Trek Pvt.Ltb.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14954432631021388442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227755674173908813.post-74414239636293931292015-01-21T05:08:00.002-08:002016-02-18T08:27:16.132-08:00Annapurna Trekking in Nepal <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Trek:<st1:place w:st="on">Annapurna</st1:place>
Circuit Trek Days: 23/18</div>
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Trek dates: Daily from September
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Grade: Medium-Hard</div>
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Prices from: <b>USD 1700/1342 Per
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<b>Highlights of the trek:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.friendshipworldtrek.com/" target="_blank">Annapurna Circuit Trek</a> takes you
to the Tibet-like country on the northern slopes of the <st1:place w:st="on">Himalaya</st1:place>
and the dramatic Kali Gandaki Gorge. You
will be crossing a very high pass Thorung La (5416 m) from where you will be
able to see fantastic view of the mountains.
You also will be visiting Muktinath the important pilgrimage site for
both Hindus and Buddhists </div>
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The Annapurna Circuit, considered
one of the best trekking/hiking trails in the world, is the classic long
distance trek in the Annapurna region of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Nepal</st1:country-region>. A classic trek on ancient
trade routes. Ascending theMarshyangdi valley. Passing Manaslu and Hinchuli.
Visit old Buddhistmonastery in <st1:place w:st="on">Braga</st1:place>.
Explore beautiful Manang village. Crossing the Thorung-La ( 5416m). The
Pilgrimage town of <st1:place w:st="on">Muktinath</st1:place>,
View ofDhawagiri Ice-flow. The world's deepest gorge and the Kaligandakivalley.
Natural hot spring at Tatopani. <st1:place w:st="on">Sunrise</st1:place>
at Poonhill withmagnificent mountain views.</div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For more details please contact us at <a href="mailto:info@friendshiptrek.com">info@friendshiptrek.com</a></span></div>
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Tibet is indeed a very rich and beautiful land, located
on the highest plateau on Earth at an average altitude over 4000 meter. It is
nowadays the South west frontier of China. Within its borders there are more
than fifteen peaks above 7000 m. among which eleven are over 8000m. It borders
with Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Xinjiang; in the North, Nepal, India, Sikkim,
Bhutan Burma and Kashmir form its Southern borders. The Tibet Autonomous Region
with a population of over two million covers an area of 1.2 million sq. km. </div>
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Tibet has a long and complex history, written records
have survived from the 7th Century A.D. however it is known that nomadic tribes
populated Tibet as early as the 2nd Century B.C. and discoveries suggest a much
longer history of human kind...More recent times have seen the invasion of
China in 1959 and the inevitable dilution of Tibetan culture. Tibet however has
proved over the years since, that its way of life has been able to withstand
this influence. Power of thought and life itself overcoming the modern ravages
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The journey to unlock the complexities posed by this arid
mass of discovery (almost the size of Europe) begins with probably the most
dramatic flight in the world. From Kathmandu, you journey the huge backbone of
the High Himalayas to land deep in the heart of the Tibetan plateau. A further
two hours drive by road through barren wilderness Lhasa, the capital and home
to the famous Potala Palace unfolds. Lhasa remains the major focus of Buddhist
worship anywhere in the world, a place for the traveler to cast away any
preconceptions he or she may have and join in Tibet's journey of discovery
along the way... at least for a while.</div>
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Passengers arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) without any
dutiable goods can proceed through the Green Channel for quick clearance
without a baggage check. If you are carrying dutiable articles, you have to
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bring to Nepal free of duty: cigarettes (200 sticks) or cigars (50 sticks),
distilled liquor (one 1.15 liter bottle), and film (15 rolls). You can also
bring in the following articles free of duty on condition that you take them
out with you when you leave: binoculars, movie or video camera, still camera,
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the Department of Archeology, National Archive Building, Ram Shah Path,
Kathmandu. It is illegal to export objects over 100 years old, such as sacred
images, paintings, manuscripts that are valued for culture and religious
reasons. Visitors are advised not to purchase such items as they are Nepal's
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foreign exchange. Credit cards like American Express, Master and Visa are
widely accepted at major hotels, shops, and restaurants. Remember to keep your
Foreign Exchange Encashment Receipt while making foreign exchange payments or
transferring foreign currency into Nepalese rupees. The receipts may be needed
to change left-over Nepalese Rupees into hard currency before leaving the
country. However, only 10 percent of the total amount may be converted by the
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Rising Nepal, The Kathmandu Post and The Himalayan Times. Nepalese Rupees are
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open from 10 am to 5 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday and close at 3pm on
Friday in the Kathmandu Valley. During the winter, they close at 4 pm. Most
Business offices are open from 10 am to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Embassies
and international organizations are open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through
Friday. Most shops open after 10 am and close at about 8 pm and are usually
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Thursday. On Fridays they remain open until 3 pm. Banks are open from Sunday
through Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm. On Fridays, banks remain open until 12 pm
only. Business offices are open from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday through Friday.
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Nepal is during the Dashain festival in late September or October. Government
offices observe all the national holidays and banks observe most of them.
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Tower, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday. The counters are
open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and provide stamps, postcards and aerograms. Post
Restante is available Sunday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Express Mail
Service (EMS) is available at GPO and at Thamel, Basantapur and airport postal
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at the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation at Tripureshwar. Hotels and private
communications centers provide long distance telephone and fax facilities. For
calling from outside, country code for Nepal is 977 and the area code for
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communication centers have opened up in the Valley and around the country.
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facilities to keep in touch with home. Internet services are also offered by
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few years time and what used to be a controlled and tight knit community, is no
more. The government audio and television news networks are Radio Nepal and Nepal
Television respectively. However, numerous FM radio stations and regional
television stations are dominating the market. Major Nepali daily newspapers
are Gorkhapatra and Kantipur, while the English dailies are The Rising Nepal,
The Kathmandu Post and The Himalayan Times. A number of other newspapers and
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available is 220-volts and 50 cycles. Load shedding is a seasonal phenomenon
during the dry season and eases off once it begins to rain. However, most major
hotels have uninterrupted power supply through their own generators.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14954432631021388442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227755674173908813.post-39176668145752008592013-05-15T05:14:00.000-07:002013-05-15T05:14:01.428-07:00Everest Base Camp Trek<br />
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We fly to Lukla and begin trekking through the land of the legendary Sherpas into the <b>Sagarmatha (Everest) national park.</b></div>
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Since the successful ascent of Everest the Khumbu region has enjoyed the international attention. We will follow the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay, Hillary, Bonnington and Messner. We follow the classic trail to Namche bazaar, Khumjung, Pangboche and Lobuche to the <a href="http://www.nepalchallenge.com/package/everest-base-camp-trek" target="_blank">Everest Base Camp</a> and go on to Kalapathar. From Tengboche to Pangboche (3,985m) the<span style="background-color: transparent;"> trail rises through meadows where graze yak. After touring the monastery we set out and cross the Lobuche Khola to arrive at Pheriche. After crossing the moraines of the Changri Shar Glacier, we reach the sandy plain of Gorakshep. Then we climb up amongst large boulders to the broad summit of Kalapathar (5,545m), which offers the best view of Everest and Khumbu Glacier</span></div>
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Whether it may be called Everest, Sagarmatha or Chomolungma, the highest peak of this planet is stunning to behold. The trek will end at Syangaboche or Lukla and fly out to Katmandu.</div>
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<br />Day 01: Meet at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel<br /><br />Day 02: Sight-seeing of Kathmandu: Full day’s sightseeing in Kathmandu valley includes the Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) & the biggest Buddhist Stupa at Boudhanath. Also visit Monkey Temple the Swyambhunath (2000 years old temple) and visit Patan city of fine arts. Return to the hotel.<br /><br />Day 03: Flight from KTM – Lukla. Trek to Phakding (2,652m).<br /><br />Day 04: Phakding to Namche (3,440m)- Beginning with a slight climb to Jhorsalle, the trail passes a waterfall. All day, we pass villages interspersed with magnificent forest- rhododendron, magniolia trees and giant firs. And on the way to walking you will be rewarded (weather permitting) your first glimpse of Kusum Kanggru (6369m) Thamserku (6608m) Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879 m). A steep climb up to the beautiful village of Namche bazaar (3440m).<br /><br />Day 05: Acclimatization day in Namche. Acclimatization is most important before proceeding to a higher elevation. It is therefore recommended that you take a short days hike to Thame, Khunde or Khumjung or relax and explore the sherpa culture of Namche.<br /><br />Day 06: Namche to Tengboche (3,867m): after walking one hour you arrive in phungithanga from there the trail climbs through forests where you can spot musk deer. Tengboche sits on a saddle at 3870m in a clearing surrounded by dwarf fires and rododendroms. Kwongde (6187m) Tawache(6542m) Everest (8848m) Nuptse (7855m) Lhotse (8618m) Amadablam (6856m) Thamserku (6608m) provide and inspiring panorama of Himalayan giants. We visit the Bhuddist Monastry at Tengboche, the largest in Khumbu region.<br /><br />Day 07: Tengboche to Pheriche: Beyond Tengboche the altitude really starts to tell. The trail droops down to Dingboche, crosses the Imja Khola and climbs past superb mani stones ( carved with the Tibetan Buddhist chant om mani padme hum) to Pangboche at 3860m The gompa here is worth visiting. Then the trail start climbs to Pheriche 4240m. Where there is a medical facility, which gives lectures everyday on Altitude Sickness.<br /><br />Day 08: Another acclimatization day, again walking up and then coming back down is better than just resting in high altitude, you can make a day trip to Nangkartshang Gompa or up the hil to lok down onto Dingboche, Either walk offers good views.<br /><br />Day 09: Pheriche to Lobuche - The trail climbs to Phalang karpo at 4340m then Duglha at 4620m,From Dughla the trail ascends the broad, gently slopping valley and climb steeply in to the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier then left in to the memorial area Chukpilhara, before reaching the Lobuche at 4930m<br /><br />Day 10: Lobuche to Gorakshep. The trail from Lobuche follows the grassy ablation valley with great views of Pumori then crosses tributary glaciers to reach the dry lake bed of Gokrakchep. Stop for lunch then climb Kalapattar to get the best views of Everest and the surrounding mountains, then and back to Gorakshep for the evening.<br /><br />Day 11: Gorekshep to Everest Base Camp back to Lobuche - Early morning we walk to Everest Base Camp , visit base camp area and work down to Lobuche.<br /><br />Day 12: Lobuche to Dingboche - Staying the night at Dingboche, makes an interesting accommodation alternative.<br /><br />Day 13: Tengboche<br /><br />Day 14: Namche<br /><br />Day 15: Lukla, hotel<br /><br />Day 16: Flight from Lukla - KTM, transfer to hotel<br /><br />Day 17: Kathmandu free day, evening culture show with nepali dinner, hotel<br /><br />Day 18: Final departure, transfer to airport</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14954432631021388442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227755674173908813.post-24512225152805485182013-05-14T05:05:00.002-07:002013-05-14T05:05:15.158-07:00A Short Introduction to Air Transport of Nepal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The air transport service in Nepal began with the establishment of Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in 1949, just two years before advent of democracy in the country. Since then more than 40 airports have been founded all over Nepal, though TIA is still the sole international airport here. As major portion of the road network of this recently declared federal republic is still in the primitive and insufficient state, air strips provide a comparatively safer and reliable, although bit expensive, mode of transportation. Those who can spend a little prefer short, cozy and secure journey to the whole-day long bumpy ride on poorly-maintained highways. The gateways to the chief tourist attractions in Nepal like Lukla, Johmsom , Dolpa, Pokhara had airdromes before they were linked into the road network. The remote tourist district of Solu Khumbu alone, which seats the Mount Everest, consists of 4 airports!</span><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Nepal Airlines, formerly Royal Nepal Airlines, is the flag carrier of Nepal operating both national and international flights to Delhi, Quala Lampur, Dubai, Bangkok, Doha and Hong Kong. There are about 18 private companies which are granted the license to operate air services by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Due to the extensive air network and additional aircrafts from private companies, flights are operated in almost regular basis to the major parts of the country. These airlines also provide additional services like mountain flights and charters (both helicopter and airplane). The popular and preferred private airline services of the country are – Buddha Air, Yeti Airways, Simrik Air, Tara airlines etc.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Getting to Nepal from Europe, Australia and America requires two different flights since there is no direct air connection to these places from Nepal. Some of the popular international airlines in Nepal are: Air Arabia, Air Asia, Air China, Bahrain Air, Biman Bangladesh, China Southern Airlines, Druk Air, Etihad, Qatar Airways etc. The places in Asia to where the regular flights from Nepal are carried out are Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore, Hongkong, Kwala Lampur, Doha , Karachi, Dhaka, Guanghzhao (China), Paro (Bhutan) , New Delhi and few other cities. If you are flying from America or Canada, you may choose to travel either westward or eastward over the globe. From Europe, you need to make first stop at one of the Gulf airports from where regular flights to Kathmandu are operated. In case of Australia or New Zealand, the four options are Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore or Hong Kong.</span><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">TIA is not yet well-equipped and sophisticated like the big names in the international airports. However, basic airport facilities are available with additional services like money exchange, tourist information center, instant photo booth and also a communication stall from where you can buy SIM cards easily. Most domestic airports of Nepal are below standards, the aviation sector in Nepal has a long way to go and we can expect at least some decades to pass before a properly managed and well-facilitated airways service comes into effect in Nepal. Nevertheless, journey on air is still the first option for tourists as well as local passengers prioritizing time, safety ,comfort and aerial views of the Himalaya.</span></div>
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