YANTRA TOURS & TRAVELS

14 DAYS EVEREST & GOKYO TREK

10 DAYS MUKTINATH THE TEMPLE OF LIBRATION

DETAIL ITINERARY DAY 01: Arrival in Kathmandu: Arrival in Kathmandu. Meeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. After a short break, you will visit the Svayambhunath stupa located on the top of the hill on the western part of the valley, The stupa is also popular as “Monkey temple”. This object is the perfect place to start the excursion as the hill-top gives a three-sixty degree view to the valley, perfect for better orientation to the city. Rest of the evening you can explore neighboring streets, the Thamel area. Overnight in a Hotel.. DAY 02: Drive to Trisuli River/ Rafting in Trisuli: Breakfast in hotel and 3 hours’ drive to River Trishuli, This River is one of the most acceptable and popular rivers for White Water Rafting in Nepal. You will raft for almost about five hours with the fantastic drift of category 3-4 until you get to Riverside Spring Resort in Kurintar, your today’s overnight destination. Here you can take the rest of the explore the nearby village. Overnight in Resort. DAY 03: Drive to Pokhara: You will have your breakfast in the hotel and slowly move towards Pokhara which is about 3 hours’ drive from Kurintar. On arrival, a short break and you will be escorted to city sightseeing through Devi’s fall, Cave Gupteshwor, and Tibetans Refugees camp next we will spend about an hour on a wooden boat in Lake Fewa. Rest of the evening you will be free on your own to spend on Lakeside Street. Overnight in Hotel. DAY 04: Fly to Jomsom and walk to Marpha and Back: Early flight to Jomsom which is about 20 minutes long. Jomsom is the fortress town of Mustang lies on the banks of the Kali Gandaki River, once back in time many centuries ago the town uses to be an important point in the trade route between India and China. Even today many archeological findings are happening here, while we are here we will witness some of this evidence of the past. We will trek up to Marpha village through a small village of Thini and a beautiful Lake “Dhumba” catching up with an old monastery on the way. Marpha is a beautiful village unique within architecture and people. Overnight in ancient Silk Roadside hotel. DAY 05: Drive to Muktinath via Kagbeni: Early drive to Muktinath catching up Kagbeni on the way, another ancient Tibetan settlement on Kali Gandaki River Bank. At the center of the town, an old monastery almost two-hundred-year-old dominating the entire settlement, and it is surrounded by similarly old houses with Tibetan style flat roofs, narrow passages between houses are just enough for yaks, horses, and of course for the people. We drive to the east with the views of vertical cliffs of above 200 meters with crumbling man-made caves more than 2000 years old many of them were destroyed some of them are intact, and Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Nilgiri, and other on the south. Our journey led towards Muktinath leaving Jharkot village behind just to explore while returning to Jomsom. The Lord of Great Salvation or “Muktinath” The Lord Vishnu is considered here as a sinner and the only way to get rid of it is helping others to direct to the way to Moksha or “Mukti”. We drive back to Jomsom. Overnight in a Hotel. DAY 06: Fly back to Pokhara: Breakfast in the hotel and fly back to Pokhara. Further sightseeing in Pokhara. Overnight in a hotel. DAY 07: Drive to Chitwan and Jungle activities: Breakfast. Departure for Chitwan National Park (about 2 hours), located in the former royal hunting reserve. The park is in the wild, and it has remained the largest count of single- horned Rhino in south Asia there are also good numbers of Bengal tigers, wild buffalo, Elephants, many species of deer, leopards, and other inhabitants of the jungle. Full board. Night at the Resort. DAY 08: Jungle activities contnue: Chitwan national park is not only the home to the one-horned Rhino and elephants but also the Tharus people, by living in the jungle for a long time they work out very well immunity against some wild diseases such as malaria, dengue, etc. they even learn to live together with wild animals and share nature and its resources. You will have just enough time to visit their houses to explore how they manage to live in the wild. In the evening before dinner, you will be served Tharu stick dance. Full board. Night at the Resort. DAY 09: Fly back to Pokhara: Breakfast in Resort. Drive back to Kathmandu which is about 140 Kilometers from Sauraha (Chitwan National Park) and it is about 4 hours’ drive. On arrival back in Kathmandu, check in to the hotel and in the evening we will enjoy Nepali food and traditional dances as farewell dinner in a traditional restaurant. Overnight in hotel. DAY 10: Fly home: Check out from Hotel Transfer to Airport and fly home.

PRE-TRIP ESSENTIALS: HEALTH: A visit to Nepal does not require special vaccination or other requirements, however, as the Jomsom Kagbeni trek includes a maximum altitude up to 2800m, your health condition must be sound. We recommend consulting with the attending physician for up-to-date information regarding vaccinations, high altitude medication, and medications for any reasonably foreseeable illnesses whilst traveling in Nepal. And to stock up with necessary drugs before you depart Medical services in Nepal are limited in mountainous areas. If you wear glasses, it is better to have at itself a spare couple. MOUNTAIN SICKNESS: Any person traveling above 2500m can get easy symptoms of a mountain illness. The first signs are headache, increased fatigue, sleeplessness, appetite loss, liquid loss by an organism, and puffiness. At the emergence of such signs, it is necessary to remain at this height before the full acclimatization of an organism. It is necessary to use from 2nd to 4 liters of liquid a day. If symptoms don't pass and the state worsens, it is necessary to go down immediately. Sometimes even 300m can play a crucial role. Planning the travel, leave spare days on acclimatization at height 3700m and 4300m. After 4000m try not to rise more than on 500m in one day. You can inadequately estimate the condition therefore always follow the advice of the accompanying guide or locals. WEATHER: Weather conditions on the mountain are unpredictable. It might be sunny during the day and cold as well as windy at night, especially at the high altitudes. Sudden rainstorms or snow flurries are always possibilities. Better be prepared! PACKING: Choosing the right clothing for your trip is very important. You always want to pack everything, but that could make a hassle. Keep in mind that in almost every mountain region in Nepal the days are warm and nights are cool. Usually, we recommend people to bring a warm jacket either fleece or down, long underwear, and worm shocks. Pair of pants and comfortable boot for the long day while sport shoes/sandals for hiking or during a less active period. The boots are another important factor while on a trek make sure that they are waterproof. The basic principle of packing is comfort not luxury. In Kathmandu and Pokhara you can get any necessary gear at a very comfortable price. But if you just enquire before you start packing things we provide you better advice depending upon present weather condition. Do not pack unnecessary things like hairdryers, lots of and lots of cosmetics and electronics, while a battery power bank (Backup) for your mobile phone, iPod is recommended. THINGS THAT YOU BEAR: During the hike/walk between Jomsom and Marpha you are suggested to have a small backpack for day transitions have to be designed for the most necessary way: the camera, water, additional clothes in case of rain or a cold snap, cream from suntan, toilet paper, and other personal accessories if any. EMERGENCY AND YOUR SUPPORT TEAM: All our guide are trained in first aid and can handle most of the basic illness that occurs at high altitude or in the jungle. Every group equipped with a basic first aid kit, every traveler must have full travel insurance before coming to Nepal. And should make available a copy of the policy at our office in Kathmandu. If an emergency occurs, we will evacuate you from the mountain to one of the internationally recognized hospitals/clinics in Kathmandu and contact your insurance company.

Just tell us about your preferences, interests and the amount of time available to you and we will take care of the rest. We will help design a tour and work out a comfortable itinerary that best suits your needs.

YANTRA TOURS & TRAVELS

14 DAYS EVEREST & GOKYO TREK

10 DAYS MUKTINATH THE TEMPLE OF LIBRATION

DETAIL ITINERARY DAY 01: Arrival in Kathmandu: Arrival in Kathmandu. Meeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. After a short break, you will visit the Svayambhunath stupa located on the top of the hill on the western part of the valley, The stupa is also popular as “Monkey temple”. This object is the perfect place to start the excursion as the hill-top gives a three-sixty degree view to the valley, perfect for better orientation to the city. Rest of the evening you can explore neighboring streets, the Thamel area. Overnight in a Hotel.. DAY 02: Drive to Trisuli River/ Rafting in Trisuli: Breakfast in hotel and 3 hours’ drive to River Trishuli, This River is one of the most acceptable and popular rivers for White Water Rafting in Nepal. You will raft for almost about five hours with the fantastic drift of category 3-4 until you get to Riverside Spring Resort in Kurintar, your today’s overnight destination. Here you can take the rest of the explore the nearby village. Overnight in Resort. DAY 03: Drive to Pokhara: You will have your breakfast in the hotel and slowly move towards Pokhara which is about 3 hours’ drive from Kurintar. On arrival, a short break and you will be escorted to city sightseeing through Devi’s fall, Cave Gupteshwor, and Tibetans Refugees camp next we will spend about an hour on a wooden boat in Lake Fewa. Rest of the evening you will be free on your own to spend on Lakeside Street. Overnight in Hotel. DAY 04: Fly to Jomsom and walk to Marpha and Back: Early flight to Jomsom which is about 20 minutes long. Jomsom is the fortress town of Mustang lies on the banks of the Kali Gandaki River, once back in time many centuries ago the town uses to be an important point in the trade route between India and China. Even today many archeological findings are happening here, while we are here we will witness some of this evidence of the past. We will trek up to Marpha village through a small village of Thini and a beautiful Lake “Dhumba” catching up with an old monastery on the way. Marpha is a beautiful village unique within architecture and people. Overnight in ancient Silk Roadside hotel. DAY 05: Drive to Muktinath via Kagbeni: Early drive to Muktinath catching up Kagbeni on the way, another ancient Tibetan settlement on Kali Gandaki River Bank. At the center of the town, an old monastery almost two-hundred-year-old dominating the entire settlement, and it is surrounded by similarly old houses with Tibetan style flat roofs, narrow passages between houses are just enough for yaks, horses, and of course for the people. We drive to the east with the views of vertical cliffs of above 200 meters with crumbling man-made caves more than 2000 years old many of them were destroyed some of them are intact, and Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Nilgiri, and other on the south. Our journey led towards Muktinath leaving Jharkot village behind just to explore while returning to Jomsom. The Lord of Great Salvation or “Muktinath” The Lord Vishnu is considered here as a sinner and the only way to get rid of it is helping others to direct to the way to Moksha or “Mukti”. We drive back to Jomsom. Overnight in a Hotel. DAY 06: Fly back to Pokhara: Breakfast in the hotel and fly back to Pokhara. Further sightseeing in Pokhara. Overnight in a hotel. DAY 07: Drive to Chitwan and Jungle activities: Breakfast. Departure for Chitwan National Park (about 2 hours), located in the former royal hunting reserve. The park is in the wild, and it has remained the largest count of single-horned Rhino in south Asia there are also good numbers of Bengal tigers, wild buffalo, Elephants, many species of deer, leopards, and other inhabitants of the jungle. Full board. Night at the Resort. DAY 08: Jungle activities contnue: Chitwan national park is not only the home to the one-horned Rhino and elephants but also the Tharus people, by living in the jungle for a long time they work out very well immunity against some wild diseases such as malaria, dengue, etc. they even learn to live together with wild animals and share nature and its resources. You will have just enough time to visit their houses to explore how they manage to live in the wild. In the evening before dinner, you will be served Tharu stick dance. Full board. Night at the Resort. DAY 09: Fly back to Pokhara: Breakfast in Resort. Drive back to Kathmandu which is about 140 Kilometers from Sauraha (Chitwan National Park) and it is about 4 hours’ drive. On arrival back in Kathmandu, check in to the hotel and in the evening we will enjoy Nepali food and traditional dances as farewell dinner in a traditional restaurant. Overnight in hotel. DAY 10: Fly home: Check out from Hotel Transfer to Airport and fly home.

PRE-TRIP ESSENTIALS: HEALTH: A visit to Nepal does not require special vaccination or other requirements, however, as the Jomsom Kagbeni trek includes a maximum altitude up to 2800m, your health condition must be sound. We recommend consulting with the attending physician for up-to-date information regarding vaccinations, high altitude medication, and medications for any reasonably foreseeable illnesses whilst traveling in Nepal. And to stock up with necessary drugs before you depart Medical services in Nepal are limited in mountainous areas. If you wear glasses, it is better to have at itself a spare couple. MOUNTAIN SICKNESS: Any person traveling above 2500m can get easy symptoms of a mountain illness. The first signs are headache, increased fatigue, sleeplessness, appetite loss, liquid loss by an organism, and puffiness. At the emergence of such signs, it is necessary to remain at this height before the full acclimatization of an organism. It is necessary to use from 2nd to 4 liters of liquid a day. If symptoms don't pass and the state worsens, it is necessary to go down immediately. Sometimes even 300m can play a crucial role. Planning the travel, leave spare days on acclimatization at height 3700m and 4300m. After 4000m try not to rise more than on 500m in one day. You can inadequately estimate the condition therefore always follow the advice of the accompanying guide or locals. WEATHER: Weather conditions on the mountain are unpredictable. It might be sunny during the day and cold as well as windy at night, especially at the high altitudes. Sudden rainstorms or snow flurries are always possibilities. Better be prepared! PACKING: Choosing the right clothing for your trip is very important. You always want to pack everything, but that could make a hassle. Keep in mind that in almost every mountain region in Nepal the days are warm and nights are cool. Usually, we recommend people to bring a warm jacket either fleece or down, long underwear, and worm shocks. Pair of pants and comfortable boot for the long day while sport shoes/sandals for hiking or during a less active period. The boots are another important factor while on a trek make sure that they are waterproof. The basic principle of packing is comfort not luxury. In Kathmandu and Pokhara you can get any necessary gear at a very comfortable price. But if you just enquire before you start packing things we provide you better advice depending upon present weather condition. Do not pack unnecessary things like hairdryers, lots of and lots of cosmetics and electronics, while a battery power bank (Backup) for your mobile phone, iPod is recommended. THINGS THAT YOU BEAR: During the hike/walk between Jomsom and Marpha you are suggested to have a small backpack for day transitions have to be designed for the most necessary way: the camera, water, additional clothes in case of rain or a cold snap, cream from suntan, toilet paper, and other personal accessories if any. EMERGENCY AND YOUR SUPPORT TEAM: All our guide are trained in first aid and can handle most of the basic illness that occurs at high altitude or in the jungle. Every group equipped with a basic first aid kit, every traveler must have full travel insurance before coming to Nepal. And should make available a copy of the policy at our office in Kathmandu. If an emergency occurs, we will evacuate you from the mountain to one of the internationally recognized hospitals/clinics in Kathmandu and contact your insurance company.

Just tell us about your preferences, interests and the amount of time available to you and we will take care of the rest. We will help design a tour and work out a comfortable itinerary that best suits your needs.