Nepal is where many of us got serious about our love affair with mountains, with travel, and with the varietal inhabitants of the welcoming world. In A Nepalese Medley, our Michael Steigerwald, Nicole Peelle, and Becca Glatz proudly display this much-loved land in its grand variety, offering everything from Himalayan lodge-tolodge hikes to river rafting to visits to the country’s jungly lowlands, where tigers are still to be seen. These four trip modules are craftily designed to be taken as individual trips, or in one 30-day extravaganza, as each can dovetail into the next seamlessly. Hence, Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking in the (sublime) Annapurna Foothills ends on Day 11 at Pokhara, and the Seti River Float can become Day 12 of a longer trip—or Day 1 of a shorter trip. Michael, Nicole, and Becca are ready to put it all together for you, in whatever form your schedule, ambition, and desire to experience Nepal dictate.

Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking in the Annapurna Foothills
Days 1–3: USA to Kathmandu via Bangkok • Day 4: Kathmandu sightseeing • Day 5: fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara • Day 6: drive to Lumle, begin trek, hike to Birethanti,overnight at Sanctuary Lodge • Day 7: hike to Ghandruk, Himalaya Lodge • Day 8: day hikes around Ghandruk, Himalaya Lodge • Day 9: hike to Majgaun, Gurung Lodge • Day 10: hike to Dhamphus, Basanta Lodge • Day 11: end trek at Phedi, drive to Pokhara, overnight • Day 12: return to Kathmandu and/or continue with other options.

Seti River Float
Day 1: drive to Damauli, start class 1 and 2 river raft, overnight camp on Seti River • Day 2: layover day at Seti River camp, with day hikes to nearby villages • Day 3: more rafting, then drive to Kathmandu, Pokhara, or Royal Chitwan National Park. (UNESCO World Heritage site)

Royal Chitwan National Park
Day 1: game viewing in the park, Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge • Day 2: drive to tented jungle camp, game viewing along the way, Tiger Tops Tented Camp • Day 3: drive to Tharu Village, Tiger Tops Tharu Village Safari Lodge • Day 4: drive to Meghauli, fly to Kathmandu, Yak & Yeti.

Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking in the Everest Region
Day 1: fly from Kathmandu to Lukla, hike to Phakding, overnight in lodge • Day 2: hike to Namche Bazaar, lodge • Day 3: rest day in Namche • Day 4: hike to Thyangboche Monastery, lodge • Day 5: rest day in Thyangboche’s astounding environs • Day 6: hike back to Namche, lodge • Day 7: hike to Lukla • Day 8: fly to Kathmandu, Yak & Yeti • Day 9 Kathmandu.

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