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 Nepal Medley, our Michael Steigerwald, Nicole Peelle, and Leslie Fineman proudly display this much-loved land in its grand variety, offering everything from Himalayan lodge-to-lodge 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 28-day extravaganza, as each can dovetail into the next seamlessly. Hence, Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking in the (sublime) Annapurna Foothills ends on Day 9 at Pokhara, and the Seti River Float can become Day 10 of a longer trip—or Day 1 of a shorter trip. Michael, Nicole, and Leslie 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
Day 1: fly to Pokhara • Day 2: drive to Lumle, hike to Birethanti, Sanctuary Lodge • Day 3: hike to Ghandruk, Himalaya Lodge • Day 4: day hikes around Ghandruk • Day 5: hike to Majgaun, Gurung Lodge • Day 6: hike to Dhamphus, Basanta Lodge • Day 7: end trek at Phedi, drive to Pokhara • Day 8: 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: day at Seti River camp, with 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: game viewing, drive to Tiger Tops Tented Camp • Day 3: drive to Tharu Village, Tiger Tops Tharu Village Safari Lodge • Day 4: drive to Meghauli, fly to Kathmandu.

Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking in the Everest Region
Day 1: fly from Kathmandu to Lukla, hike to Monjo, lodge • Day 2: hike to Namche Bazaar, lodge • Day 3: hike to Mende, lodge • Day 4: day hike to Thame • Day 5: hike to Tashinga, lodge • Day 6: hike to Pangboche via Thyangboche, lodge • Day 7: hike to Tashinga via Phortse, lodge • Day 8: hike to Monjo, lodge • Day 9: hike to Lukla, lodge • Day 10: fly to Kathmandu • Day 11: Kathmandu.

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