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Nepal trek with Chitwan National Park safari

country:Nepal
location:Chitwan
trip type:Introductory walking holidays
departures:2008: 8 Sep, 20 Sep, 4 Oct, 15 Oct, 24 Oct, 30 Oct, 3 Nov, 13 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 13 Dec, 22 Dec
price:From US $849 (14 days) including domestic flights only, as per itinerary
 
the amazing things you'll be doing
This is one of the most beautiful Kathmandu valley treks in Nepal.

This provides visitors an opportunity to explore the rich Nepalese cultural tradition, flora and fauna, typical life styles of villagers, beautiful landscapes, excellent views of ancient cities and incredible views of snowy mountains.

Visit major ancient and historical cities in Nepal with their maze of alleys, ancient and medieval pagodas, numerous shrines and temples depicting ancient culture - a remarkable experience.

Royal Chitwan National Park, one of the Asia's best national parks, is well known for prolofic wildlife. Here you can experience an elephant back safari for viewing wild animals in the natural habitat.
day-by-day itinerary
Day 1:Arrival at Kathmandu airport and transfer to hotel.
Day 2:Visit Pasupatinath, a famous temple for Hindus and Buddhists devotees, Boudhananth Stupa, Sywambhunath and Kathmandu's Durbar-square.
Day 3:After breakfast visit Patan, the city of art and beauty. Finally visit at Bhaktapur, the city of wood carving.
Day 4:Early morning drive to Bhudhanil -kantha, commence trek through a unique terrain to Chisapani. O/N lodges.
Day 5:Trek to Nagarkot. O/N Resort.
Day 6:Trek to Dhulikhel. O/N Resort.
Day 7:Trek to Namo - Buddha, a sacred Buddhist place where lord Buddha saved the life of a tiger dying from hunger by giving him his flesh. O/N Balthali Resort.
Day 8:Trek to Panauti. Explore Panauti, drive to Kathmandu. Check in to hotel.
Day 9:Early morning scenic drive to Royal Chitwan National Park. Check into Resort. After lunch commence jungle activities. Enjoy a Tharu stick dance, a unique society of Tharu community/slide show at evening.
Day 10:Full day jungle excursion such as Elephant back safari for viewing of great one horned rhinoceros, four species of deer, two types of crocodiles, sloth bear, leopards, Royal Bengal Tiger and over 450 species of exotic birds. Jungle walking, canoeing tour on river for viewing of crocodiles and birds.
Day 11:Early morning our well trained and well-experienced naturalist takes you into prime spot for bird-watching tour. Return to Resort. After breakfast drive to Pokhara check into hotel.
Day 12:Explore Pokhara, the city of nature beauty. Visit World peace Stupa and boating on Fewa Lake.
Day 13:Fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu. Check into hotel.
Day 14:Departure to Airport.
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
how this holiday makes a difference
Our trekking company is wholly committed to responsible tourism. On our treks & tours, tourism helps improve the standard of living for the local people by generating income for the local community through purchasing of local products such as fresh fruits, handloom products, meat, drinks, and fresh vegetables and providing job opportunities.

We employ well-trained & experienced local guides and hire local porters whose load limit is 20-25kg. Our guides will give a briefing about responsible tourism e.g. rubbish disposal, giving food scraps to domestic animals, paying the porters to carry out trash, using a fire pit when camping, not picking flowers, using kerosene instead of firewood, avoiding bathing/washing clothes in streams, using local tea houses or camping sites. In addition the small group size of 4-10 people helps to minimise the impact on the environment.

On this trek, we stay at local tea houses and lodges operated by local communities such as Chisapani trekking lodge, Balthali Resort and High-view Resort. These lodges minimise the impact on the environment by using kerosene/gas fuel instead of fire wood and disposing of their rubbish appropriately.

Our trekking company provides financial donations for the local school (US $2 per visitor) & health post (US $3 per visitor). We provide educational materials for students such as copies, pencils, ball pens and sports equipment (foot balls, basket balls), and provide equipment & medicines for the health post such as tablets, eye drops, high-altitude tablets, plasters and bandages. We also support the Kvresthali Women society with financial donations (US $5 per visitor) which provides education for impoverished adult women and provides funds for goat and vegetables farming and road repair.

On this trip, our guests will have the opportunity to give donations to these causes, and visit the Kavresthali Women Society to observe their activities.

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