Nepal

Nepal, country surrounded by big brothers China and India. Somebody told me that the three countries look like a hamburger, the best part is inside.

The hightlight of the trip was a 10 days trekking through the Himalaya. Walking along the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri range. Two Himalaya giants over 8000 meters. Every day walking between 3 till 6 hours, at an altitude varying from 1500 meters till more than 3600 meters abve sealevel. Only a small part of the trekking you walk over the highway, a paved pad full with western tourists. In october and november there are many tourist groups walking from and to Annapurna basecamp or a circle around Annapurna. The greatest benefit of this trip is that you will stay in community based lodges, who stay lonely on the edge of a mountainside. The most wonderful place is Kopra Ridge, on an altitude of 3600 meter. If you are lucky you can see the peaks of Dhaulagiri from you “hotelroom”. At the end of the day the shepherd comes back to the lodge with his herd of yaks.

I big contrast with the silence of the mountains is the cozy chaotic city Kathmandu. A lovely place to walk around, where you can meet buddhism and hinduism. In Kathmandu you can find dozens of temples, stupas and palaces. In the district Thamel you stumble over the outdoorshops and souvenirshops.

If you want to know more about this trip see hier.

Itinerary

Tags: asia, nepal, sawadee, trekking

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