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T h e P r i n ce s Tr e k i s d e s i g n e d f o r n ew co m e r s to N e p a l

a n d t h e t r e k k i n g wo r l d . T h e f u l l s u p p o r t te n te d P r i n ce s

Tr e k o f f e r s a wo n d e r f u l i n t r o d u c t i o n to t r e k k i n g w h i l e

e n co m p a s s i n g s o m e o f t h e H i m a l ay a s m o s t s p e c t a c u l a r s i te s

i n t h e A n n a p u r n a r a n g e s . S p e n d f o u r d ay s e x p l o r i n g t h i s l e s s

f r e q u e n te d r o u te tow a r d s P a n c h a s e L e k h , p a s s i n g t h r o u g h

s c a t te r e d r i ce f i e l d s a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l r h o d o d e n d r o n f o r e s t .

At t h e e n d o f t h e t r e k , r e l a x i n co m f o r t a t t h e a w a r d w i n n i n g

T i g e r M o u n t a i n P o k h a r a L o d g e , t a k i n g i n t h e b r e a t h t a k i n g

p a n o r a m i c v i ew s o f s o m e o f t h e h i g h e s t m o u n t a i n s i n t h e

wo r l d . T h e P r i n ce s Tr e k i s s u i t a b l e f o r m o d e r a te l y f i t a n d

e l d e r l y t r e k ke r s .

DAY 1A r r i ve a t Tr i b h u v a n I n te r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t , K a t h m a n d u , w h e r e

T i g e r To p s s t a f f w i l l g r e e t yo u a n d s e a m l e s s l y a r r a n g e yo u r

t r a n s f e r to D w a r i k a s H o te l - a n e xq u i s i te 5 s t a r o a s i s i n t h e

h e a r t o f t h e b u s t l i n g c i t y.

D u r i n g t h e a f te r n o o n , T i g e r To p s c a r s a n d g u i d e s w i l l b e o n

s t a n d by f o r t h o s e w a n t i n g to w a n d e r t h e c i t y a n d d i s cove r

t h e e n t h r a l l i n g s i g h t s o f t h e c a p i t a l . K a t h m a n d u i s k n ow n

f o r t h e g r e a t te m p l e s o f P a s h u p a t i n a t h , Sy a m b u n a t h a n d

B o u d d h a n a t h t h a t o f f e r a n i n te r e s t i n g b l e n d o f H i n d u a n d

B u d d h i s t a r c h i te c t u r e a n d r i t u a l s . T h e m a i n to u r i s t d i s t r i c t ,

T h a m e l , i s a s e n s o r y f e a s t o f co l o u r s , s o u n d s a n d p e o p l e .

A f te r a s p o t o f s h o p p i n g s e t t l e d ow n w i t h a g o o d co f f e e o r

b e e r a t o n e o f i t ’s m a ny c a f e s a n d b a r s . A l te r n a t i ve l y, r e l a x

a t D w a r i k a s by t h e p o o l o r t r e a t yo u r s e l f to a m a s s a g e a t t h e

H i m a l ay a n S p a .

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DAY 2

A f te r a s u m p t u o u s b u f f e t b r e a k f a s t a t D w a r i k a s , yo u w i l l

t a ke a m o r n i n g f l i g h t to P o k h a r a w h e r e , o n a c l e a r d ay, t h e

e n t i r e A n n a p u r n a r a n g e w i l l b e v i s i b l e f r o m t h e a i r p l a n e .

Yo u w i l l b e m e t by yo u r S h e r p a te a m a n d d r i ve n to t h e s t a r t

o f T h e P r i n ce s Tr e k a t T h a r e K h o l a (s t r e a m) , a p p r ox i m a te l y

2 0 m i n u te s s o u t h o f P o k h a r a . S t a r t by s te a d i l y c l i m b i n g ,

p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t h e C h e t t r i / B a h u n v i l l a g e o f K a l i b a n g , t h e n

o n u p t h r o u g h t h e m i xe d f a r m i n g co u n t r y o f B h u m d i ( 1 5 2 5 m) .

T h e r i d g e l i n e o f f e r s l ove l y v i ew s n o r t h to M a c h h a p u c h h a r e

a n d t h e A n n a p u r n a s , a n d e a s t to t h e M a n a s l u H i m a l . To n i g h t

yo u w i l l c a m p j u s t b eyo n d B h u m d i .

DAY 3

To d ay yo u w i l l co n t i n u e o n u p t h e r i d g e l e av i n g b e h i n d

t h e s c a t te r e d d we l l i n g s . T h e p a n o r a m i c v i ew s f r o m

h e r e a r e b r e a t h t a k i n g . C l i m b t h r o u g h m i xe d ve g e t a t i o n

b e f o r e e n te r i n g t h i c k d e c i d u o u s f o r e s t , w h i c h i s f u l l o f

b i r d l i f e , t r e e o r c h i d s a n d i n s p r i n g t i m e a n a b u n d a n ce

o f f l owe r s i n c l u d i n g r h o d o d e n d r o n s a n d w h i te m i c h e l i a .

T h e t r a c kco n t i n u e s we s t tow a r d s P a n c h e s e L e k h ( 2 5 0 8 m)

b e f o r e c l i m b i n g u p to t h e r i d g e l i n e t h a t l e a d s to a c h a u t a r a

(r e s t i n g - p l a ce) . H e r e yo u w i l l s to p f o r a p i c n i c l u n c h a t a

“ R o m a n F o r t ” o n d e s e r te d f a r m i n g te r r a ce s .

T h e a f te r n o o n s t a r t s w i t h a h a l f h o u r w a l k to a d i s t i n c t i ve

b h a n j y a n g (r i d g e c r o s s i n g p o i n t) b e f o r e c l i m b i n g we s t to t h e

P r e s i d e n t ’s C a m p s e t h i g h o n t h e h i l l s i m m e d i a te l y b e l ow

P a n c h e s e L e k h .

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DAY 4

A n e a r l y m o r n i n g c l i m b o f P a n c h a s e L e k h i s we l l wo r t h w h i l e .

T h e r e i s a s h r i n e n e a r t h e s u m m i t a n d a s m a l l l a ke o n t h e

we s t s i d e o f t h e h i l l . T h e s u m m i t h a s i n c r e d i b l e v i ew s n o t

o n l y n o r t h to t h e H i m a l ay a s b u t a l s o a c r o s s t h e f o o t h i l l s i n

a l l d i r e c t i o n s . A f te r l u n c h , yo u co n t i n u e t h r o u g h t h e f o r e s t

to Ta s h i ’s C a m p l o c a te d a b ove t h e v i l l a g e o f B h a d h a u r e .

DAY 5

To d ay b e g i n s w i t h a d e s ce n t to t h e v i l l a g e o f B h a d a u r e ,

f o l l owe d by a s te e p 1 . 5 h r c l i m b to t h e r i d g e l i n e . C o n t i n u i n g

a l o n g t h e r i d g e we a r e o f f e r e d p a n o r a m i c v i ew s o f P o k h a r a

Va l l ey a n d t h e P h ew a Ta l ( l a ke) . E n r o u te yo u w i l l s to p f o r

l u n c h a b ove t h e v i l l a g e o f K h a r e .

A f te r l u n c h , d e s ce n d to K h a r e w h e r e yo u r t r e k e n d s . Yo u w i l l

b e m e t by a d r i ve r a n d b e d r i ve n to T i g e r M o u n t a i n P o k h a r a

L o d g e , a p p r ox i m a te l y 2 h o u r s a w ay, w h e r e yo u w i l l r e s t f o r

t h e n i g h t . T h i s l o d g e , co m p r i s e d o f co t t a g e s , i s s p e c t a c u l a r l y

p o s i t i o n e d h i g h u p o n a s p u r, a n d i s r e n ow n e d f o r p a n o r a m i c

v i ew s o f M a c h h a p u c h h a r e a n d t h r e e o f t h e wo r l d ’s f o u r te e n

8 , 0 0 0 m p e a k s , D h a u l a g i r i , A n n a p u r n a I a n d M a n a s l u . S i te d to

m a x i m i ze t h e b r e a t h t a k i n g v i s t a s a n d s e t i n p r i v a te g a r d e n s ,

e a c h r o o m h a s a p r i v a te ve r a n d a h , a d j o i n i n g b a t h r o o m a n d

i s f u r n i s h e d w i t h t w i n o r s u p e r- k i n g s i ze d b e d s , p e r f e c t to

s i n k i n to a f te r a h a r d d ay s t r e k .

A p o s t- t r e k m a s s a g e c a n b e b o o ke d i n a d v a n ce to r e l e a s e

t h e te n s i o n s o f t r e k- we a r y l e g s .

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DAY 6

D ay 6 i s o f l e i s u r e . E n j oy a n a r r ay o f a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g

a r i d g e - to p w a l k v i s i t i n g l o c a l v i l l a g e s ; s h o r t h i ke s a n d

n a t u r a l i s t- g u i d e d l o c a l c u l t u r e a n d b i r d w a tc h i n g . O r r e l a x

w i t h a co o l d r i n k by t h e i n f i n i t y p o o l ove r l o o k i n g t h e

H i m a l ay a s .

DAY 7

E n j oy a n e a r l y b r e a k f a s t b e f o r e a m o r n i n g f l i g h t b a c k to

K a t h m a n d u w h e r e yo u w i l l s p e n d a n o t h e r eve n i n g s o a k i n g u p

t h e b e a u t y o f N e p a l a t D w a r i k a s H o te l .

T h e d ay m ay b e s p e n t w i t h a T i g e r To p s to u r o p e r a to r to

co n t i n u e yo u r e x p l o r a t i o n o f K a t h m a n d u . V i s i t t h e P a l a ce

M u s e u m to g a i n i n s i g h t i n to t h e r oy a l m a s s a c r e , o r v i s i t

to D u r b a r S q u a r e to s e e t h e r e m n a n t s o f t h e o l d N e p a l e s e

k i n g d o m .

D i n n e r c a n b e a r r a n g e d a t t h e b e a u t i f u l l y r e f u r b i s h e d

R oy a l S t a b l e s , h o m e to b o u t i q u e s to r e s a n d t h e f i n e Fr e n c h

r e s t a u r a n t , C h e z C a r o l i n e .

DAY 8

I n te r n a t i o n a l d e p a r t u r e .

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