Nepal and Himalayas
Nepal and Himalayas
Day 1
Day 16 (3-1) – Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - Mid Morning Flight to Kathmandu, Nepal; Information Walk; Welcome Briefing; Welcome Nepali Dinner
Overseas Adventure Travel
Nepal - Kathmandu & Annapurna Mountain Trek
Kunal Gurung
The temperature was 30 degrees and there was frost on the ground when we woke up...
Day 2
Day 17 (3-2) - Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - Mount Everest Flight; Visit Boudhanath Stupa; Durbar Square; Explore Patan
We were up at 4:45 for our optional flight to Everest this morning. The moon was full and the traffic was light as we headed back to the Tribhuvan International Airport....
Day 3
Day 18 (3-3) - Thursday, November 14, 2019 - Fly to Pokhara; Overland to Annapurna; Afternoon at Leisure
Today was a travel day so we woke up at 6:00 and packed a few essentials for our flight to Pokhara and for the stay in Annapurna. Our large bags stayed at...
Day 4
Day 19 (3-4) - Friday, November 15, 2019 - Mountain Trekking; Hike Down to Tomijung
There was a knock on the door at 6:30; Kunal was giving all of us a heads up that the sun was hitting South Annapurna and the beautiful pink morning light was astonishing. The staff...
Day 5
Day 20 (3-5) - Saturday, November 16, 2019 - Two Hour Trek; Overland to Pokhara; Phewa Lake Boat Ride; Fly to Kathmandu; Farewell Dinner
The morning was bleak and the mountains were covered with clouds when we woke up at 5:30. Breakfast was at 6:00 and we had all of...
Day 6
Day 21 (3-6) - Sunday, November 17, 2019 - Fly to Delhi
Instead of a leisurely morning in Kathmandu, we had to rush back to the airport one more time for our flight to Delhi. Kunal told us late in the afternoon yesterday that OAT had changed the flight to...
Day 7
Day 22 (3-7) - Monday, November 18, 2019 - Flight to Frankfurt, Germany; Flight to Denver, Colorado
At the stroke of midnight we left the Pride Plaza Hotel and had a brief shuttle ride to the Indira Gandhi International Airport for our 3:35 AM flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Our OAT...
Day 8
Overseas Adventure Travel
Brief Exploration of Delhi, India -- BalBir Singhb
Bhutan - Hidden Kingdom Of The Himalayas -- Phuntsho Wangdi
Nepal - Kathmandu & Annapurna Mountain Trek -- Kunal Gurung
Trip Evaluation
What trip leader did well:
Wangdi had the greatest leadership skills of any trip leader we have...
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The hotel prepared a box breakfast for us as we had to be in the lobby way before the breakfast room was open.
Last night we found out that our departure flight back to...
