Nepal adventure holiday with children

We are family of four (2 children aged 14 and 11) and we are considering an adventure holiday to Nepal at Easter 2009.We would particularly like to see the Himalayas and visit Chitwan.

We have would prefer to go with a travel company as we have never been to this region before. We have brochures for Exodus, Families Worldwide and The Adventure Company.

We would love to hear experiences from any families who have done this before-what would yo recommend we did/not did. How safe is the region with children?

Any advice would be helpful.

Nepal adventure holiday with children

hi we are going back to nepal next feb for a month ( as we loved it last Year 2 weeks was not long enough ) we did chitwan n kathmandu and found it so safe and lovely people - if u wanna ask us any thing go for it!

we took an 12 n 10 yr old who loved it

- we didnt book a guide cos every body there can be your guide ( if u know what i mean ) but while in Chitwan ( we got the bus which was a great experiance ) we met a bloke called Naren who we exchanged phone numbers and when we got back to Kathmdu he took us to various places for 1 day only and have kept emailing him for the last year

we wanted to visit we also saw the Kumarai( the young girl godess in Durbha square) who many think it totally unfare ( do a google search on her its interesting ) and give you an insite in to the nepalese way of life your kids will love their time in Nepal but when they are older will thank you both for having the time , money and energy for taking them to Nepal any time you wanna ask us about the place feel free ) cant wait to go back next year have a look at our photos on our profile

Nepal adventure holiday with children

I agree with the previous contributor about using the local companies for travel. Even if you use the companies in your home countries, they will, most probably, sub contract the local companies for the trip.

Hi! We made something like that this Spring

(me, my wife and a daughter): Poon hill trek ,Chitwan

and a few days in and around Kathmandu. Totally amazing - and not hard to organize. Just to stress what already had been said: take a LOCAL company!

First of all, money goes to people who needs and earns it. And they usually do a very good job: friendly, competent, efficient, with good English -

and much less expensive. We made our trip with Puru (Nepalguidetrek) and can happpily recommend him: at info@nealguidetrek.com .

And Nepal is (at least, now) a safe country: just not to get lost in Kathmandu and take sanitary precautions (mineral water, local simple food, wash hands etc.).

Have a nice trip.

yes we are soo looking forward to returning and seeing Nepal again

did you do any Rafting ??????

Thanks to everyone for your advice, it is much appreciated. Looking forward to our trip!

My family of 7 (5 kids aged 10 to 19) are leaving this sunday for a trip to KTM and also a trek in the Annapurnas (Poon Hill, Gorepani, etc). We are looking forward to it! I am a little concerned about the political unrest right now, since they just had their elections. We have hooked up with a highly recommended guide who is local (heard about him from friends who%26#39;ve used him), so I think we%26#39;ve got everything planned out. He seems quite concerned about our safety, so I think we%26#39;ll be okay. My kids are troopers, but if you are interested, I can let you know how things go, and any special circumstances I%26#39;d recommend for kids, when we get back. We are back mid-August.

Great stuff

i know what u mean about safety please tell us all on your return

we have been watching the nepalese news papers

and still no settlement -

how long are u there for ??