Looking for a relaxing holiday!

Hi,

Me and my husband are planning to visit Nepal for the first time in April this year. I will be 4 months pregnant then and we are basically looking for a holiday that would give us a break from all the hustle bustle of a busy life.

Would appreciate advice on:

1. Places(I am impressed with Kathmandu, Nagarkot and Pokhara.

2. 4 star hotels or resorts that offer packages.

3. Shopping??

4. Not very keen on temples cos we already have a lot of them in India, so basically looking at valleys and views and long walks.

5. Anything else worth mentioning??

Thanks in advance and pls. let me know of any questions u might have. : )

Looking for a relaxing holiday!

Nepal is the best place to spend the holiday with family, friends. Yes Pokhara, Nagarkot is the good place to visit as well as to spend leisure time.

cheers

andrewhaul

Looking for a relaxing holiday!

congratulation for your new comming baby

as your situation it it not suggested for long walk so you should visit Dhulikhel (senarious, village walk)

Chitwan (jungle safari in elephant if you feel easy)

Lumbini (very nice place and by the way you%26#39;re having new baby so this place will be the best to visit)

nagarkot

Pokhara

have nice tour

java

Equipment needed for Mt. Everest Base Camp Trek

Hello,

My friend and I are going to trek to Everest BC this October of 2007. The company we are going through offers to provide us with equipment or for a couple hundred dollars extra, to provide us with equipment. As far as I know, this only means a sleeping bag and an %26#39;appropriate%26#39; down jacket.

Can someone give me some recommendations about what they brought and maybe what they wished they did bring?? Also, just any advice in general would be helpful!

Thank you!

Katherine

Equipment needed for Mt. Everest Base Camp Trek

I am doing the everest bc trek in november and did the annapurna sanctuary trek in feb.

I would recomend a down jacket and down sleeping bag, you could purchase this in Kathmandhu at Shonas(oposite Kilroys Bar),cheaper than the usa

I find wiking tshirts a must, fleece,fleece hats, goretex rainwear, treking poles also there are some good kit lists in companies web sites that arrange charity treks (search google),

Equipment needed for Mt. Everest Base Camp Trek

You have to bring down jacket, trouser, some paris of socks, sunglass, sunblock cream and other personal things. for the sleeping bag and trekking boats you can hire on the kathmandu in reasonable price. i have already been in EBC awesome place.

bye

andrewhaul

Equipments List

Head:

Sun hat or scarf

Light balaclava or warm fleece hat

Sunglasses with UV protection

Upper Body: T-shirts (2)

Light and expedition weight thermal tops

Fleece jacket or pullover

Fleece Wind-Stopper jacket (optional)

Waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell jacket

Down vest and/or jacket (optional)

Hands: Lightweight gloves

Heavyweight gloves or mittens with a waterproof shell outer

Lower Body: Underwear (4)

Hiking shorts (2)

Lightweight cotton long pants

Light and expedition weight thermal bottoms

Fleece or wool pants

Waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell pants

Feet: Thin, lightweight inner socks (4)

Thick, warm wool hiking socks (4)

Hiking boots with spare laces

Camp shoes (sneakers and/or sandals)

Gaiters

Accessories: Sleeping bag rated to zero degrees F

Headlamp (e.g. Petzl Zoom) with spare bulbs and batteries

Small pad or combination lock-to-lock trek bag

Basic First Aid Kit (see Health and Medicinal)

Large plastic bags - for keeping items dry inside trek bag

Daypack (approximately 2500 to 3000 cubic inches)

Thermarest sleeping pad

Water bottles (2)

Toiletries

Small wash towel

Anyone planning on doing the EDB Trek from the states?

Hello!

I hiked to EBC last spring and promised a native a favor and I haven%26#39;t been able to keep my promise yet. I am looking for someone who will be hiking to EBC and is willing to deliver a gift to a women in Namche Baazar. I can mail the gift, but it would be really expensive and I wouldn%26#39;t even be sure if it made it to her. If anyone is willing to help me, or if you have any questions please let me know. Thank You!!

Katie

Anyone planning on doing the EDB Trek from the states?

I just noticed I typed EDB instead of EBC....Whoops

Anyone planning on doing the EDB Trek from the states?

Hi Katie

I tried to respond earlier but I was not a Tripadvisor member and had to get a password. So I am not sure if the initial response got through. So here it is again...

I am from BC, Canada, not too far away from you. We are going to EBC via Namche Bazaar in October. If you have not found someone closer to deliver the gift by then I would be happy to. Unless the gift is an elephant or a piano or something like that!

Cheers

Ron

Katie,

Looks like we%26#39;ll be going in November and I%26#39;d love to deliver the gift for you but we live in India. I am looking for a reliable trekking company that stays in, hopefully, the best tea houses (actually I%26#39;d prefer tents). Who did you trek with and how was your experience? Also, have you heard much about the Gokyo Ri or Everest panorama trek? How was the altitude for you? The highest I%26#39;ve trekked was 16,500 and I felt just fine.

Monica

Hi, I will be leaving on Tuesday for Nepal and could take it with me. I live in Los Angeles, so you would have to send it overnight.

Christel

Most scenic trek?

We%26#39;re looking at doing the Gokyo Lakes Trek, Everest Base Camp Trek, or Everest Circuit Trek. We obviously want to see Everest and I know we will on the popular EBC Trek, but are the other two I%26#39;ve listed less crowded? Has anyone done the Gokyo Lakes or Everest Circuit? If so, how spectacular are your views along the way?

Most scenic trek?

Namaste and warm greeting from Nepal.We are the government authorized traveler agent in Nepal.In my suggestion better to do Chola pass trek which cover all of spectaculor view of the Everest region which is include Chola pass,Gokyo Ri,Kala Patthar,EBC,Chukung Ri and Gokyo Lake.It is a less croweded than EBC trek and view also amazing %26amp; superb.

Have a nice trek !!!

safety concerns for Kathmandu and Nepal

We are in our initial steps for planning our July vacation and are considering Nepal for around a week and a half (or China for 2 weeks).

Been to Nepal twice (for convention and with family around 1997 and 2001) and loved it very much (especially bhaktapur)

Just wanted to know about the current peace and order situation in Kathmandu as we are also ';known'; for a certain peace and order situation as well (here in the Philippines)

Also, any reviews of Manang, Marsyangdi, Thamel as well as Mountain, Kantipath would be most helpful. Love or Loathe?

Super thanks

safety concerns for Kathmandu and Nepal

You can safely visit nepal now. You may already know that the major problem for peace in nepal was Maowest but now they are in government and all the weapons are locked up by UN. For you information there are 75 districts in Nepal and in 3-4 district of Terai region has some local problems of strikes and by the way these district are generally not visited by 99% tourist who come nepal.

good luck to your trip.

safety concerns for Kathmandu and Nepal

Just returned from kathmandu with 2 kids and its dead safe ( i was worried at first) take a trip to chitwan its great , Maoiststs are pretty happy saw a huge march of Maoists going through Kathmandu and they all were pretty happy i would recommend staying at Park Village hotel at Budhanilkantha ( has a pool ) and is 5 mins walk from Sleeping vishnu we went on a sat morning and saw an amazing festival . Thamel is fun and good for shopping we used the Kathmandu Guest house as a good base for getting taxis .. if you need a name of a good guide let me know we met him by conincident in Chitwan and he was really understandable as we has two kids who found the Culture change strange also he knows some Really cool Holy men who we spent hours with just chatting and drinking their tea well worth givibg him and email

Gail (cardiff)

Hi,

Just returned from Nepal where I did the Annapurna circuit. Nepal is pretty safe and even Kathmandu feels much safer than most UK cities. The biggest problem in Kathmandu is the traffic and probably your greatest danger is getting run over crossing the road.

Saw loads of Maosists on the circuit and they were no trouble whatsover - they just marched, chanted and waved flags. They all seemed very friendly, so you have no concerns there.

The first half of our walk was up the Marsyangdi valley through Manang and then onto the Thorung La. The scenery is increible there. I have written a more in depth review on another site, which you can see at:

…ciao.co.uk/The_Annapurna_Region_Nepal__Revi…

As i had finished my trekking just before a couple of month and i don%26#39;t have found any problem reagarding to the maoists and the government. people used to say sitaution is quite improve and people can explore anyplace or any region they prefer.

cheers

andrew

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weather in january

I am palninng to visit Nepal for the first time. I will go to KTM and I don%26#39;t have any firm plan where to go and what to see... I was thinking about going to Anapurna curcuit... I have few questions if anyone could help me out...

What is the wather like in KTM in january and february?

Is it worth going to Anapurna since I am not a grat trekker, althoug I hike a lot and spend a lot of time in the nature... I could manage altitudes till 1000m, but I don%26#39;t have nesessary clothes and equipment to go higher.

Which region and what can you suggest me?

weather in january

Hi there,

I saw your message and used to live in Kathmandu, so thought I%26#39;d help you out. Jan can be quite cold there, getting to be only a few centigrade at night. Days can still be quite hot and usually lovely and clear, but occasionally you%26#39;ll get no sun all day so it can be very cold on those days. But in general it%26#39;s not a bad time to visit Kathmandu. Feb would be a bit warmer.

In terms of trekking, Jan/Feb will be difficult for Annapurna because it%26#39;s very snowy in the mountains at that time. A friend of mine runs a trekking agency called Adventure First (see www.adventurefirstnepal.com) and he may be able to advise you better on where to go.

Hope this helps!

Sarah

weather in january

only just realised you posted this in december and you will already have gone I guess. hope you had fun. :)

January/february is almost ending of winter season and very good time to do Annapurna circuit trek. This trek was not so hard as compare to the Everest. Even children, below the age of 10 had done Annapurna Base camp trek successfully. About the clothes you need a jacket, warm hat and gloves, sunglass, sunblock cream if necessary, paris of shocks, boots, sandle, wollen trouser etc. you don%26#39;t need any specially equipment just take pair of stick.

cheers

andrew

January/february is almost ending of winter season and very good time to do Annapurna circuit trek. This trek was not so hard as compare to the Everest. Even children, below the age of 10 had done Annapurna Base camp trek successfully. About the clothes you need a jacket, warm hat and gloves, sunglass, sunblock cream if necessary, paris of shocks, boots, sandle, wollen trouser etc. you don%26#39;t need any specially equipment just take pair of stick.

cheers

andrew

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Look for a place in Lazimpat Kathmandu

Hello,

I%26#39;m hoping someone with experience can help me.

I%26#39;m looking for accommodation close to the Radisson Hotel, we will be there for a week to attend a wedding, but not as expensive, about the $25 to $35 range for a double, and we have a 7 month old so somewhere quiet, clean and family friendly.

Not sure if it to much to ask, but any help/suggestions would be very welcome!!

Oh, we are looking at traveling in early May.

Many thanks in advance,

Saba

Look for a place in Lazimpat Kathmandu

Hi we have just returned from Kathmandu with 2 kids and stayed at the park village Reort Budhanilkantha it is paradise beautiful gardens and a swimming pool very reasonable and the food is great

Sometimes it would cost us r300 to get back to the hotel from Thamel depending on the traffic jams which there are many but is is a 5 mins walk from a beautiful shrine Sleeping Vishnu which is worth a 5 mins walk if your lucky on a saturday they sometimes have a very special festival if you need the hotel info let me know before i went to Kath mandu i was worrie d especially with 2 kids but wow what and experience

Look for a place in Lazimpat Kathmandu

i stayed at the Hotel TIBET in Feb, About 75 yards from the Radisson and would stay there again

Hi,

I have just returned from Kathmanu and we stayed in the ';Hotel Tibet';, which is just round the corner from the Radisson (literally 2 minutes walk). It was an excellent hotel, but not sure of prices as it was included in my holiday cost.

Andrew

why not try to Hotel Manaslu please visit this website for details reservation ghalegroup.com/Nepal/Hotels/hotelmanaslu.php