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Hillside
Explorer
Hike - Raft - Kayak - Canyoning |
| Travel
between your destinations and enjoy an adventure en route including
rafting, canyoning and kayaking, Royal Beach Camp stay, hiking off
the beaten trail into the Chepang hills, meeting one of Nepals ethnic
groups, getting a wonderful view of the Himalayan mountains - all
in five intense days! |
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trip is perfect to combine with moving around Nepal, especially en
route between Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan National Park, a trip
that most visitor to Nepal does at some point. The trip can be done
in both directions, starting from Kathmandu or Pokhara and ending
up in Chitwan or starting from Chitwan and ending up in either Kathamndu
or Pokhara. We have designed this trip to give you a great experince
as you travel on river and foot between your destinations. This is
the perfect trip to combine with a longer rivertrip or trek or a perfect
way to get to do as much as possible if you are short on time! |
Itinerary
The day by day itineray is done ending in Chitwan but just read
it backwards for the reverse trip. |
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Day
1
You leave Kathamndu or Pokhara on touristbus early in the
morning and arrive in the Royal Beach Camp in the late morning
(the drive taked approx. 3 hours from Kathmandu and 4 hours
from Pokhara). You move into your bamboo beach hut and get
ready for the days activities. After an early lunch we go
RAFTING the mighty Trisuli river! If you come from Kathamndu
in high water season, we might go rafting en route to the
camp. You will then meet up with our riverteam and your rafting
guide at the put-in closer to Kathamndu and raft down to the
Royal Beach Camp. You then stop on the way for a pick-nick
lunch. Your luggage will be taken to the camp on road by our
staff and wait there for you when you arrive.
After
returning to the camp you will have a snack and in the late
afternoon you can then enjoy our beautiful beach, play beachvollyball
or just relax in our lounge. At sunset the bar serves drinks
and a bit later we serve a nice dinner. Sleep in the comfort
of your beautiful, simple thatched roofed bamboo hut.
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Day
2
After breakfast you get equipped for going CANYONING. You then
walk togehter with your guide, approx 1½ hour from the
camp, up into the hills. Only we go to the Change canyon for
adventure so you are off the beaten track, as you walk through
small local villages and past farming land. After reaching the
top of the hill we enter the canyon. Now it is only one way
out! You walk and slide through the creek, through the dense
jungle until all of a sudden you stand on the top of a 35 meter
waterfall! We absail down a series of bigger waterfalls and
jump and slide in the smaller once. This is a fanatastic thrill!
We have a pick-nick lunch on the way down the canyon. In the
afternoon we return to the Royal Beach Camp for some rest and
dinner. Overnight at the camp. |
Day
3
Today it is time to try a WHITE WATER KAYAK if you have not
done it before! For the experienced paddler it is time to get
on the water in the small boat. The level of kayaking is adjusted
according to your previous experience. For the beginner the
day is done as a introduction to kayaking. You start with learning
basic paddling and rescue techniques. The day ends with a bit
of riverrunning. For the kayaker with previos experience we
run a section of the river suitable for your level. For someone
not wanting to kayak this day can also be done as a second day
of rafting, there is also an option to take a restday or go
for a hike in the surroundings. Dinner and overnight at the
Royal Beach Camp. |
| Extra
days for activities, kayakcourses or resting can be added in
the Royal Beach Camp. |
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Day
4
After breakfast we pack our gear and get ready to leave the
camp. Together with your guide and porters you venture into
the Chepang hills to meat one of Nepals many etnic groups, the
Chepang people.The Chepang speak their own language and live
a nomadic, simple life. They hunt, fish, collect wild plants
an farm in a traditional way and live in the remote areas of
Dhading and surrounding districts. The hills are also habitat
to many species of animals and a great variety of birds. You
walk out of the camp and up the hills, approximately 4-5 hours
trek to the village of Hattibang. The village is named after
the nearby elephant shaped boulders (Hatti = Elephant
in Nepali). You stay in a homestay or community-managed guesthouse
and share a meal with the family in the evening. On request
you can enjoy a cultural performance by the villagers. |
Day
5
Next morning you get an early start and begin with a 8 km, steep
descent up to Siraichuli (1945 m), one of the highest peaks
of the Mahabharat range. From here you have a fantastic view
of the Hiamlayan range. The panorama includes famous peaks as
Rolwaling, Gaurishankar, Langtang, Gorkha Himal, Himalchuli,
Manasalu and the Annarpurna peaks. After admiring the mountains
you walk downhill to Jyandala, a small Chepang settlement. We
explore the village and stop for lunch. We then continues, approx.
4 hours downhill through dense forest to Shaktikhor, where you
get picked up and driven to your hotel in Saurha, the bordervillage
of Chitwan National Park. |
Add
on: Chitwan National Park package,
2 days / 3 nights |
Day
6
We are in Chitwan National Park! The Chitwan National Park has
been enlisted in natural World Heritage Site. It has a particularly
rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned
Asiatic rhinoceros and wild elephants lives in the park, which
is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger. In the
morning we go for a canoe safari looking for the crocodiles
and then hike back to the lodge. After lunch we mount our elephant
rides that takes us to the elephant-breading center where we
visit the elephant babies and learn more about our new best
friends. We stay the night at the safari lodge. |
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Day
7
Today we continue to explore the park in jeep, and go for
a few hours safari, looking for rhinos, tigers, elephants,
wild boars and the masses of beautiful birds living here.
In the evening we visit a Tharu village and experience their
unique culture and see them performing their special dances.
We stay the night at the safari lodge.
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8: Departure from Saurha to your next destination. |
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| What you
need to know: |
| Season: |
September
- May |
| Experience
needed: |
No
previous experience is needed. You should be reasonably fit, enjoy
the outdoors and be willing to try new adventures! |
| Instructors
/ guides: |
Professional guides and instructors will guide you on your activities
as rafting, kayaking and canyoning. Our guides are SRT- KRT- and BCU-certified
and have thorough river rescue qualifications and first aid knowledge.
An experienced trekking guide will follow you on the trek. |
| Number
of participants: |
2
- 8 people per group. |
| Included: |
All
meals. All accommodations in RBC and in community guesthouse or homestay
in Hattibang. All activities, transportation, porters. Medical kit. |
| Not
included: |
Travel
insurance, Emergency evacuation, personal expenses such as drinks,
tips etc. |
| What
to bring: |
Sleeping
bag, mattress and flashlight. Two set of warm cloths for the evenings.
Shorts and warm fleece, teva- sandal or river shoes. Hiking boots
and cloths. Sunglasses, hat, sun protection, mosquito repellant, personal
toiletries, medications and binocular. |
| Adventure
start: |
Adventure
starts regularly, on request, during season. Please contact us for
availability. |
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The
Royal Beach Camp
Khatauti Khola, Dhading, Nepal
Camp: +977 (0)16 91 37 67
Mobile: +977 97 41 01 08 66
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Kathmandu
office
Next door to Kathmandu Guesthouse,
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Office: +977-14 70 05 31
Mobile: +977-98 41 32 30 17
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European
Sales office
Kärleksgatan 2a
211 45 Malmö, Sweden
Office: +46-40-35 48 35
Mobile: +46-70-672 98 08
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