Nepal

will it be possible to leave kathmandu after picking up my indian visa one evening, and be in india the next day?

or is that not feasible?

say I get my visa on a Monday, and leave that night. how soon could I get to Varanasi?

I'm clueless on the subcontinent. any and all help appreciated.

anyone got any ideas for safe places for females to stay in kathmandu? cheap is good, safe is better
Cheers!

I will arrive in Nepal on Oct. 14th. Fly to lukla on the 15th and do the EBC trek on my own (no porter/guide). Looking for anyone wanting to do this with me as it is always great to have a buddy to chat with. PM me or respond here if interested. I would like to do this in 10 days and am already fairly acclimatised (live in Bhutan). Let me know!

Hi Guys,

Ok 2 Weeks Nepal Fly into Lukla do a basic trek around the everest area(4-7 days))? see Kathmandu a few days then fly to Thialand, Phuket Area, Chiang Mai, Kos Moi Areas? Maybe some Vietnam?

Is 4 weeks good for such a trip? what would u reccomend for time? Since Iam using Air Miles with United Airlines and I hope they will put me on Thai Airways Buisness Class for 90,000 Miles.

-Thanks

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Hi,

My friend and I will take the Gokyo and EBC trail from around 10th Oct. Have couple of questions regarding the trip:
1. Is guide/porter necessary to get the TRC for the time we are trekking? And because we will pass the Cho La pass, is a guide a must to play safe? Or we can just follow other groups (I guess by the time there should be several groups taking the routine. am I wrong?)
2. If a guide is a must, shall we hire one at KTM, or Lukla or Namche Bazar? How much will it cost for an around…

Can you recommend a place, within a day's travel from Kathmandu, where I can spend a few nights at an altitude at 3000m or higher? I am in Kathmandu now and I leave for an overland tour to Tibet on Tuesday, so I don't have a lot of time. The tour has a great altitude increase the first two nights and, thus, it would be better to acclimitize.
I have no guide book, so please include information about transportation, accomodation, and what to do while I'm at the location that you recommend, if…

I am looking for comments on GSE - Grape Seed Extract vs Iodine for water purification in Nepal?
Anyone with experiences using GSE - pros, cons, and what dosages are best for Nepal?

Looking forward to all your replies!

Thanks!

Greetings,

I am in the early stages of planning an October Trek in Nepal. One of the big issues with Nepal trekking is how tough it can be to get BACK to Kathmandu after a long trek that has mostly taken you away from the Kathmandu region. The plan is to chopper it out to an area within about 8 days trek of Kathmandu and then trek back towards the city, thereby controlling when you return to the city, and not be stuck with dodgy flight schedules or bad weather delays.

At the moment, looking at…

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