Nepal - hiking adventure

[Dantas]

Welcome to my inaugural (and probably only) trip report! I’m off on a hiking trip to the Annapurna ranges with Adventure Nepal.

QF are getting me to HKG where I will have a 24 hour stop-over before catching CX to KTM. A quick overnight before boarding a U4 flight (you’ll have to look that one up) to Pokhara.

It’s just a small group of six including the group leader, plus porters. I’ll be with a mate from MEL and will meet the rest when I arrive.

I’m not the best photographer and my journalism is far from perfect, but I’ll do my best.

 

[kookaburra75]

Your trip sounds amazing, looking forward to your photos

 

[Dantas]

An early start on QF1290 with a pleasant surprise when I boarded. No one next to me in 1F. Breakkie smelt better than it tasted but did the job. The Lord Mayor of Hobart was in row 2!

Met my travel agent in the HBA lounge and she just happens to be on the same flights as me today. Only had a couple of minutes spare though thanks to the lengthy security screening time at HBAs new facilities…

 

[Dantas]

MEL temporary F lounge is a zoo… spa treatments available in the far corner (no massages) though! QF29 to HKG coming up

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Welcome to my inaugural (and probably only) trip report! I’m off on a hiking trip to the Annapurna ranges with Adventure Nepal.

QF are getting me to HKG where I will have a 24 hour stop-over before catching CX to KTM. A quick overnight before boarding a U4 flight (you’ll have to look that one up) to Pokhara.

It’s just a small group of six including the group leader, plus porters. I’ll be with a mate from MEL and will meet the rest when I arrive.

I’m not the best photographer and my journalism is far from perfect, but I’ll do my best.

You will love it.

I have trekked in Nepal three times with my wife (well the first two times she was my girlfriend). Loved each one.

• In my mid twenties Annapurna Dhaulagiri with a trekking company for 14 days..
• Then a year later organised my own Tea-house trek with a Guide and Porter that I hired myself. 26 Days from Jiri to Kala Patthar (5644m) near Everest.
• And then almost 3 decades later when turning 55 to do Annapurna Base Camp (4130m) over 16 days with again our own self-hired Guide and Porter, and again Tea-House style. We chose our own route to go off the beaten path a bit.

You go to Nepal initially attracted by the highest mountains in the world, but discover that the local people are just as big a highlight.

And while one can trek without Guides/Porters, it is a much richer experience culturally. and information wise if you trek, with them. Plus you see things you would miss out on without them. And in our case it always meant we had 4 people to play cards each night