Millennium Homestay Trek
- 312 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 6 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is our 100% unique tour! It is off the beaten path; it is unexplored, untried & untouched trail with visit to fascinating Millennium Cave. You'll visit 30+ colorful villages, gonna get 100% authentic homestay experience with only authentic Nepali local cuisines. We gonna explore more than 10 ethnic groups of Nepal in such small area of the trail. And the exciting part - direct interaction with the village community and homestay family hosts. Let's dive into the world of Nepali culture which wasn't influenced by anyone yet.
Itinerary
Imagine flying over tallest mountains in the world and landing the ancient city of Kathmandu from where your venture starts. Our representative will come to greet and meet you at Tribhuvan International Airport from where you will be transferred to your hotel. In the evening, we will be discussing the itinerary over a traditional dinner.
Kathmandu valley is an ancient city with diverse cultures and traditions. It has a significant part in the history of Nepal. Home to 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it has been chosen as a cultural and historical site of study and excursions throughout history. We’ll observe some of the UNESCO world heritage sites in Kathmandu throughout a day.
After breakfast in the morning, we take approximate 6-7-hour’s drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara along the highway with beautiful picturesque villages and the Trishuli river. We spend the evening strolling near the lake and preparing for the trek tomorrow. Overnight at hotel;
After breakfast, we’ll take a bus or car depending on the size of the group; we reach Khairenitaar (28 km) and then start trekking towards Bankewa where we will spend the first night in a lovely home with the hosts. After reaching Udendhunga, we will shortly reach to Bankewa village. Plenty of time will be available to explore the daily lifestyle of villagers. A welcome program will be arranged by the village community.
On this day, we'll spend most of our time either walking down or flat. We'll pass through the spectacular views of the mountain ranges and the landscapes of the villages. We'll walk through the stone ways and motorways along at some point. Once we cross the bridge, we'll be doing the easy walk along the clean Surdaudi river. We'll stop for lunch at one point and then head slowly towards the main destination, which is PyuriDobhan. It's considered as a holy place because three different sacred rivers get along there. In the evening, we'll go for a Shaman show and do the evening prayers. We'll try to dive into our past and take a leap towards the future as per his insights. Our activities will include hiking, shaman show and evening prayers.
We start a day with a local breakfast and we'll continue climbing up the steep mountains crossing the small village. While trekking, we explore many cultural aspects of major Ethnic groups of Nepal. First, we'll come across the Gurung village of Lamagaon and after lunch, we'll head down towards the village of Gharedi, which is comparatively one of the largest villages of the whole trekking region. Our activities: hiking, explore culture of variety of ethnic groups.
After breakfast, we'll continue our journey by walking down to the Millennium Cave. It's a cave with waterfalls. After spending some time in the cave, we'll continue walking up towards Kalkhu village and then finally reach to Kolma village where we will spend a night. It can be a hard day walking up but as soon as we reach up to the viewpoint, all our pain will disappear with the mesmerizing beauty of the village and the view of the Himalayas.
After breakfast, we will head towards the beautiful village of Rangrung along passing many small villages on the way and the beautiful sceneries. After a couple of hours of walk from Pyarsing, we reach back to the village called Rangrung and we'll observe the village of ThuloHattiya. We'll spend a night in the center of Newari village with locals. Activities: trekking Newari traditional cuisines
After breakfast, we will head towards the beautiful village of Rangrung along passing many small villages on the way and the beautiful sceneries. After a couple of hours of walk from Pyarsing, we reach back to the village called Rangrung and we'll observe the village of ThuloHattiya. We'll spend a night in the center of Newari village with locals.
The next day, we'll walk down towards the Kyangdi River and after crossing the river we'll reach towards Lalim village and slowly we'll enter towards Tibetan camp. This is one of the 5 Tibetan camps in Nepal Tibetans here got settled as refugees right after the Chinese Invasion of Tibet. We'll closely observe their new lifestyle and their community. Finally, after crossing the Seti gorge, we'll observe the popular rock garden and then from Dulegaunda highway, we'll take a bus/jeep depending on the group size and head towards Pokhara. The good thing about this day is that we'll have no more walking left to do. Activities: observe Tibetan lifestyle and community, drive to Pokhara
Pokhara is a beautiful city often known as “City of Lakes” making it one of the most touristic places in Nepal. Pokhara will acquaint you with beautiful mountain panoramas, Lakes and enthralling caves, and amazing late nightlife at lakeside. We'll go sightseeing around Pokhara.
From Pokhara, we’ll take a deluxe coach or a jeep (depending on the group size) and head towards Kathmandu. The vehicle passes through the Trisuli river and picturesque villages which takes about 7-8 hours to arrive in Kathmandu Valley. After arriving, you'll be transferred to the Hotel.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Swotah Travel and Adventure Pvt. Ltd.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Kathmandu
- Its from-price is 233% above the median of the 2812 experiences we list in Kathmandu.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 346 of 2812.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kathmandu
Kathmandu is Nepal's ancient, colourful capital, a valley city of temples, stupas and royal squares and the gateway to the Himalaya.
Kathmandu Durbar Square, the old royal square, is crowded with pagoda-roofed temples and palaces, and nearby lives the Kumari, the city's living child goddess. Thamel, the travellers' quarter, is a tangle of lanes selling trekking gear, prayer flags and handicrafts, busy with cafés and rooftop restaurants.
Top-ranked sights in Kathmandu: Namche Bazaar, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square (Basantapur).
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