Bonjour, je suis au Nepal actuellement ainsi qu'à Delhi à la fin du mois, et je suis à la recherche de tissus au mètre, soie coton, lycra... pour ma couture perso. Connaissez-vous de bons endroits où je pourrai me procurer ça à petits prix? Merci d'avance!!

Sheena

Bonjour a tous ceux qui souhaitent se rendre au Nepal en cette "Tourism Year",

Nous sommes actuellement a Kathmandou, depuis quelques semaines. Nous venons au Nepal regulierement depuis 1998. Nous avons pu avoir un petit apercu de ce qu'il retourne de cette fameuse annee :Certains sites web annoncent que le visa est gratuit, il n'en est rien (100 dollars US pour 90 jours). Faux espoirs.Il faut toujours payer des permis pour randonner dans les parcs naturels et en plus, il faut maintenant se munir d'une carte TIMS qui coute 1470 roupies (soit 14.70 euros).Le Ministere du tourisme a mis plein de grandes affiches un peu partout dans la ville et a meme fait un depliant dans un tres beau papier, tout en couleur. Ce sont les seules marques de cette annee speciale.Les personnes qui travaillent dans le secteur du tourisme sont furieuses (enfin, comme peuvent l'etre les Nepalais, c'est-a-dire tres detendues mais tres critiques aussi) parce que tous les touristes demandent ce qu'il y a de special cette annee et qu'il n'y a rien de special. Les rues sont toujours aussi crades, les ordures brulees toujours aussi puantes, la Bishnumati est immonde. Rien n'a donc change au niveau de la gestion des dechets. Il n'y a pas plus de poubelles non plus. Les batiments anciens (sites, bahals et vieilles maisons) ne sont pas entretenus ni renoves. Par contre, ils sont facilement detruits pour y construire d'horribles immeubles a la place (les prix des terrains ont terriblement augmente a Kathmandou). L'urbanisation est completement anarchique, ce qui rend le traffic encore plus desagreable qu'avant pour les pietons (augmentation des vehicules a moteurs dans les petites ruelles sans trottoirs).Les prix gouvernementaux ont tous augmente (entree des parcs nationaux et des sites - a peu pres le double des prix de 2008). Il faut compter environ 3000 Roupies pour l'ensemble des sites de la vallee de Kathmandou (soit 30 euros).Il y a une forte augmentation de vendeurs de hashish a Thamel (a peu pres tous les 50m), dont la police ne semble pas se preoccuper ou plutot qu'elle semble proteger.Les taximen refusent systematiquement de mettre leur compteur a la nuit tombee, ce qui n'etait pas le cas avant. Ils en profitent pour demander environ le double ou le triple du prix. Par contre, ils n'hesitent pas, en journee, a demander si on a besoin d'un taxi a tous les coins de rue... ca, ca n'a pas trop change.Bon, evidemment les Nepalais restent toujours aussi souriants et agreables. C'est ca qui fait la beaute du pays (et les montagnes aussi).

Bon voyage a tous.

Bonjour,

La même question pour tout voyage dans toute grande ville de ce monde, dans toute capitale et même Rangoon n'est pas épargnée:

Connaissez-vous des lieux alternatifs à KATMANDHU?

Non pas que je suis nostalgique de la période baba mais parceque je suis curieux à l'étranger comme je le suis en France (parceque j'attends pas les grands voyages pour voyager): je serais à KATMANDHU en mai 2009 et je souhaiterais aller voir qq concerts, aller dans les lieux de rencontres de jeunes népalais, lieux d'expos de jeunes artistes, ...

En connaissez-vous?

Et si vous ne connaissez: MER-CI!!!

Chestnut.

Namasté,

Bien sûr il a des milliers de morts dans le monde liés au COVD 19, bien sûr il y a bien plus de désastres dans les familles touchées par l’infection, mais je voulais juste avoir une pensée pour les Népalais qui subissent la double peine de cette pandémie.

J’ai des relations avec un responsable d’agence de treks à KTM, avec deux accompagnateurs de moyenne ( ?!) montagne et un guide de haute montagne. Pour eux l’avenir est très sombre et leur situation à court terme par le manque de touristes étrangers est quasi dramatique, mais je pense aussi à toutes ces personnes qui en vivent : porteurs, guesthouses, commerces etc etc..

Fait chier !

A++ Le Belu

salut y a t il au nepal, des boutiques où l'on peut acheter des fringues style jeans, tee shirt, .....? le prix est-il interressant ? merci

Bonjour,

Souhaitant commercialiser de l'artisanat indien/nepalais... en France et ayant travailler dans une ONG de Pondicherry, je me dis que l'ideal serait de commercialiser directement des produits fabriques par des personnes travaillant dans des ONG.

Connaissez-vous des ONG qui ont des produits sympas et pas (trop) chers?

Merci infiniment

Bonjour,

Dans le cadre d'un tour du monde, je dois acheter un billet AR DEL/KTH (en mars 2006 !) qui ne fait pas partie de mon pass.

Je me demandais si il etait plus intéressant financièrement de l'acheter en Inde (j'y suis le mois de février) ou de le reserver par Internet depuis la France (Si vous connaissez le prix de ce vol AR en Inde, je comparerai par rapport aux prix sur internet)

Merci d'avance vos réponses

Sophie

Bonjour,

m'a-t-on dit que des vêtements gore tex bon marché étaient en vente à Kathmandou "au départ" des treks. Quelqu'un aurait-il l'expérience et des informations à savoir le prix et surtout la qualité de la membrane.... ? Peut-on leurs faire confiance ou vaut-il mieux apporter ses propres vêtements GT ?

La Nat

Bonjour!

Est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait m'aider en m'indiquant un site d'achat en ligne a la amazone au Nepal! Je cherche un chargeur specifique qui est introuvable hors du net.

Si un site comme celui la n'exsite pas, y-at'il un Amazon asie ou un truc du genre? Ou n'importe quoi haha, je suis despere!

Pour information, je cherche un chargeur Asus transformer.

Merci beaucoup de votre aide!

Adrien

bonjour a tous je voudrais me poser un mois au nepal dont une semaine a katmandou sur mon trajet de retour en france. connaissez vous un hotel pas trop cher au calme mais pas excentrer? j ai vu que Chettrapati revient souvent dans les posts?

je voudrais ensuite louer un 125 pour faire une boucle sur plusieur jours cela ce fait? et combien dois je compter pour la loc? derniere question est il possible d'acheter une carte sim pour avoir internet tout le temp via le réseau gsm dans mon appareil?

merci

Bonjour a tous , je suis nouveau sur le forum j ai un petit problème pour l achat de mes billets d avion . je souhaite repartir en inde début octobre avec un retour en avril je ne sais pas trop comment faire car je souhaiterai rester 6 mois en inde et allez 1 mois au nepal après . je n arrive pas a trouver des billet d avions avec un aller paris Delhi et retour Katmandou paris pas trop chère . j ai regarder le prix d un allez retour paris Delhi j arrive a des prix plus intéressant sauf que si je fais comme cela je perd un mois au cause du visa indien . si quelqu’un un a une petite idée de la façon de faire ? Merci d avance pour vos réponses ainsi qu'au temps que vous voulez bien m accorder . loulu

Des avis sur le super deluxe bus Jagadamba Travels ? Même prix que Greenline, mais un service "VIP" ! http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-09-02/super-deluxe-buses-to-ply-pokhara-kathmandu-route.html

Il y a plusieurs annees, quand j'étais au KGH, beaucoup de trekkeurs descendaient la; l hotel avait mis a leur disposition un tableau ou ils trouvaient toutes les offres et demandes de trekkeurs solos, de tuyaux et rencontres entre trekkeurs, d'achat vente materiel d occasion pour treks, d agences locales qui proposent treks, ou de guides, porteurs , etc ... qui proposent leurs services. quelqu'un sait-il si ce board existe toujours ?

bonjour a toutes et tous y a t il plusieurs departs par jour (bus/mini bus) pour besisahar ? je doit regler qqes formalitees a ktm le matin (banque, acap, et achat de qqes equipement de trecks) et t il envisagable de partir en fin de matinee vers 12.00 ? ou est t il preferable, indispensable de passer la journee a KTM afin de partir de bonne heure le lendemain ? merci yfyk

J'aimerai savoir si dans ce forum quelqu'un a déjà acheté une maison ou un appartement au Népal et habiterait à Katmandou. Pour les étrangers, ce n'est pas possible d'etre propriétaire au Népal, d'après les renseignements recueillis à l' Ambassade mais l'achat peut se faire au nom d'amis népalais de confiance, avec signature devant un avocat je crois.

Tous renseignements m'aideraient à me faire une idée plus précise à ce sujet. Merci d'avance.

Bonjour, je me prepare pour un voyage au Nepal et en inde a la mi septembre et le mieu pour moi est de prendre un vol montreal bangkok et ensuite faire l'achat d'un billet sur khao san road pour Katmandou. Ma question est la suivante; est ce que quelqu'un a une idee du prix de ce billet ??? Et egalement le prix d'un billet du sud de l'inde (peu importe ou) pour bangkok ??

Merci beaucoup

NAMASTE NEPAL! PRACTICAL INFO AND EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK

Stay from March 25 to April 16, 2025

· Flight tickets Air India (via Delhi) (via Skyscanner) = 1130 € per person · Planned budget (and respected without too many restrictions and while buying a few small gifts) = 2000 € for the stay for two. Buses, taxis, and entrance fees to various sites represent a budget to consider. Meals are cheap. Drinks like beer/Coke, however, are not cheap and cost the equivalent of a meal. · Exchange rate of the rupee during our stay = 0.0064 € (the exchange rate is almost identical everywhere, including at the airport). · At the airport, purchase of two SIM cards (phone) = 1000 NPR x 2 for 28 days. · Kathmandu: we had booked the hotel upon arrival: Kathmandu Boutique Hotel (+977 015 357 446 – email: booking@kathmanduboutiquehotel.com), very well located in a quiet alley off the street, south of Thamel, a 10-minute walk from Durbar Square. A hotel like Nepal knows how to do, where tall people will have to duck. Night + breakfast = 18 € for two. Very warm welcome, great location, excellent value for money. · Bhaktapur: we had also booked a hotel for the end of our stay because the chance of the year 2025 made the Nepali New Year and Bisket Jatra particularly festive in Bhaktapur: Manju Baha Hotel School (+977 976 7234014 – email: manjubahahotel@gmail.com) located in an old monastery. "A social enterprise transforming an old monastery into a charming hotel, offering professional hospitality training to underprivileged Nepali youth." Night + breakfast = 32 € for two. Beautifully decorated room. Very warm welcome. Don’t miss the Changunarayan site (near Bhaktapur), it’s amazing. And if you’re lucky enough to be in Bhaktapur in mid-April for 3 days, there’s the Bisket Jatra festivities (Newari festival), joyful, noisy, fun, and wild… · Pokhara (hotel recommended by the Kathmandu hotel): Hotel Green Tara, Lakeside, 10th street, set back, quiet (Tel. +977 61 462698 – email: greentara_67@hotmail.com) · Trek permit (Lower Mustang, no need for an agency or guide, permits checked at Ghasa and Jomsom) = 2000 NPR per person (2 ID photos) · Bus Kathmandu/Pokhara and return = 2000 NPR per person · Bus Pokhara/Jomsom, 2 one-way tickets = 2800 NPR. · Taxi: negotiation with a driver we recommend, Vicky (+977 984 075 599). You explain what you want, negotiate the price, and he waits for you during the visit. Very charming, we used him several times. For example: departure from our hotel at 10 AM -> Boudhanath/Pashupatinath/Patan return at 5 PM to the hotel = 6500 NPR – Swayambhunath (round trip) = 1200 NPR · Site prices: https://ntb.gov.np/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/heritage-site-entry-fees o Visitor Pass for Kathmandu Durbar Square (for the duration of the stay, show your visa) = 1000 NPR per person (1 ID photo) o Bhaktapur Durbar Square (old town) = 1800 NPR per person o Patan = 1000 NPR per person o Swayambhu Stupa = 200 NPR per person o Boudha Stupa = 200 NPR per person o Pashupatinath Temple = 1000 NPR per person (interesting to take a guide) o Changunarayan Temple (6 km north of Bhaktapur) = 400 NPR per person o Mountain Museum in Pokhara = 750 NPR per person · E-cigarettes: e-cigarettes are banned in India and confiscated whether they’re in carry-on or checked luggage. On the way there, we had kept them in our carry-on, they were confiscated in Delhi. On the way back, learning from our previous experience, we put them in our checked luggage. Someone came to get us to take them out of our bags and confiscate them… You can find e-cigarettes and products in Kathmandu.

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I’m 74 years old. I went to Nepal in 1982, 1983, and the last time in 1986. I wanted to introduce this beautiful and endearing country to my husband, and it was… now or never. So we decided it was now.

I knew the trek starting from Pokhara: Naudanda/Birethanti/Ghorepani/Tatopani/Kalopani. There was no way I was going to do that trek, especially the 1000-meter staircase to reach Ghorepani… You have to stay humble with age.

Back then, the road didn’t exist. I didn’t consider, with the construction of this road (NH48) along the western bank of the Kali Gandaki, doing a trek along a windy and dusty road. Was there an alternative hiking trail on the eastern bank? No one answered my question on VoyageForum, so I did my research online. And I found this site: "Andrées de Ruiter and Prem Rai - Trekking the Annapurna Circuit, including the new NATT trails that avoid the road - A guide to one of the most beautiful trekking regions in Nepal and the world (2011) - NATT = New Annapurna Trekking Trail".

Phew! A solution was emerging. This circuit from 2011 wasn’t fully marked. The idea was to go from Jomsom to Tatopani, so we needed to make sure the path was well-marked all the way, which we did, and the path exists, marked in red and white!

So, with the walking times information, we built our 8-day circuit:

· Jomsom/Thinigaon · Thinigaon/Chimang · Chimang/Saura · Saura/Kokhetanti · Rest day or, if in good shape: loop to Sekong Lake · Kokhetanti/Jhipra Deurali · Jhipra Deurali/Kopchepani · Kopchepani/Tatopani

It’s a senior trek, after all. So the walking times noted on the sites indicated 3 hours or even 4 hours for the two longest stages. That pace suited us fine.

On March 29, we left Kathmandu (1400m), after visiting the must-see sites, by bus to Pokhara: 200 km and 8.5 hours on a chaotic road under construction. I had a memory of Pokhara where it was the first city where you could see the Himalayan range, especially Machhapuchhare. But the pollution is such, the dust raised by traffic and construction, that no horizon is visible except the first hills around Pokhara.

We stayed 24 hours in Pokhara (820m), and on March 31, we left our luggage at the hotel and set off with our lightest backpacks: change of clothes, toiletries, first aid kit, anti-chafing cream, water bottle, sleeping bag liner, and light shoes for the stages.

We took the bus to Jomsom: 160 km/7.5 hours including stops for bathroom breaks, tea, and lunch. The road is nothing but a chaos of potholes, landslides, construction, dust, rebuilding, and mudslides. In Ghasa, the bus stops, and we’re told we’re at a checkpoint and that the two foreigners in the bus, my husband and I, need to have our permits checked, which takes a few minutes. The driving is rock-and-roll, surprising, and courteous. The drivers have their codes, and on these improbable roads, they’re virtuosos.

We could have chosen the plane, but several reasons dissuaded us: if there’s too much wind, the planes don’t take off; personally, I wasn’t reassured about landing in Jomsom, and this transport has a cost.

We arrived around 2 PM in Jomsom (2720m), and despite the early wake-up, the nearly 8 hours on the bus, and the altitude, we decided to head straight to Thinigaon (2840m). At the Jomsom checkpoint, they told us it was a 30-minute walk. Great! Except we took an hour and a half on an uphill road, bent over to fight a strong wind. But the Himalayan range is there! The Dhaulagiri, the Nilgiri, the Annapurnas as a reward.

In Thinigaon, we found a room at the "Nilgiri View Hotel" run by a didi (big sister in Nepali). From the lodge’s roof, she proudly showed us the different peaks surrounding the village and told us, worried, that it hadn’t snowed here for 3 years. She said there are very few tourists, that the season is rather in September/October/November. It seems there’s not a soul in this village, yet mules pass through the narrow street paved with large flat stones, their bells ringing. We dine at 6 PM and go to bed… Room = 1200 NPR and dinner, breakfast, and drinks = 2560 NPR.

On April 1, we set off at 9 AM, not for Chimang as planned but for Marpha! The didi from the Thinigaon lodge had said it was a 3-hour walk. The first part of this stage is attractive, the mountains are magnificent and imposing, the landscape is superb, there’s no one around, a feeling of being "alone in the world." We follow Dhumbra Tal, this small green lake. The path is a rocky track that climbs steeply. Then, around a hill, we start the big descent that joins the Kali Gandaki. We face the wind head-on, and the violent gusts take our breath away, throw us off balance, and envelop us in dust. We see the road on the other side of the Kali Gandaki. We arrive in the village of Chhairo at 2 PM, completely exhausted and with blistered feet, after 5 hours of walking instead of the planned 3.5 hours.

We’re welcomed by the village nurse, who tells us there’s a lodge in the village. Chhairo is a Tibetan village, a 20-minute walk from Marpha (according to the locals, multiply by 2 or even 3 for us…). We’re going to revise our trek plan and, first of all, spend the night in Chhairo.

The lodge is quite pleasant, and Karma, the hostess, is very friendly. She asks about our plans and suggests we stay in Chhairo the next day, from where we can visit Marpha and also Chimang, a 1-hour walk away, in light mode, meaning without backpacks. She invites us to participate in a village ceremony the next evening.

We immediately accept the proposal, as our feet need rest and the welcome is so warm… Dinner and bed!

We reworked our trek plan, which was too ambitious for our untrained bodies and, let’s face it… no longer in our first youth. In the initial plan, we thought there wouldn’t be too much elevation gain following the Kali Gandaki, but checking the map, we realize there might be significant elevation changes between Sauru and Sirkung. So we plan:

· Tomorrow: visit Marpha (2670m) and Chimang (2744m) · April 3: bus from Chhairo (2700m) to Kalopani (2530m) and continue on foot to Ghasa (2010m) · April 4: Ghasa/Pairataplo (1940m) · April 5: Pairatapla/Gadpar (1580m) · April 6: Gadpar/Narchyang (1510m) · April 7: Narchyang/Tatopani (1190m) · April 8: return to Pokhara.

Normally, it’s all downhill…

April 2, a rest day then… We set off in the morning to explore Marpha. We have to take a temporary bridge because the suspension bridge is closed due to road construction. We join the road and arrive in Marpha, a village famous for its apple orchards, brandy, cider, and apple juice production. This village is magnificent with its stone houses and monastery clinging to the hillside. The road construction spared it. There are people, but very few Western tourists.

We have lunch in Marpha and go back through Chhairo to take the path to Chimang. We cross a fragrant pine forest and find the rocky path; the landscape is splendid. We walk quietly, passing peaceful buffaloes and cows, and arrive at the foot of a stone staircase… 275 steps (which we counted on the way back) leading us to the village of Chimang. Chimang is an isolated Newari village that seems a bit desolate. Despite the slopes, there are crops on every little bit of land. Thankfully, we changed our initial program because there’s no lodge in this village, contrary to what we saw on a map… We wander through the village, which seems very deserted, have coffee in a house from another world, and then head back to Chhairo.

A rest day? = 5 hours of walking!!

Dinner and village ceremony. From what we understand, this ceremony is in honor of the Dalai Lama. Men, women, and children in traditional costumes gather twice a month; they dance, make, and offer small sweet cakes with Tibetan tea (made from tea, yak butter—often rancid—water, and salt). Surprising for first-timers…

Around 10 PM, we leave the ceremony; tomorrow morning, we need to be on the roadside by 7 AM to catch the bus to Kalopani…

This village of Chhairo is very pleasant and welcoming, no tourists, just two motorcyclists who arrived in the evening, one of whom participated in the ceremony and discreetly poured his Tibetan tea outside.

Lodge: "Norsang Tibetan Guesthouse and Restaurant". Total bill for 2 nights, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, and drinks = 8000 NPR.

April 3: bus from Chhairo to Kalopani, about 1.5 hours for the 20 km (200 NPR per person). We descend on the right bank of the Kali Gandaki. We find the red and white markings to resume the trek toward Ghasa. We’re in a fragrant pine forest, the Dhaulagiri on one side and the Annapurnas on the other, magnificent, and the path is pleasant and easy. We get a bit lost in this forest, always looking for the markings. Near Lete, two trekkers pass us, and we meet them again a little further on with two very young children, to whom we give the 2 hard-boiled eggs I didn’t eat this morning. They accepted them without hesitation.

We arrive in a village and ask for directions to Ghasa. The young girls point the way. But we come across a forest being logged, trees cut in all directions. We turn back and ask for confirmation. They confirm… But the two young girls catch up with us and clear the way. We have to step over, go around, and cross the felled trees, with no indication at all. Through this pick-up sticks of felled trees, the girls lead us to the top of a stone staircase, indicating that was the path. It’s the only place where we saw rhododendrons in bloom.

We descend the staircase. At the bottom, to the left, there’s a bridge to go toward Choyo, and to the right, a path to Ghasa. We take the right path and join the road. We should normally find the red and white markings, but we don’t… So we continue on the western bank road of the Kali Gandaki.

A little before the village of Misi, we see fumaroles on the opposite bank that seem to come from the ground. We don’t understand. We stopped to eat in the village of Misi (noodle soup = 600 NPR), but it’s hard to communicate with the elderly people running the guesthouse.

We continued on the road, not finding the marked path parallel to the road. Landslides, both on the left and right banks, seem to have taken over the marked routes. It’s a place where the Kali Gandaki gorge narrows, and on the opposite bank, the mountain smokes more and more, and we now hear the crackling of fire. Across from us, the mountain is burning… Our initial plan had us passing on that burning bank right now…

We arrive in Ghasa at 3:30 PM, a 6.5-hour stage but with a 1-hour stop at noon. We’re at the "Florida Guesthouse and Restaurant." From our room, we see the mountain smoking on the other side of the river, and at night, we see the flames. In this village, posters show Himalayan eagles and vultures that seem to be protected species. Indeed, we saw (and heard) 3 eagles circling today.

April 4 – Today, heading to Pairothapla or Kopchepani depending on our feet, accommodation options, and simply our desires.

No more smoke on the mountain this morning. It’s chilly, 7:45 AM, the sky is clear, just a smell of smoke outside.

Price of the lodge = 1000 NPR for the night + 3580 NPR for meals.

We cross Ghasa, which stretches over more than a kilometer. We have a drink at the last guesthouse in the village, and the didi, when she learns our destination, tells us to be careful because the villages we’re going to aren’t safe. Should we distribute our rupees in different pockets? Nah, we kept going.

At the exit of Ghasa, we find the red and white markings and take the suspension bridge to cross the boiling waters of the Kali Gandaki. The passage is impressive because the river is tumultuous. Lots of climbs and even more descents. We’re back on the eastern bank. It’s hot! On the narrow path, we meet a group of buffaloes. Who has the right of way? We decide to stick as close as possible to the rock wall and move forward calmly. The buffaloes look at us, chewing placidly, with no intention of jumping on us. Phew!

After a 5-hour stage (including stops), we arrive in Pairothapla, with hot feet and firm thighs, and decide we won’t go any further. It’s a good thing because there’s a lodge, the most basic so far, but with a great welcome. We have a meal and a short nap. The buffaloes we met on the way belong to this house. They come to drink at the fountain by the path.

Our host, very pleasant, doesn’t know what to do to please us and is very attentive. He wants to chat. He has two children, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. Where do they go to school? Do they go? He tells us that the fires in the mountain are caused by people, but for what reason? We won’t find out, but it’s illegal. From here, we can still see smoke rising in the distance. The wife is a bit less friendly. Corn kernels dry on a woven straw mat on the ground, and the mom sorts them.

From where we are, we overlook the valley and see the road under construction winding along the mountainside on the other bank.

Dinner on the terrace of the house overlooking the path, windbreaker and fleece on: dal bhat chicken for me and chicken curry for my husband: "organic" products, at least local production. There are small vegetable gardens everywhere with all sorts of vegetables.

April 5 – While we’re having breakfast on the terrace of our lodge, 5 porters, straps on their foreheads, heavily loaded, pass by on the path. A few minutes later, a group of 9 people appears. It must be said that since the beginning of our journey, we’ve met very few hikers. Two backpackers in Chhairo, the two hikers near Lete, two female hikers passed us before Pairothapla, a solo female hiker passed us…

The lodge in Pairothapla is called "Bimala Lodge & Thakali Kitchen" – Price for night + 4 meals + 2 breakfasts = 3000 NPR.

The descent toward the Kali Gandaki involves climbs whose steps we didn’t count. Clearly, the landslides on the mountain cause changes to the official ACAP trek marked in red and white, and the marking updates can’t keep up with the pace of these landslides. It’s almost always by chance that we find the markings. Fortunately, we can follow the power line that guides us somewhat.

Drink stop in Kopchepani, the legs are fine, but the feet don’t like being tightly enclosed. A group of trekkers with porters passes on the path. We met buffaloes that we kindly let pass; the path was wide enough, but it was a staircase going up, and we didn’t want to take any risks.

Across, a view of the magnificent Rupse Waterfall on the other bank of the Kali Gandaki, at the bottom, lots of vehicles and people.

Arrival in Gadpar after crossing a rather unwelcoming small village and cultivated gardens between dry stone walls, each better built than the last.

First lodge spotted, first lodge adopted to answer the call of our feet, and a very warm welcome from the owner. Since we hadn’t eaten at noon, we had Tibetan bread/jam. 6-hour stage including 1 hour of stops. Night + dinner + breakfast + drinks = 5060 NPR

April 6 – Today, heading to Narchyang.

For several days, we’ve seen banana trees with their bunches of fruit and even a prickly pear with large fruits ripening.

This stage is quite peaceful and pleasant. We take a suspension bridge to cross a tributary of the Kali Gandaki. While we’re resting for a moment before crossing the bridge, a couple of porters, a man and a woman, arrive and start across the bridge with their wood load in a basket held by a strap on their forehead, making them bend. We set off too… lighter than them.

On the other side of the bridge… a stone staircase, and it climbs steeply. The porter couple didn’t take this staircase; they went right on the path.

At the top of the staircase, we arrive in Narchyang after a 4-hour stage. A magnificent waterfall overlooks the village. We get lost in this fairly large village looking for a lodge. After wandering around for a while, we ask for directions, and an 84-year-old man takes us through the whole village and accompanies us to a very nice lodge run by a woman.

We chat with our hostess, who asks where we’re from and where we’re going. We explain that we want to reach Tatopani the next day and then return to Pokhara. She tells us there are 4x4s going directly to Pokhara and that it would probably be easier than taking a bus that might be full in Tatopani. After a quick consultation, we decide to return to Pokhara the next day by 4x4. She finds us a 4x4 with 2 seats left, departure at 8 AM – 5 hours on the road and 1500 NPR per person. A charming didi who does everything to be pleasant and helpful.

Narchyang community lodge = night + snacks + dinner + breakfast = 3000 NPR.

There you go, our trek ends tomorrow. Many necessary changes and adaptations to our initial trek, but no regrets, it was superb and a great experience that, for my part, I won’t be able to repeat. Always this encounter with the endearing, welcoming, curious, and very kind Nepali people. It was now or never, and we did it!

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In conclusion, 3 full weeks in Nepal is a duration that allows visiting Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, enjoying the various sites, and soaking in the atmosphere and urban Nepali life.

The trek, even revised and corrected, allowed us to get close to the impressive Annapurna and Dhaulagiri peaks. One or two acclimatization days might be necessary to get the body in tune with this magical and extraordinary land.

Bonjour, qqn a-t-il changé récemment à KTM? merci, Aichatou

Bonjour à tous, j'ai besoin d'aide il y a énormément d'information sur le web mais toujours des contraintes, nous souhaitons effectuer ce voyage l'année prochaine en camping-car et ça m'a l'air immense à mettre en place!!!! visas, frontières, accès en véhicule en Chine interdit, frontière Kirghize à pied, Iran déconseillé par l'état et pourtant certains le font, je ne sais plus quelle route prendre. Pas de limite de temps, quel support: achat carte, internet? merci à tous pour votre aide.

Bonjour,

Je suis actuellement à New Delhi et je pars vendredi pour un petit trip au Nepal, j'aimerais donc acheter le LP (ou autre guide) du Népal. J'en ai trouver dans une librairie au mall mais du coup c'était quasi le même prix qu'en France. Je pense que je peux le trouver bien moins cher, mais je sais pas trop où chercher.

Je suis preneuse de vos suggestions.

Merci 🙂

Bonjour,

Je recherche un moyen (sûr!) d'envoyer de l'argent au Népal, depuis la France. La banque me déconseille fortement "WESTERN UNION" car il y aurait beaucoup d'arnaques. Pouvez-vous me renseigner?

Merci

bonjour, je pars lundi prochain pour le népal puis l'inde. je compte visiter la vallée de kathmandou, pochara et le parc chitwan avant d'aller à darjeeling en inde peu d'information sur les guides ou mêmes sur les forum... qui a fait le trajet récemment ? est ce facile depuis kathmandou ? est-il possible de faire une étape avant kakharbitta ? si oui ou ? merci d'avance

bonjour, je prépare actuellement mon TDM, départ prévu en septembre ou décembre prochain pour 9 mois. ça se précise...

je commence par le népal (3 semaines environ) puis je rejoinds le nord de l'inde et darjeeling... quelques questions pour ceux qui ont eu cette expérience... Qui a fait ce passage frontière par kakarbittha ? est-ce facile ? à partir de quelle ville ? j'hésites encore sur mon itinéraire mais avant je devais être soit sur chitwan ? soit sur katmandou ?... merci pour vos infos

Bonjour,

Je souhaite organiser un voyage de trois mois pour parcourir l'inde le népal et le tibet. Je souhaite connaitre le budget que vous me conseillez pour 3 mois ( en mode backpaker pas d'hôtel touristique ou très peu) ainsi que les points d'intéret qui vous semble indispensable dans ces trois pays. Je souhaite partir en Octobre Novembre Décembre 2010.

Merci pour votre aide

Olympe

Bonsoir,

Je suis en train d'organiser en ce moment mon itinéraire en Inde, je prévois d'y rester 8 semaines en mars et avril dans le cadre d'un tour du monde. En sachant qu'on atterrira à Bombay, et qu'après on rejoindra le Népal par voie terrestre, le trajet que j'ai établi pour le moment donne cela : Bombay Goa Mysore Ooty Cochin Madurai Pondichéry Mahabalipuram Madras Hampi Ellora Ajanta Jaipur New Delhi Agra Gwalior Khajuraha Bénarès Bodhgaya Siliguri, puis Népal

Je voulais savoir ce que vous pensiez de cet itinéraire ? est-ce faisable en 8 semaines ? Est-ce logique de le faire dans cet ordre là ? Et y a t'il un poste frontière pour le Népal dans les environs de Siliguri ?

Enfin bref, si vous avez des idées ou suggestions, ce serait super !

Merci d'avance, et bonnes fêtes à tous !

Bonjour à tous

Quelqu'un aurait - il une idée du prix du vol entre bangkok et katmandou acheté directement sur place dans une agence de voyages sur kao san ou ailleurs

Merci d'avance Ce serait aux alentours de mi avril début mai

Bonjour à tous, On est actuellement en NZ (c'est bôôôôôôôô!!!!!) et on pense rentrer en France en Novembre par le Nepal (Auckland - Hong-Kong - Kathmandu en avion), puis se diriger vers le nord de l'Inde et remonter vers la Mongolie en traversant la Chine. Le trip serait alors d'acheter une voiture en Chine et de rentrer en France comme ça (bivouac entre autres), par l'Europe de l'Est bien sûr. On est un couple et on voudrait arriver en France en Janvier. Quelqu'un pourrait-il nous aiguiller et/ou nous fournir des renseignements et bons plans? Merci par avance.

Bonjour ! Je suis allée au Népal en 2003 et j'aimerai savoir si les prix ont augmenté et si les gens sont toujours aussi accueillants. Merci de votre attention !

Bonjour,

Juste pour savoir s il n y a pas eu de rebondissements dernirement au Nepal, genre des greves et autres manifestations. Et la frontiere Inde Nepal, en arrivant de Varanasi, est-ce ok pour le moment? Je compte entre au Nepal depuis L Inde entre le 15 et le 18 avril. Merci pour vos reponses! Judith