Sherpa Escorted Expeditions: The Himalayas Extensions

Nepal is singularly blessed with marvelous and impressive walking country. It is home to eight of the world's ten highest peaks. Only by hiking the ancient foot trails that link the remote village communities can one gain access to these Himalayan giants. The range of scenery, from sub-tropical jungle to glacier, is as varied as the many ethnic groups that make up Nepal's fascinating population. It is not only the mountains that cast their spell. The people, the flora and fauna and the immense landscape combine in a kaleidoscope of sights and sensations that make a Himalayan trek a truly unique experience.

The following extensions can be added to any of our Himalayan trekking holidays.

3 days Jungle Safari:

Drive to the lush jungles of Royal Chitwan National Park Reserve, one of the finest wildlife reserves in Asia. Chitwan is home to the Royal Bengal tiger, the Asian rhinoceros, leopard, sloth bear, and an incredible variety of other animals and birds.

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A fun-filled run on the Trisuli River. Enjoy the whitewater action. Rapids alternate with calm waters on this relaxing journey through Nepal's middle hills to the plains of the Terai. Campsites are on broad sandy beaches and we have time to swim, fish, or explore hill trails nearby.

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For those flying to Nepal via Delhi we offer a short stopover to the most famous sites of northern India.

Day 1: Delhi to Agra: Breakfast. Leave for Agra. Afternoon sightseeing tour to Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.

Day 2: Agra to Jaipur: Breakfast. Leave for Jaipur. Enroute sightseeing of Fatehpur Sikri. A cultural evening with dinner at Choki Dhani.

Day 3: Jaipur: Breakfast. Sightseeing of Amer Fort with Elephant ride. Afternoon city tour visiting City Palace, Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar.

Day 4: Jaipur to Delhi. Breakfast. Leave for Delhi. Rest of day free.

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Locked away in its Himalayan fortress, Tibet has long exercised a unique hold on the imagination of the West: ‘Shangri-La’, ‘The Land of Snows’, ‘The Rooftop of the World’. Tibet offers some of the most awe-inspiring scenery in the world, and the sheer scale of the high-altitude valleys, mountains and lakes in which human habitation is but a speck on the landscape is humbling. On this short tour you can discover a true taste of this fabled land. We will travel in a four wheel drive Land Cruiser, following the Friendship Highway out of Nepal, over high passes, into Tibet and through some of the most amazing landscapes on Earth. We cross the wide arid plains with views of awe-inspiring mountain peaks while the cities of Lhasa, Shigatse and Gyantse offer the most accessible monasteries and temples to visit enroute - the Jokhang, Tashilunpo and the Kumbum respectively - and are also tourist-friendly places with the biggest range of facilities in the region. The Potala Palace in Lhasa remains an enduring image of Tibet in the Western mind, and there are plenty of smaller sights in the city. The flight returning from Lhasa to Kathmandu is a highly memorable experience in its own right as you cross over the Himalayas before dropping down over the green hills of Nepal.

Departure Dates: 20 April, 16 July, 14 May, 13 August, 11 June, 17 September

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