Nepal

COOK like a LOCAL | 3 hours

Kathmandu, Nepal

As part of the GO LOCAL series, socialtours now gives you a opportunity to learn how to cook like a Nepali. Each class starts with a tour of the bazaar to source ingredients, and continues on to the actual cooking and ends in lunch. All classes are a maximum of six participants only. Courses are given by Sakuntala Rokka at the socialtours offices

Activity/Tour type	Day Trip / Activity
Duration	3 hours
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	Mon to Friday and Sundays

Everest Base Camp Challenge Trek | 21 days

Everest Region

Recognised as one of the best treks in Nepal and among the 25 best new adventures in 2011 by National Geographic Adventure, this trek takes you on a small circuit in the Everest Region, covering the high pass of Cho-la, as well as Everest Base Camp. With 17 days of trekking combined with some rest and orientation tours in Kathmandu, this trip rounds off well into a three week holiday. Built on the trip costs plus charity model, this trip raises money for SAVE THE CHILDREN projects partners in Nepal

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	3 weeks
Grade/Challenge	Challenging
Operates	all year around

Annapurna Sanctuary

Kathmandu, Annapurna region

This trek takes us through the foothills, and right into the inner sanctum of the Annapurna mountain range, visiting both Machhapuchhare and Annapurna Base Camps. Surrounded by towering peaks you will experience the beauty of the Himalayas at their best, as well as enjoying many small villages and the colourful countryside lower down

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	17 days
Grade/Challenge	Fit
Operates	September to November, February to May

Everest Base Camp

Everest trekking region

One of the most popular tours, this trek takes you up to Everest Base Camp, as well as allowing time to explore Kathmandu, within a two week holiday. You will experience spectacular natural scenery and awesome mountain views of Everest and the surrounding peaks, as well as visiting monasteries, temples, and the main sites in Kathmandu city

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	18 days
Grade/Challenge	Challenging
Operates	Small-group departures September to May. Private departures all year round

Nepal Explorer

Kathmandu, Chitwan National Park, Annapurna region

This tour offers a comprehensive two week, activity based, itinerary. You explore the ancient city of Kathmandu, sample some white-water rafting on the Trisuli River, and enjoy a full range of safari activities in Chitwan National Park and take a short trek in the foothills of the Annapurnas

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	15 days
Grade/Challenge	Fit
Operates	Small group departures from September to May. Private departures all year round

Nepal Uncovered

Kathmandu, rafting, Chitwan National Park, Pokhara

This tour is a great introduction to Nepal. As well as spending time in the capital Kathmandu, you enjoy a taste of white-water rafting, a visit to the hilltop villages of Bandipur and Gorkha and the lakeside town of Pokhara, as well as wildlife safaris in Chitwan National Park

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	11 days
Grade/Challenge	Fit
Operates	Small-group departures September to May. Private departures all year round

Himalayan Kingdoms

Paro, Thimphu & Punakha Valley with Kathmandu

This tour starts and finishes in Kathmandu, Nepal, with some sightseeing tours in the city and surrounding valley. The main highlight of the trip is 8 days/7 nights in the remote mountainous country of Bhutan. Here you visit Paro, Thimphu and the Punakha Valley, learning about the country's rich Buddhist heritage and visiting some truly spectacular and beautiful monasteries, Dzongs and countryside

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	12 days
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	Small group departures from September to May. Private departures available all year round

Nepal Discovery

Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park, Lumbini

This tour offers a great introduction to Nepal's wildlife, history & people, without any physical strenuous activities. We tour the major sites in the Kathmandu Valley, sample safari activities in Chitwan National Park, visit the birth-place of the Buddha, relax and enjoy some walking around Pokhara, and explore the ancient trading hill-town of Bandipur

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	14 days
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	All year round

Annapurna Circuit

Annapurna trekking region

This trek is considered by many to be one of the world’s classics. We offer this tour as a fully guided trek with some real high altitudes on offer as you tour the entire Annapurna Himal. Expect breath-stopping views, friendly locals, impressive monasteries, broad wide valleys looking down on to roaring rivers and apple pie on this 22-day tour

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	22 days
Grade/Challenge	Challenging
Operates	September to November, February to April

Everest Base Camp Trek

Solu Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park

It will give us enormous pleasure to introduce you to an astounding view of the world's highest peak. Perhaps in viewing Everest in this way, you will be fulfilling a long held desire. Certainly you will never be quite the same again. Ever since the days of early climbing expeditions, this 8,848m mountain has had a lure of its own, drawing climbers to scale it and trekkers to gaze on its icy faces. It easy to see why the trek to the base camp of Mount Everest has become one of the most popular routes in Nepal

Activity/Tour type	Tailor made trip
Operates	January - June, Mid September - December

Mountain Flight Tour (Everest View flight tour)

Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal

One hour Everest Flight takes off from Kathmandu Airport and flies east in modern Jetstream 41 fully pressurized and air-conditioned fleet, where one can see magnificent mountains from a height of around 25,000 feet. A must take tour of the majestic Himalayas. It’s an hour of breathtaking scenic beauty of the Mighty Mountains. It is a sparkling clear journey across the world’s highest peaks, Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga – 3rd highest, Lhoste, Makalu, Cho Oyu, to name just a few including the Tibetan plateau

Activity/Tour type	Day Trip / Activity
Duration	Everyday in the morning
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	All year round

Real Nepal Tour

Kathmandu, Balthali, Pokhara, Palpa, Lumbini

It is not how long you travel that ascertains your satisfaction and enjoyment of traveling. Nepal is small but beautiful country with colorful culture, exotic city, graceful mountains and friendly people. Within a small territory, it comprises of highest point of earth to huge biodiversity and lowlands of Terai, complex blending of different religions, sophisticated ancient history and traditions that hold immense significance even in modern-day- a perfect place to experience confluence of the past and the present!

Activity/Tour type	Tailor made trip
Operates	Every day, January - December

Upper Mustang Trek

Upper Mustang Trek in Annapurna Region

Until recent years, this Tran- Himalayan region was closed for foreigners. Nesting on the Tibetan boarder, this region is dominated by giants Annapurna and Dhaulagiri massif. Situated at the head of the Kali Gandaki in north central Nepal, the little-known district of Mustang is naturally and culturally attractive, in particular, origin of Tibet. Tourists in Upper Mustang can opt for the strangely eroded landscape of this remote territory that presents a vibrant mosaic of earth colors- red, yellows, browns and blues

Activity/Tour type	Tailor made trip
Operates	All year round

Kathmandu Valley Day Tour

Kathmandu, Nagarkot, Bhaktapur

The Kathmandu valley day tour is suitable for those visitors who have come to Kathmandu for a weekend or few days business purposes. Also, a day tour could be equally handy for those travellers who are already in Kathmandu having 1 or 2 spare days pre or post tour of their main holiday

Activity/Tour type	Day Trip / Activity
Duration	Day tour
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	Everyday

Annapurna Sanctuary Trek

Annapurna Region

This is a trekking that takes you to the Gurung typical village in Landruk, Ghandruk, and Chhomorung, and offer a great views of mt. Himchuli, Annapurna South, and as well as holy peak Machhapuchhre

Activity/Tour type	Tailor made trip
Operates	Every day, January - June, September - December

Coffee Trip Nepal - From Crop to Cup

Nepal and the Himalayas

Nepal - Abode of the Gods, the highest mountain on earth and the Land of the fables Sherpa. For many people this land stirs mystical visions and a trip to Nepal becomes a dream of a lifetime. Most visitors come to Nepal for its mountains, but his not where the discovery ends. Nepal is abound with hidden secrets and the production or organic coffee is one

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	8 Days
Grade/Challenge	Moderate
Operates	Jan & Feb

Renjo La Trek | Everest Region | 14 days trip

Everest Region

A trek in the Everest Region is now considered to be one of the best journeys in the world, combining a strenuous trek with extremely rewarding cultural and ecological experiences. To make your journey exclusive, we take you to the little visited Renjo-La pass, which lies at 5390m. The view from the pass in December 2004 is in the picture. We go off the beaten track for about 3 days on this 16 days trek, and it is worth every minute, where you experience authentic Sherpa Culture, relatively untouched by the hustle of tourism in the main circuit. We stay in Sherpa homes in Thamo and Phortse, both stunning villages

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	14 Days Trip
Grade/Challenge	Fit
Operates	Nov 04 to Nov 17, 2012

The Green Traingles | India & Nepal

Delhi | Jaipur | Agra | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Chit

This trip brings together the popular traingles of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in India with the traingle of Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan. This makes for a heady mix of India and Nepal and a perfect filler for a three week break. Using sustainable partners in the two countries, we make these trips full of local insights, and most importantly, a responsible alternative to the mass tourism already happening in this popular circuits

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	14 weeks - 24 days
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	All year round

Throw Your Own Souvenir

Thimi, East of Kathmandu

The craftsmen in the small township of Thimi just east of Kathmandu are reknown for their pottery, which is exported worldwide. You will spend a morning with these artisans, learning about this skill, and also getting your hands dirty. Later our creations will be glazed and fired and given back to you as souvenirs. After we've finished creating we can enjoy a delicious, fresh lunch at Gamcha Organic Farm

Activity/Tour type	Day Trip / Activity
Duration	Half Day
Grade/Challenge	All ages
Operates	Everyday

White Water Rafting in Bhote Kosi

Bhote Kosi Mountain Range, 3hrs from Kathmandu

Just three hours away from Kathmandu, rafting the Bhote Kosi is without a doubt the most exciting thing you can do in Nepal without risking a social disease, and quite possibly one of the best two day rafting trips offered anywhere in the world

Activity/Tour type	Multi-day Tour
Duration	2 Days
Grade/Challenge	Challenging
Operates	Spring 07 Feb - June; Fall 07 Oct - Dec ; Fixed departure dates. (Please contact us for date availability)