 Peter Owens' Asian Treks
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POST & PRE TRIP EXCURSIONS
with Peter Owens' Asian Treks
EVEREST MOUNTAIN FLIGHT
Every morning many airlines run 1 hour mountain flights giving
birds-eye views of the Everest peaks. Many airlines have these flights, but we suggest
Buddha Air which has modern USA made Beech 1900C aircraft where all passengers get a
window seat and which fly at 25,000 feet. Spring 2003 cost is $111. If no views are
possible due to bad weather, the flight gets cancelled and your money fully refunded. We
are booking only our clients on this flight at this price.
ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
A possible addition to your trip is a three day two night package to Royal
Chitwan National Park. Here you will find a full program of jungle walks and elephant
rides where there will be plenty of opportunity to view deer, rhino, wild boar and, with
luck, the rarer species such as sloth bear, leopard and the elusive mighty Bengal tiger.
More than 350 species of exotic birds are known in the Park, and trained naturalists will
accompany you on the jungle walks and elephant rides. There are two medium priced
lodges that we can book you with. Game viewing is comparable at both lodges. Prices
include transport to and from Kathmandu and Chitwan, all meals, 2 nights at the resort,
guides, naturalists, elephant rides, canoe trips to view crocodiles and jungle walks.
Island Jungle Resort is at the western end of the park on a large island in the
middle of the Narayani River. It is in the park and away from other lodges.
For groups of 2 or more persons the 2003 cost for a 3 day 2 night package is $200 per
person using transportation by private car from Kathmandu to Chitwan and return to
Kathmandu and $210 per person from Pokhara to Chitwan and return to Kathmandu.
Fewa Wildlife Resort is slightly east of the middle of the park near several
other lodges. It is just outside the park on the northern bank of the Rapti River
and easily reached by the Greenline luxury tourist coach to Chitwan from both Kathmandu
and Pokhara. The 2003 cost for a 3 day 2 night package is $130 per person using
Greenline luxury tourist coach. Transport by private vehicle is available for an
additional $90 per car (1 to 3 persons) and $115 per van (4 to 6 persons).
Peter Owens can help you make arrangements for your pre-trek or post-trek trip
to Chitwan. Contact him by e-mail (petertrek@att.net).
ONE WEEK CULTURAL PROGRAM
A special week long cultural program is available either before or after your
trek. In addition to a visit to Chitwan, you will get to see the birthplace of Lord Buddha
at Lumbini in the south-western Terai of Nepal. The program features 3 nights in the
3 star Hotel Tibet in Kathmandu (with breakfast), a spectacular mountain flight, a full
day sightseeing tour in Kathmandu with English speaking guide, one night
accommodation at Lumbini Buddha hotel (including breakfast), English speaking
archeologist/guide at Lumbini, 3 days and 2 nights with all meals at Fewa Wildlife Resort
in Royal Chitwan National Park and a flight from Bharatpur in the Terai back to Kathmandu.
For 2003 the per person cost is $925 for 1 person, $630 for 2 to 3
persons, $560 for 4 to 6 persons and $520 for 7 or more persons. Add $250 per person
if you want 3 nights at the award-winning Dwarika's
Hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 1: Transfer to Hotel Tibet. Meals on your own.
Day 2: Mountain flight. Full day sightseeing with guide. Breakfast
included.
Day 3: Car or van to Lumbini (7 hour drive). Breakfast included. Sightseeing at
Lumbini.
Day 4: Sightseeing at Lumbini. Afternoon car or van to Fewa Wildlife Resort at
Chitwan. All meals included.
Day 5: Fewa Wildlife Resort. Room and all meals included. Jungle
activities.
Day 6: Fly Bharatpur to Kathmandu. Hotel Tibet. Kathmandu meals not
included.
Day 7: Breakfast included. Transfer to Kathmandu airport.
Peter Owens can help you make arrangements for your one week cultural program in
Nepal. Contact him by e-mail (petertrek@att.net).
KATHMANDU TO LHASA BUDGET TOUR
The agent we use for our Tibet trips also offers weekly departures on Saturday
on a overland tourist bus trip from Kathmandu to Lhasa, 3 nights in Lhasa and return
flight the following Saturday from Lhasa to Kathmandu. This 8 day trip includes English
speaking guide, transport (including Lhasa/Kathmandu flight), China visa, 7 nights hotel
accommodations in Tibet, all breakfasts and monastery entrance fees. Lunch and dinner not
included. Departures are weekly from late March to early November. You would have 3 nights
in Lhasa and one hotel night in Zhangmu, Xegar, Xigatse and Gyantse on your way from
Kathmandu to Lhasa. Groups are rarely over 10 members with most being under 45 years of
age and European, British, American, and Australian.
Peter Owens can help you make arrangements for your pre-trek or post-trek trip
to Tibet. Contact him by e-mail (petertrek@att.net)
for the current price. Note: there is a 15% discount on the Kathmandu to Lhasa
Budget tour if you are combining it with one of Peter Owens' Asian Treks scheduled trips.
There is a $25 "rush" charge for the China visa unless you arrive by
the Sunday prior to your Saturday start of the Tibet trip. If rain makes it
desirable to use land cruisers (Jul, Aug & Sep departures), there is a $90
surcharge. We must have a photocopy of the main page of your passport 10 days before
the Tibet trip.
ALL INCLUSIVE EVEREST BASECAMP TIBET TREK
For groups of at least 5 people we can arrange through our Tibet agent a 17 day
overland tour from Kathmandu to Lhasa including a 7 day Everest Basecamp trek starting in
Tibet's Tingri Valley and going to the Rongbuk Glacier basecamp of Everest. After
the trek the group would continue on to Lhasa with hotel stops being spent in both Xigatse
and Gyantse. After 3 nights in Lhasa with its abundant sightseeing, the group
flies back to Kathmandu.
Prices for 2003 for this trip are $2600/person for groups of 5 to 7 members,
$2400 for for groups of 8 to 9 members and $2250 for groups of 10 or more. Price includes
all hotels on twin sharing basis, all meals, China visa and fees, admission to
monasteries, all trek expenses, services of English speaking Tibet guide and the flight
from Lhasa back to Kathmandu on Day 17 which must be a Saturday or Tuesday. Day 1 is the
day you would leave Kathmandu by vehicle for the Tibet border. Price does not include your
double-entry Nepal visa.
There is a $25 "rush" charge for the China visa unless you arrive 5
days prior to Day 1 of the Tibet trip. We must have a photocopy of the main page of your
passport 10 days before the Tibet trip. These trips are possible from late March to
early November.
Peter Owens can help you make arrangements for your pre-trek or post-trek trip
to Tibet's Everest Basecamp. Contact him by e-mail (petertrek@att.net).
IDEAS FOR THOSE ON EXTENDED TRIPS
Three day complete packages to Angkor Wat in Cambodia only cost about
$550/person for 2 or more including flights from Bangkok to Siem Reap. South African
Airways has 4 month RT. excursion tickets from Bangkok to Johannesburg and/or Windhoek in
Namibia available in Bangkok for under $800. We can put you in touch with reliable
Bangkok Travel Agent who can be trusted. These prices depend on the exchange rate at
the time you buy the ticket.
Both Gulf Air and Qatar Air fly non-stop from Kathmandu to Arab Emirates where
you can connect to flights to Cairo, Turkey and Europe. RT. fares from KTM to Cairo
are generally under $800.
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