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 Photo: Namaste from boy in Lamagoan—Jay Chapman
Manaslu Trek 1998 |
A Nepal trek—adventure travel at its best! Namaste, For an exciting and rewarding vacation consider either a camping or lodge trek in Nepal. The always popular Everest treks, Annapurna treks or Langtang trek or off-the-beaten path treks to Manaslu, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Dhorpatan, Rolwaling, Mustang or Dolpo are possibilities. Peter Owens has been leading and organizing treks and overland tours to Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, India and Tibet every year since 1976. Of the over 100 trips that he has personally led, 33 were for the Sierra Club. Peter is a retired professor. On treks all you have to carry is a day pack. Either porters or pack animals carry your duffel. Our trips are priced much lower than other companies. You are not paying for fancy color advertising and brochures nor for high USA overhead. Peter Owens' Asian Treks, located in Kathmandu Nepal, is affiliated with Crystal Mountain Treks in Nepal. We have successfully been running our trips since the events of September 11. Due to the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, we reduced the area where we run treks to the Everest, Langtang, Annapurna, Mustang and Manaslu areas in 2005 and 2006. A ceasefire was declared in April 2006 and after lengthy negotiations a peace accord between the government and Maoists and a formal declaration of a cessation of armed conflict, signed by both sides, occurred in the last week of November 2006. We are now prepared to run treks to all regions in Nepal open for trekking. 2008 is the last year we will organize treks. After 2008 alumni of past treks can contact me as to the availability in KTM of staff they have used previously. This web page will exist through Apr 2009. |
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Our trips are environmentally responsible and culturally sensitive. Starting in 1996 profits from our trips are being used to subsidize solar lighting systems of Lotus Energy and smokeless stoves and chimneys in the remote village houses of our staff. Thirty-five solar lighting and nine stoves and chimney installations have already been completed. All trek staff is covered by insurance against illness and accidents. Educational financial aid is provided to the children and/or siblings of our trek staff with an emphasis on encouraging girls not just boys to attend school. All profits are spent in Nepal with guides, kitchen help and porters sharing in profits in addition to their salary. On our Web site you can:
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Namaste! http://www.InstantWeb.com/p/peterowens—Revised: March 7, 2008. |
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