Photosafari is arranging photography and trekking event from Lukla to Tengboche via Namche Bazaar from 15th to 25th March 2013. It is a 10 days and 9 nights leisurely walk in a high altitude park, along well defined tracks, where the landscape shooting opportunities are nothing short of spectacular.
The photo by Matthew Watt (www.trekearth.com/gallery) is a typical track along which you will walk. This PhotoSafari is not something extraordinarily difficult because the porters will carry all your clothes and equipment, and we will not be walking more than about 10 km a day. However, participants are advised to begin some training at least a month before the event, by doing at least an hour’s brisk walk on a jogging machine every other day, to loosen up and to build up stamina. We have a few 60 and 67 year old grandfathers on the trip, so it’s quite doable.
The photo by Ivana Krexanova (www.trekearth.com/gallery) shows Namche Bazaar perched on a 3440 meters slope in the Khumbu area. Namche Bazaar is the gateway to the Everest Base Camp and the high Himalayas. As this is not a hard core trek, we will not go as far as the EBC but we will walk only up to Tengbuche, from where Mt Everest will be clearly visible for some spectacular photography.
Photosafari.com.my have been organizing trekking and photography trips to the Himalayas in Nepal since 2011. In 2011 we did the Nyapul to Poon Hill trek, and in 2012 we walked from Besi Sahar to Manang. This year’s trek will be from Lukla to Tengboche to shoot Mt Everest. Our trekking cum photography trips are not too strenuous. We have allowed enough time for participants to enjoy the views and interact with the local residents. Any able body with a month’s training should be able to make it. This is not a trekking expedition so there are no datelines or records to make. It is just a leisurely stroll to enjoy the Himalayas and to bring back spectacular mountain scapes. The highest elevation along the trek is around 3,800m. The trekking program is given below:
Itinerary
15th March
Arrive at Kathmandu via MAS or Air Asia.
- Check in hotel in Katmandu
- Thamel Bazaar for shopping of trekking gears
- Cultural dance and traditional dinner
- Rest
16th March
- Breakfast
- Check-out hotel and transfer to Kathmandu Domestic Airport
- Kathmandu to Lukla (2,840m) by Domestic Flight
- Lunch at Lukla
- Trek from Lukla to Phakding (2,610m)
- Overnight at Phakding
17th March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Phakding to Jorsale (2,740m)
- Lunch on the trek
- Overnight at Jorsale
18th March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Jorsale to Namche Bazaar (3,440m)
- Lunch on the trek
- Overnight at Namche Bazaar
19th March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3,867m)
- Lunch on the trek
- Overnight at Tengboche
20th March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Tengboche to Namche Bazaar
- Overnight at Namche Bazaar
21st March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Namche Bazaar to Phakding
- Overnight at Phakding
22nd March
- Breakfast
- Trek from Phakding to Lukla
- Overnight at Lukla
23rd March
- Breakfast
- Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu
- Check in Kathmandu Hotel
- Free and easy
24th March
- Breakfast
- Visit Bodhnath
- Patan Dumbar Square
- Lunch
- Kirtipur – a 500 year old ancient town.
- Dinner
25th March
- Breakfast
- Transfer to Airport
If you require further information, please contact us at [email protected]
