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- Honey Hunting
- 21 Days
- Moderate
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TRIP OVERVIEW
Group Size 1-16 Persons
Max-Altitude: -
Best Season Mar-May | Sep-Nov
Meals Nepali and Continental
Accommodation Hotel & Tea-house
Destination: Nepal
Activity: Honey Hunting
Challenge level Moderate
Walk-In Hours 4 to 5 hours walk every day
Transportation Tourist Bus /Public Transportation
Trip Routes -
Anopportunity to view an experience the traditional honey hunting harvest of the Gurung people. . Twice a year high in the steep Himalayan foothills on the Tibet / Nepal border teams of men gather around cliffs that are home to the world's largest honeybees, Apis Laboriosa. The harvest ritual begins with a parer and sacerifice of flowers, fruits and rice. Then a fire is lit at the base of the cliff to smoke the bees from their honeycombs. From above, a honey hunter decends the cliff harnessed to a ladder by ropes. As his mates secure the rope and ladder from the top and ferry tools up down as required, the honey hunters fight territorial bees as he cuts out chunk of honey from comb.
This itinerary provide you with the opprtunity to see long hives and wall hives which are home for colonies of the estern honeybee, Apis carana, as you trek through the stunning secery of the Himalayan foothills.
Itinerary
Sightseeing of Kathmandu and Patan, back to Kathmandu, welcome dinner in the evening.
Welcome Dinner overnight at hotel
Steep trek up to Kalinchowk (3,790m). Views of a vast and grand landscape including the Everest range, Gauri Shanker, Lapchi Kang, Langtang National Park and the Mahabharata.
Half day rest and after lunch, trekking up to the Tisang La (3303m) and down to Dolangsa monastery.
Descend down to the town of Bharabise on the banks of the Bhote Khosi. Drive 3 hours to The Borderlands Resort, in the evening briefing. Tented accommodation
After breakfast start trek to Gati village. Afternoon village walk and visit Borderlands aterfalls and Honey Hunting Sight.
After breakfast trek to Narayanthan via Jhirpu, might need to drive 1 hour. After reaching Narayanthan visit local village and monastery. Evening welcome ceremony by local village and honey hunter.
Early morning Mt. Flight, back to hotel, lunch and proceed for a half day touring of the Narayanhity Palace Museum -the seat of the former Royal family of Nepal.
Overnight at hotel
Complimentary
- Company travel diary and pen
- Duffal bag for luggage
- Down jacket in returnable basis