Official e-Newsletter of Highlander Trekking
July 30, 2006
Dear Guests and Friends,
Namaste from Highlander!!!
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Fig:Mt.Kailash from Chiew Gompa |
Fig:Our Team in Tibet |
Highlander has embarked on new trekking routes in Nepal to explore the richness of nature and culture and of course to show the reality of Nepalese daily life. It has been an adventurous month for the Highlander team trying to expand our hands in Tibet on finding the new routes leading to the Mt.Kailash from Western Nepal.
Fig: Our New Location Map
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| Fig: Office building | Fig: CEO’s room | Fig: Sales room |
New Location of Highlander: with the change in Nepal’s situation we have changed our location to a better place with ample parking space and wider environment to work.
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| Fig- Camping site during the Kailash Kora | Fig- Tibetan nomad |
. Our program covers most interesting and fascinating places of West Tibet. Come and explore the secrets of this alluring destination with us, we will take you on extraordinary adventures, spiritual journeys and exhilarating vacations. Trekking from Simikot is great acclimatization, fantastic views, mosaic culture, sound atmosphere and awesome living style.
. This route is most practical for trekkers in terms of both elevation and beautiful scenery. Trek to Mt. Kailash commences from Simikot which is situated at an elevation of 2850 meters and climbs up to Nara-Lagna pass (4500 meters) or Nyalu La pass (4900m.) before reaching the arid Tibetan Plateau. From Simikot, it takes 6 - 9 day’s journey to reach the Tibetan border town Sher, which is plenty of time to be acclimatized in high altitude. There is another option to reach Border via Limi valley. Limi is the only place, where you can found fresh Tibetan culture and costume because their cultural and matrimonial relationship between west Tibet. In Cultural Revolution in Tibet, all Tibetan culture and monasteries were destroyed in cultural revolution. So Limi valley lying inside Nepal and not affected by Cultural Revolution.
There is no direct air service from Kathmandu to Simikot, so travelers generally have to fly Simikot via Nepalgunj, the regional hub of Western Nepal. From Kathmandu we have to take an hour’s flight to Nepalgunj. Both options are available on regular basis. Nepalgunj to Simikot flight operates early in the morning, so we must stay a night in Nepalgunj to catch early morning flight the next day.
The tour (Mt. Kilash & Lake Manasarovar tour) normally ends in Zhangmu and it requires 17 days. But if you like to continue your journey to Lhasa, this is possible to arrange. Also, we can combine Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar tour with Central Tibet Lhasa, Guge KIngdom and Tsaprang or Tibet Everest Base Camp tour.
Check our web-site. www.highlandernepal.com
For more information about Highlander, our treks, and special packages.
Roshan’s Friend Projects and Our schools in remote areas
We at highlander are well aware of the impact trekking has on the rural areas as well as in the established routes. Therefore, we have committed ourselves to giving back to the communities. We have a Roshan’s Friend project which was founded by Mr.Lars Jensen (Sherpa) who have dreamed of helping the Himalayas under privilege people. Our pilot project is now working in Chepang Gaun (Village) in Chitwan, home of some of the fabled Chepangs who are one of the most disadvantaged communities in Nepal. So by using Highlander as your trekking agent you will also help those in need, the children in these remote areas you see on your treks. All the schools are situated a long our trekking routes and it is then easy for us to follow how the schools, teachers and students are doing. In addition Roshan’s friend project is planning to help in one of the world’s remotest and most impoverished areas of human habitation – Humla, which lies on the way to Mt.Kailash from Simikot.
With best regards,
Hari Dharel and Team
Highlander Trekking & Expeditions