에베레스트베이스 캠프 대 안나 푸르나베이스 캠프

에베레스트 또는 안나 푸르나베이스 캠프! 네팔에서 처음입니까? 그렇다면, 어느 것이 가장 좋은 트레킹인지 궁금합니다. 먼저 어떤 종류의 트레킹을하고 싶은지 찾아보고, 당신의 욕구를 파악하고, 트레킹의 기본 기능으로 욕망을 모으십시오. 일반적으로 에베레스트베이스 캠프 트레일은 고도, 트레일, 트레킹 데이, 추위 때문에 안나 푸르나베이스 캠프보다 힘듭니다. 에베레스트베이스 캠프 트레킹을 끝내면 적어도 5,364 미터에 도달해야하며 안나 푸르나 (Annapurna)에서는 4130 미터가 가장 높습니다. 매력적인 정글 산책, 낭만적 인 폭포, 초록, 개화는 에베레스트보다 안나 푸르나에서 훨씬 낫습니다.

상대적으로 안나 푸르나베이스 캠프에서 우리는 에베레스트에서보다 Himchuli, Annapurna South, Barashikhar, Annapurna I, Singhachuli, Tent Peak와 같은 서부 산의 훨씬 더 가까운 전망을 볼 수 있습니다. 에베레스트베이스 캠프에서 우리는 Nuptse, Khumbu Icefall, Everest Lola, Chyangatse, Khumbutse, Lintren Himalaya를 밀접하게 볼 수 있지만 안나 푸르나베이스 캠프와는 아주 흡사합니다. 그러나 Kalapathar 관점은 에베레스트베이스 캠프의 하이킹이며, 히말라야 산과 아라비아 산의 아리엘 전망을 볼 수 있습니다. 에베레스트는 당신 앞에 서게 될 것입니다.

그래서 트레킹 루트가 가장 인기있는 이유입니다. 오직 우리가하고 싶은 트레킹의 종류를 고쳐야 만합니다. 짧고 쉬운 트레킹, 정글 트레킹, 높은 고도 트레킹, 거친 트레킹. 트레킹 루트는 신체 건강이 좋고 모든 순응을 필요로하지 않을 경우 표준 여정보다 짧아 질 수 있으며 안나 푸르나 (Annapurna)의 푼 힐 고르 파니 (Poon Hill Ghorepani)와 에베레스트의 텡 보쉬 (Tengboche)까지 반 트레킹을 할 수 있습니다.

Selfie with iPhone7

Take a selfie by iPhone7 with the king of Himalaya, Mt. Everest in Nepal. Selfie is the front camera mode phone, the word is revealed in 2014 as the word of the year.

Now, recently apple has unveiled a New Phone set, iPhone7 with dual camera lenses, each of 12 MP that able to create the SLR quality photos and create special effects. The phone is going to unveil in San Francisco by Apple in special Event.

www.apextheasiaholidays.com is operating the Selfie Tour in Everest!

A new family is hosting you !

A new family is hosting you; they believe “Guest are the God!”

Once you decided to spend the days in remote village of Nepal it is the way of living life as like Nepali local family who is going to host you. Apex the Asia Holidays is leading a vital roll to establish the Homestay in rural village in Nepal. It brings the happiness, changes and some development of socio-economy in these villages.

Homestay trek is not such trek; it is a package, which offers to explore the local village, experience of local food, cultural and daily activities. In Nepal there is various type of society all these are categorized by the cast. The spoken language, culture, costume in eastern part of Nepal and western part of Nepal is different. You will get the opportunity to learn foreign language, exchange the culture, costumes, foods and daily activities.

Through this program traveller will also come to know that the differences of village, schools, daily activities, life style, culture and costumes as well as the farming style. The remote villages are always get rid out of the hustle and bustle crowded city, middle of the beautiful surrounding with eye catching Himalaya views, clean natural air, whispering of birds such a nightingale, sparrow and more.

Melt in one’s mouth Nepali traditional meals; Gundruk and Dhido, Nepali Dhalbhat, and piquant pickle brings the attention all travellers.

The dollar that comes from the Homestay goes to the host families.

HomeStay Trekking is operating by Apex the Asia Holidays Pvt. Ltd.

 

 

Schools and Educations After Earthquake 2015

The gigantic earthquake hit Nepal on 25^th Apr 2015 at 11:56 AM, which brought tears everyone’s eyes of Gorkha including other fourteen districts of western Nepal. Thousands of people were killed, became homeless and millions of were injured some of them still in the bed of hospitals. The following days of the earthquake there was relief fund was raised in each and every corner of the worlds, many helping hands were helped the victims. Many NGOs, INGOs, were raised fund and distributes to the victims. But still there is very hard to run life as previous days of 25^th April. Peoples have made some cottage by local materials with the help of donated Zink-sheets, Top-lin, and Tents; somehow they are managing their settlement, even all of them required more supports and help.

 An important part of societies is the school that is fully damaged in few districts including Gorkha. Many schools are running in open the sky, few of them are running in tents also. It is very hard to teach and learn. The natural disaster earthquake is spoiling the future of students, which directly affected in the nation. To minimize effects and rebuilding the schools, many INGOs, NGOs, Nepal Government are working. So, in this situations to put some bricks in the process rebuild, Apex the Asia Holidays has recently announced a program, which a holidays package, thru the package raising the funds for reconstruction and somehow refurbishing the building how much possible. Apex team is trying to collect US $ 100 from each purchase of the trip for School of Gorkha, it is promoting the program with targeting to collect at least $10,000 dollars, which can make a good school’s rooms of School of Gorkha.

Nepal Holidays 2016

Geographically iconic country Nepal is shining with innumerable paragons, world’s highest mountain Everest, remarkable adventures, immense landscapes, national parks, vibrant cities bursting with art and culture, and ancient way of living life are inspiring excursionists in search of edifying experience.

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. – William Wordsworth

Nature Love -Bloomed Hills
Are you waiting for flourished Himalaya? Travelling in Nepal during the spring season fulfills your intense desire to have romance in between with nature, your eyes get tired to explore the scenery of western hills of Nepal, if you doing Annapurna Himalaya trek then you will be impressed and fall in love with more than 32 types and rhododendron, numerous spices of birds and butterflies. In additions the melodious song of Koel, chirp of Nightingale, Sparrows and Lophophorus always catch you attentions.

Rhododendron flower and Mt.Annapurna South

Annapurna Base Camp, Dhampus, and Poon Hill Ghorepani are the main bloomed trekking route of western Himalaya. If the travellers are in limitation of time then Chisapani Nagarkot Trek will be the best alternative.

Spring season is also the season of climbing and expeditions. Many climbers summit the peaks and Himalayas on the season, generally Island Peak, Mera Peak, Pisang Peak and Lobuche East are the common of the season. And advance expeditions such as of Mt. Everest is also held at spring because of nice weather and climate.

Bird-watching and Jungle Safari
Chitwan National Park and Bardia National Park is quite famous for bird watching and jungle safari. Jeep drive, jungle safari on Elephant back, canoe ride in Rapti River (Chitwan National Park), Jungle walk, Bird watching, experience the Tharu Culture are the main activities.

 

Vijaya Dashami

Dashain is a biggest and most auspicious festival of Hindu people. It is falls on months of Aswin/ Kartik (October/ November) according to the Nepali lunar calendar for 15 days. The festival celebrates with worshiping goddess Durga! All Hindu people worship her with numerous pujas and animal sacrifices. During the festival all schools, government office, and other private offices remain close. The weather is very clean and azure sky, no dust, no mud, and also all peoples are feeling tranquil. And also the people returns from every parts world to celebrate the festival in their own home, who are visiting many countries in order to for job or study.

Dashain is a festival that is celebrates for predictable victory of justice over injustice. Durga, the Goddess of Victory is worshipped with great fidelity in first nine days that is known as Nava Ratri. All Goddess temples will be decorated and well maintained, during the period of festival the holy book, “Chandi” is reciting, which is a story of triumph achieved by deities over the devils in Satya Yuga. And Vijaya Dashami is the main day of festival, when the entire family member received Red Tika, Jamara and blessing from the seniors, and also from the President of Nation. Rato Tika is the symbol of Victory in culture.

Chiura (beaten rice) Masu (meat) is the main dish of the festival, and playing swing; flying kites are the most plying games.

Dashain Festival -15 Days

Day-01 Ghatasthapana:
Today is the first days of Dahsain. Every household prepare a perfect Kalas (pot filled with water) that is decorated with dong of cow and plating the Jamara in pure sands collected from holy rivers or stone tap by using the seeds of barley, maize in worshiping room. That will be put on head on auspicious day Dashami with Red-Tika.

Day-02 to 06 is generally the period of preparation for Dashain Festival, arranging the swing, refine and rebuild the tracks of villages, cleaning campaign in village, organizing some religious program and others.

Day-07 Fulpati:
Today is the day that commences worshiping in Goddess Temple with sacrificing the animals. The National Soldiers: Army, Police, and Armed Police celebrate with firing guns, saluting the Goddess and Sacrificing male goat (which should not have to be vasectomy) in their own barrack’s temples.

Today, the Fulpati (worshiping materials) is bringing from Gorkha Kalika Durbar, the first kingdom of Nepal to Kathmandu. Legendry King Pritivi Narayan Shah conquered the all small stated that was called Baaise – Chaubise (22-24 State) and make a large country Nepal. Then King moved to Kathmandu and chosen Kathmandu Durbar for his own Palace at Hanuman Dhoka, before he moved to Kathmandu he was worshiping in Gorkha from where he was also blessed by Gorkhnath Baba. In regards this he wanted to bring the Gorkha’s Fulpati and worship at Hanuman Dhoka with that Fulpati. The same trend is continuing till today.

Day-08 Maha Astami:
Today is also continue the worshiping of Goddess and sacrificing the animals.

Day-09 Maha Nawami:
Today is also continue the worshiping in every Goddess Temple; also in most popular Temple give worship goddess with Panchabali (sacrificing five different animals:- Male Goat, Male Buffalo, Ram, Egg of Swan, Kuvindo (Benincasa Hispida/Gourd).

Day-10 Vijaya Dashami:
Today is the day all we receive the Tika and Jamara from our elders.

Day-11-15 After Tika:
This five days is celebrates in order to take Tika and Jamara from other relatives who are not in close distance. Especially, for kids travelling to Mamaghar (a house of maternal uncle) with Dad Mom, visit to other seniors relatives. It goes up to Kojagrat Purnima (Full Moon). And in the morning of Purnima all peoples take out the Kalash and Jamara pot and drop off at holy river or temple.

Teej Festival

Celebration of Teej Festival
Teej festival always falls on the late August or early of September, according to the Nepali lunar calendar third day of Bhadra Shukla Pakshya. The festival especially dedicated to the God Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

Teej celebrates the bounty of nature, arrival clouds and rain, greenery and birds with social activity. Singing, dancing and having feast is the main attraction of the festival.

Specially Teej Celebrates Three Days:

First Day of Teej: Dar Khane Din

Before the day (Dar Khane Din) Hindu people already have celebrated the Shrikrishna Jansmathami, when most of women have fasting and in the evening before breaking fast, they sing and dace in the Krishna Temple. From the day women hits the Teej festival.

Today is the officially first day of Teej, to celebrate the festival all married and unmarried women gather in a house/place and start singing and dancing in devotional Nepali folk song. Especially married
women go to the own mother’s home, where they will get chance to share the experience with childhood friends, elder sisters and younger sisters. In the evening there will be heavy feast, which is knowing as Dar, verities of foods, fruits, juices, and vegetables.

Second Day of Teej: Fasting Day
Today is the main day of the festival, all Hindu women worship to the God Mahadev (Shiva) in order to good and prosperous health of own husband.

Some women keep it very strict they will live without any piece of fruits and drop of water too whereas some others will take fruits and water.

Today all Shiva mandir are opening for women, especially in Kathmandu, Pashupatinath, where male are not allow for the day.

Third Day – Rishi Panchami- Worshiping Day

To pay the homage to the various deities today all women specially whose menstrual period has started goes to the tap and takes bathe with red mud and root of sacred Datiwan bush (ACHYRAWHES BIDENTATA). After taking bathes women are considered forgiven from all their sins.

And finally festival ends with singing and dancing.

The Top Popular Destinations of NEPAL

Kathmandu City – City of Temple (1,300- 1,365meters)
The mountain-sheltered valley Kathmandu city is the main arrival point of the visitors. It is a historical city, also called City of Temple. The valley covers the three major towns; Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Patan, each town have an artistic and architectural tradition. Among of them Kathmandu city is the largest and also capital city of Nepal, Pashupatinath, Swyambhu, Bouddhanath, Basantapur Durbar Square are the main attractions of the city. Patan is the second largest town that is separated from Kathmandu by a holly river Bagmati, Patan Durbar, Krishna Mandir, woodcarving and handicraft factory is famous for Patan.

Bakatapur is the third largest city of the valley, which is towards the eastern end of the valley. Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Pottery Factory is the point of attractions. Its virtual quarantine is reflected in its slower pace and more distinctly medieval atmosphere. A great deal of the city is easily accessible by foot, bicycles, and bus or taxi, but more time you have the better.

Pokhara City- City of Lake (884 meters)

Pokhara is another touristic city for either domestic or international travellers; the city is also being popular with city of Lake. The city is popular with the natural beauties, huge lake, island temple, mountains and hill not with cultural and historical point of view. It is also the main getaway of Annapuran sanctuary trek, Poon Hill Ghorepani Trek, Jomsom and Mustang. The city have a completely escaped from the hectic bustle cities, it has relaxed and peaceful atmosphere. The foothill separates the town from the full height of mountains and the magnificent 8000m peaks of Annapurna range utterly dominate the view of north. Lakeside is the main touristic area of Pokhara on the bank of Phewa Lake. Tal Barahi Mandir, Gupteshowr Cave, Bindabasini Temple, boating at Phewa Lake, the view of Rupa and Begnas lakes, hiking up to Sarangkot, Paragliding, Parahawking are main attraction of the town.

Lumbini – Birthplace of Lord Buddha

The founder and enlightened of Buddhism, Sidharatha Gautam was born in Lumbini, who is known by Buddha. An Indian emperor Ashoka had visited Lumbini in 245 BC left the numbers of inscribed pillars in the region. Among of the Ashoka Pillar is greatest figure. Lumbini is not a big city; there is no city, no impressive architecture, no pilgrim-jammed car park, and no heavily armed soldiers. Ashoka pillar, Mayadevi Temple is the main attractions.

Chitwan National Park
Chitwan National Park is the finest wildlife experience of Nepal, Elephant safari is an unforgettable experience, and you are almost sure to see the Rhinos, various types of deer, monkeys, numerous species of birds and other mammals. The park is easily accessible from Kathmandu or Pokhara. The park has three basics vegetation: Open grassland (20%), Riverine Forest (7%) and Hardwood forest (73%) that are dominated by Saal and Elephant, Rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tiger, and many other mammals are the main attraction of the park.

Everest Base Camp Trek
One of the most popular trekking route in the worlds’ Everest Base Camp is one of them, because it is the base of the highest rock of the Earth. Spectacular scenery and outgoing Sherpa people of the Solukhumbu are always fascinates the travellers. If the trekkers starts trip from the Jiri, the Hindu lowlands and ends to highland where the Sherpa are devotion to the practice of Buddhism. But nowadays most of travellers willing to do trek in short ways by escaping the lowland hike between Jiri to Lukla. Namche bazaar is the main city of this region and also main getaway to Everest, set out the Kalapathar, Nagarshang Hill and Base Camp in the main highlights of the trek.

White Gomba (Druck Amitabh Mountain)

The White Gomba also known as Druck Amitabh Mountain, it is a unique union in between two culture and philosophy of traditional Tibetan and modern western, which is located on just outskirts of Kathmandu valley in Ramkot VDC. In fact it is a heaven of innovation that brings the exhilaration as well as calmness. The sessions vivid colors of friezes, statue and painting in professing Buddhism of Tibetan culture and architecture.

Panoramic View of White Gomba

The panoramic views, wind shouting, twittering of birds, makes you think what life and will lose time in absence. The overlook the views of valley is melodiously synchronizing the old culture heritage with increasing transgression of concrete jungle. Once when you enter the monastery you will accept spreading the message of Peace, Patient and Calmness with Smell, Sounds and Prayer flags. From the Gomba you can see the 360-degree clear view of greeneries and effigies.

Apex the Asia Holidays is offering this trip as Extension trip and One Day Tour Near by Kathmandu City.

How to get White Gomba? 
Option One: Short drive and Hike
– It takes about 30 minutes drive from Thamel city of Kathmandu up to Halchok and hike up through steep way around 45 min.

Option Two: Drive
– If you take option two you will drive until you reach at Gomba witch is about 45 min from Thamel City.

Travelling to Nepal After Earthquake !

Nepal is one of the richest country in terms of cultural and heritage sites, Yes, some places of Nepal has devastated by Earthquake Nepal 2015, but rest of the affected area there are more beautiful, which are awaiting. Out of 75 districts there only 11 districts are affected, the highways are regularly in operations, there is zero percentage of damages, among of them Manakamana Cable car was closed for few days, but now it has already in operation. In Nepal there are more than 40 Trekking Routes, among of them only few routes are affected they are: Langtang Region’s all three, Manasulu (Tsum Valley), Ganesh Himal (Ruby Valley) Trekking Routes, which are may not be able to operate. Trekking routes from Everest regions are also triggered, and some trails are blocked but it is expected to be cleared by beginning of Autumn Season 2015, the damaged guest houses, teahouses and lodges can be rebuild before commencing the season. Whereas the rest of these, Annapurna Circuit Trek, Lower and Upper Mustang, Jomsom Muktinath, Poon Hill Ghorepani, Kanchenjungha, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Upper Dolpo, Rara Lake are even has not been scratched by earthquake. Some UNESCO world heritage site of Kathmandu were damaged, but now it has been cleared the wreckages and already reopened with cultural dances, the sites: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Sqaure, Swyambhunath Stupa, Pashupathinath Temple, Bouddhanath Sutpa. And outside from Kathmandu valley there is nothing has been affected.

In additions, only Langtang National Park and Manasulu Conservation Area has touched others are safe. Chitwan National Park, Bardia National Park, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Shivapuri National Park and others are safe.

The major cities, hospitals, hotel/guesthouses are not disturbed, no viral and influenza are found.

As you know Nepal is one of best in order to hospitality we always welcome to little paradise Nepal, as culturally Guests are God.

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