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23 May, 2010
A total of 92 summiteers, including world cyclist Pushkar Shah, made it to the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 17. ...
22 May, 2010
A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a statement on his website said.
17 May, 2010
The third edition of Everest Skydive, the highest skydive event in the world and by far the most challenging, kicked off on Sunday in the ...
14 May, 2010
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is offering free visas to those foreign mountaineers in 2010 and 2011 who have already scaled Mount Everest in a ...
18 March, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) are jointly imposing Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) Card to charge foreign trekkers from ...
20 February, 2010
The most anticipated and highly expected Tourism campaign of Nepal, Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 is set to officially launch on February 26, 2010. With an aim to ...
20 February, 2010
A major hindu festival Maha Shivaratri 2010 is to be celebrated on the 12th February, Friday. The festival known as Night of Shiva or Great Night ...
29 December, 2009
The cabinet meeting at Kala Patthar plateau near the base camp of world´s highest peak Mt. Everest has concluded successfully. The meeting done in ...
29 December, 2009
On the 27th-29th November a small village along the Trisuli River was overrun with professional kayakers for the 9th Himalayan Whitewater Championships (or the ‘ ...
1 December, 2009
The World Elephant Polo Association (WEPA) has finished its preparation for this year’s elephant polo championship which would be held in Bardia from November 29 ...
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Mardi Himal Trekking
Mardi Himal is the name given to the feature of the long rising ridge and its summit that from the southwesterly lower slope of Mount Machhapuchhare, the famous triangular skyline that is seen from the Phewa Lake at Pokhara.

This is one of the exotic and interesting treks in Nepal, uncrowned terrains providing the golden chance to explore traditional villages, incredible scenery, infinite and diversity of culture, spectacular views of silvery mountains and tempting views of river and exotic valley can be seen on the way of trekking trail.

Outline 01 Itinerary
Day 01 : Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
Day 02 : Drive from Pokhara to Hyenja and trek to Gyachok.
Day 03 : Trek from Gyachok to Sano Khoban (1600m)
Day 04 : Trek from Sano Khoban to Pipa (3150m)
Day 05 : Rest day at Pipa for acclimatization.
Day 06 : Trek from Pipa to Thulo Kharka (4120m)
Day 07 : Trek from Thulo Kharka to Mardi Himal Base camp (4100m
Day 08 : Trek from Mardi Himal Base Camp to Korchon (3680m)
Day 09 : Trek from Korchon to Riban (1780m)
Day 10 : Trek from Riban to Hyenja and drive from Hyenja to Pokhara
Day 11 : Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

Outline 02 Itinerary
Day 01 : Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
Day 02 : Drive from Pokhara to Dhampus Phedi and trek to Pothana.
Day 03 : Trek from Pothana to Deurali.
Day 04 : Trek from Deurali to Mardi Himal Base Camp.
Day 05 : Rest at Mardi Himal Base Camp.
Day 06 : Trek from Mardi Himal Base Camp to Lachock.
Day 07 : Trek from Lachok to Dhampus Khola.
Day 08 : Drive from Dhampus Khola to Pokhara.
Day 09 : Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

Detailed Itinerary of Mardi Himal Peak Climbing (12 days)
Day 01 : Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara
Day 02 : Drive from Pokhara to Dhampus Phedi and then start trek to Pothana
Day 03 : Trek from Pothana to Forest camp
Day 04 : Trek from Forest Camp to Bhaisi Kharka
Day 05 : Trek from Bhaisi Kharka to Mardi Himal Base camp
Day 06 : Climb to high camp
Day 07 : Summit Mardi Himal and back to base camp
Day 08 : Trek back to Forest camp
Day 09 : Trek from Forest Camp to Siding village
Day 10 : Trek from Siding village to Mardi Pul
Day 11 : Trek to from Mardi Pul to Hyanja and drive out to Pokhara
Day 12 : Drive from Pokhara to Kathmandu