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Trekking options in the Gaurishankar CA
Saagar Says: Since the opening of Rolwaling valley some years back, the only restricted areas of this region are the close border areas to Tibet. The region has some traditional trekking routes and a number of interesting new options. The key route is the old route to Everest from...
Hamalet Restaurant and Lodge: A place to stay in Gongar
Saagar Says: Only stayed for a snack and drink and talk with the owner as part of a research trip up the Tamakoshi Valley. Seemed to be an ok place, right on the trail in the old part of the village (a 4x4 motorable road of sorts passes below the village) and it seemed clean and...
Saagar Says: A small-town guest house meant primarily for local travellers. Stayed two nights - in and out of trekking. The first visit was miserable because of overcroding and we had to use an annex with limited access to water, toilet etc. Basically just a dorm.The last visit was...
Charikot Panorama Resort: Best in Charikot-Dolakha
Saagar Says: This is a very good hotel if you are visiting for a conference, meeting, resting after a trek, want to read a book with a view, don't want to be disturbed for a while.I was here resting after a trek with Nepalese colleagues and two of my own family. The place was partially...
Discovery of krait snake in upper Tamakoshi valley
Saagar Says: During the hike up the valley past Gongar we came across a snake that we first identified as a small, black cobra, but later identified as common krait. We got it verified by expert herpetologists. It is a first in the uplands of Nepal (common in the Terai). It is the...
Saagar Says: There is a nice-looking larvae that is quite a pest. It is not limited to the Gaurishankar area, but quite commen there among fields and grassland around 1200-3000 meters. Its fine hairs cause an intense irritation that may last for quite a while. Walk with shoes/socks in...
Saagar Says: EcoHimal cesed working in Dolakha a couple of years back and the status of their much-advertised lodges is uncertain. Be careful to check out the facts before you count on staying overnight in one of them. I have heard that the Laduk one has been taken to house police and...
Trekking Kathmandu-Everest Base Camp
Saagar Says: Hi, I was asked to comment on this, but for now I am just briefly checking in on VT - will come back.Yes, you can walk from Kathmandu to EBC.Yes you m a y walk from KTM to EBC unaided, however, select your route so that you can replenish your food reserves. There is not a...
Plan a Dolakha vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Dolakha locals
Hi, I was asked to comment on this, but for now I am just briefly checking in on VT - will come back.Yes, you can walk from Kathmandu to EBC.Yes you m a y walk...
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Dolakha and Gaurishankar Conservation Area
My key interest in Dolakha is Gaurishankar Conservation Area, a protected landscape that just has been gazetted, but not yet formally decleared open. 3 village municipalities of Sindhupalchok...
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