Many ex-pats who live in Al Ain have travelled to Nepal for a holiday as it’s only a 4-hour flight, and the price is keen.
We 4 Paynes went one Easter break for a week and had a fabulous time.
First up are some shots from Kathmandu (we stayed there for 2 days, which was enough as the city is very polluted, smelly, noisy and crowded, but delightful all the same).
This is a temple called Shree Boudhanath…
An enormous prayer wheel for us to spin…
Sadhus: holy men…
Offering for the gods were on sale…
On our second day we drove out to Changunarayan, a temple with craft village on the walk up to it…
Then we drove to Bhaktapur for lunch, and to see more temples…
On day 3 we flew to Pokhara, a 30-minute flight, costing $100 per person each way…
Here’s the view through the plane’s window…
The airport in Pokhara…
Our plane…
We hired bikes after we had settled into our hotel. That’s Toby on the left having negotiated round the cows!…
We rode to see the waterfall at Devi’s Fall…
We stayed at Temple Trees Hotel for 3 nights for about $140 a night. You can pay $5 a night in a guest house and be very comfortable! We wanted some luxury! 🙂
While there, on day 4, we went pony trekking for two and a half hours…
We reached a viewing point…
Here’s the view of the town of Pokhara below…
Then we rode back down into town…
We went for an afternoon hike on day 4 to see how remote villagers lived. Here is inside one small home…
…and admired the views…
On the morning of our final day in Pokhara, I hired a motorbike for 350 rupees for an hour (£3 / US$4.50) so I could spend time with our second son, Felix…
And I went for a 30-minute flight in a microlight with our 12-year-old, Toby, each in separate microlights, costing about $100 for each of us.
Here’s the microlight Toby was to fly in…
And these all show Toby’s microlight and the magnificent views…
We flew round a stupa on a hill overlooking Pokhara…
This was a terrific holiday. I hope these photos and price guidelines inspire you to visit Nepal!
I’ve been to Nepal and Chitwan was a good place to go elephant riding and take binoculars as beautiful birds. I think some of the mountain walking is do-able with children probably aged 10 upwards or younger if they don’t moan like hell, like mine when walking more than 2 hours…
nice place, great experience. thanks chris for sharing! bless you and your family..
My blessings to you too, William.
🙂
Chris