Annapurna Base Camp Trekking - 14 days

Annapurna Base Camp Trekking - 14 days

Annapurna base camp trekking is famous trekking area for trekkers in Nepal. The peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himal, including Hiunchuli, Annapurna South, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Annapurna 3 and Machhapuchhare, are arranged almost precisely in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier-covered amphitheater at the center.

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Dal Bhat (Rice and Lentils)

Dal Bhat:

Dal Bhat is a most common and classic Nepali recipe. It is the staple daily diet of the majority of the population.

Best way to Know if rice is Cooked:

Take out a grain of cooked rice, squeeze it with thumb and a finger. If you feel any hard stuff inside the cooked rice, then the rice is not done. Nepali rice is not too wet and sticky. The rice grains that are fluffy, somewhat separated from each other and soft are considered well cooked.

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Lassi (Yogurt Shake)

Famous Soft Drink

Lassi can be great alternate for unhealthy carbonated or processed soft drink. Lassi is very refreshing and healthy.

Nutritional Analysis (Per Serving)

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Yomari - Winter Sweet

Yomari

Yomari is a delicacy of Newars. It consists of an external covering of rice-flour and an inner content of sweet substances such as Chaku. The delicacy plays a very important role in Newar society. According to some, the triangular shape of the yomari is symbolical representation of one half of shadkona, the symbol of Saraswati and wisdom.

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Chatamari - Nepali pizza

Chatamari:

Chatamari is crepe made out of rice floor and topped with chopped or ground red meat with seasoning. Chatamari is similar to South Indian Dosa. Dosa is thinner and crisper than Chatamari and Dosa is also rolled up and served with toping inside.

The presented recipe of Chatamari is an adapted recipe. The original recipe does not have eggs in the rice flour and the meat topping is not cooked separately. In the traditional recipe, the meat is cooked over the rice flour.

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Trekking Peaks of Nepal - Thriving Heights...

Trekking Peaks of Nepal

Thriving Heights...
Out of the 10 highest peaks in the world, eight lie in Nepal. No doubt Nepal is the favorite destination for mountaineers and trekkers, with more than 600 expeditions trudging up the Himalayas each year. But not all peaks in Nepal are open for trekking. Nepal Mountaineering
Association (NMA) has set aside a total of eighteen peaks that can be trekked with the pre-requisite permit of NMA.Trekking PeaksThe 'Trekking Peaks' of Nepal gives hobby-climbers an opportunity to tackle the high Himalayan peaks without having to organize a major expedition. Although these peaks are lower than their more famous cousins - the 8000 meter peaks - many of the climbs are no less demanding and adventurous in nature. The climbing treks offer a chance to climb a Himalayan summit and a taste of being in the `white wilderness'. Most of these trips can be completed within a short period of time.

Mountain Peak Height -In feet -In metres

Mera Peak -22,476 - 6,654
Kusum Kangguru - 20,883 -6,367
Gyachung Kang -25,910 -7,897
Himalchuli -25,801 -7,864
Nuptse -25,726 -7,841
Makalu II -25,120 -7,657
Jongsong Peak -24,472 -7,459
Chamlang -24,012 -7,319
Kabru -24,002 -7,316
Baruntse -23,688 -7,220
Gauri Sankar -23,440 -7,145
Pyramid -23,400 -7,132
Api -23,399 -7,132
Ama Dablam -22,494 -6,856

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Sagarmatha-Mt. Everest

Sagarmatha National Park

The Sagarmatha National Park is the highest national park in world, located above 3000 meters i.e. 9700 feet. The park comprises the upper catchment areas of Dudh Kosi and Bhote Kosi Rivers. Most part of the landscape is rugged terrain and gorges of the high Himalayas. The Park is located amidst the peaks which are counted among the tallest in the world. Mount Sagarmatha is none other than Mt. Everest itself. Other well known peaks such as Lhotse, Thamerku, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, Kwangde, Kangtaiga and Gyachyung Kang are also located nearby. More than 118 species of birds and 26 species of butterflies reside in the park.

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest) and the surrounding areas are important not only to Nepal but also to the rest of the world. too. Its recognition as a National Park since 1976 intends to protect its unique cultural, physical and scientific values.

The UNESCO recognised Sagarmatha National Park as a world heritage site in 1976 as the park 'contains superlative natural beauty and is of great aesthetic importance'.

How to ReachCommon ways to reach the national park are:

• Flight to Lukla followed by two days walk.
• Bus to Jiri and 10 days walk
• Flight to Tumlingtar and 10 days walk.
• Flight to Syangboche, the highest airstrip in the world.
• Flight to Phaplu and 5 days walk.

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