{"id":31507,"date":"2018-12-20T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=31507"},"modified":"2025-03-08T01:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T14:38:29","slug":"adventure-travel-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/adventure-travel-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure travel isn&#8217;t just for the young; my Nepal trip is proof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My interest in Nepal was spurred over 40 years ago by my grade five social studies teacher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I fell in love with Nepal when Mrs. McLandress enchanted us with heroic tales of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summiting Mount Everest. The mountain looked so remote, and so beautiful, and I couldn\u2019t get enough of the story of their climb. (I\u2019m still fascinated by tales of mountaineering; both <em>Into Thin Air<\/em> and <em>Touching the Void<\/em> kept me up reading all night.)<\/p>\n<p>So <strong><a href=\"\/nepal\" data-wpil=\"url\">Nepal<\/a> <\/strong>became an almost-mythical destination for me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31528\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31528\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-nepal_bhaktapur_mountains_city_clouds.jpg\" alt=\"Bhaktapur, Nepal\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-nepal_bhaktapur_mountains_city_clouds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-nepal_bhaktapur_mountains_city_clouds-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-nepal_bhaktapur_mountains_city_clouds-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-nepal_bhaktapur_mountains_city_clouds-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhaktapur, Nepal<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>But I\u2019m not a mountain climber!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There was only one problem with this dream \u2013 I\u2019m not a mountaineer. I\u2019m healthy, and my regular Pilates classes and walks keep me in decent shape. But mountain climbing is totally outside my area of expertise, and I wasn\u2019t interested in taking it up as a new hobby.<\/p>\n<p>The practical details didn\u2019t keep me from reading everything I could about visiting Nepal, including Intrepid\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/nepal\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>CHECK OUT INTREPID&#8217;S RANGE OF SMALL GROUP TRIPS IN NEPAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-Intrepid-Group-nepal_himalayas_khumbu_panoramic-view-from-kala-pattar.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal mountains\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-Intrepid-Group-nepal_himalayas_khumbu_panoramic-view-from-kala-pattar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-Intrepid-Group-nepal_himalayas_khumbu_panoramic-view-from-kala-pattar-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-Intrepid-Group-nepal_himalayas_khumbu_panoramic-view-from-kala-pattar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Intrepid-Travel-Intrepid-Group-nepal_himalayas_khumbu_panoramic-view-from-kala-pattar-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>That\u2019s when I noticed that they offer <strong>32 itineraries<\/strong> in Nepal. Many involve trekking, of course, like the Everest Base Camp treks (rated 5-star difficult), or the nearly-as-challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/annapurna-circuit-hiking-guide\/\">Annapurna circuit<\/a>. The truly fearless can hike <strong><a href=\"\/nepal\/everest-base-camp-annapurna-circuit-trek-160623\">both in one trip<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Then I saw their <strong>Classic Nepal<\/strong> trip. There were no strenuous treks at altitude, but between canoeing in Chitwan National Park, full-on cultural immersion and jungle resort stays, it offered plenty of adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Because here\u2019s the thing: I may not want to hike eight-hour days at altitude, but I\u2019m not ready to give up adventure travel. I spent much of my 30s and 40s enjoying \u201csoft adventure\u201d journeys. I\u2019ve walked through moonscapes in the Atacama desert and hiked in the Atlas Mountains. I\u2019ve snorkeled at the Great Barrier Reef and gone sea kayaking in Belize. I\u2019m in my 50s now, but I\u2019m no more interested in a beach holiday than I\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n<p>And so I booked my trip to Nepal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/best-travels-life-older\/\"><strong>READ MORE: WHY THE BEST TRAVELS OF MY LIFE STARTED AFTER 50<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.-Annapurna-Base-Camp-e1544895747222.jpeg\" alt=\"Annapurna Base Camp Nepal\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><strong>How can anything compete with Mount Everest?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>From the beginning, I knew the highlight would be the scenic flight by Mount Everest. On our first day in Kathmandu, our group boarded a 16-seater plane. We soared into the air and peered out the windows as we approached the Himalayas, identifying each mountain by a chart the flight attendant had passed out. At last we approached Everest, that mythical mountain that I\u2019d imagined in grade five, and read about as an adult. Even from a distance was it imperial and remote. It seemed impossible that I was seeing it in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/things-to-do-in-nepal\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 8 AMAZING THINGS TO DO IN NEPAL (THAT AREN&#8217;T HARDCORE HIKING)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t just take my word for how impressive it was \u2013 on our way back to Kathmandu, I visited the cockpit to speak to the copilot. \u201cDo you ever get tired of seeing Mount Everest?\u201d I asked. He smiled. \u201cNever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>That was day one. How could the rest of the trip live up to that?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31517\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.-Sunrise-over-the-Annapurnas-with-my-Intrepid-group-e1544895795848.jpeg\" alt=\"Nepal sunrise\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise, with my Intrepid group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Luckily, Nepal is a country full of highlights, and every day brought completely new experiences. In Pokhara, we took a beautiful sundown walk around Lake Phewa, and in Bandipur we explored a mountain village that only recently became accessible to outsiders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID&#8217;S NEWSLETTER FOR DEALS, GIVEAWAYS, TRAVEL TIPS AND STORIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Chitwan, we stood a few feet away from a hungry Greater One-Horned Rhino, and were amazed by the number of crocodiles basking in the Rapti river. At night, we watched members of the Tharu ethnic group perform a traditional stick dance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/adventures\/bhaktapur-travel-guide\/\">Bhaktapur<\/a><\/strong>, a UNESCO World Heritage site and former kingdom of the Kathmandu Valley, is crammed with architectural marvels \u2013 and we were wakened early (oh, so early!) by devout villagers ringing bells in Taumadhi Square.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31519\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4.-Sundown-at-Lake-Phewa-e1544895854720.jpeg\" alt=\"Sundown at Lake Phewa Nepal\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sundown at Lake Phewa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The trip seemed long in the best possible way. Every day was so jam-packed with new sights, sounds and flavours, it seemed like three. (Don\u2019t overlook those flavours! My trip became a quest to find the best momos \u2013 plump Nepali dumplings, often stuffed with spiced ground chicken and dipped in a savory chutney sauce.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/guide-to-nepali-cuisine\/\"><strong>READ MORE: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO NEPALI CUISINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And as thrilling as the scenic flight by Mount Everest was, I was even more dazzled by the helicopter trip to Annapurna Base Camp. I wouldn\u2019t have believed the contrast between the snow-covered peaks and the impossibly blue sky if I hadn\u2019t been there myself. With fewer than a dozen travellers, it was easy to find a secluded spot and savour its sacred beauty in silence.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Making new friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before I left, I wondered how I\u2019d feel about travelling with a group of people I didn\u2019t know. As a solo traveller, would I feel part of the group? And what would their travel styles be?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31522\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7.-Annapurna-Base-Camp-with-Steph-e1544895983501.jpeg\" alt=\"Annapurna Base Camp Nepal\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With my new friend Steph<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I needn\u2019t have worried. There were just seven tour members, and travelling solo wasn\u2019t a problem, as five of us were on our own. I realized early on that the people who sign up for Intrepid journeys are, by definition, people who want to explore and enjoy the world. They were fun and friendly, and definitely open to meeting others. By day one we already had jokes that no one outside the group could possibly understand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/tips-for-solo-travel-in-nepal\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 5 TIPS FOR SOLO TRAVEL IN NEPAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I loved getting to know my travel mates. Flavia is a professional photographer, and I spent an afternoon exploring Bandipur with her, watching as she took photos and learning how I might take my photography to the next level. In a town so picturesque, there were plenty of subjects, but I especially loved the small sewing nooks set into sides of buildings, where villagers sat outside to sew goods for sale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31524\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/9.-Night-Rickshaw-Tour-with-Mary-and-Steph-e1544896079156.jpeg\" alt=\"Rickshaw Tour Nepal\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night rickshaw tour with Mary and Steph<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another evening, Steph, Mary and I took a night rickshaw tour of Kathmandu. We lit candles at the Kaal Bhairav temple in Durbar Square and posed by the Basantapur Temple under a full moon. Durbar Square is lovely any time of day, but is especially evocative in the dark, accompanied by new friends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/what-do-do-in-kathmandu-nepal\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 5 MUST-DOS IN KATHMANDU<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the trip wouldn\u2019t have been as special without our wonderful leader, Satya. His English skills were perfect, and his knowledge of and love for his country were obvious. Even more impressive, he had an instinctive read on the group, and seemed to know what we needed even before we did.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31525\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31525\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10.-Satya-in-the-Bhaktapur-market-e1544896120943.jpeg\" alt=\"Bhaktapur market Nepal\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our local leader, Satya, in Bhaktapur<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/best-destinations-solo-travelers-50\/\"><strong>READ MORE: 7 GREAT DESTINATIONS FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS OVER 50<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Adventure travel for the over 50s<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I loved my time in Nepal \u2013 it was the most satisfying answer possible to a fifth grader\u2019s daydreams of exploring the world. I\u2019m already poring over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/\">Intrepid\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong>, dreaming about the next holiday I might take.<\/p>\n<p>This trip reminded me of something my husband and I have always said \u2013 travel when you can, because you never know when your health might stop you. And we\u2019ve tried to take full advantage of that premise over the years.<\/p>\n<p>But my trip to Nepal also made me realize I can keep travelling the way I love for as long as I\u2019m able.<\/p>\n<p>And I will!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to see the beautiful world for yourself? Check out Intrepid&#8217;s <a href=\"\/nepal\" data-wpil=\"url\">Nepal trips<\/a> and <a href=\"\/destinations\">top trips<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Image credits from top to bottom: Beth Pollock, Intrepid Travel x2, Beth Pollock x6.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because here\u2019s the thing: I may not want to hike eight-hour days at altitude, but I\u2019m not ready to give up adventure travel. 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