{"id":37109,"date":"2019-07-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=37109&preview=true&preview_id=37109"},"modified":"2024-09-21T00:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:07:22","slug":"honeymoon-nepal-small-group-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/honeymoon-nepal-small-group-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I loved doing a small group tour in Nepal for my honeymoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re planning a wedding, people always ask you the same things: When are you getting married? How many people are you inviting? Have you bought a dress? Cue a slew of mundane wedding-related questions…<\/strong><\/p>\n

But for someone as travel obsessed as I am (I\u2019ve travelled to over 45 countries and my Lonely Planet collection would rival any bookshop), the main question people asked was \u2018What are you doing for your honeymoon?\u2019.<\/p>\n

I can guarantee that \u2018Climbing to Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal on a small group tour<\/a>\u2019 wasn\u2019t the answer they were expecting.<\/p>\n

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On our way to Base Camp.<\/p><\/div>\n

It wasn\u2019t our choice of destination<\/a> that had people stunned. We\u2019re known among our friends for travelling to unconventional destinations, hiking for days in the wilderness, or road-tripping to surf tucked-away beaches. It was the \u2018small group tour\u2019 bit that people couldn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n

EXPLORE INTREPID’S FULL RANGE OF SMALL GROUP ADVENTURES IN NEPAL HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

So why on earth would we think this was a good idea, when we could stick with a more conventional honeymoon destination, like an island in Fiji or a jungle retreat in Costa Rica<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Well, a few reasons…<\/p>\n

1. We didn\u2019t have to plan a thing<\/h3>\n
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Talk about an epic sunrise!<\/p><\/div>\n

I usually adore planning trips \u2013 working out itineraries, choosing hotels, researching where to find the most authentic and delicious meals in town… But after organising a wedding, I loved the fact that my honeymoon was already planned for me. Everything about it. Flights? Done. Hotels? No worries. Transport? All over it. This was bliss, and such a relief after months of wedding mania.<\/p>\n

FIONA AND BEN TRAVELLED ON OUR ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP TREK\u00a0\u2013 FIND TRIP DETAILS HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It meant that we could just relax. We had an awesome local leader with us, so we didn\u2019t need to worry about a single thing. Logistics, safety and meals were all taken care of; our leader Chitra was even our alarm clock most mornings, waking us up early to watch the sun rise from behind the mountains \u2013 a pretty incredible way to start the day.<\/p>\n

2. We got to eat the most incredible food<\/h3>\n
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One of the delicious meals we had in Nepal – yum!<\/p><\/div>\n

When I\u2019m travelling, my absolute favourite thing to do is eat. And after months of wedding planning, eating was definitely a honeymoon priority.<\/p>\n

Travelling with Chitra meant we ate and drank like absolute kings. He took us to restaurants we would never have gone to on our own, recommending dishes and encouraging us to try crazy new things. Without him, there\u2019s no way I would have ordered \u2018the best enchilada in Nepal\u2019 from a Nepali guesthouse on the side of a mountain.<\/p>\n

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On our last night in the mountains, Chitra got our group of 11 into the kitchen of our guesthouse so we could learn how to cook dhal bat for our porters (dal bhat, made with rice and lentils, is a real staple when you\u2019re hiking in Nepal). Thanks to him, food was a highlight of our honeymoon, which you wouldn\u2019t expect on an 11-day hike.<\/p>\n

CHECK OUT OUR RANGE OF REAL FOOD ADVENTURES HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

3. We made a bunch of new friends<\/h3>\n
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We didn’t expect to make this many new friends on our honeymoon.<\/p><\/div>\n

All this being said, you\u2019re probably still wondering why we\u2019d want to share our honeymoon with nine strangers. What was great about travelling with Intrepid was that we still had plenty of spare time where we could go off on our own and have some time to ourselves.<\/p>\n

However, we had such a great group that we never did this, and instead opted to all venture out together. We love meeting people and making friends when we travel; it\u2019s always special connecting with new people from around the world. Besides, we have the rest of our lives to spend together, right?<\/p>\n

RELATED: WHY TRAVEL FRIENDS MAKE THE BEST FRIENDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

4. It brought us both back to earth<\/h3>\n
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Ben, Chitra and me, feeling on top of the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

Getting married is an indulgent experience, and although our wedding was quite small, it still cost us a small fortune. So going on a honeymoon with Intrepid was an unexpected way to ground us again. From start to finish, there was a focus on the environment, local communities and gender equality.<\/p>\n

At our welcome meeting on the first day of the trip, we were given canvas tote bags to use instead of single use plastic bags. We were encouraged to use reusable water bottles and water purifying tablets instead of buying plastic bottles every day. Each of the porters were encouraged to talk to us about their village and families which opened up a dialogue between them and our group very early on. We spent some valuable time with them on the hike, and played countless rounds of \u2018kill the ten\u2019, a Nepalese card game.<\/p>\n

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Getting kitted up for our cooking class.<\/p><\/div>\n

Chitra took us to a restaurant in Pokhara that only employed women in order to train them up in the tourism industry. Our group also did a cooking class at Seven Women, an organisation in Kathmandu that empowers Nepali women.<\/p>\n

RELATED: MEET KATHMANDU\u2019S HIDDEN ARTISANS, THE EXTRAORDINARY SEVEN WOMEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t expect our honeymoon to be so humbling, and this was a breath of fresh air after a time in our lives that was so self-indulgent. We loved our Annapurna hike with Intrepid, and although unconventional, travelling with a small group of travellers from around the world made our honeymoon even more special.<\/p>\n

Have your own adventure\u00a0\u2013 perhaps even a honeymoon\u00a0\u2013 on an Intrepid small group adventure. Check out our range of trips in Nepal now<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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