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-Self-help Tibet, Nepal 18 days

Prepare the project:

Border card: take the form from the public security bureau where the household registration is located, stamp it in the unit security section, and then bring two 1 inch photos and ID cards to the branch office for processing.

Passport: Go through the entry-exit administration and get the household registration ID card. Photographing fee: 25 yuan, 4 for each edition, and 4 for 20 yuan. It takes 14 working days, and the passport fee is 200 yuan.

Visa: Take a valid passport to the Royal Nepalese Embassy in Beijing) and fill in the application form (only one page, and the copy is valid), and you can get it in 2-3 days.

Train ticket: I bought it at Beijing West Railway Station 10 days in advance. The train ticket from T27 to Lhasa costs 768 yuan for a hard berth. The distance is 4064 kilometers and the whole journey takes 47 hours and 28 minutes. Beijing left at 9: 30 pm and arrived in Lhasa at 20: 58 pm the next day.

Air ticket: I plan to buy it after I arrive in Nepal.

Route 1: Kathmandu flies directly to Shanghai and then connects to Beijing. RA4 1 1 KTMPVG 2330 takes off from Kathmandu at 23: 30 every Tuesday and Saturday, and arrives in Shanghai at 6: 20 the next day without stopping. You can check the tool. The price is around RMB 2600+700.

Route 2: Kathmandu-Bangkok-Beijing. Thai Airways Card has daily flights to Bangkok: TG 320kt MBKK14051830. Two Thai Airways flights from Bangkok to Beijing: TG 674 BKKPEK 0 105 0630- every 136. Tg 614bkkpek11051630 takes off-every day. If you choose to return from Kadu on Tuesday, May and July, you don't need to spend the night in Bangkok. You can fly back to Beijing after 1 am. At other times, I need to stay overnight in Bangkok and fly to Beijing the next day. The price is about 3500 yuan.

Language: Generally speaking, people can communicate in English.

Currency: Nepalese rupees, one yuan is equivalent to nine rupees, and small dollars are commonly used in Kathmandu. Thamel in Kadu is a gathering place for tourists. There is a money exchange office five steps away from every three rooms, which can be easily converted into dollars or Hong Kong dollars, but there is no RMB exchange. The exchange rate fluctuates every day, that is, the change of the third place after the decimal point can be ignored, and it is basically not too late to spend. Change dollars in Beijing before departure.

Time: 2 hours, 0/5 minutes from Beijing/KLOC.

Guide: There are travel agencies everywhere in Tamil, with modest appearance and excellent attitude. You can discuss any arrangement with them, from a half-day city tour to a few months of hiking in the snow or climbing Mount Everest. As long as you put forward your own requirements and budget, they will give a detailed quotation. Generally, a unified price is set for the itinerary, and there is not much room for bargaining.

Best travel time: 10 and April. It is planned to go in May, and the rainy season in Nepal begins, with the average monthly precipitation days 15 days.

Communication: the signal of domestic mobile phone is not good there, even if it has been roaming around the world. There are many internet cafes in Kathmandu, so it is convenient to send emails.

Power supply voltage: 240 volts. The plugs of Kathmandu Hotel are flat-headed hatchbacks or hatchbacks, and the plugs of National Forest Park and Boccara are round-headed hatchbacks, so it is better to bring a universal plug.

Tipping: It has become a common practice for foreign tourists to tip hotels and restaurants. Most hotels, guesthouses and restaurants charge 10% service fee. Hotel waiters or doormen usually spend about 5 to 65,438+00 rupees, and taxi drivers don't have to tip.

Folk Taboos: Faced with diverse national cultures and deep-rooted cultural traditions, foreign travelers should pay attention to some taboos when dealing with local people: Nepal's greeting is "namaste", and the corresponding action is to put hands together; Take off your shoes before entering temples and houses in Nepal; Be careful not to touch Nepalese things with your own knife, fork, spoon or feet, which is considered a serious offense; Pay attention to dress, especially for female travelers, and don't dress too exposed; You must get permission before entering a Hindu temple, because the temple is not open to non-believers; Fur items are strictly prohibited from being brought into the temple; Walking around the temple or stupa should be clockwise; Permission should be obtained before taking pictures (whether for people or things); Public intimacy between men and women is not liked; Remember: in many cases, Nepalese will shake their heads to show their agreement.

Equipment:

Clothing: waterproof jacket, waterproof pants, waterproof 55L backpack, down jacket (for Everest Base Camp), short-sleeved shirts and shorts, disposable underwear, sun hat.

Drugs: Gao Yuan 'an, American ginseng buccal tablets, Nuodikang capsules (very useful for relieving extreme fatigue), Baifuning (used to control headache caused by altitude sickness), Ganmao granules, sunscreen, throat moistening tablets.

Photographic equipment: EOS-30D, 17/40, 135 film machine, Manfutu 109CL, spherical pan/tilt, 40G digital companion, 2 CF cards 1G and 3 DVD discs.

Food: instant noodles, snickers, beef jerky, etc.

Others: Wenquxing or small English dictionary, notebook and ballpoint pen, wet tissue, toilet paper.

My planned itinerary: (April 28-May 2007 15)

4.28 Beijing-Lhasa Departure 265438+ 0: 30 pm.

4.29 I spent it on the train.

4.30 Lhasa arrived in Lhasa at 20: 58 in the evening (at an altitude of 3650 meters).

Zhu Ya Hotel (RMB Double Room in 30 yuan). Adapt to the height.

5. 1 Lhasa-Yanghu-Gyangze-Shigatse (3900 meters above sea level) (360 kilometers)

Get up early and pack an off-road vehicle Toyota 4500 (the donkey friend in the same car has been found in Beijing). The price is 1200 per day. Take the south line of Mount Everest. Overnight in Shigatse (30 yuan RMB). The main scenic spots along the way are Yangzhuoyong Lake and Baiju Temple.

5.2 Shigatse-Ras-Dingri (4,800 meters above sea level) (232 kilometers, about 7 hours)

Have dinner in chili pepper at noon. Fixed Day Accommodation (30 yuan RMB). The main scenic spots along the way are Tashilhunpo Temple, Xialu Temple and Sakya Temple.

5.3 Date-Rongbu Temple-Everest Base Camp (5200m above sea level) (100km, about 6 hours).

Visit the base camp and live in the base camp (30 RMB). Starting from the base camp, you can walk to the front path to the Rongbu Glacier, but it will be dangerous. English means that you will be fined $200 for walking like this, but there is no penalty warning in Chinese. Naturally, no one checked. Anyway, there are not many people in China.

5.4 Zhangmu, the base camp of Mount Everest (2,300m above sea level) (330km)

Visit the base camp, 1 1 Leave Everest base camp, go to Zhangmu, arrive at Zhangmu in the evening, and stay in Zhangmu (30 RMB).

5.5 Zhangmu-Kathmandu

Get up early to exchange Nepalese currency rupee (US dollars have been exchanged in advance in Beijing). There is still 8 kilometers of Panshan Highway from Zhangmu Customs to Friendship Bridge, and it takes a bus 100 rupees. After crossing the border, take the local bus to Kathmandu, and the price is about 190 rupees per person. Most jeeps cost 500 rupees per person. When it rains and there are few cars, it will reach 800 rupees per person. Living in Thamel. A double room is 200 rupees. Thamel has internet cafes everywhere, charging 30Rps per hour.

5.6 Du Jia

Walk for 30 minutes to the Monkey Temple. Walk or take a taxi to Duba Square. Taxi to Patan: Patan Duba Square, Patan Palace, Taiyiju Temple, Krishna Mandil, Buddhist Temple of the University, Hiranya Varna Mahavihar) ... Take a taxi at night (90 rupees).

5.7 Kadu-Baishui River Drifting Camp-Qitewang

Go to whitewater rafting camp early (USD 15). Drifting starts at 1 1, and after drifting at 2: 30 pm, go ashore and take the shuttle bus to Wang Chi.

A three-day and two-night package tour in Wang Chi costs $ 55-70 per person (depending on whether you are walking in the jungle or passing through the jungle by jeep, the latter can go deep into the jungle and see two beautiful lakes. The former can walk on the ground of rhinoceros fruit in fear. ) Kathmandu to Chitwan Joo 160 km. But the jeep with the best driving time takes four hours. Buses range from 350 rupees to 12 dollars.

5.8 enterprise network

Take part in the 8-hour jungle adventure of local tour groups, including jungle hiking, elephant accommodation, food and so on. 55 dollars. Country tour+canoe+jungle walk (or jungle jeep crossing)+elephant tour+folk performance, a very fulfilling day. When the weather is hot, you can ask to bathe in the river with the elephant. Be careful that it will turn you into a river at once. There are evil fish lying in the river. In the evening, you can watch local dance performances on the grass with flickering candlelight. When riding an elephant, you can see rhinoceros, peacocks and so on. But it is said that the chance of seeing a tiger is one in a thousand.

5.9 Boccara (Boccara)

Bus 10, 170 rupees per person, plus 30 rupees short-distance fare (hotel-long-distance station), take the tourist bus and arrive in Boccara in 5 hours. The scenery along the way is beautiful, and you can see the snow-capped mountains soon. Very clear and beautiful fishtail peak. A double room with bath by the lake, 500 rupees.

5. 10 Boccara

At 4: 30 in the morning, I chartered a car to go to SARANGKOT to see the sunrise of Yu Weifeng. (The hotel window overlooks the fishtail) and Lake Fava. Walk around the lake and buy souvenirs.

5. 1 1 Boccara-Kadu-Nagakut

It takes 6 hours (250 rupees/person) from Boccara to Dhaka-take a taxi immediately (600 rupees) and go directly to Nagakout (sunset in Himalayas). Lives in nagakut.

5. 12 nagakut-badgan)-kadu

Get up at half past five in the morning and go to the Himalayas to watch the sunrise. Take a bus to Bade Hill at nine o'clock. Visit Bade Gang and return to Kathmandu by local bus in the evening. Bhaktapur Duba Square), The Palace of 55 Windows.

), Batsala Devi, Taumadhi Square, Nyatapola Temple, Bhairavnath Temple, Dattatraya Square, Dattatraya Temple and Luo Ren Golden Winged Bird Temple. Go back to Canada in the evening and live in THAMEL.

5. 13 Du Jia

Get up early to buy a small plane ticket, experience an hour of mountain flight and take a small plane to see Mount Everest. 120 USD. Eight peaks over 8000 meters have a panoramic view.

5. 14 Du Jia

Go shopping Taste delicious food. This day is used as the maneuvering time of the whole trip, and no special arrangements are made, such as the time delay of the previous day, to make up for the lost time.

5. 15 Shanghai, Du Jia

Thamel arrives at the airport 100 rupees, takes off from Kadu at 23: 30 every Tuesday and Saturday, and arrives in Shanghai at 6: 20 the next day.

5. 16 Shanghai and Beijing

Arrive in Shanghai at 6: 20, buy the earliest plane ticket from Shanghai to Beijing, and go to work directly at 9: 00.

Budget: (RMB)

Ok: train ticket 768

Air ticket 3300

Tibet chartered car 1200

Long-distance buses and taxis in Nepal 300

Address: 5 days in Tibet 150

Stay in Nepal 10 day 280

Eat: Tibet (including FB) 350

In Nepal (including FB, there are many delicious foods in Nepal, so you can't leave your mouth when you go) 700.

Play: Tibet attractions tickets 300.

Tickets for scenic spots in Nepal 100

High altitude flight 960

Drifting 120

Wang Chi jungle adventure 440

Purchase: Tibet 400

Tibetan knives, prayer wheels, silverware ornaments, precious stones, agate ornaments, bronzes (including religious ornaments and utensils), jade and some silverware, thangka, stone carving scriptures, carved Buddha statues, butter lamp holders, etc.

600 people in Nepal

Gurkha machete, religious articles (prayer wheel, Buddha painting, meditation symbol, spell box, amulet, scripture colored cloth, scripture stone tablet, wooden silver-inlaid Tibetan tea bowl, etc. ), silverware and ornaments, Nepalese tea (black tea), handmade paper products (stationery, envelopes, calendars, notebooks, wrapping paper, lanterns, etc. ), cloth, natural gems (Nepal), Nepalese carpets.

* * * meter: 9968 (probably controlled within 10000)

It is convenient to calculate RMB rupee 1: 10.

Rmb to USD 8: 1

I have to say this line:

Everest base camp:

Go to Everest base camp in May, just in time for the 2008 Olympic torch to reach the summit of Everest. As an ordinary Beijing citizen, being able to see it in person is a kind of support for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Standing at the foot of Mount Everest, pray for all those who participated in the torch summit and relay, and wish them a successful summit and a safe return. At the same time, I wish the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a complete success!

Mountain flight (mountain flight)

In Nepal, you can take a small plane to get close contact with Mount Qomolangma and other 10 peaks over 8000 meters.

The first thing you can see from a distance is Gosehan Peak, which is 80 13 meters above sea level, also known as Hishapangma Peak. Next to its right is Dujela Kappa Peak, which is 6966 meters above sea level, just like an "8" lying flat under the snow. On the right of Dujela Kappa Peak is Fairbus-Goyaqiu Peak, near Kathmandu Valley. As the plane goes forward, the mountains are getting closer and closer. Then you come into view the Mount Khubamasra at an altitude of 5,993 meters, which is the smallest peak in the group, but it is the peak with the most climbers. Then there is Gori-Chaer Peak, 71.34m above sea level, which not only gives you a visual shock, but also shocks your mind. Legend has it that Shiva and his wife live here. Before 1979, there was no record of anyone successfully climbing this mountain, which was the most striking one during the flight. The plane continued eastward, followed by the majestic Himalayas. Mount Melengetzer, 7032 meters above sea level, is like a high platform. Chukimag, 6297 meters above sea level, is still a virgin, looking forward to climbers. Naraube Peak, which is 6,956 meters above sea level, looks like a breast and provides Sherpa with sweet milk. Kaalen Peak, 565 1 m above sea level. The silvery white peak reflects the morning sun and shines brightly. Zhuyufeng, the eighth highest mountain in the world, is 820 1 m above sea level. Seen from the plane, it is dazzling. The next one is Goya tind, 7952 meters above sea level, which is considered as an extremely difficult mountain to climb. On its right is Pumoli Peak at an altitude of 7 1, 6 1 m, and next to Mount Everest is Napterse Peak at an altitude of 7855 meters. In Nepali, it means Xifeng, which means to the west of Mount Everest. Finally, Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain on earth, is still an unsolved mystery.

Chitwan national park.

There is a jungle in Nepal that is a wildlife sanctuary. It is called the Royal Chitwan National Park. Chitwan is located in Rapti Valley, 0/20km away from Kathmandu/Kloc-with an area of 980 square kilometers. Founded in 1973, it is the first national park in Nepal to protect the endangered one-horned rhinoceros. At present, there are more than 50 species of mammals such as deer, one-horned rhinoceros, wild boar, Bengal tiger and wild elephant, and 525 species of birds such as kingfisher, eagle, night heron and hornbill. According to the local tour guide, tigers and some rare animals can often be seen in February and March.

Only two hotels are allowed to drive their jeeps directly into the national park. Other hotels can only enter the park outside the park, and only have the opportunity to enter the park when riding elephants. Of course, the focus of the activities inside is to ride an elephant to visit the one-horned rhinoceros in the park. If you are lucky, you can also see tigers or wild crocodiles. The feeling in Chitwan is a bit like in Africa, except that Chitwan is located at the foot of the Himalayas in Asia, where there are more jungles, more streams and smaller Indian elephants.

There are three things to do in Wang Chi National Park. One is to ride an elephant to see the rhinoceros with one horn, the other is to watch birds in a canoe to find crocodiles, and the third is to visit the park.

Rapids rafting

From Kathmandu, you can reach the drifting camp on the Taisuli River in three hours' drive. In the evening, I attended the bonfire party in the riverside camp, sang and danced with the drifting "captains", drank a bottle of Carlsberg beer by the beautiful and quiet Tesuri River, and listened to Nepalese folk songs improvised by Nepalese boys with guitar accompaniment. . . Tents for the night (tents and sleeping bags are provided).

When I woke up the next morning, the fresh air by the river and the gurgling sound of the river were unparalleled. After having breakfast prepared by the service staff at 6: 00 in the morning, rafting officially started at 10: 00 in the morning. Eight people took kayaks, each wearing a regular life jacket cap. Each boat was equipped with an experienced Nepalese "captain" who was responsible for the command and direction control of the whole boat and the rescue work of the crew (it doesn't matter if they can't swim). The whole drifting voyage takes about three and a half hours and experiences seven dangerous beaches, which is very exciting. Drifting ashore at 2: 30 pm.

Remarks:

Part of the above information comes from the travel guide written by online predecessors, and part of it comes from the local netizens I met online. Thank you!

My travel plan information is for reference only.

Where is the writing bad or wrong, I hope you can correct me a lot ~! ! ! Whether I am selected by Phoenix TV or not, I will go on May Day.

Come true ~! ! !

In addition, there is still a period of time before May Day, and there will be new changes and changes in this plan. I will continue to improve this plan. To paraphrase my favorite advertisement: evolution is happening. . .

Beautiful Himalayan kingdom, I'm coming ~! ! !

Supplementary information:

I found more detailed information about Nepal visa. I hope it will help you.

To apply for a visa in mainland China, application form:

need

Photo:

Required 1 sheet

Photo requirements:

Bareheaded recent photo within 3 months, 2-inch color photo with white background and no white edge.

Certificate:

Original passport valid for more than half a year

Margin:

have no use for

Air ticket:

There is no need to provide air tickets when leaving the country.

Company certificate:

no

Property certificate:

no

Visa fee:

be free of charge

Visa application time:

Monday to Friday 9: 30 am-11:30 am

Visa collection time:

Monday to Friday 9: 30 am-11:30 am

Visa processing time:

1 working day

Validity period and input time:

Single entry within two months

Stay time and whether it can exceed the validity period:

60 days, which can exceed the validity of the visa.

Is there a cancellation system for tourist visas?

no

Can I apply for a visa?

can

Recommended visa method:

It's easy to get a visa at the embassy by yourself.

Can it be postponed:

can

Visa extension processing department:

immigration office

Extended conditions:

not have

Length of deferrable time:

3 months

Visa extension fee:

be free of charge

Can I get a visa upon arrival?

be

Arrival visa:

Kathmandu airport

Visa requirements upon arrival:

Provide exit air tickets.

Arrival visa fee:

be free of charge

Duration of arrival visa:

60 days

Can the visa on arrival be extended?

can

Extension period of visa on arrival:

3 months

Can I have a transit visa?

can

Transit visa requirements:

Provide air tickets to third countries.

Transit visa fee:

be free of charge

Duration of transit visa:

hear nothing of

The address of the Embassy of China in Kathmandu is Baluwatar, Kathmandu. Tel: 4 1 1740, Fax: 4 14045, and the area code of Kathmandu: 01/7.

Address of Nepalese Embassy in China:No. Liu Xi Street 1, Sanlitun, Beijing; Tel: 65321795; Fax: 65323251; Address of the Consulate General in Lhasa:No. Norbulingka Road 13, Lhasa; Tel: 6822881; Fax: 660.

Nepal Customs is very lenient in quarantine of inbound passengers, but for its own safety, it is best to receive complete preventive injections for dysentery, typhoid fever, cholera and tetanus.

There is a popular enteritis in Nepal called "Kathmandu dysentery". Don't drink raw water and try to avoid eating vegetables, salads and fruits raw. Although malaria in the South Asian subcontinent is not an epidemic area in Nepal, in forest areas, such as Chitwan National Animal Park, it is best to start taking malaria pills two weeks ago and stop taking them until six weeks after going abroad. Mosquito repellent should be brought in hot weather season, and blood leeches should be carefully guarded in rainy season. In addition, the personal medical kit should also include a wide variety of antibiotics, aspirin, sore throat medicine, sunscreen, disinfectant and bandage gauze.

Nepal has two seasons: dry season and rainy season. The rainy season from June to September is called monsoon by local people. There will be a heavy rain every afternoon, and the surrounding mountains are always shrouded in fog, which is not suitable for travel. However, some areas in the northern mountainous areas are located on the leeward side of the Himalayas and are not affected by the monsoon. The weather is still dry and sunny, suitable for mountain climbing.

Nepal's terrain is complex, mostly mountainous, and highway construction is difficult. There are only five national highways in Nepal, and there are no cars in most scenic spots. There are airstrips everywhere, which can take off and land more than a dozen small planes for the convenience of tourists and outdoor athletes.

Donkeys departing from Shanghai can buy round-trip air tickets for direct flights to Canada in advance. The cheapest way for donkeys to leave Beijing is to transfer from Bangkok, Thailand, but stay at the airport for the night. The floor of the children's activity area on the second floor of Bangkok airport is very soft, and it is occupied by foreign donkeys every night. The row of chairs in the waiting room is also good.