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into their traditions and daily life. We’ll also _SP STRSWLYO^ ZQ ?TMP_ LYO _SP 4YOZ 2LYRP_TN
meet migrant laborers who have made their ;WLTY ;ZVSL]L XL]V^ LY TX[Z]_LY_ ^_Z[
home here, and hear directly from them how LWZYR LY LRP ZWO _]LOP ]Z`_P ?SP XZ`Y_LTY^
OTʯN`W_ _SPT] WTaP^ SLaP MPPY around this serene tropical valley shoot up
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in the late afternoon, then come together shroud that drapes about their shoulders. As
for dinner. lofty symbols of man’s highest hopes and the
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NZY^TOP]PO ^LN]PO _Z -`OOST^_^ 3TYO`^ 5LTY^
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Day 8 Annapurna overland trek • _]LOT_TZY^ LWTVP 8LNSL[`NSL]P _SP ʭ^S_LTW
Birethanti crown at the center of the Annapurnas,
As the sun rises at our lodge, mountain T^ Zʬ WTXT_^ _Z NWTXMP]^ MPNL`^P ZQ T_^
silhouettes transform into dramatic snowy association with the gods. We arrive in
;ZVSL]L LYO ^_]ZWW _S]Z`RS L XL]VP_ MPQZ]P
[PLV^ LRLTY^_ L N]d^_LW MW`P ^Vd 5ZTY `^ QZ]
lunch at a local restaurant. You will have
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of the landscape before us. Then, after ^ZXP Q]PP _TXP _Z M]Zb^P LXZYR _SP WLVP^TOP
^SZ[^ ZQ ;ZVSL]L Z] ]PWLc TY _SP WZORP MPQZ]P
M]PLVQL^_ bP MPRTY Z`] XZ]YTYR _]PV _Z L
small village which seems to naturally rise bP RL_SP] _Z WPL]Y LMZ`_ _SP 2Z]VSL ^ZWOTP]^
out of the hillside, in perfect time and meter ZQ 9P[LW L_ _SP 2Z]VSL 8`^P`X /`]TYR Z`]
aT^T_ bPɪWW SPL] ʭ]^_ SLYO Q]ZX L 2Z]VSL
bT_S _SP _P]]LNPO ]TNP ʭPWO^ ?SP^P aPWaP_d
green “steps” that cascade down the hillside ^ZWOTP] LMZ`_ bSL_ WTQP bL^ WTVP O`]TYR _SP
British era here. Then, we’ll have dinner at a
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local restaurant.
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@[ZY PY_P]TYR _ST^ LYNTPY_ aTWWLRP LYO O`P Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
to our small group size, we have the chance
to interact with the villagers as they move
through their day of feeding the animals, Day 10 Pokhara • Optional Annapurna
farming, and caring for their children. Base Camp Heli-tour • Phewa Lake •
Home-Hosted Dinner
We return to the lodge for lunch and then
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dZ` L]P Q]PP _Z Pc[WZ]P _SP ]TaP]MLYV^ LYO
then you may choose to join an optional
surrounding land at your own pace.
helicopter tour to Annapurna Base Camp.
We dine at the lodge before retiring for >`]]Z`YOPO ZY LWW ^TOP^ Md # XP_P]
the evening. [PLV^ _SP aTPb^ Q]ZX _SP SPWTNZ[_P] L]P
some of the most coveted in the world.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Next, we visit the International Mountain
Museum (IMM). The IMM is the gateway
for climbers and mountain enthusiasts, and
Day 9 Return to Pokhara
_SP Z]RLYTeL_TZY T^ bZ]VTYR _Z ^`[[Z]_ _SP
,Q_P] PYUZdTYR M]PLVQL^_ bP MPRTY Z`] people of the Himalayas while also bringing
_]LY^QP] MLNV _Z ;ZVSL]L >P_ TY L aLWWPd bSP]P the majesty of this towering and expansive
Asia’s ancient civilizations crept down from range to the international community. The
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