Nepal & India 2012
Denver Academy Summer Study Abroad Program: June 12-28, 2012
- Nepal Emergency Contact: Mr Tashi Gerung - 00977-9851-031-027 (mobile);
- Jamyang Lama - 0977-9851-024-077 (mobile)
- India Emergency Contact: Mr Anupam Khare - 0091-9873-467-199 (mobile)
DAY & DATE
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ACTIVITY
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Day
1:
Tue
June 12
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Day
2:
Wed
June 13
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Day
3:
Thur
June 14
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Arrive
Delhi # BA0257 @ 6.20 am. Be prepared
for wait in Delhi Transit Lounge.
Depart
Delhi # 9W7055 @ 12.00 pm.
Arrive
Kathmandu @ 1.45 pm.
Dr
Conlan & TASHI will pick up at Kathmandu airport - take to Gangchen
Dhrupkhang Guest House, PO Box 21526, Boudha-6, Tinchuli, Kathmandu, Nepal. Contacts: Tel: 00977-9851-024-077
(mobile); 00977-1-491-5205; 00977-1447-1266 (house)
Afternoon
Lunch at Gangchen Dhrupkhang Guest House ($7 / pax)
Afternoon
- Optional:
Dinner
& group walk around
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Day
4:
Fri
June 15
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Breakfast.
Easy morning ($ included)
9.00
am - Pashupathi Nath Temple, and Durbar Square. Guide for these tours.
12.00
noon - Lunch out
4.00
pm - Visit to Fireflies Children’s Home, Contact:
Indira Ramanagar - Mobile: 00977-9851-040-833 at Naya Bazaar [PO Box 8974,
PCN 363, Kathmandu]
6.00
pm - Dinner
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Day
5:
Sat
June 16
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Breakfast ($ included)
9.00 am - Boudhanath Stupa and Bazaar,
12.00 noon - Swayambhunath Temple Mount,
Lunch - out
2.00 pm - Royal Palace & Thamel Market Area. Guide for the day
5.00 pm - Return to Guest House
7.00 pm - Dinner ($7 / pax)
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Day
6:
Sun
June 17
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Breakfast (early. $ included)
7.00 am - Drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara ( 6 to 7
hrs).
Lunch - on the way.
Afternoon - check in to Lake View Resort, rest &
familiarisation. Contact: Manager
- Dharma Raj Panthi, 00977-61-461477 or 463854; Mobile: 00977-9856-026-510;
Fax: 00977-61-465980
7.00 pm - Dinner in Resort ($8 / pax)
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Day
7:
Mon
June 18
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Breakfast at resort ($ included)
9.00 am - National Mountaineering & Cultural
Museum
11.30 am -
12.00 noon - Lunch
2.00 pm - Boating on Phewa Lake to the Barahi Temple
4.00 pm - Sightseeing in town - Main Market area
(Mahendrapul)
6.00 pm - Return to Resort
7.00 pm - Dinner ($8 / pax)
Evening program - to be confirmed
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Day
8:
Tue
June 19
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Breakfast at Resort ($
included)
4.00 am - Easy-grade 3 hour hiking
to Sarangkot Village with magnificent dawn-views of Annapurna Himalaya and
Dhulgari Ranges at sunrise. Guide
for this tour.
Early Lunch - at Sarankot
(many good restaurants available)
After Lunch - a visit to
‘Quality of Life Nepal’ Children’s Charity, Contact: Ram Chandra Sharma (Chairman) & Sabine Molemans.
00977-984-625-7389 (mobile), Email: blueplanetlodge@yahoo.com / qoinsarangkot@gmail.com
URL:, http://qolnsarangkot.org/en
Drive back to Pokhara
Afternoon free
Evening program yet to be
confirmed - perhaps meal at Moondance Restaurant, Pokhara
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Day
9:
Wed
June 20
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Breakfast ($ included)
9.00 am - morning outings as per the following:
Devi’s Falls (near Tashiling Tibetan Refugee Village)
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave
World Peace Pagoda
12.00 noon - Lunch at the Pagoda
2.00 pm - Tashi Ling Tibetan Refugee Village &
Hermann Gmeiner SOS Primary School Visit, Contact: Mr Bhagat Kumar Shrestha - email: <bhagat.shrestha@sosnepal.org.np>
[also Ven Namlang Tsering, 00977-98460-23285 (mobile); 00977-61-463-297
(house)]. Included in this excursion is the lovely Dargyeling (Draggyling)
Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. There is a Tibetan Carpet Weaving Cottage
Industry here as well.
SOS Hermann Gmeiner Secondary School (2.5 Kms from
Primary School). Contact:
Principal - Mr Gyatso Tsering, email: gyatso.tsering@sosnepal.org.np (we
can try to combine visiting both schools - time permitting)
4.00 or 5.00 pm - Program
revised - Visit home of Tibetans Tseten and Tsering Chompel, hosted by our
friend, Travel Writer, Barbara Weibel - http://holeinthedonut.com
6.30 pm - Dinner ($8 / pax)
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Day
10:
Thur
June 21
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Breakfast
(early $ included)
7.00
am - Depart (6-7 hours drive back to Kathmandu)
Lunch
en route
Arrive
Gangchen Dhrupkhang Guest House: PO Box 21526, Boudha-6, Tinchuli, Kathmandu,
Nepal. Contacts: Tel: 00977-9851-024-077
(mobile); 00977-1-491-5205; 00977-1447-1266 (house)
Afternoon
rest - optional shopping
6.00
pm Dinner ($7 / pax)
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Day
11:
Fri
June 22
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Breakfast
($ included)
Easy
morning / last minute shopping
Drive
to Airport straight after early lunch
Depart
Kathmandu # 9W7056 @ 2.40 pm.
Arrive
Delhi @ 3.55 pm.
SITA
agent collects group for transport to Hotel Te, Nahru Place, Delhi. Hotel Contact: 0091-11-4076-5525
Sightseeing
- local
Dinner
- at Hotel (?)
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Day
12:
Sat
June 23
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Early
rise
Depart
Delhi Shatabdi Express Train @ 6.50 am
Breakfast
on train (bring fruit too)
Arrive
Haridwar @ 11.25 am
Road
journey to Rishikesh - may be with Ashram vehicle (?)
12.30
pm - Lunch at Ashram; met by Swami Suddhananda ji. Contact: 0091-135-243-0769
Settle
into rooms,
Explore
Ashram, & Ashram Program / Yoga / Meditation, Wander along Ganges
shoreline & evening visit to extensive bazaars of nearby Rishikesh
Village
Dinner
- at ashram
Perhaps
group-games / relaxation in evening?
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Day
13:
Sun
June 24
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Breakfast
at Ashram ($ included)
9.30
am - Explore Ram Jula, Over Ganges by ferry from Omkarananda Ashram jetty.
12.00
noon - Lunch at Choti Walha restaurant, visit Bazaar / shopping.
Walk
back across Ganges on suspension bridge.
Afternoon
- take autos to visit and explore Lakshman Jula
Explore
Ganges beaches (swim ?) / or, from Lakshman Jhula take 5 Km walk to Phool
Chatti Ashram on Neelkanth Rd by Ganges / phoolchattiashram@gmail.com (?)
Return
to Ashram by autos
6.30
pm - Dinner at Ashram ($ included)
Evening
games / DVD / meditation?
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Day
14:
Mon
June 25
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Breakfast
at Ashram ($ included)
9.00
am - Depart in Balaji transport to River Rafting Camp:
visit
ancient Sage Vasishta Cave, enjoy morning snacks, games / activities, picnic
lunch on Ganges beach, swim in Ganges.
Evening
bonfire and meal, stories
Camp
in tents by the Ganges. Contact
(mobile): 0091-9837-071-509
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Day
15:
Tue
June 26
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Breakfast
at River Rafting Camp
Note: Optional white water
rafting (some may wish not to - Dr
Conlan will chaperone these)
Lunch
- as picnic on Ganges beaches. Rest.
Continue
river rafting to Rishikesh (24 Kms)
Afternoon
- return to ashram
Dinner
- at ashram ($ included)
Evening
program flexible
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Day
16:
Wed
June 27
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Early
rise
Depart
ashram to Haridwar
Breakfast
on train (bring fruit too)
Depart
Haridwar by Jan Shatabdi Express Train @ 6.22 am
Arrive
Delhi @ 11.25 am - proceed to Hotel Te. Hotel
Contact: 0091-11-4076-5525
12.00
noon - Lunch at Hotel Te, rest and / or sightseeing
4.00
pm - Depart hotel for visit to Old Delhi Bazaar by cycle rickshaw and on to
Jamal Masjid Mosque
7.00
pm - Dinner / fast-food? - Note: early morning departure tomorrow
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Day
17:
Thur
June 28
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Breakfast
is too early in morning for hotel. Note:
Fresh fruit and biscuits, fruit juices, etc. arranged previous evening - to
be consumed en route to airport.
Note: International Airport has
cafes for snacks before the flight
Depart
Delhi # BA0256 @ 8.20 am.
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