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Venture Overview
Three phases make one Venture:
- Learn about Sherpa and Nepali culture.
- Live and work with a remote Nepali community.
- Trek through the mighty Himalayas to the Base Camp of the world’s highest mountain.
Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks, but there’s more to this narrow sliver of land than just huge mountains. From high Himalayan peaks in the north the country descends to the sub-tropical Terai plains. The people of the Terai are as unhurried, hospitable and good humoured as their fellow countrymen in the north, the Sherpas. These are the world’s natural mountain men; their stamina, mountain knowledge and the support they give you are legendary. Your memories of this Venture will be shared evenly between the mountain trails you explore and the remarkable people that you meet.
Venture Highlights
- Spend 2 weeks living with a Nepali family, an ideal introduction to this remarkable culture and an opportunity to pick up some of the local language.
- Explore Chitwan National Park and see the rare one-horned rhino.
- Ride an elephant in Chitwan and see a tiger in its natural habitat.
- Discover the hidden villages and temples of the Kathmandu Valley.
- Immerse yourself in the music and crafts of the Terai Plains.
- Join the Mount Everest Trust community development project and help improve the infrastructure in rural communities.
- Trek through the Sherpa heartlands to Namache Bazaar, staying in “teahouses” along the way
- Reach Kala Patar ridge and Everest Base Camp (5,300m)
Between us, the VentureCo staff has explored 11 of India’s 19 provinces:
we have trekked to Everest Base Camp, explored the Indian Himalayas and
trekked from Buddhist monastery to monastery in Sikkim, Nepal’s neighbour
on the east. Call us to talk through your ideas and develop a travel plan.
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