sample itineraries

Age group 4 or older

• Ghandrung loop trek
• Age group 12 or older
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• Ghorepani loop trek
• Gorkha trek
• Himalayan Trilogy
• Sikles Trek, Seti Rafting and Chitwan Safari

Age group 18 or older

• Annapurna Base Camp Trek
• Everest Tengboche Trek
• Everest Base Camp Trek
• Annapurna Circuit Trek

 

 

What Clients say:

We chose to travel with Crystal Mountain Treks after initial correspondence with Jwalant, who showed such a high degree of professionalism in communication and willingness to adapt to our personal aims and limitations, that we were reassured that CMT would deliver what we required.

We have not had any reason to doubt we made the right choice. We had asked for a trekking route that would not be overrun by other trekkers and the Sikles trek provide exactly that. Our family of Mum, Dad and two teenagers had a ball. Our children had the opportunity to see life well outside their usual range of experience and loved it.

The attention to detail by Jwalant and his team allowed us to experience a lot within a short time, without having any difficulties with transport connections, miscommunication, financial surprises or even bad weather to spoil it. A great feat in a developing country.

Barbara Lloyd
Auckland, New Zealand
Sikles Trek, Seti Rafting and Chitwan Safari - 2009

Family Programs

Experience the Himalayas with your family ....

Wheee.... Nathaniel flying (Photo: Kathryn)

Come experience the splendor of the Himalayas as a family! Give your children and/or grand-children an immersion into the culture of the Himalayas. Our family programs are educational, active (moderately strenuous) and are led by a friendly, patient and experienced team of Nepali guides and crew. All of our family programs allow an opportunity for your children to interact with the locals.

Crystal Mountain treks offers unique programs for children ranging in ages from 4 to 18. Our sample programs are listed below by age of children. Families with children 18 years or older may also participate in our regular fixed departure programs. We also have a few fixed departures where families with children of similar ages can join other families.

We will customize all our programs for family groups. Please see our programs below:

 

 

 

Sample itineraries:

The following trips can be organized for a minimum of two people at a time of your choosing.

Treks:

Age group: 4 or older

• Ghandrung loop trek (lodge trek in the Annapurna region of Nepal)

10 days, 9 nights in Nepal. Includes 6 days of trekking in the foot-hills of the Annapurnas through terraced rice-fields and Gurung villages with daily views of 20,000 ft. + mountains.

 

Age group: 12 or older

• Ghorepani loop trek (lodge trek in the Annapurna region of Nepal)

10 days, 9 nights in Nepal. Includes 6 days of trekking to Ghorepani ridge and Pun hill in the Annapurna foot-hills.

• Gorkha trek  (Camping trek in the foot-hills of Manaslu)

11 days, 10 nights in Nepal. Includes 7 days of trekking the foot-hills of Manaslu, the seventh highest mountain, and Ganesh through quaint Gurung villages. We thought we should "open" this trek to our clients beyond those doing the Manaslu circuit.

Tours:

Age group: 12 or older

• Himalayan Trilogy - Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet

Tour palaces, monasteries and temples of Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet where Buddhism is inter-twined in the lives of people living in these countries.

Fixed departures:

Families can join following trips to form small groups. Private departures, for a minimum of two, are also available for any month besides October.

Age group: 12 or older

• Sikles Trek, Seti rafting & Chitwan safari - November, December, January, February, April and June (Camping Trek)

Trek to Sikles, the largest Gurung village in Nepal, in the foot-hills of the Annapurna mountains. After the trek, raft down Seti river to Chitwan to view wildlife including the one-horned rhinoceros and, if lucky, the Royal Bengal tiger.

Age group: 16 or older

Mildly Strenuous (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

• Annapurna Base Camp Trek - April, May, September, October and November (Lodge Trek)

16 days, 15 nights in Nepal. Includes 12 days trekking and is often-times called the Annapurna Sanctuary Trek. The trek is through Gurung villages to the Annapurna Base Camp at around 14,000 ft.

• Everest Tengboche Trek - May, October, November and December (Lodge Trek)

12 days, 11 nights in Nepal. Includes 8 days of trekking to the Tengboche Monastery at 12, 900 ft. The trek is through Sherpa villages with daily views of the world's tallest mountains including Everest.

Strenuous (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

• Everest Base Camp Trek - March, April, May, October, November and December (Lodge Trek)

19 days, 18 nights in Nepal. Includes 15 days of trekking through Sherpa villages to the Everest Base Camp. Optionally hike up Kalapathar (18,195 ft.) for awe-inspiring views of the south face of Mt. Everest.

• Over Thorung La (Annapurna Circuit Trek) - April and November (Lodge Trek)

17 days, 16 nights in Nepal. Includes 12 days of trekking through villages inhabited by different ethnic groups of Nepal: Brahmin, Gurungs, Manangbas and Thakalis. Cross Thorung La (17,700 ft.) to reach the Kali Gandaki valley. Also available, option to complete the full circuit.