Ryan’s Trip to Nepal
March 19 – April 4, 2005
Where is Nepal? Nepal is between China and India, in red. I will be stopping for two nights in Thailand (southeast of Nepal).
Where is Ryan going in Nepal? I will arrive in Kathmandu (the star in the center) on March 22nd. On March 23, I will fly to Royal Chitwan National Park (southwest of Kathmandu, in green). I will return to Kathmandu on March 25th. On March 26th, I will fly to Sagarmatha National Park (in green in the northeast). We will trek through the national park until April 3rd, when I fly back to Kathmandu.
Flight Schedule
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Delta 1126 |
Atlanta |
7:22 PM Fri, 3/18 |
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LA |
9:17 PM Fri 3/18 |
3 hrs in LA |
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Cathay 881 |
LA |
12:15 AM Sat, 3/19 |
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Hong Kong |
7:40 AM Sun 3/20 |
1 hr 15 mins in Hong Kong |
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Cathay 713 |
Hong Kong |
9:05 AM Sun, 3/20 |
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Bangkok |
10:50 AM Sun 3/20 |
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Thai Airways 319 |
Bangkok |
10:30 AM Mon 3/22 |
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Kathmandu |
12:45 PM Mon 3/22 |
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Royal Nepal 401 |
Kathmandu |
8:30 AM Mon, 4/4 |
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Bangkok |
??1:00 PM?? |
3 hrs 25 mins in Bangkok |
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Cathay 712 |
Bangkok |
4:25 PM Mon, 4/4 |
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Hong Kong |
7:50 PM Mon 4/4 |
3 hrs 40 mins in Hong Kong |
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Cathay 880 |
Hong Kong |
11:35 PM Mon, 4/4 |
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LA |
9:45 PM Mon 4/4 |
2 hrs 45 mins in LA |
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Delta 560 |
LA |
12:25 AM Tue, 4/5 |
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Atlanta |
7:21 AM Tue 4/5 |
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(all times are local to location; Kathmandu is about 12 hours ahead of Ohio)
Daily Schedule
March 18: Flying (see above for flights)
March 19: Flying (see above for flights)
March 20: Flying (see above for flights), Arrive in Bangkok
March 21: Bangkok
March 22: Bangkok, Fly to Kathmandu
March 23: Fly to Chitwan National Park
March 24: Chitwan National Park
March 25: Fly back to Kathmandu
March 26: Fly to Lukla, trek to Phakding (see below for map)
March 27: Trek from Phakding to Mojo
March 28: Trek from Mojo to Namche
March 29: Namche
March 30: Trek from Namche to Tengboche
March 31: Trek back to Namche
April 1: Trek back to Phakding
April 2: Trek back to Lukla
April 3: Fly back to Kathmandu
April 4: Return home (see above for flights)
The Solu-Khumbu (Everest) Region
We will fly to Lukla and trek to Tengboche and back to Lukla.