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| Stego's FAQ on Nepal travel v.3 - Transportation 1/1 |
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Keywords: Airplanes & Airports, Entering the country
From: Stan Armington <stan@mallatrk.mos.com.np>
| Date: 96.09.06 | (Id.: 112) |
>Mark, are you saying that if you get a 30 day visa at the airport at
>arrival, and then get a 2 month trekking permit, that your Nepal visa is
>automatically extended? Bill
To obtain a visa when you arrive in Kathmandu you must fill in an application form and theoretically you should have a photograph, though this requirement is overlooked if you don't have one. Visa application forms are available on a table in the arrival hall; airlines do not normally provide this form on the flight. You can choose between the following visas:
15 days single entry US$15
30 days single entry US$25
30 days double entry US$40
60 days multiple entry US$60
The double and multiple entry visas are useful if you are planning a side trip to Tibet or India. At Kathmandu airport the fee is payable only in US cash dollars. If you arrive with some other currency, you may be send back to the bank to change your money into US dollars.
Keywords: Entering the country, Coming from India
From: Robert Ferguson <robertf@mcs.com>
| Date: 95.09.12 | (Id.: 97) |
I'd forget walking. You can get a bus from Delhi to Kathmandu, but it's a long ride. I'd take an overnight train to Gorakhpur, India, then a bus to the Nepal border, walk across the border, spend the night and take a bus to Kat the next morning. There are also direct Gorakhpur-Kathmandu buses.
My Memory is hazy on the price, but it would be about $25-50 USD depending on the class of train travel and the quality of the bus. Travel time about 48 hrs, one night on the train, one night at a hotel at the Nepal border.
If you're really in a hurry there are night buses, but were to uncomfortable for my tastes.
--
Robert Ferguson, Chicago
Keywords: Entering the country, Coming from India
From: Bill Canning <bill.canning@sandiegoca.attgis.com>
| Date: 95.09.13 | (Id.: 96) |
My recommendation would be as follows: Fly to Dehli, take fast train to Agra to see the Taj. Take plane and stopover at 1-2 nights in Varanasi to see dawn on the Ghanges (extremely worth it!!!). Then fly on to Nepal.
Keywords: Entering the country
From: Dave Reed <orders@rmi.org>
| Date: 97.01.27 | (Id.: 150) |
> I plan to go to Nepal in March and I'd like to know if it's possible to g= et a
> 30 days visa at the arrival in the airport.
> And how long and how much is it ?
> And do you know how much is it now to get a permit to the Annapurna area = (Annapurna circuit) ?
Here is information from my book:
Tourist visas are issued on arrival with a minimum of fuss at =
Kathmandu airport and at official overland entry points. Have a =
passport-size photo at the ready, and if possible bring exact change =
for the visa fee. Fees change often and without warning, but visas =
currently cost $15 (or equivalent) for fifteen days, $25 for thirty =
days ($40 for a double-entry visa), and $60 for a sixty-day =
multiple-entry visa. If you plan on border-hopping between Nepal and =
India (or Tibet), the double- or multiple-entry option may save some =
time and money, but it=B9s not essential as you can get a re-entry stamp =
at any official border crossing (same prices as visas).
A trekking permit for the Annapurna region costs $5 per week.
David Reed Author, The Rough Guide to Nepal
Keywords: Coming from India, Transportation
From: Padam Sharma <sharma@plains.nodak.edu>
| Date: 96.10.24 | (Id.: 121) |
Go to Kakarbhita (About 3-4 hours from Dharan) Take a riksaw across the Mechi River, go through the Indian Customs and Immigration and ask the riksaw driver to take you to Pani Tanki bus stop.
Take a WB state transport bus to Siliguri.
Here you have a choice to either take a train or luxory buses to Calcutta.
Or you may want to take a side trip to Darjeeling or Gangtok and enjoy the view of Kanchanjanga.
I prefer this route than the earlier route through Biratnagar and the human jungles of Bihar.
Have a safe trip
--
Padam Sharma Bismarck, North Dakota (701)-258-2066
Keywords: Transportation, Coming from India
From: Mário Pires <stego@cfn.ist.utl.pt>
| Date: 95.11.09 | (Id.: 158) |
About going from K'du to Pokara, I took a "tourist bus". Although it's not an easy and confortable voyage (the only "luxuous" thing about it was a TV set on which it was played a hindi movie very loudly), the landscape it's very nice, it was an opurtunity to see the country life away from Annapurnas or Chitwan. It took us about 6 h to do the 200 Km trip.
You can buy the tickets in any agency in Thamel, the departure time used to be very early in the morning only.
From Pokara to Chitwan and from there we first considered going by plane, but my companion got a little frightened after the flights Pokara-Jomsom-Pokara, and it I had no sucess arguing that in other trips we wouldn't have to pass so near mountains with 8000 mts.
About the passport, no problem, you get your entry visa at the airport, before customs, although you may get it in any nepali consulate. I think it costed $25 for 20 days.
We flighted Lisbon-Madrid-Bangkok-K'du by Thai (we're in Europe, you know). The best and cheaper route for us would have been by London and Delhi, but considering the plague rumour in India and our curiousity about Bangkok we decided going by Thailand.
For what I've been hearing and reading, the cheapest way to go from India is from Varanasi. From there you can even go by land, but I imagine it is quite a hard voyage. Prices of reservations Delhi-K'du and Bangkok-K'du were quite alike (a little bit cheaper by Delhi) when done here in Portugal, but that could be due to any Thai special fare from Lisboa or Madrid to K'du.
Keywords: Transportation, Airplanes & Airports
From: Manuel Freitas <mfreitas@bbnplanet.com>
| Date: 96.02.06 | (Id.: 98) |
>>
>> Attention all travelers to the kingdom of Nepal.
>> The country is great but the same cannot be said of its airline.
>>
>> Regardless of whether you have reservations, confirmed hours
>> before take-off...the likely hood of you getting bumped off is
>> quite high.
>>
>> This likelihood increases quite dramatically if you have a
>> non-native name, something I found out on both my way in and
>> out. This can be avoided it you're willing to pay
>> bribes...something I refuse to do.
>>
>> Anyway, fly some other airline for a more pleasant trip.
>
>Where were you flying to/from? I intend to use RNA to fly from K'du to
>Megheuli (for Chitwan). I don't believe I have any choice, since only
>RNA flies to Chitwan.
>
Flying internaly is totally different than the International flights.
The flights within Nepal are awsome :-), it's just like the local buses. They pile it up - people, little animals, bags, everything.
Then, hold on to your seat because you're about to go for the ride of your life - if you survive it that is :-) Actually RNA hasn't had that many accidents, it's just overwelming for someone who's not used to it.
Just as an example, when I flew there I was with a group of friends. There was 6 of us, we all had different flight numbers and different departure times but somehow we all ended up on the same flight.
while we were waiting to board the plane, no one seemed to be in charge of the passagers. all of certain some of the local passagers - who obviously knew what they were doing - just opened the door and litteraly run for the plane. We all followed.
turns out, the first one in gets to pick the best seat so you can just imagine everyone just dashing for the plane.
It was quite funny actually. The flight was great though, the views were beautiful.
Keywords: Transportation, Airplanes & Airports
From: Tandy <misc3031@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>
| Date: 96.02.13 | (Id.: 99) |
>I agree that services in RA are below "standard". Well, it will have to
>change for good or else it will become redundant since there are other
>private airlines entering the market.
>Just my $.02.
>Arbin
I don't know about redundant. RNAC pilots are reputedly about the only people who can navigate the kind of topography we get in nepal. Plus one of my uncles is a pilot w/ RNAC, and I remember him flying us in gale force winds through sheer mountain faces to Jomsom. If you're flown the Pokhara-Jomsom route you'll know its a harrowing experience in the mildest of breezes.
(My two bits..)
Keywords: Transportation, Airplanes & Airports
From: William144 <william144@aol.com>
| Date: 96.02.16 | (Id.: 100) |
The airline (state or private) is at least as good as and usually better than the local surface( bus/truck) transport system.
What is being missed here is the $/value expectation quotient:
As a travel agent I'm beseiged by the query, "...what is the cheapest fare to?"
Well you get what you pay for1 (no FT miles either) Based on a US-KTM r/t you'd earn very close to a US domestic free r/t. Also many US cxrs are avail. off-book as consolidator fares that allow FT miles
Do not condem RNAL when you have a choice.
Keywords: Transportation, Airplanes & Airports
From: Dave Laemmle <laemmle@seattleu.edu>
| Date: 96.02.23 | (Id.: 101) |
>In article <311773FC.7BC2@bronx.att.com>
>Naren Chauhan <nchauhan@bronx.att.com> said:-
>
>>Sonam Gyato wrote:
>>>
>>> Attention all travelers to the kingdom of Nepal.
>>> The country is great but the same cannot be said of its airline.
>ROYAL NEPAL Airlines is great! Without any trouble they helped get a ticket
>after closing hours. They were glad to be of service! Next day and the day
>after that all offices were closed due to some holydays. They saved my trip to
>Nepal!
>Where in your home country do they serve you after closing hours?
Just returning from nepal i was lucky that i did not fly nepal airlines international routes. They are well known for having tremendously delays and numerous problems. If you are traveling into nepal i personnally would reccommend one of the other international airlines. Probably not northwest though.
I would say that in-country they are quite good and i have found very helpful. I needed to bus to nepalgung and fly to Jumla and ordered my tickets from Kathmandu. This was done in due time and actually quite easily and with out computers remarkably my seats were reserved.
A blanket statement that they suck is not really proper, but i would not put them on my reccommend list. In country i have found them to be helpful, like most nepalis there
>>
>>> This likelihood increases quite dramatically if you have a
>>> non-native name, something I found out on both my way in and
>>> out. This can be avoided it you're willing to pay
>>> bribes...something I refuse to do.
This was strange to me. One thing i have found is that if you are a foriegner then you often are given precedence over the nepalese. In my three years of living there i never felt comfortable with this but it almost always seemed to be the case. I suppose it also helps if you are a white foriegner, which is even sadder.
Dave Laemmle
laemmle@seattleu.edu
Former teacher and nepal volunteer at St. Xavier's campus
Looking for old Xavierians, school and campus, perferrably campus which is where i taught.
as well as connections here in Seattle. Pheri bhetaula.
Keywords: Transportation
From: Dave Reed <orders@rmi.org>
| Date: 97.01.27 | (Id.: 141) |
> I'll visit a friend of mine working in Nepal for a while this fall.
> Besides trecking he recommended taking a small motorbike to get around,
> which could be rented there. Has anybody experience or adresses on that?
You know, I used to be down on motorcycles in Nepal because they're noisy and polluting. But on my last couple of trips to Nepal I got around extensively by motorcycle and (I'm almost embarrassed to admit it) I had a blast. They're still noisy and polluting, of course, and another downside is that you miss out on the eye-opening experience of taking buses in Nepal -- I'm being a bit facetious there, because Nepal buses are pretty uncomfortable, but riding them is certainly a good cultural introduction.
Anyway, motorcycling is very liberating because you can go where you please and stop when you like, and as long as the weather's good it's exilarating. But I must hasten to add that it _is_ dangerous. Trying to get out of Kathmandu on a motorcycle is pretty hair-raising, and riding on the highways (especially the Prithvi Highway) you have to deal with some pretty insane oncoming traffic. I agree with Manuel that the Pokhara Valley is a much more sane place to ride a motorcycle, and I also agree with him that mountain biking is a blast too. You'll have no trouble renting a motorcycle or a mountain bike in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
David Reed Author, The Rough Guide to Nepal
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