Nepal was a nice break from the hustle and bustle of India, not that the Thamel area of Kathmandu didn't have its fair share of touts as well. We joined an Intrepid tour that operated through a local company called Himalayan Encounters. Our tour involved some sightseeing in and around Kathmandu, a three day hike around the Kathmandu Valley, then a five day trek in the Siklis Region in the Annapurna Conservation Area. After our five day trek, a few of us went down to Chitwan National Park, where we spent a few days with the wildlife before returning to Kathmandu.

Unfortunately, during the last day in Pokhara, our laptop went belly up, and we were not able to retrieve all the pictures from the first few days in Nepal. We're missing photos from Kathmandu sightseeing, and some of the shots from our warmup trek in the Kathmandu Valley. However, this didn't mean that we were lacking of photos for our stay in Nepal; we still have enough material to fill four full pages here!