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Title	Hiking with a Difference
Start Date	2010-07-17
End Date	2010-07-18
Duration (hrs)	1.5 hrs
Distance (km)	4 km
Hike coordinator	Deepak Maharjan
Participants	Amendra Shrestha, Amit Nepal, Anuj Bhandari, Asim Khanal, Deepak Maharjan, Kapil Pandey, Mahesh Regmee, Pravinda Ranjit, Prabin Prajapati(Guest), Suyesh Nepal
Photos by	Suyesh Nepal, Pravinda Ranjit and Prabin Prajapati
Captions by	All
Report by	Deepak Maharjan
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Hiking is always fun and this time it was just great! The plan was to hike around Daman but the rainy season and bad road condition made us think otherwise. As a result, our plan changed to hike around Palanchowk. We gathered at office premises to start our exciting hike. But before that, we completed the shopping for hiking that included all important snacks. It was about 8 am when we left office premises after we assured that everyone was present. At 9:30, we sipped hot cup of tea at Dhulikhel. Actually a bit of drizzle was enough to crave us for steaming tea, but we have to admit that the tea was just great. Then we continued our journey again. We left our footsteps at Kathmandu University on the way. Few of our friends have four years of good memories at this very university and listening to those recollections was fun. After lingering an about 45 minutes at Kathmandu University we moved to the place where we were destined to go. On the way, we were happy cracking tall stories and I can say is that we had a great time. The special thing about this hike was that we decided to make it a musical one. For this reason, it didn't take long time for us to hold the guitar and buzz. We hummed, sang and yelled at every number played by our friend. All in all, it was really thrilling being there just then. When we reached Lama Danda it was already 12:30 and half an hour away from that place hike was started even though it was raining. Hiking was not tough but we seemed to sweat because of light rain. After an hour we reached Palanchowk Bhagwati and by then the sun was shining as brightly as we like. The temple region was relatively less crowded, therefore we enjoyed worshipping the goddess taking all the leisurely time in the world. We planned to spend the night at temple region but that was not the case as we drove towards Dolalghat for better option for night stay. Searching for good lodge was tough there too; however, we finally got one that was within the reach of our budget. In the evening, we again played guitar for some fair amount of time and then spent the whole evening playing cards. Next morning after having breakfast, we had fun at riverside all day long. We swam in river, sunbathe and then enjoyed high jump contest there. The river was simply awesome with warm water and serene setting and was just great for ideal holidays. Then in the afternoon when we were exhausted we decided to return to lodge where to have some food that included mouth-watering fresh fish from the river itself. Then, in the evening we drove home with tired bodies. I think all of my friends will admit that we drove home quietly as we were very exhausted. Overall, we all really enjoyed the hike, had fun playing in warm water at Dolalghat and brought back home warm memories to cherish. :)

	Origin	Location2	Destination
Name	Palanchowk Bhagwati	Dolalghat	Kathmandu-Palanchowk Bhagwati -Dolalghat
District	Kavre
Zone	Bagmati
Longitude
Altitude
Recommended Items to See			Mountain Range, Temple
Recommended Places to Eat		Local inn or only resort in Palanchowk Bhagwati	Bishal Guest House
Recommended Places to Stay
Recommended Activities	Hiking and Photo Journalism  and visiting temple	Rafting, Swimming and beach football	Hiking and Photo Journalism
Recommended means of transportation	VAN/Bus
Available means of transportation	VAN/Bus/Bike
Weather
Culture	Influenced by Brahmin Culture
Distance from previous Location	48 kms	10 kms	10 kms
Means of Transport	VAN
Duration	2 hrs on VAN	1 hrs	1 hrs on Van

• 01 Bus Chaddai
• 02 Dhondu Just Chill
• 03 K raicha Dhondu Just Chill bhanya.....
• 04 Back to college days
• 05 Jay Palanchow Bhangwati!
• 06 Divine work
• 07 Bhagwan ko chaya ma ta sab kura ujyalo aaudo rahicha
• 08 Bhagwan malai sakti deu hiking garna ko lagi
• 09 Bihana Bihana malai LAST risuthcha hai.....
• 10 Green is the color...
• 11 Half camera shy
• 12 Jo aaucha photo nai khiccha.....
• 13 Kura milaunu paryo
• 14 Juice bhanya ta pani po parecha
• 15 Joyride
• 16 Just awesome
• 17 On the way to river
• 18 Frozen in time
• 19 Ready for the shoot
• 20 Natraj
• 21 Do the Dew
• 22 Signature
• 23 Solider and his weapon
• 24 Perfumes are the feelings of flowers
• 25 Pluck not the wayside flower. It is the travelers dower

Trip Itinerary : Kathmandu - Dhulikhel - Palanchowk Bhagwati Hike - Dolalghat
From-To-Activity		Start Time	End time	Distance	Means
Day 1
Ktm	Dhuikhel	8:30 AM	10 :30  AM	20 KM	VAN
Tea at Dhulikhel					Tea and snacks
Dhulikhel	Lama Dada	12:00 PM	2:00 PM	24 KM	VAN
Lama Dada	Palanchowk Bhagwati	2:15 PM	3:30 PM	5 KM	Hike
Lunch at Palanchowk Bhagwati		3:30 PM	5:00 AM		Nepali Thali set
Palanchowk Bhagwati	Dolaghat	5:30 PM	6:45 PM	6 km	VAN
Night stay at Dolalghat		7:00:00 PM			Sight seeing, Playing cards, playing guitars, Music session
Day 2
Breakfast		8:00 AM	9:00 AM		Tea/ coffee
Riverside Activities		9:15 AM	2:45 PM		Swimming, Playing outdoor games
Lunch at Dolalghat		3:00 PM	4:00 PM		Nepali Thali set, Fish and chips
Musical Session		4:15 PM	6:00 PM		Jam up session
Return to Kathmandu		6:30 PM	8:30 PM		VAN