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5 Stars Hotels
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Dubai
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Feb, Mar, Apr & May
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All meals during the trek
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English
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2-15
Overview
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
The origin of the word “travel” is most likely lost to history. The term “travel” may originate from the Old French word travail, which means ‘work’. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century.
Highlights
- Trek to the world-famous Everest Base Camp
- Enjoy the amazing view of the Himalayas from Kala Patthar
- Travel through the Sherpa villages of Namche, Khumjung, Khunde, and Dingboche
- Visit Tengboche the biggest and oldest monastery n the region.
Itinerary
Upon arrival, your private escort takes you to The Emirates Palace Hotel.
Stay at the UAE’s crown jewel: the Emirates Palace Hotel. The Emirates Palace Hotel is the second seven-star hotel in the world, with the other being the Burj Al Arab in Dubai. The Palace opened its doors in 2005, and it has 394 luxury rooms and suites to accommodate visitors coming to Abu Dhabi.
One of the most iconic features of the hotel is the dome in its atrium. The 60-metre-high (197 feet) dome is the largest in the world, and the most impressive part of it is the 22-carat gold leaf that covers the inside of it, exuding luxury and richness. The gold theme is consistent throughout the hotel, as a way of illustrating Arabian culture and style – in the most expensive way possible. Another golden detail is the golden cappuccino served at Le Café, one of the dining experiences at the Emirates Palace Hotel. This café offers the 24K Gold Flaked Palace Cappuccino, which features real flakes of 24-carat gold, which is edible. The Palace’s signature dish, the Emirates Palace Camel Burger, is also found at Le Café. This burger is also served with 24-carat gold – further emphasizing the idea of traditional Arabic style meeting luxury.
Enjoy dining experience at Hakkasan (Emirates Palace)
Treat yourself as a royalty at the Emirates Spa. Emirates Palace Spa in Abu Dhabi won the title of world’s best hotel spa by The World Spa Awards.
You start the tour with driving through the famous Abu Dhabi Corniche that stretches along the waterfront and sandy beaches of the entire length of the northwest shore of the city. Then you visit the stunning Sheikh Zayed Mosque, one of the biggest mosques in the world. Then you proceed to the Heritage Village, a reconstruction of a traditional desert village, where you'll have an opportunity to get a better understanding of local culture and customs. Today you also see the Presidential Palace and visit Date Market, the biggest one in Abu Dhabi.
No visit to Abu Dhabi is complete without a visit to the Grand Mosque. You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, so don’t miss out. It’s free to enter and you can take a free tour most days, just check the website for the latest schedule.
Dining Experiences: St. Regis, Ritz Carlton, Byblos Sur Mer and Chamas (intercontinental), Zuma, Li Beirut, BOA Steakhouse, Sontaya, Asia De Cuba
Spa Experiences: Shangri LA, Remede Spa and Iridium Spa at St Regis and Dahlia Spa Four Season, Sense a rosewood Spa (Desert Roses and Arabian Nights Spa), Zen The Spa.
Escape from the everyday and into the desert, in the aptly named Empty Quarter. Only 90 minutes from Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest sand desert envelops you in otherworldly beauty at the Liwa Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
Fly in by helicopter over blazing dunes, or enter by camel procession. Luxuriate in pool villa seclusion, with only ten villas dotted across the landscape.
Each experience at Royal Pavilion Villas in Abu Dhabi is private and bespoke. Dine at leisure with your personal chef on hand.
Guests will enjoy access to the facilities of Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara.
With only one treatment suite, this could be the most exclusive spa experience of your life, set against a backdrop of unending desert tranquility.
Arabian elixirs heal. Indulge in aroma massages side by side, relaxing afterwards in lush lawn seclusion at our luxury spa at Anantara Abu Dhabi.
Richly interactive luncheon Dining by Design (exclusive set up).
Following breakfast in your hotel, you check out and meet your private driver for the transfer.
Wake when you wish and enjoy a leisurely morning on your first full day in the city. Following lunch, begin your half-day Dubai tour. You will be chauffeured about with your personal guide who will take you on a whirlwind excursion through this decadent metropolis. Gain insight into the region’s history with a visit to sights like the old Fahidi Fort, now home to the Dubai History Museum. Make a stop at Dubai’s most famous landmark, the Gold Souk, before enjoying another evening at the hotel.
Highlights:
Burj Khalifa,
Dubai Fountain
Palm Jumairah Island (Holikopter or Private Yakhts)
Atlantis and the Palm
Dubai Creek and Museum
Madinat Jumaireh
Spas of interests during Dubai stay: Anantara Spa, Talise Spa, One&Only Spa, Pearl Spa.
You can see Bedouin life first-hand at the Al Marmoom Bedouin Experience by Platinum Heritage. This cultural tour will take you on the journey followed by the nomadic desert dwellers and give you unique insights into their way of living. Can't get enough in a day? Treat yourself to an unforgettable night amid the dunes at the Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa or Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa.
Or arrange excursions to the desert for camel safaris, meals in Bedouin tents, luxury 4WD tours of sand dunes, overnight stays at tented camps or luxury spa hotels,
Of course, you may choose to relax in preparation for the action-packed afternoon ahead. In the late afternoon, take a safari trip through the desert of golden sand dunes and witness a true Arabian sunset. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy a camel ride at dusk. The safari will take you to a Bedouin campground. Here, beneath the stars, atop Persian rugs, enjoy a barbeque dinner prepared over open flame. Check in and spend the night at the One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel.
Start this day with SPA program ahead of your departure back home. In the afternoon, you meet your private driver for the transfer to the airport.
Cost
The Cost Includes
- Pick-up or Drop-off service from and to Airport(in our own vehicle)
- Transportation to and from!!
- Food all along the trip(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and a cup of coffee or tea) and accommodations during the trip in hotels with family environment
- Transportation, food, accommodation and insurance of Guide during the trip
- Down jacket, all-season sleeping bag, duffel bag and trekking map(in case if you don’t have your own. Down jacket, sleeping bag and duffel bag must be returned after completion of the trip)
- First Aid Medical Kit(Your guide will carry the Medical Kit but we also advise to bring yourself for your own use, as far as possible)
- All the required permits and paperwork
The Cost Excludes
- International Airfare
- Visa Charges
- Hotel Expenses(In Kathmandu, some packages do include hotel expenses)
- Your travel and medical insurance
- Personal Expenses such as shopping, bar bills, hot shower, telephone, laundry, titbits etc
- Food and accommodations in Kathmandu
- Services not mentioned or not promised by the agent/agency
- Emergency expenses such as expenses on chartered helicopter.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will too, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay a certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, a hot water facility could be free at a lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. The Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. The Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during the offseason.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For the Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
