Social Tours offers 13 trips/accommodations
Tailormade Everest
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Tailormade Everest
Kathmandu, Nepal
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16 Days • from £640* per person
Provider: Social Tours The most famous among the Himalayan people are the Sherpas, who inhabit the Everest Region. Because of their impeccable mountaineering skills, they are an indispensable part of mountain expeditions as leaders, guides and porters. As an individual or in groups, they have set records of many 'firsts' in the mountaineering world. Due to their close affinity to Tibet, in trade, tradition and tongue, the Tibetan influence in their living style is quite distinct.The Sherpa people follow the Nying-mapa sect of… more |
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Annapurna Poon Hill Trek
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Annapurna Poon Hill Trek
Kathmandu, Nepal
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10 Days • from £420* per person
Provider: Social Tours The Annapurna region located in Central Nepal is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse regions for trekking in the country. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) working along with the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation has declared this region an area of conservation and sustainable development. Stretched over 2600 square kilometres, the area is home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures: Brahmins, Chettris, Newars, Gurungs, Magars, Manangis and Tibetans. The region is also host to… more |
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Nepal Activity Holiday
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Nepal Activity Holiday
Kathmandu, Nepal
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17 Days • from £1,085* per person
Provider: Social Tours Trekking is one of the best ways of seeing the real Nepal. This we will do off the scenic town of Pokhara in the Annapurna Circuit. Edmund Hillary described the Jomsom-Muktinath trail in the west of the Annapurna Circuit to be one of the best trips in the world due to its cultural and ecological diversity and the incredibly friendly Nepali people.After a brief rest in the lake town of Pokhara, we go on to the jungles of Chitwan for… more |
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Everest Cho-La Pass Trek
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Everest Cho-La Pass Trek
Kathmandu, Nepal
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20 Days • from £1,015* per person
Provider: Social Tours Recently acclaimed as one of the 25 best trips on the planet by National Geographic, this particular trip combines the best that the Everest Region has to offer, the exhilaration of going over a high pass at Cho la, and the more conventional Everest Base Camp. The famous Cho-La Pass, which faces the Everest Range and offers unparalleled views (weather permitting) of the famous Everest Range.Remember to make a specific inquiry, as the Cho La can be a bit technical… more |
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Trekking for Health
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Trekking for Health
Kathmandu, Nepal
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20 Days • from £890* per person
Provider: Social Tours Trekking for Health combines a 14 day trek in the picturesque Langtang Region, complete with a doctor controlled daily nutrition regiment. The nutritionist’s input will ensure that the effects of the exercise during the trip will be long lasting. The majority of the foods in the villages of Nepal are organic, and the doctor will determine which combination of foods will benefit you the most. A professional yoga teacher will accompany you on the trek to provide daily instruction on… more |
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Tamang Heritage Trek
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Tamang Heritage Trek
Kathmandu, Nepal
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10 Days • from £400* per person
Provider: Social Tours The people of this region are mostly Tibetans who came from Kerung in Tibet across the border and settled in Nepal. In earlier days, the citizenship of Nepal would not be offered to real Tibetans, so they changed their ethnicity to Tamang, which is what they still write till date. The cultural and traditions of these people are similar to the Tibetan across the border.This trekking destination is just a day long bus journey from the capital, Kathmandu. The 7-day… more |
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Annapurna Sanctuary Trek
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Annapurna Sanctuary Trek
Kathmandu, Nepal
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15 Days • from £1,060* per person
Provider: Social Tours The Annapurna region located in Central Nepal is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse regions for trekking in the country. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) working along with the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation has declared this region an area of conservation and sustainable development. Stretched over 2600 sq. km, the area is home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures: Brahmins, Chettris, Newars, Gurungs, Magars, Manangis and Tibetans. The region is also host to… more |
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Mount Kailash full moon trek, 18 days
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Mount Kailash full moon trek, 18 days
Kathmandu, Nepal
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18 Days • from £1,699* per person
Provider: Social Tours Together with the two lakes of Manasovar & Rakas, the region is one of the few truly nature wonders of the world.Three of the orient's greatest rivers; the Bramaputra, the Sutlej, and the Indus, all take their sources within a hundred kilometers of this "snow capped jewel" which has attracted Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bon-po’s from the four corners of Asia for centuries. Mt Kailash - also known as Tise or Khang Rimposhe (Jewel of the snow), has since the… more |
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Nepal: the Tamang Heritage Trail
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Nepal: the Tamang Heritage Trail
Lumbini, Western Region, Nepal
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17 Days • from £675* per person
Provider: Social Tours About 150 years ago, Nepal fought Tibet over salt, and some of the biggest areas where this war took place is in the Langtang Region of Nepal, wherein lies the third most popular trekking trail in Nepal. This area is connected to Tibet and the trails in this region were used by traders from Tibet bartering in Salt and mountain goats for meat (changra) with foodstuffs from the south. Developed by the Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Program, the "Tamang… more |
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Eastern Himalaya: Red Panda Tea and Elephant Trail
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Eastern Himalaya: Red Panda Tea and Elephant Trail
New Jalpaiguri rail station, West Bengal
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22 Days • from £931* per person
Provider: Social Tours East Himalaya is a part of one of the EIGHT HOTTEST BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS of the world. This is a part of the Indo-Burma region. Other then India, the East Himalaya touches the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal occupies more than 100,000 sq. kms of East Himalaya approx. which is about 25% of the Indian Himalaya. This shows a major portion of the Himalaya is existent in the East. Similarly, the… more |
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East India: Orissa Odyssey
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East India: Orissa Odyssey
Kolkata, West Bengal
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15 Days • from €980* per person
Provider: Social Tours An epic adventure through timeless India; stretching from the bustle of India’s renown cultural capital Kolkata, through vast tracts of pastoral plains and palm-fringed paddies, to dense mangroves and tranquil boat rides twisting though the tangled mangrove forest of Bhitarkanika National Park. From natural wonders to the irrepressible man-made marvels of ancient India’s earliest temples at Bhubaneshwar and Konark to the sea swept coastal town of Puri, one of India’s Char Dhams (four holy hotspots of Hinduism). Cruise along Chilika… more |
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South India - The Malabar Holidays
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South India - The Malabar Holidays
Cochin ,India
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14 Days • from €815* per person
Provider: Social Tours Malabar was once a British Principality of India. After Independence, Malabar as a state was no longer recognized and the region was divided to form the northern part of what is today called Kerala. Though Malabar has no geographical boundaries, no presence on a map of India, it still exists as a state of mind: laid-back, slow, to live and let live. This is the spirit we capture in this package that begins with Cochin and goes along backwaters, River… more |
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Everest Renjo-La Pass Trek
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Everest Renjo-La Pass Trek
Kathmandu, Nepal
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14 Days • from £845* per person
Provider: Social Tours To make your journey exclusive, we take you to the little visited Renjo-La Pass, which lies at 5390 metres. Three of nine days trekking are completely off-the-beaten-track, and it is well worth the detour. Experience authentic Sherpa culture, relatively untouched by the hustle of tourism in the main circuit. We stay in Sherpa homes in Thamo and Phortse, both stunning villages. The route lies in the highest wildlife reserve in the world, the Sagarmatha National Park. It covers an area… more |
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