A friend made the very good suggestion that we put the itinerary of our Very Big Adventure online so it can be followed by everyone we've left behind, so here it is:
30 Aug: Fly Brisbane-Bangkok
31 Aug: Fly Bangkok-Kathmandu
31 Aug-4 Sept: Sightseeing around Kathmandu
5th Sept: Everest Base Camp/Mt Kailash Trip begins with flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa
5-7 Sept: Sightseeing around Lhasa
8-9 Sept: Gyantse, Shigaste, Lhatse
10-11 Sept: Rongbuk Monastery and optional day hike to Everest Base Camp
12-14 Sept: Saga, Drugba and Lake Manasarover
15 Sept: Rest and exploration at Lake Manasarover
16-19 Sept: 3-day kora of Mount Kailash
20-24 Sept: Drive via Zangmu to Kathmandu
25-26 Sept: Rest and laundry in Kathmandu
27-29 Sept: Chitwan National Park
29 Sept-3 Oct: Pokhara. Includes meeting the three children we sponsor through World Vision, an ultra-light flight over Pokhara
4-10 Oct: Back in Kathmandu. 2 friends from Melbourne - Ms Libra and Bluey - will fly in on 6 Oct to join us for Annapurna Circuit trek
11 Oct: Annapurna Circuit begins with bus ride to Besisahar (altitude 750m)
12 Oct: Trek Besisahar-Bahaun Danda (1310m)
13 Oct: Bahaun Danda- Tal (1700m)
14 Oct: Tal-Chame (2670m)
15 Oct: Chame-Pisang (3200m)
16 Oct: Pisang-Braga or Manang (3540m)
17 Oct: Acclimatisation day at Manang
18 Oct: Manang-Kangsar (3734m) Celebrate Ms Libra's birthday
19 Oct: Kangsar-Tilicho Base Camp (4300m)
20 Oct: Day hike to Lake Tilicho (4920m)
21 Oct: Kangsar-Leder High (4200m)
22 Oct: Leder High- Phedi (4450m)
23 Oct:Cross Thorung La (5416m) and trek to Muktinath (3800m)
24 Oct: Muktinath-Kagbeni (2800m)
25 Oct: Kagbeni-Marpha (2670m)
26 Oct: Marpha-Kalopani (2530m)
27 Oct: Kalopani-Tatopani (1190m) and a well-earned soak in the hot springs
28 OCt: Tatopani-Ghorepani (2750m)
29 Oct: Climb Poon Hill (3193m) then trek to Ghandruk (1940m)
30 Oct: Ghandruk-Birethanti (1025m) Bus to Pokhara. Celebrate my birthday
31 Oct: Bus from Pokhara to Kathmandu
1-5 Nov: More rest, laundry and sightseeing in Kathmandu. 2 friends fly to Melbourne on 4 Nov
6 Nov: Island Peak trek begins with flight to Lukla (2827m) Trek to Phakding (2652m)
7 Nov: Phakding-Namche Bazaar (3446m)
8 Nov: Acclimatisation day in Namche
9 Nov: Namche-Mong La (3870m)
10 Nov: Mong La-Dole (4084m)
11 Nov: Dole-Machermo (4465m)
12 Nov: Machermo-Gokyo (4720m)
13 Nov: Acclimatisation day. Climb Gokyo Ri (5357m)
14 Nov: Gokyo to below Cho La (4950m)
15 Nov: Cross Cho La (5420m) and trek to Lobuche (4930m)
16 Nov: Lobuche-Gorek Shep (5160m) Climb Kalar Pattar (5545m)
17 Nov: Visit Everest Base Camp (5364m) and trek to Lobuche
18 Nov: Lobuche to below Kongma La (5380m)
19 Nov: Cross Kongma La (5535m) and trek to Island Peak Base Camp (5090m)
20-21 Nov: Climb Island Peak (6119m)
22 Nov: Island Peak-Dingboche (4360m)
23 Nov: DIngboche-Namche Bazaar via Tengboche
24 Nov: Namche-Phakding
25 Nov: Phakding-Lukla
26 Nov: Fly Lukla-Kathmandu
28 Nov: Fly Kathmandu-Bangkok-Brisbane
29 Nov: Home!
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