Red Panda Tracking Tour - 9 Days
Our 9-Day Red Panda Tracking tour will show you a wild and authentic Nepal off-the-beaten-track. With the help of our red panda trackers and forest guards, we have carefully designed this tour to give you as good a chance as possible to get up close with the red pandas.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Upon arrival in Kathmandu, our friendly representative will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign displaying your name. He will then drive you to your hotel. At the hotel, you will receive a detailed pre-departure briefing.
Depending on your time of arrival, you are free to relax or explore the city.
Overnight in Kathmandu.
DAY 02. BARBOTE (ILAM)
Village and tea garden tour.
Overnight in Barbote.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 03. MAI MAJUWA / DOBATO
Drive to Mai Majuwa (or Dobato)*. Meet your host family.
*Dobato and Mai Majuwa are amongst the best places to stay for spotting red pandas. Please do not hesitate to inquire about these 2 places before booking your trip.
Overnight in Mai Majuwa / Dobato.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 04. RED PANDA TRACKING
First day of tracking red pandas. The group will be divided into small groups. Early in the morning, we will hike in the woods and track red pandas with our experienced wildlife tracker and forest guardians.
Overnight in Mai Majuwa / Dobato.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 05. RED PANDA TRACKING
Second day of tracking red pandas. Early in the morning, we will hike in the woods (taking a different itinerary) and track red pandas with our experienced wildlife tracker and forest guardians.
Overnight in Mai Majuwa / Dobato.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 06. BARBOTE
Drive back to Barbote.
Overnight in Barbote.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 07. TEA TOUR – MAI POKHARI
Overnight in Barbote.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 08. KATHMANDU
After breakfast, transfer to Bhadrapur Airport. Flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu.
Overnight in Kathmandu.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner.
DAY 09. DEPARTURE
After a fun-filled trip, our journey ends. We hope you thoroughly enjoyed your trip. We will take you to the Tribhuvan International Airport. If you have time and would like to extend your stay in Nepal, we would be happy to offer our recommendations.
Meals: Breakfast.
Please, contact us for more details.
- Outdoor clothing: Natural colors or camouflage patterns will give you a better chance of spotting wildlife.
- Walking boots & sport sandals are ideal.
- Daypack with water bottle for the hikes.
- Flashlight.
- Binoculars.
- Hat, sunscreen and sunglasses.
- Camera.
- Notebook and pen.
- Medicine (in particular, diarrhea medication): Water Purification Tablets/ Isotonic Powder/ Basic First Aid Kit/ Diamox/ Oximeter / Ibuprofen for general aches and pains/ Imodium or Pepto Bismol capsules for upset stomach or diarrhea.
- Copies of important documents (passport, vaccination certificates, travel insurance) & extra passport photos.
- Padlocks.
- Power adapter.
- Little trash bags to carry your waste during your red panda hikes.
*This list is not exhaustive.
What’s included
- Pre-departure support.
- Airport Pick-up & Drop-off.
- Experienced and government licensed English speaking guide.
- Tracking expert and forest guards during red panda tracking.
- Accommodation (8 nights): 2 nights in Kathmandu, 3 nights in Barbote and 3 nights in Mai Majuwa / Dobato.
- Meals (refer to itinerary for meal plan).
- All ground transportation during the tour (comfortable car/ van).
- Domestic flights: Kathmandu to Bhadrapur / Bhadrapur to Kathmandu.
- Sightseeing tours and activities with professional experts as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Community forest & Conservation area entrance fees.
- First aid kit/s.
- Little trash bags to carry your waste during your red panda hikes.
- Farewell dinner in Kathmandu.
- All government taxes, VAT and service charges.
What’s NOT included
- International flights.
- Excess baggage fees (domestic flights).
- Tips for guides, drivers & others.
- Personal expenditures, all bar bills, laundry, telephone calls.
- Visa fees.
- Travel insurance.
- Anything else not specified in the ‘what’s included’ section above.
Accommodation:
- Kathmandu (2 nights): Carefully selected 3-Star hotel.
- Barbote (3 nights): Carefully selected home stay.
- Mai Majuwa / Dobato (3 nights): Carefully selected home stay.
Meals:
- Day 1: N/A.
- Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 4: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 5: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 6: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 7: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
- Day 8: Breakfast & Farewell Dinner.
- Day 9: Breakfast.
Red panda tracking guidelines:
- Do not wear perfume or deodorant as the smells will draw animals away from you (plus it will attract mosquitoes).
- Avoid talking during the red panda tracking. Be silent and observe. Try to communicate with signs as much as you can.
- Turn the flash off on your camera.
- Do not wear bright colors. Natural colors or camouflage patterns will give you a better chance of spotting wildlife.
- Do not litter. Bring little trash bags to carry your waste during your hikes.
- Keep your phone in silent mode.
- Always listen to your guide.
- Bring good binoculars with you.
- Do never get too close to wild animals. Keep your distance.
- Do not try to feed animals.
- Bring extra batteries/ memory cards for your camera.
- Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the Community forest, Conservation area & Wildlife reserve.
