Eastern Nepal · Meditation, yoga and rest
Slow and wellness in Eastern Nepal
Meditation courses in Lumbini's monastic zone and the Kathmandu Valley, yoga retreats near Pokhara, monastery stays, and slow days in Bandipur, Tansen or a farm in Nuwakot.
Trips
Eastern Nepalmax 2,100 mIlam Tea Country
Four slow nights in the tea hills of Ilam, Nepal's oldest tea district. A night at Kanyam among clipped green slopes, then …
Eastern Nepalmax 2,100 mKoshi Tappu Birds and Ilam Tea
Six nights from the wetlands of Koshi Tappu, home to Nepal's last wild water buffalo and a great gathering of winter water …
Places
Eastern Nepal1,192 mDhankuta
A tidy ridge town of oranges, tea and Athpahariya Rai villages
Eastern Nepal1,948 mHile
A misty ridge bazaar of tongba, tea and the road north
Eastern Nepal1,300 mIlam
Nepal's oldest tea hills, rolled green to the Indian border
Eastern Nepal1,570 mKanyam
Open tea slopes on the Mechi Highway, and sunrise at Antu Danda
Experiences
HeritageMorning walk through Dhankuta bazaar
A slow morning walk along Dhankuta's ridge-top bazaar with a local guide, past shop-houses, tea stalls and temples, telling the …
FoodOrange orchards around Dhankuta
A winter walk through farm villages and tangerine orchards around Dhankuta, meeting growers, tasting fruit straight from the tree and …
FoodHigh tea garden visit between Dhankuta and Hile
A booked visit to a specialty tea garden on the ridges between Dhankuta and Hile, where orthodox tea is grown …
HeritageSakela circle dance with Kirat Rai families
Join a community Sakela gathering in or near Dhankuta at the Ubhauli or Udhauli full moon, when Kirat Rai families …
FoodTongba and momo in a Hile kitchen
An evening in one of Hile's family kitchens, sipping hot tongba through a bamboo straw, eating momo and thukpa, and …
NatureSunrise walk on the Hile ridge
An early walk from the bazaar up to a viewpoint on the ridge above Hile, to watch the sun rise …
NatureRhododendron day on the Basantapur ridge
A spring day trip north from Hile to Basantapur and a walk into the rhododendron forests of the Tinjure–Milke–Jaljale ridge, …
SpiritualThe Hile gompa and bazaar walk
A short morning walk through Hile's ridge-top bazaar to the small Buddhist monastery near the road, with a guide who …