Trekking with kids

Last year, in late 2012, my wife and I decided to do another trek with our 9 years old daughter. I have been thinking about it for a long time wondering what would be a good age to be able to take her with me. I thought something like 12 years old but she has a strong body and an adventurous mind so I couldn’t wait that long and decided to push for it…

It was a really wonderful experience; she loved it and almost never complains despite some very long walking days up and down the Annapurna mountains up to 3800 m high in Mustang area.

Of course we took a lot of days off in the best places like Chomrong, Tatopani or Kagbeni where we stayed 5 days! She made friends with local kids, ride a horse on the way to Muktinath for 6 hours and even eat the famous “dahl baht” (local dish eaten by everybody every day).

6 months later she’s still talking about it and really wants to do it again.

In my sense this is one of the best experience for children, discovering new country, new language, good, people and quite a physical exercise which is something missing in our kids life.

We’ll do it again!

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                                      Street dancing for the Diwali festival in Pokhara, Nepal

Good old times...

I did my first trek in Nepal in 1981. The mountains were wild then with very little tourism. It was tough sometimes because trails weren’t marked very well and accommodation in the villages were very primitive ( !), basic… But it was the most wonderful time and people were truly great with us. Now, of course, things have changed and it is a lot easier to go around the Annapurnas, up and down the trails and rest in truly comfortable guesthouses where the food is quite good. But I still have the nostalgia of the old times when you would never know what will be next…

 My daughter Sylvie, 9 years old, riding a horse near Muktinath at 3500m in Mustang area. Great trek! 

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For our French speaking friends:

Voyager au Cambodge, c' est découvrir une culture riche en architecture et paysages. Nous sommes présents depuis 15 ans dans ce pays, et nos circuits sont a la carte. Spécialisés dans la découverte de chaque région, nous privilégions le contact humain, dans tous nos tours. Ballades en vélos sur les routes de l 'ancien Cambodge. Trekking dans les forets des parcs nationaux, ou par les sentiers des ethnies qui peuplent les régions lointaines. Vous découvrirez la médecine des plantes, l'architecture incroyable des cites disparues, chères à nos auteurs français du 19 eme siècle. Nos guides parlent plusieurs langues, et sont des spécialistes de la culture de ce pays.

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Just got an email from Kumar, our Nepali guide. He's really looking forward to see us back in Nepal. He's a great guy and we miss him a lot! But another few month and we'll be back on track in the Annapurna for the next workshop!
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