Day 0 - Arrival
- An airport shuttle will pick you up on the
arrival day and get you to Kathmandu
- Guest House in the historic city of Patan.
- Rest and acclimatize to the new environment by trying out some local tea
and snacks.
- You can order breakfast/lunch/dinner
here.
Day 1 - Heritage Tour
- Start the day off with breakfast at the hotel itself and meet one of our team members in the hotel lobby at 10AM.
- Visit Boudhanath Stupa (Buddhist Stupa) and have lunch there.
- Visit Patan Durbar Square to experience the art and science of singing bowls from an experienced practitioner.
- We will also visit historical sites and explore ancient architectures.
- We'll have dinner at a local restaurant
(Nandani Food Court, Newa Ghasa, or
Village Cafe) or at a hotel.
- Return to Kathmandu Guest House (Patan) around 8-9 PM
Day 2 - Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Pottery
- Have breakfast at the hotel and meet our
team in the lobby by 10 AM.
- Explore Bhaktapur Durbar Square,
visit a Thangka school, and try our hands
at pottery making.
- Stroll the local marketplace and try local
snacks like Chatamari (Nepali pizza) and
- Juju Dhau (king of curds) for dessert.
- End the day with a dumpling-making class at the Nepal Tea Collective office with the entire team.
- Return to Kathmandu Guest House (Patan) around 8-9 PM.
Day 3 - Eastern Nepal Illam
- Grab an early breakfast at the hotel and get ready for a flight to Bhadrapur by 7 AM.
- Board an early morning flight to Bhadrapur (a 45-minute flight).
- Take a jeep from the airport to Illam
(about a 4-hour drive).
- Stop on the way at a local host's home for a lovely homemade lunch.
- Visit a CTC factory on the way.
- Get to Kanyam (tea gardens) for quick
sightseeing.
- Get to Illam Bazar (the tea capital of Nepal) and unwind after a lengthy trip.
- Meet Kedar and Kiran, two culinary wizards.
- Get a deeper insight into the vibrant food
culture, and taste some of their famous
dishes.
- We will stay over at Kiran and Kedar's
homestay (Barpippal).
Day 4 - Eastern Nepal Illam
- Have a special breakfast at Kiran and Kedar's Homestay.
- Visit a cheese factory and try some delicious tea-smoked cheese.
- Visit an amazing permaculture garden and learn about ecological regeneration and how self-sustaining farms operate.
- Visit Jasbire Tea Processing Factory and
meet Sharad Subba, one of Nepal's finest
tea professors.
- We'll do some tea tasting and see some tea processing.
- Drive to Phidim (around 4 hours' drive),
where our family tea farm and factory
(KTERC) are located.
- Stay at a hotel near the factory.
Day 5 - Eastern Nepal Illam
- Start the day off with a delicious breakfast.
- We will have a short introduction to the farm.
- We will roll up our sleeves and get started
with tea plucking.
- See how the tea leaves that we plucked are withered and processed.
- A delicious lunch at the farm.
- A guided factory tour, tea tasting and some downtime before dinner.
- We will end the day back at the hotel.
Day 6 - Eastern Nepal Illam
- Have breakfast at the farm.
- We'll follow up on our withered teas and roll our tea leaves by hand.
- Tea garden visit + around 2-hour hike +
see the first tea bushes planted in the farm during the hike. - Return to our rolled leaves and proceed to dry them.
- We'll have a fun blind tea-tasting
competition.
- Dinner and group discussions about our
experiences at the farm.
- This will be our last night at the tea gardens.
Day 7 - Eastern Nepal Illam
- After an early breakfast at the farm, we will travel back to Fikkal in Illam early in the morning (around a 4-hour drive).
- We will grab lunch on the road.
- To end the day, we'll stay at the beautiful
Sunshine Villa and also have dinner there
Day 8 - Fikkal - Kathmandu
Return back to KTM
- We'll start the day with a delicious breakfast at Sunshine Villa.
- Drive back to Bhadrapur (around 3 hours).
- We will be taking the last flight out of
Bhadrapur.
- Check into Kathmandu Guest House
(Kathmandu).
- Casual rest day and/or shopping/ roaming around the city and experiencing the food culture.
Day 9 - Ktm Casual Day +Tea Session
- Have a nice breakfast in the hotel and meet our team member in the lobby at 10 AM.
- We can have a casual day or visit
Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath
- Temple (Monkey Temple), or any other place of your choice.
- Visit a few of our tea bars.
- We will have a high tea session in
the afternoon.
- You can relax in the hotel or have a casual shopping session for products and souvenirs.
Day 10 - Kathmandu Chill day
- You can choose to relax, explore the city
on your own, or let us know if you want
to do anything specific.
- Have an astrology session with an
experienced spiritual guru (this is optional).
- The tea tour ends with a casual lunch/
dinner event where we will discuss the
experiences that we shared together.
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