Julie: People come to Katmandu to see Mt. Everest, but if you don’t have the muscle to make it up to the 29,000 foot summit, hitch a ride on Buddha Air for a sightseeing trip you’ll never forget.
Female: I can't top it. I can't beat it. I've never seen anything like it. I love it.
Julie: As we rose out of the haze that often blankets the city, we got a spectacular view of the fertile Katmandu valley and its terrace hill sides. It was hard to imagine that in just 20 minutes we would be nose to nose with the earth’s highest peak.
Female2: It was amazing. I never ever imagined it.
Female3: Its unbelievable picture. It really made you wonder about the first people that got up there, how many challenges they have to go through.
Julie: I'm not afraid of a challenge, but seeing these imposing peaks left me with no desire to conquer them. Instead I was completely overcome. They were breathtakingly beautiful and demanded respect. I suddenly understood why the local people revered the mountains and believe them to be the abode of the Gods.
Male: It’s really worth it, the whole trip actually.
Female4: It was wonderful. It was exuberating. And you can't describe it, you have to see it. You have to live it. It’s fantastic.
Female2: And now is to get to Everest base camp, do the trek.
Male: With a mountain range like the Himalayas, running the length of the country, there are countless options for trekking in Nepal. The most famous of course is the Everest base camp which takes two weeks and reaches over 19,000 feet.
Julie: Also well known, but not quite as notorious is the Annapurna region. Here trekkers hike through farm lands and small villages while some of the world’s most spectacular peaks loom above.
Tony: No matter how strong you are, you're 60 years old, you're 70 years old, you can be in the mountains in the Pokhara area. And there's no part in Nepal that you can do it in quite this way.
Julie: And hours flight from Katmandu takes you to Pokhara. One of Nepal’s scenic destinations.
It’s strange to see just beautiful snow cap mountains and some bougainvillea and palm trees, it’s amazing to trek from this to that.
The town sits in the shadow of the Annapurna, and at the foot of a serene lake. Small wooden boats are available for a peaceful paddle and visit to the sacred island in the center. From here we watched the disappearing sun, aid with snow covered spectacular pink lights.
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