Honey hunting tour in Nepal, honey hunting trip in Nepal

Honey hunting tour in Nepal

History of honey hunting

Honey Hunting Tour is one of the very adventurous Tours that includes the amazing and surprising scene of Nepal with it. This ancestral job of honey hunting still continues in many remote villages of Nepal while offering high tourism potential. The traditional way of honey hunting is taken as adventure tour in the world. The honey hunters are a tribe of Mongol in Nepal who follow the tradition of honey hunting, a tradition passed down since generations. The honey is taken as the main source of sweets in ancient time when there was no sugar produced. Extracting honey from rock bees that live in steep slope is an age-old tradition of some of the indigenous Nepali communities like Gurungs, Magars and Tamang. Among many mountain cliffs in Nepal, the Budi Gandaki valley and the Cliffs in Annapurna region have a notable presence of wild bee which makes hive on the vertical slopes of these cliffs. Hunting cliff honey is a dangerous activity and most of the cliffs are named and remembered by the names of honey hunters who died during honey harvesting.

Proceeding honey hunting

Honey hunting can be taken as a very old tradition in the mountain areas of Nepal. In the past, people used to organize religious ceremony before collecting honey to protect themselves from the attack of honeybees and any misshapen. The locals celebrate the honey hunting as a festival by offering flowers, grains, and sheep to the God before hunting. The worship was organized also to respect the hard work of honeybees and their contribution to the survival of human beings.

Honey Hunting, the collection of Honey from the nests of wild Bees built on steep cliffs, is an age-old tradition. Local honey hunters show their exceptional skills by hanging themselves from cliffs as high as 300 meters using Bamboo ladders and hemp ropes, while harvesting the honeycombs. Everyone is thrilled to watch honey hunters at work.

Species of honeybee

There are at least five different species of Honeybee in Nepal. The wild honeybees make the beehives hanging on the rock. This tour can be a challenging tour for those with knowledge of rock climbing and are brave enough to take the risk. With honey hunting, there is the chance of viewing and experiencing the traditional honey harvest of Gurung people. Nepal honey hunting is a tradition twice (spring and autumn) a year to collect the wild honey from the hive hanging on a rock hill.

We offer !

We organize this kind of honey hunting tour with part of Trekking around Chamje in Annapurna area. We have well experienced Honey Hunters with us to do the Job, you will enjoy the trip ! Don't forget your camera!!

FACT OF THIS TRIP
Trip Duration	4 days trip
Max. Altitude:	2650 Meter
Minimum Altitude:	650 Meter
Grade:	Easy
Activities:	Honey hunting
Accommodation:	Lodge
Meals:	Breakfast, lunch , Dinner with tea/coffee
Transportation:	Overland
Trek Departure:	Everyday
Group Size:	1 person to 16 persons (maximum)
Best season:	March, April, May, Sep,Oct & Nov.
Available Time:	All Months
Per day driving:	5 to 6 hours

Honey Hunting

Suggested itinerary

Day 1 : Drive to Chamje ( 2650m./8745ft.) -07 hours /180km.
Drive to Besisahar by overland and continue drive Jeep to Chamje. Stay overnight at lodge.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Honey Hunting preparation day
Local team prepare tools and select the site and fix honey hunter for next day. Stay overnight at lodge.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Honey Hunting day
Whole day enjoy honey hunting with local people. You can capter pictures, videos, interviews with local people and hunter and test the honey.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Drive to Kathmandu -07 hours /180km.
Drive to Besisahar by jeep then drive to Kathmandu by bus. Transfer to your hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch

Trip ends

Our offer for 2023/2024 is based on :

Group size	Offer in USD per person
1 pax	~~1150~~ 990
2 pax	~~890~~ 690
4 pax	~~870~~ 670
6 pax	~~850~~ 650
8 pax	~~830~~ 630
10 pax	~~810~~ 610
11 -16 pax	~~790~~ 590

Cost Included

Tribhuwan International Airport transfer ( Airport + Hotel + Airport ) in Kathmandu.
Overland transportation as per itinerary.
All meals ( breakfast, lunch and dinner ) along the tour.
All lodge ( Twin share basis ) accommodation during the tour.
One professional English speaking guide and his all expenses as meals, salary, accommodation, transportation and insurance etc.
All honey hunting expenses in Chamje village.
ACAP ( Annapurna Conservation Area Project).
All necessary honey hunting equipment for honey hunter.
Assistance for emergency rescue evacuation.
Government tax and service charge.

Cost not- included

Hotel accommodation and meals in Kathmandu.
Hard soft table drinks tea/coffee, beverages, alcoholic drinks, mineral water, boiled water during the trip.
Travel insurance.
Tips for guide and local team.

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Annapurna Conservation Area Project ( ACAP)

The provision of ACAP is to maintain and build local tourism infrastructure and preserve the nature. Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) permit is necessarily required for this trip. It can be obtained from government registered trekking company as Nepal alternative treks & Expeditions. It's fee is fixed by NTNC Rs. 3000 ( Three thousand rupees) per person to Honey hunting tour. You can not obtain along the entry point, they may return you without carrying ACAP permit. You need passport copy, one passport size photograph and fee in Rs. 3000 ( Three thousand rupees) or equivalent in cash to apply the permit. This permit you can use only single entry in the area but no limitation of period.

Tour Clothing equipment

When you select your personal items, keep in mind the number of days you will be trekking, the time of year and the altitude. We advise our clients to bring these items:

- Lightweight walking boots "walked" them in prior to arrival in Nepal to avoid blisters.

- Light weight pants, shorts

- At night -track top, pants

- T-shirts.

- Sun hat - sunburn is severe at rarefied altitudes.

- Sunglasses and strap

- Sunscreen, sun bock, sun - tan lotion.

Travel insurance

It is a condition of joining any of our trips that be protected against comprehensive expenses potential to incur due to medical issues or accidents (to include air ambulance, helicopter rescue, and treatment costs). Please be noted that we don’t arrange or sell insurance. A relaxed trip is not possible without good travel insurance. In the event of any sickness or injury, the cost of emergency treatment and evacuation is shocking. Therefore, travel insurance is strongly recommended for everyone who signs up with Nepal alternative Trekking.

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Accommodation

We will leave you free to choose hotel in Kathmandu as there will various choices to select yourself. We will arrange twin share basis room in lodges during the trip. We will arrange shared washing room and toilet.

Meals

During our tour, we can enjoy authentic Nepalese food as well the more common international cuisine (Tibetan, Continental, Italian, Indian, etc.) at lodges during the tour. There will be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner three times with tea/coffee choosing from MENU .

Physical Condition & Experience Requirements

This tour is just driving except a short walk in honey hunting day. As we will get the highest elevation 2650 meter, you are preferred average physical fitness we can accomplish the tour successfully. Participants with pre-existing medical conditions such as heart, lung, and blood diseases should inform Nepal alternative treks before booking the tour.