Adventure Travelz

17/09/2020

Some moments from another awesome canoeing trip (back in August) to the Indian Lake. More boats, island hopping and mucho mucho rain and games. And the Milky Way 🌟 @ Indian Lake, New York

15/09/2020

Our non-profit turnt 3 years old! Three years of self search and outer exploration of what it means and what it looks like to be empowered by travel and empower others. The search continues, of course, yet now we have a whole fam on our journey ❤️ 🇳🇵

15/04/2020

Traditional Tamang hat, Gre Village, Nepal

Now we are helping families in Gre to provide food and soap.
If you want to join this charity movement click
www.gofundme.com/gre19

Or message us to get more information

13/04/2020

«These people welcomed me into their homes. They fed me. The dressed me up in their fanciest clothes and taught me their dances and songs. They put up with my pitiful handful of words in Nepali and we found ways to laugh with each other through body language and FB messenger filters. I’ve been gone almost a year but they’ll still devote precious pre-paid phone data to send me a photo and ask how I’m doing and when I’m coming back to visit.

And right now, they’re hurting. Scared AF. Nepal’s borders are closed and the country is in lockdown. The tourism industry evaporated overnight, and with it the livelihood of millions of people...sounds familiar, right? But while most of us here say we have “omg, like, NO food in the fridge” when there’s actually a bunch of stuff we just don’t feel like or that requires actually cooking....my friends actually have no food. Or a fridge. There’s no Costco in Gre village. (There’s not even a supermarket.) No savings accounts. (Just bank loans from rebuilding their houses after the 2015 earthquake.)

What they do have are mouths to feed. Nima and Dahlia welcomed another daughter last month. A 14 year old just gave birth too. And all the older kids who have to go away to boarding school (since the village school doesn’t go past 2nd grade) are back home.

What they *also* have is a very favorable exchange rate that means you can chip in a very dinky amount of money ($10) in USD and it will magically become food to feed many mouths for many meals in NRP. I bought a 5 lb bag of rice at Fred Meyer yesterday and it was $12. Meanwhile a 10lb bag of rice (double) is only $2.25 in Nepal!»
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Can you spare $10 to provide food and soap to families in Nepal who are more likely to starve to death because of COVID than actually catch it? Donate at
http://www.gofundme.com/gre19
(Or dm for Venmo to help us avoid fees!)
We’ll pass it along to
Thank you! @ Nepal

30/03/2020

Sometimes it's okay if all you did today was breathe

29/03/2020

Recently I got opportunity to lead group for trek in Annapurna region from Team.

This trip was little challenging for everyone because of heavy snow storm and uncertain weather😱 But together with team we made decision to go through snow no matter what! Mountains calling!🏔
For me, most challenging day was after Bayali - opening trails towards Chistibung (Dhankharka).
I personally really love our trekking itinerary which covers really nice and amazing typical Gurung Village (Ghandruk), beautiful view point Isharu, Khopra Ridge, Poonhil viewpoint.
This adventure became on of my favourite that I was guiding! I feel like we became real family with team.
Cheers,


@ Nepal

29/03/2020

Recently I got opportunity to lead group for trek in Annapurna region from Team.
This adventure became on of my favourite that I was guiding, while this trip I was leading trip at the the same time I was learning more too. I feel like we are family 🤗
This trip also got little challenging because of heavy snow storm and uncertain weather. But me and all our Team tacked very nicely, which also create help us to create team building too.

For me most challenging day was after Bayali opening trails towards Chistibung also known as Dhankharka.
I personally really love our trekking itinerary which covers really nice and amazing topical Gurung Village (Ghandruk Village), amazing view point Isharu , Khopra Ridge, viewpoint too.

During this trip it was combination of Teahouses, Community lodges and Typical Gurung homestay too✨


@ Nepal

27/03/2020

Laligurans is the Nepali variation of the rhododendron flower and is the national flower of Nepal🇳🇵
We choose March for trekking, because it was one of the our wishes - to see Laligurans blossoming 😍

While rhododendrons can be found all over the world, Nepali laligurans are unique for their immense size and distribution all across the Himalayan foothills.
Laligurans can grow up to 30m tall and will often cover entire mountainsides with its flowers when it blooms from late February to April 🤓
@ Himalayas Nepal

24/03/2020

Don't think about it. Just enjoy it.

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06/03/2020

Want to experience something MAGICAL 🧙‍♀? We went to Cuba 🇨🇺 once and got hooked for good:) It really has that whole package: most gorgeous beaches, active sports (surfing, snorkeling, horseback riding, boxing 🥊- their pride, def join a game of ⚽ on the streets:), rich culture and history ...

Our fave Cuban ingredient is its vibe ☀🎉 Friendly people chatting you up on the street, blasting music 🎶, drumming out salsa rhythm - THAT part of Cuba will always stay with you.

Come vibe with us together. Join our small group experiences, hosted by a local magician 🎩😂 or request your own custom adventure.

🇨🇺 @ Cuba

18/02/2020

WE are EXTENDING our March program in Nepal to include SERVICE LEARNING in an ethnic village.

WHAT IS SERVICE LEARNING? I think Wiki nailed it: it’s an educational approach that combines learning objectives with community service in order to provide a pragmatic, progressive learning experience while meeting societal needs.

Basically it’s a shift from volunteering’s “let me save the world” to “let me learn as I serve you”. So we are starting a SL program in Gre village where we’ve been helping with to establish cultural homestays.

The program will be tailored to each group, and will include English classes for kids and adults, art classes/ games w kids, setting up social entrepreneurship basics in the village, workshops on hygiene etc. You can learn Nepali, taking care of crops, craft making, local dance, will learn about community issues at the community gathering etc.

Join! March 23-28 (just Gre)
May 5-17 Gre + hiking Langtang.

Info on the website, link in bio.
Also you can requests dates and program that suits you and your friends!
@ Nepal

11/12/2019

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY! Come with us to the mountains in March to explore nature and yourselves 🔥🏔 They say that 🧚‍♀️ - have you heard?:) They also say, people who hike have higher brain capacities 🧠😎 and also new neuron connections form in the mountains sooooo you’re more likely to get some breakthroughs/ revelation and what not.

10/12/2019

Another successful accent to the Kyangin Ri mountain in Langtang region, Nepal. It’s not the “making it there” that ultimately matters, but the journey itself, the people... and well those views! Snow covered peaks, fluffy yaks and silence ⛰🤫 Come join us in March for another gorgeous trip, to hear silence ring and your friends laugh :)

29/09/2019

Friday was World Tourism Day. There’re are a lot of articles on the internet about tourists vs travelers, exploiters vs explorers... While this is all mostly semantics and individual choice.. I still can’t stress enough, how much more fun authentic/ immersive travel is! Sometimes it’s best to skip a world known landmark and crash a wedding or just chill with locals, see what they do/ how they do..
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My never ending Nepali adventure started when I met a Nepali girl on a packed bus (after hanging outside the bus door, since it was so crowded). We started talking and she suddenly invited me to her sisters wedding.
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I know, not everyone has time to go for long trips and hope for a lucky chance... so now I’m passionate about inspiring and enabling people to travel more immersively, going for more authentic/ local adventures.
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So I’m super excited about our upcoming trip to Nepal (oct 27-nov10), we will get to celebrate local festival aaand go to a Himalayan ethnic village and stay in their homestays. And hike ⛰ of course:) All are welcome to join!!
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@ Kathmandu, Nepal

30/08/2019

Join us for two weeks of cultural immersion and outdoorsy adventure in Nepal!

Mark Calendar for Oct 27- Nov 10, 2019, because our team from the US and Nepal is excitedly waiting to give you surprises.

Grasp the moment and feel it because Tomorrow never comes. Adventure Travelz is committed to giving you the experience of full adventures and memories.

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1844902672283014/

10/05/2019

During our first Adventure Travelz trip to Nepal🇳🇵 we were hiking in Langtang area and first night we stayed in Gre villlage - small ethnic village in the Himalayas. It’s still fairly heavily destroyed after the 2015 earthquake. But we were so touched by the cheerfulness and hospitality of our hosts and all villagers! So we started a volunteering project in the village, supporting establishing of sustainable tourism practices in Gre, ie community homestays. The program is taking place right now! Please check our Girls Empowered by Travel-Nepal feed to learn more about what we r doing! And join our hike in OCTOBER ☺️

27/02/2019

Not all travels are the same. Sometimes I imagine you just want to lay on the 🏝, maybe sip 🍹 and do nothing. Other travels are more intentional, involved, challenging, in depth and require thought/ preparation etc.

I’m inviting you for one of those deep, intentional and authentic adventures. To Nepal 🇳🇵 🙏☺️

These are dry color paints used by Nepali in many traditional holidays. Join me and my magical fam for TIHAR - FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS in October, we will be painting colorful mandalas, celebrating local deities, animals and family 🙏👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

Also join us for HOLI - FESTIVAL OF COLORS in March 2020. Holi symbolizes victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, time to play, laugh, get together, forget and forgive and celebrate! Why not throw paint at each other and thousands of strangers to celebrate?

Let’s add color to our lives!

19/02/2019

Beautiful video from our November adventure in Langtang area in Nepal. Please watch, get inspired and JOIN US for this Festival of Lights and Indigenous Trails trip OCT. 27 - NOV. 10, 2019:):)

https://youtu.be/pIl0-2Cuf2g

Watch the video from our Adventure Travelz trip in Langtang area in the Himalayas, Nepal. It was one hell of an adventure, challenge, immersion and awesomene...

13/02/2019

This is a traditional Tamang dress and jewelry. Tamang is an ethnic group residing in The Himalayas in Nepal. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET THEM? Join our Nepali adventures then!!!:) I almost with this lady was my grandmother 👵

04/02/2019

02/02/2019

Nepal, a landlocked country, has tremendous geographic diversity. As per the 2011 census, Nepal is rich for 126 castes and ethnic groups.
They have distinct cultures, languages and traditions...Is there fun to read?
You can find these different definitions of Nepal in Google but let's make "once in lifetime experience" by joining us on March 17-31, 2019.
Let's experience in real what all these words mean? Let's feel and indulge into their cultures.
The opportunity knocks once at a time.
We have different plans and unbelievable surprises to make your every moment memorable and joyful.
Trust us!! 😊


Lens: Khadka

30/01/2019

Namaste 🙏 ❤️ Just wanted to post a picture of me not wearing hiking boots and pants for a change:)
My name is Lena , and I’m passionate about creating life-changing adventures for you and also creating ripple effect in the world 🌎

Few years ago we started Girls Empowered by Travel-Nepal - an initiative aimed to make travel more accessible to girls and women in lesser developed countries; and also to promote travel as an empowerment and educational tool🌎📚😎. We started in Nepal 🇳🇵 and my heart stayed there ❤️

After a few years of this non-profit work I decided to also start Adventure Travelz 💫 to bring you tailored * unusual * fully immersive* and extremely fun experiences. That transform you and positively impact local communities. 🧚‍♀️

Now I’m creating adventures in magical Nepal, but more destinations are coming: Ecuador, Cuba, Europe.

I’m based in New York City 🌃 🗽 - which is an adventure of its own ☺️ I’m trying to discipline and structure my life, but it’s not really happening 😂 I’d like be to be more consistent with my hobbies, like filmmaking, droning, dancing, music, writing/ storytelling.

Completely forgot to mention that I actually have a day job 😂 I’m an interpreter! So love for words/ languages/ cultures is deeply rooted in maaa head and heart!

I’m inviting you to join our adventures! It’s gonna be special, I guarantee that!!

@ New York, New York

30/01/2019

One of the pillars of Adventure Travelz is to positively IMPACT LOCAL COMMUNITIES that we get in touch with. During our first trip we stayed at a beautiful ethnic village Gre.
The village was destroyed in 2015 by the earthquake, and most villagers still stay at temporary shelters and despite an amazing location, rich culture and so many other things the village has to offer, tourism - as a reliable source of income - is practically non-existent.
Together with Girls Empowered by Travel-Nepal we are starting a volunteering program to help rebuild Gre and put it on the map. This video was made during the evaluation trip in preparation of the volunteering program.
Please take a look - isn't it stunning?? Join our next adventures to visit Gre and also take a look at the volunteering program - we;d love you to join too!
https://www.facebook.com/events/352738848856679/

26/01/2019

Save the date: March 17-31

25/01/2019

Wow how fancy it is!!!

German Bakery in the Himalayas?
Imagine yourself watching the mountain views with coffee and your favorite pastries!!

What are you waiting for?
Join us March 17-31, 2019

23/01/2019

You never know what kind of talents u will be asked to perform during the trek!
Just kidding.
😅😅😅
See you on our next trip!

18/01/2019

So psyched to announce that Adventure Travelz website has finally been launched ☺️🎊
https://adventuretravelz.com.

Our ADVENTURE IN MARCH TO NEPAL is coming up soon so check out the details/ ask questions/ get excited and sign up 😂🇳🇵⛰

Please give me your feedback on the website. It will continue being edited of course. And the logo will be edited too:) I’m open to suggestions, also I’m open to GUEST BLOG POSTS ☺️

Huge shoutout to Olya Xa for her incredible help and support!

All our trips are largely based on outdoor activities, that will challenge your body and mind, and hopefully will get your adrenaline pumping sometimes.

17/01/2019

What are you goals this year?

• Ours is to create more kickass adventures 😎
• Transform people’s lives thru being in touch with local cultures and nature. And finally themselves! ☺️
• “Collect” many sunsets and sunrises 🌅, catch waves and conquer mountains ⛰
• Enhance local communities, contributing to their development.
• And have FUN while doing all that 🤗🎊

#2019