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Gateway to Eastern Nepal A H D First Flight D Experience U B YEARS Issue # 38 November 2019 www.buddhaair.com BIRATNAGARGateway to Eastern Nepal 89 days in the ;'Gb/ >]i7 Jhumke Himalayas g]kfnL gf]6sf Topi l8hfOg/ Waste to Wonderful facebook.com/ buddhaair @airbuddha @buddhaairnepal www.buddhaair.com YEARS Taking Off To 22 Years of Trusted Flying Becoming Nepal's longest operating private domestic airlines would not be possible without you. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our valued passengers, employees, business partners and well wishers. MAKING AIR TRANSPORT AN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TO NEPALIS AFFORDABLE REALITY From flying the skies to maintaining the We have invested in technology to make our aircrafts, every journey of your flight is taken services highly efficient, which enable us to care of by our dedicated and trained Nepali reduce airfares. Over 1,526,206 passengers employees. chose to fly with us, out of the total 2,864,759 passengers in the domestic sector this year. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY HELPING FARMERS OF MORANG &SUNSARI ENSURING SAFE FLIGHTS Through our CSR, we have been working to We operate one of the best hangar facility improve paddy yields through mechanization in South Asia. Our hangar includes more and reduce the dependence on imports. infrastructures than other Nepali airlines, Since we started, farmers have shown a lot ensuring every Buddha Air flight to be safe. of enthusiasm on reaping high profits at low investments. Buddha Air BuddhaAir AirBuddha BuddhaAirNepal BuddhaAirPvtLtd Namaste and welcome on board Buddha Air! 11th October will always be a monumental date areas of Nepal and provide even more convenience to for Buddha Air. It was on this date in 1997 that our first our valued passengers. aircraft took off to the skies on an Everest Experience Our cover story for this issue is “Biratnagar: Gateway mountain flight. To Eastern Nepal,” where you can read about the variety Over these 22 years of trusted flying, Buddha Air of places you can explore from Biratnagar. It was quite family has celebrated many milestones. These include motivating to read Maria’s amazing feat of completing growing our fleet family to include ATR aircrafts (a recent the Great Himalayan Trail (89 Days in the Himalayas) and addition was another ATR 72-500 with call sign 9N-ANI), the efforts undertaken by small businesses to upcycle the establishment of the state-of-the-art hangar in waste materials (Waste To Wonderful). Nepal and employing a workforce of diligent Nepalis. An Check out our “Get Featured” section to see the integral part of becoming Nepal’s trusted airline are the wonderful photos captured by our flyers of their journey dedication and devotion of our employees. with us. We want to hear from you. Please send us your All of these achievements would not be possible feedback, suggestions, experiences and testimonials - without the trust and support of you - our valued they could be featured on the next edition of Yatra. passengers, business associates and well wishers. I would Thank you for choosing to fly with us. I hope you like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and have a pleasant flight. thank you for being a part of our journey. Looking to the future, Buddha Air will be connecting you to the rural areas of Nepal. We are currently Birendra B. Basnet assessing the viability of aircrafts to fly STOL (short Managing Director, Buddha Air takeoff and landing) routes. We want to connect all the In-flight magazine Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal Published by: Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd., Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal e-mail: [email protected] Editorial Board : lKhagendra Bahadur Basnet lSubarna Kharel lUL Shrestha lRatna Rai lD.K. Karna www.buddhaair.com Mobile App Download the power to fly ! FEATURES Search & Pay Directly On The App Login To Your Royal Club Create Your Own Profile Login As Guest Offline Ticket at your fingertips Check Ticket and Flight Status Get Detailed Flight Information Get Inspiration For Your Next Travel Destination DOWNLOAD FOR FREE 37 Issue Nov. contents2019 COVER STORY 38 BIRATNAGAR Gateway to Eastern Nepal 14Rediscovering the 46 hxfhd} bfh' Lanes of Thamel 34 Sudheer Sharma Taking one step at time a]xf]; ePkl5 22 POTE : A Symbol of Love & Purity 28 Palace Turned Hotels 68 eQmk'/sf] sf];]nL TREKKING Phoksundo Trek Dolpa (locally pronounced as Dolpo) besides being the largest district in Nepal, covering an area of 5.36% of the country’s total land is renowned for its amazing natural beauty, unique religion and warm-hearted people. l Surendra Rana ordered towards the north and northeast with the Tibet Autonomous BRegion, China Mustang towards the east, Myagdi, Jajarkot and Rukum in the south and Jumla and Mugu towards the west, Dolpa still has its own unique culture. For centuries, the local people cultivated and grew their own food which consisted of buckwheat, barley, maize, potatoes, etc. The only means of transportation was a yak caravan that carried salt from Tibet to the southern plain in exchange for food grains Phoksundo waterfall 6 and commodities. The region was crystal clear lake. The blue lake is situated district while my other team members only accessible by foot and the trail at an altitude of 3,611 meters. The trek took a flight from Nepalgunj to Juphal. meandered through the high passes of passes through the lush green forest, My journey began after I crossed the Mustang, Dhorpatan region, Rukum and waterfalls, pristine springs and rivers. suspension bridge at Thuli Bheri River in Jajarkot until the operation of an airport. Wildflowers bloom during the monsoon Radi and passing Tallu Bazar which was a The airport, located at Juphal, has and you will get snow clad views of Mt. 4.5 hours jeep ride along the Bheri River, irregular flights from Nepalgunj. Recently, Kanjirowa and Kang Tai Tonh Himal. Khadang, Kanchhi Bazar in Tipurakot; a Nepal Army completed a rural track You will even encounter centuries-old small town in lower Dolpa. that connects Dolpa with Dunai (the chortens and Bon monasteries at different headquarters of the district from the villages. south). The land was restricted to foreign TRIPURA SUNDARI TEMPLE trekkers until 1989. PHOKSUNDO TREK DIARY Tripura Sundari is the resident The Phoksundo trek gives you a I set off for the trek with a team of goddess deity of the temple. The glimpse into the lives of the local people writers and journalists during the last temple is situated in a hilltop at and their Himalayan lifestyle, against the week of June. I had reached Radi two an elevation of 2,101 meters near backdrop of amazing landscapes and days earlier from Khalanga in the Rukum Tipurakot town. The temple is seated on the lap of Mukuteswor Himal, Tamrvani River in the west,Kagmara Himal in the north and Bahiravi Ganga in the south. At close proximity is a mix settlement of Kathayat, Brahman, Bista and Dalit communities. It is believed that devotee’s wishes are fulfilled when worshipping the goddess. A per legend, there were nine goddess sisters, three of which live here and the rest migrated to Kalikot, Bajura, Salyan, Banke and Baitadi. A large number of devotees from Nepal and India visit the temple every year. Tripura Sundari Temple, Tripurakot, Dolpa 7 TREKKING While waiting for my team to arrive, this was the perfect chance to explore SIDE TREK TO PUGMO: A HIDDEN Tipurakot. I spent two days visiting VILLAGE Tripura Sundari Temple and At an hour’s distance walking around the small town. from the main trail at On the third day, I headed Phoksundo is Pugmo towards Dunai by crossing Village (3,200 meters). Suligad which is the main It is at a distance of gateway to Phoksundo and YARSHAGUMBA 4.3 kilometers, left Upper Dolpa. Dolpo is the center of the highly-priced Yarsagumbu (scientific from Samduwa. The I followed the trail name cordyceps sinensis) a half-plant and insect. In Bhote village has 35 houses beside the army barrack, language, Yarsha meaning monsoon mushroom and gumbu as winter built with stone leaving behind the Bheri insects. Yarshagumbu is a medicinal herb grown in the highlands above , wood and mud. River and I finally reached 3500 m to 5200 m. The herbs are believed to help strengthen the Bhote communities the checkpoint of the Shey immune system and even has aphrodisiacs purposes. Its regular live in these humble Phoksundo National Park. uses help in reducing aging, prevent cancer and improve kidney homes. Agriculture and I continued my trek along functions. Thousands of local people including from the livestock are their major Phoksundo Lake and reached neighbouring districts of Rukum and Jajarkot flocks occupations. There is a Bon Kageni. It was a gentle and steady into the highland and passes to harvest these monastery built during the trail with a few ascents and descents. expensive medicinal herbs every year. 15th century known as Namgyal The blue waters of Phoksundo Lake never Lakhang. left me throughout my trek. As I climbed FEE & PERMIT: Lower Dolpa up higher and deeper into the woods, to Chunubar and it takes 4 hours to reach trekking permit - US$20 for a week, Shey- the traill had gentle climbs with the lush Phoksundo on the third day. Phoksundo National Park - NRs. 3000 green forest through Rhyachi. The next day of the journey continued till Chunubar passing through Samduwa. TREKKING ITINERARIES The final day was an exciting morning Day 1: Kathmandu to Nepalgunj (By bus or air) as we only had a few hours left to reach Day 2: Nepalgunj to Juphal , 2475m (By air) Phoksundo. The trail was a gentle path for Juphal to Suligad,2075m (30 minutes jeep ride) and half and hour but then became a steep trek to Chhepka 2670m climb - which was tiring! The day started Day 3: Chhepka to Saaijal,3130m (trek for 6 to 7 hours) with an exciting morning as it left a few Day 4: Saaijal to Phoksundo 3611m (trek for 3 to 4 hours) hours to reach the destination.
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