Besisahar (820m)

Upon waking up the next morning in Bandipur, we had a quick breakfast and hopped back on the bus only to weave our way back down the crazy roadway to the main drag. It was only a few hours before we reached Besisahar, the real start of the trek. We had a quick lunch there and then started walking.

At this point we felt a bit ridiculous with all the warm layers of clothing we'd brought since the sun was shining and I'd stripped down to a t-shirt and shorts not even an hour into the walk. Although from the low altitude we were venturing through there were no mountains to be seen, the scenery was quite beautiful.

We crossed a number of streams by hopping rocks and traversed a few valleys and other waterways by suspension bridge. The trails were relatively wide and our destination for the day was only 20m higher than where we started, so it was a nice intro to the whole trekking experience. However, the trail would be considered "Nepalese flat." This means that although we were only climbing a total of 20 metres, there were big ups and downs along the way.

Nearing the end of the afternoon, we arrived at our first guest house on the trail in Bulbule.