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Ilam and Shree Antu
Eastern Nepal
Walk between tea gardens, wake for a soft eastern sunrise and stay with a host family in Nepal's green hill country.
- Duration
- 3–4days
- Best seasons
October to April
[PRICE TBC]
What to expect
Before you go
- Ideal stay
- 2 to 3 nights
- Best time
- October to April
- How to get there
- Fly to Bhadrapur and continue by road, or travel overland. Local road times vary with rain.
- Best for
- Soft adventure, food, photography and village life.
- Combine with
- Koshi Tappu, Dhankuta or Panchthar.
- Travel well
- Ask before photographing people at work. Do not promise clear sunrise views.
Ilam feels different from the Nepal many travellers expect. Tea gardens, cardamom fields and farming villages cover the hills. Shree Antu is known for sunrise, but the richer experience is slower: local tea, village roads and time with a host family.
What to experience
- Tea garden walks
- Local tea tasting
- Shree Antu sunrise when skies are clear
- Community homestay and home cooked meals
Want this in your trip?
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