Please note that some of these details are provisional until we have a better idea of the total number of participants so that other hotels can be contacted, and transport organised.

Location

The run will take place during a Hash Weekend in the town of Bandipur which is 8km up a pitched road from Dumre on the Kathmandu-Pokhara road. To get there from Kathmandu takes about 3.5 hours.

Bandipur is an old Newari town situated at about 1000m above the Marsyandi River. It survives now on tourism, and has at least five hotels. Most of these are in or near the main street, except for the Bandipur Mountain Resort (which will be our main base), which is at the north end of the Tundikhel about ten minutes walk from the main street. The town has been tidied up a lot since 1983 when I did my VSO Nepali language training (people naturally still remember me!).

Being on a ridge, the potential for runs is somewhat limited, but making two entirely different ones for 1500 and 1501 should not be a problem. Both the Tundikhel and the main street are great places for circles.

Main street looking west. The Old Inn is in the line of buildings in the right foreground.

Programme

Friday 10th August

14:30 hrs latest - buses leave Kathmandu so that the journey can be made in daylight

19:00 hrs - evening meal for everyone at Bandipur Mountain Resort (BMR). All drinks to be purchased from the hotel. Beer will be Rs 150 a bottle except Carlsberg which will be Rs 160. Wine will also be available at Rs 1100 per bottle. The meal, and also the dinner on the 11th will be Nepali-type served as a buffet.

Saturday 11th

7:30 - 09:00 hrs - buffet breakfast in BMR

09:30 - 12:30 - either morning free, or if there are sufficient numbers of kids with sufficient desire we could run a Kid's Hash, as has been done sometimes during previous weekends. Or there is a famous cave nearby which people could visit

12:00 hrs - sanwich lunch for everyone at BMR

14:00 hrs - Run 1500 - hares will be Doggy Style and the GeeMizz

16:30 hrs or thereabouts - The Circle - all drinks and snacks will be provided by the Hash as ususal

18:00 hrs - showers and changing

19:00 hrs - dinner for everyone at BMR followed by Social Frolicking

Sunday 12th

7:30 - 09:00 hrs - buffet breakfast in BMR

10:00 hrs - Run 1501

11:30 hrs - The Circle - held in Bandipur main street if it is not raining, otherwise BMR - all drinks and snacks will be provided by the Hash as ususal

12:00 hrs - showers and changing

13:00 hrs - lunch for everyone at BMR. Food will be 'Chinese' style (noodles, fried rice etc.)

14:00 hrs - buses depart for Kathmandu

17:30 hrs - buses arrive in Kathmandu

Bandipur Tundikhel looking North– roof of Bandipur Mountain Resort visible at far end – spectacular view of high mountains obscured by cloud (just keep hoping . . . )

Transport - Updated!!

We have hired three tourist-standard buses which will each carry up to 22 persons.

One bus will start from:

beside the the Yak and Yeti Hotel - from Durbar Marg turn in towards the hotel. At the first T-junction turn left and keep straight for 50m towards the Casino (i.e. don't turn right towards the hotel main entrance). You will then see the bus on the right in an empty lot. If you reach the police cubicle you have gone too far.

The number of the bus will be Ba 1 Pa 514 and the contact person is Prabal (Trouble) - 98510 78728

And one bus will start from:

St Xaviers School car park in Jawalakhel - this is on the west side of the main road from Pul Chowk to the Jawalakhel roundabout, 150m south (i.e. towards the roundabout) of the Saleways supermarket

The number of this bus will be Ba 1 Pa 165 and the contact person is the GeeMizz - 98510 32892

All buses will leave from their respective locations at NOT LATER THAN 2:30 PM, so people should aim for 2:00 PM to be sat in them. The buses will then meet up at Kalanki when the number of persons in each can be adjusted, if needed.

Main street looking east

Hotels

Bandipur Mountain Resort(BMR) - the 11 available rooms have already been assigned to Hashers. But there are two double rooms where there is only one occupant so far, so a sharing arrangement may be possible.

- rates are $20 a night per room for foreigners and Rs 1000 a night per room for Nepalis

- the hotel has a dining room which can accommodate at least 60 persons

Bandipur Mountain Resort Annexe - this building is just west of the main street and about 15 minutes walk from BMR

- all available rooms have already been assigned to Hashers (22 people).

- rates are $15 a night per room for foreigners, Rs 800 a night per attached room for Nepalis, and Rs 700 a night per unattached room for Nepalis.

The Old Inn - a nicely restored old house in the main street

- the 11 available rooms have already been assigned to Hashers (22 people).

- all rooms are unattached

- rates remain to be finalised but will be about the same as BMR, or a little less

No bookings have been made in the following two hotels. As far as we know the rooms are still available but we will have to confirm.

Bandipur Guest House

- simple accomodation at the west end of the main street

- 2 double rooms - attached - Rs 400 per room
- 2 double rooms - unattached - Rs 300 per room
- 2 single rooms - unattached - Rs 300 per room

Room in Bandipur Guest House

Bandipur Cafe

- simple accommodation next to The Old Inn

- 2 double rooms - unattached - Rs 250

There may also be other small hotels which we could use.

Booking

For a provisional booking please send an email to the GeeMizz cjacoby@jhuccp.org stating:

- the number of persons

- the number and type of rooms required (single, double, twin, attached, unattached)

- hotel preference (of the remaining two which have not already been assigned)

- the mode of transport (organised bus or own vehicle)

- a contact phone number

To confirm booking, deposit Rs 1000 per person with the GeeMizz at Run 1499, or see her at another time up to August 6th. For those not able to to do this (the only allowable reason is being outside Nepal) we are willing to trust people. The deposit will be subtracted from the meal payment

Payment

Runs

- 1501 - Rs 250 or Rs 100 inclusive of Hash beer, and snacks

- t-shirts will be sold at Rs 450 to people who do not attend Run 1500

Looking south from the town

Meals

- everyone to pay Rs 1650 for all meals at BMR. If people at other hotels wish to have any meals at them then they will have to pay in addition to this. Sorry about this but The Committee thinks this is the least complicated system.

Hotel Rooms

- everyone to settle up separately.

Buses

- we will add the cost of all buses and divide it equally between all passengers. Currently, the rough cost we are looking at is Rs 650 per person.

David Potter - 3/8/07