“Tracking Red Panda In Eastern Himalaya”

14-day, 13-night moderate-level hiking trip, Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2015. Homestays, teahouses. Highlights: In Kathmandu, NEPAL, 15th-century Durbar Square, King Tribhuvan Memorial Museum/in Patan, Newari workshops/fly to Bhadrapur/for three days near Dobate, seek red pandas and varied birds/Mai River valley/hike 3 to 4 miles to Sandkapur/Hangetham, home to cormorants, hornbills, ruby-cheeked sunbirds. Land and internal air, $3,500 per person, double occupancy (ppdo)(15% to Red Panda Network). Single supp., $750. Last Frontiers Trekking (P.O. Box 881, 663/16 Dhumbarahi Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal; phone 977 1 4431512, www.lastfrontierstrekking.com).