Mandara

... you canít get more excited than that. Sure enough, a van pulled up bang on time and two smartly dressed concierges from Ana Mandara leapt out, greeted us, grabbed our bags and we were off. On arrival we waltzed into reception, legitimate fully paid-up ...

... along a seemingly never ending dirt track.  At the half way point we had a packed lunch complete with hot tea.  Once at Mandara Hut we were assigned beds in a dorm and given more tea, popcorn and even hot water for washing.  Before it got ...

... ’s tallest mountain Mt Kosciuszko (2228m). This day included a 12km walk which would have taken 5hrs or so up to Mandara Huts (2700m). Something that I actually found funny is that by the time we got to our lunch break we were already higher then ...

... left for Hanoi, I checked into my 5-star resort that I had booked for myself as a birthday gift: http://www.epikurean.ws/ana-mandara-hue. And it certainly was a treat. With very few other guests around I had both the swimming pool and the beach to ...

... their treasured alpine villages and landscapes so developed the area further by building many chalet-type buildings. We were heading for the Ana Mandara Villas, just on the edge of town, for a bit of luxury. This hotel is made up of a series of original ...

... Its hard to leave the sunshine...... Ciaran. If you ever what to know how the other half live the place to go is the Ana Mandara Resort and Spa. There is only one word to describe this place and its "Paradise" Our typical day is to wake up in our ...

... Bird songs provided the soundtrack for our hike, and we occasionally heard signs of monkeys calling and jumping between the trees. We arrived at Mandara camp at 9,000 ft elevation at 3:00 pm. As soon as we arrived at camp, we saw a group of other hikers ...

... lot of fun. To jump ahead to our (brief) Nha Trang entry, click http://www.travelpod.com/z/jimweiss/1/1281443752. Details: Ana Mandara resort is the place to stay in Dalat - cool breezes and private chalets, plus excellent European and Vietnamese meals in ...

... doing what we did on Days 1 and 2. However did see this really cool chameleon along the way, just before getting to Mandara Huts. Finally getting down the bottom after spending 6 days and walking something like 110km it was really nice to get back to ...

... ; A four-hour hike took us through thick vegetation similar to a rain forest and left us at our camp for the night called Mandara Huts (2,700 meters).  The accommodation was very basic with a small hut and 4 beds in it.  Early the next ...