Nepal is trekker’s paradise. The only best way to experience Nepal’s unbeatable combination of natural beauty and cultural richness is to trek through them. The immense contrasts in altitudes and climates found here support an equally spectacular mix of lifestyles, vegetation types and wildlife. Anybody with a spirit of adventure and mental preparedness can take up trekking expeditions. It is not mountaineering or sport but just days of walking. Neither you need any advanced training nor have to be a sportive.
Preparing for a trek
In all kinds of trekking in Nepal, you will require to walk 5 to 6 hours daily on uneven land, which demands physical fitness as well as mental preparedness.
On the basis of trail condition, altitude, glaciers and passes, trekking routes have been classified from 1 to 5 grades. 1 stands for an easy route where as 5 for hard.
One with cardiac and pulmonary history is required to take the advice of a physician before he decides to participate on a trekking program but they are definitely not recommended to trek in high altitude and strenuous treks.
It’s recommended that you should have some knowledge about altitude sickness, its symptoms, prevention and remedies.
Your insurance policy should cover for helicopter evacuation expenses in the eventuality of serious illness or accident or in the case you are stranded in any remote area due to inclement weather conditions.
We provide tents, mattresses, dinning table food and all kitchen equipment but you have to bring your personal trekking gears.
Types of organized trekking
Tented camping trek
Tea house or lodge trek
Tented camping trek: A fully organized camping trek requires the arrangement of all camping gears including sleeping tents, kitchen and mess tents, toilet tents, dinning tables and chairs, mattresses, kitchen crews with all kitchen gears and food stuff. A number of porters to carry the foodstuff, camping and kitchen gears, Sherpa to look for the camping sites and fix the tents, Sirdar and kitchen crews have to be hired. This kind of arrangement is rather expensive but is only way to experience the trekking in real sense. The evenings in camping sites are full of fun. You can join the kitchen crew to make the food of your taste or just stretch your legs inside the tent for relaxation. The kitchen crew will serve you there meals a day. The kitchen chef will try to show his knowledge and talent on food preparation.
Tea house or lodge trek: This kind of arrangement is possible in Annapurna, Langtang and Everest region, which provide lodging and fooding facilities. We offer you the package that includes lodge, meals, guide, porters, national park fees and transportation. Each 2 trekkers are provided with one porter who can carry a load up to 25kilos. The guide who is the team leader will take care of lodge reservation and all administration.
Trekking routes & destinations.
Annapurna Region
This is the most popular trekking route in Nepal. Annapurna region and villages of Pokhara dominates the Western Part of Nepal. Two thirds of the trekkers in Nepal visit this region. GHANDROOK LOOP, 3-4 days, grade 2, max. altitude 3800m, best season Oct- Apr
Everest Region
The region draws its name and fame with what is Mount Everest, world’s highest peak, and the dream of most of trekkers and climbers. The second most popular trekking area of Nepal, not only brings you close to Mt. Everest and its neighbors, but also to Sherpa culture and ancient monasteries.
¨ Everest view, 7 days, grade 3, max altitude 3870m, best season Oct- Dec, mar- Apr
¨ Everest Classic/ KALAPATTAR, 14 days, grade 4, max. Altitude 5545m, best season Oct- Dec, Mar- Apr.
¨ Everest Base Camp-Chola pass-GOKYO, 20 days, grade 4, Max altitude 5318m, best season Oct-Dec, Mar- apr.
¨ Gokyo peak-14 days, grade 4, best season Oct-Nov, Mar-Apr
langtang, Gosaikunda & Helambu Region:
This region lies north of Kathmandu and offers several trekking destinations, all accessible without flights. Gosaikunda has holy lakes at 4300m. Thousands of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims visit the lakes during the fool moon festival in August. Helambu, 75 km north of Kathmandu, is the area dominated by Sherpas whose language, culture and dress differ from that of Solukhumbu Sherpas.
v LANGTANG VALLEY TREK, 10 Days, grade 3., max altitude 4300m, Best season Oct-may.
v LANGTANG ACROSS GANJA LA, 11 days. Grade 5, max. Altitude 5106m, best season Oct-Nov, Mar-May.
v GOSAIKUNDA TREK 7 days, grade 3,max altitude 4610m, best season Oct-Nov, Mar- Apr
v LANGTANG & GOSAIKUNDA, 14 days, grade 3, max altitude 4310m, best season Oct-Nov, Mar- Apr.
v LANGTANG ,GOSIAKUNDA & HELAMBU, 16 Days, grade 3, max altitude 4310m, season Oct-Nov, Mar-Apr
v HELAMBU TREK, 8 days, grade 2, max altitude 3500, best season Oct- Apr.
v Jugal Himal Trek, 13 days, grade 3, max altitude 3800m, best season Oct- Apr.
Eastern Nepal
Trekking routes in Eastern Nepal brings you close to Kanchanjunga, the 3rd highest mountain in the world, base camp of Mount Makalu and eastern approach to Mount Everest. The area has hot, rices growing districts and also encompasses the cooler tea-growing region of Ilam. The heavily populated Middle Hills are gouged by the mighty Arun Kosi, which has cut through them at an elevation of less than 400m. The major mountain massifs of Kanchanjunga and Makalu flank the Arun River.
The trekking routes are less touristic but are long and needs proper arrangement. A complete camping gears with kitchen crews and porters are necessary to trek in this region.
¨ Kanchanjunga north TREK, 22 days, grade 4, max altitude 5140m, best season Oct-May.
¨ Taplejung to Kanchanjunga SOUTH, 16 days, grade 4, max altitude 4620m, and best season Oct- May.
¨ Makalu Base CAMP 20 Days, grade 4, max altitude 5000m, best season Oct- May.
¨ Hile to Khumbu: 12 days, grade 4, max altitude 3350m, best season Oct- Apr.
