| Program
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ANNAPURNA
SANCTUARY
Spectacular
mountain vistas and easy access make this trek the most popular.
This is the sacred land of the native Gurung people, the abode
of their gods. In many ways this is the ideal trek: lovely, short,
and intense, a direct route into the heart of the Himalaya. The
sanctuary traverses a variety of terrain from lowland villages
and rice terraces to glaciers and offers outstanding high mountain
views. This is a fine opportunity to surround yourself with Himalayan
peaks in a short time, without having to contend with altitude
and flight problems of the Everest Region. The only problem with
this trek is that it can become impassable because of snow and
avalanches in winter and early spring.
Duration
: 08 Days
Difficulty : Moderate
Maximum elevation : 4095 m
Season : October to November, March to April
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee : Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person
approx.)
20
Days Annapurna Circuit
Annapurna
Circuit Trek takes you to the Tibet-like country on the northern
slopes of the Himalaya and the dramatic Kali Gandaki Gorge. This
trek starts with a drive of about 8 hrs to a bustling little boomlet
town Besisahar (823 m). After an overnight in Besisahar the trail
starts through typical hill country inhabited by Gurungs and Chhetris,
it slowly passes through wonderful rice paddies fields and into
cooler zones, changing from pine forest to open meadows, and finally
into dry rain shadow area of Manang. Mountain views from here
are just superb. The greatest thrill acquires when crossing a
very high pass Thorung La ( 5416 m) from where you will be able
to see fantastic view of the mountains. You also will be visiting
Muktinath the important pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists.
We can describe this trail as a classical one as it provides everything
which Annapurna has to, various culture, different tribes residing
in this area, fantastic landscape, great mountain views and of
course crossing an exciting 5416 m Thorung La Pass.
Days
: 20
Grade : Moderate/Demanding
Season : October/November, March/April
Max. Elevation: 5416 m
Fora & Fauna: Hemlock and Silver Oak
Birds : White Capped River Chat, Plumbeous Redstart, Large Pied
Kingfisher, White breasted Kingfisher, Eurasian Kingfisher, Brown
Dipper and White breasted Dipper
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee : Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person
approx.)
JOMSOM
AND ANNAPURNA BASE CAMP
This is a
combination of Jomsom and Annapurna Base Camp trek which offers
a unique culture and excellent mountain scenery. The trek from
Jomsom is one of the best tea house treks in Nepal, you will be
sharing the trail with trains of burros and ponies travelling
to Mustang and to the other areas in the far north of Nepal. This
program will also take you to Muktinath which is an important
pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists. We then trek from
high altitude desert to tropical jungle with wonderful background
views of Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Annapurna ranges to Ghorepani.
From here we make a loop to Annapurna Base Camp trek which takes
you straight into glacier, this is a fine opportunity to surround
yourself with Himalayan peaks.
Duration
: 14 days
Difficulties : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 4095 m
Season : March/April & October/November
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee : Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person
approx.)
JOMSOM
TREK
This is a
classic lodge trek which can be done in either way i.e. fly out
straight to Jomsom or walk from Naya Bridge with a long climb
to Ghorapani, then dropes into the world’s deepest gorge.
It crosses the main Himalayan range to Tibet-like country in Jomsom.
This trail offers unique culture and excellent mountain scenery
i.e. Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Annapurna ranges. You will be sharing
the trail with trains of burros and ponies travelling to Mustang
and the other areas in the far north of Nepal. This region is
mostly inhabited by the Thakali tribe who are famed for running
well equipped guest houses and tasty food. This trek also takes
you to Kagbeni gateway to mysterious Mustang, also we will be
visiting in Muktinath which is an important pilgrimage site for
both Hindus and Buddhists.
Duration
: 8/9 days
Difficulties : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 3710 M
Season : March/April & October/November
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee: Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person approx.)
POON
HILL TREK
The foot hill
of Annapurna ranges offers a perfect 5 day medium class trail
with fantastic views of the mountains as well as encountering
traditional Gurung village . Trek starts with a short drive to
New Bridge and then goes through several Gurung villages which
provides interesting culture of the Gurung along with background
panoramic view of Dhaulagiri I, Tukuche, Nilgiri, Annapurna I,
Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Tarke Kang. The highlight of this
trek is the excellent view of sunrise over the mountains from
Poon Hill 3000 m provided the weather is good. We conclude this
trek with a visit to a beautiful Gurung village Ghandruk which
offers a fantastic view of South Annapurna
Duration
: 5 Days
Grade : Medium
Season : October to May
Maximum Elevation : 3000 m
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee : Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person
approx.)
ROYAL
TREK
Do you want
to do a short and easy camping trek in the heart of Nepal ? The
Royal Trek offers you spectacular scenery on the foothills of
the Annapurna Range. This trek is also ideal for family holiday.
It starts with a 5 km drive to Bijayapur and goes through terrace
fields and villages upto the altitude of 1730 m from where you
can have a panoramic view of the majestic snowy peaks. On our
way back to Pokhara we descend to a quiet lake that invites us
for a relaxed boat trip.
Duration
: 4 Days
Difficulty : Easy
Maximum Elevation : 1730 m
Season : October to April
Permit : Not applicable
Conservation Park Fee : Rs. 1000.- (i.e. US $ 15.- per person
approx.)
Mardi
Himal Trek Program
Mardi Himal
trek is a long rising ridge and its summit forms the south westerly
slope of Mt. Machhapuchare. It is from here that we shall obtain
the most amazing close up views of all. This is completely an
off beaten trek and its one of the best camping trek in the foothills
of the Annapurna.
Duration
: 8 Days
Difficulties : Moderate/Demanding
Max. Elevation : 5000 m
Season : Late Sept - First Week December
March-April
EVEREST
TREK
The Everest
area is one of the most popular trek in Nepal. It involves a tremendous
amount of up and down at high altitude, but is rewarded with the
magnificent mountain views i.e. Ama Dablam, Lhotse, Nuptse and
several other peaks besides the world highest Everest 8848 m.
Trek starts with an exciting mountain flight to Lukla (2,750 m)
and then penetrates right into Sherpa Land. This region is justifiably
famous, not only for its proximity to the world’s highest
mountain, but also for its Sherpa Villages and Monasteries.
Duration
: 14 days
Grade : Demanding
Season : March/April and October/November
Elevation : 5545 m
Flora & Fauna : Blue Pine and Junipers are found above 4000
m
Birds : Golden Eagle, Eurasian Kestrel, Goshawk, Red Billed, Yellow
Billed Choughs, Snow Pigeon, Tibetan Snow Cocks
Mammals : Barking Deer, Musk Deer and Himalayan Tahr
18
DAYS GOKYO TREK
This
is a classic combination of Gokyo and Kalapathar trek.
We take the
same trail till famous Namche Bazaar and then we head towards
North West to Gokyo 5350 m. From Gokyo, more of Everest itself
is visible, though from a slightly greater distance than from
Kala Pathar. The mountain views are more spectacular. Close by
Ngozumpa Glacier is the largest in the Nepal Himalaya and from
a ridge above Gokyo, four 8000 m peaks (Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse
and Makalu) are visible at once. The view of the tremendous ice
ridge between Cho Oyu (8153 m) and Gyachung Kang (7922 m) is one
of the most dramatic panoramas in Khumbu. From here you will walk
through challenging Cho La, a 5420 metre-high pass into Khumbu
valley and then walk upto Kalapathar from where you can catch
the closest view of the Everest.
Duration
: 20 days
Difficulty : Demanding
Maximum Elevation : 5545 m
Season : End September/November
March/First week May
LANGTANG
VALLEY ( 10 DAYS)
You are going
to walk at a relatively low elevation, and you will reach the
heart of the mountainous valley of Langtang with magnificent views
of the flanking mountains of Naya Kanga and Langtang.
First drive
about 9 hours up to Syabrubesi from where you will start trekking
through forests to an alpine valley just south the Tibetan Border.
A visit to the Langtang Valley, offers a chance to explore villages,
climb small peaks and see glaciers at comfortably low elevation.
You could summit two attractive peaks it just involves glacier
climbing. The return to Kathmandu can vary by trekking via the
holy lakes of Gosainkund at 4300 m or walk further up and cross
Ganga La to Helambu.
Duration : 10/14 Days
Grade : Moderate
Max. Altitude : 4300
Season : October/November & March/April
Gosainkund
Gosainkund
is a holy lake for the Hindus, it is said to be created by Lord
Shiva when he pierced a glacier with his trident to obtain water
to quench his thirst after consuming some poison. It is also believed
that the water from this lake disappears underground and appears
in Kumbeshwar pool, next to the five-storey Shiva Temple in Patan.
Hundreds of people travels here to worship and take bathe in the
lake during the full moon festival each August.
]For us it
is exploring this sacred site of Hindus Gosainkund lake with wonderful
mountain views, and crossing a 4,610 m high pass. The mountains
that you can see during this trek are Annapurnas, Manaslu (8,156
m), Ganesh Himal (7,406 m) Langtang Lirung and other unnamed peaks
in Tibet. This trek becomes even more interesting if you can combine
it with Langtang trek.
Days
: 7
Difficulty : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 4610 m
Season : March/April & October/November
Access : 8/9 hrs. drive from Kathmandu
Jugal
Himal
This is another
off beaten trek to the north east of Kathmandu where cluster of
peaks like Dorje Lakpa (6,966 m), Madiya (6257 m) and Phurbi Chhyachu
(6637 m) are lying. This massif is called Jugal Himal. It is very
remote and less visited region though easily accessible from Kathmandu.
This trail
ascends through forests to high alpine lakes. The lakes are not
difficult to reach, but a lot of climbing on narrow trails is
involved. There are not many people living in this remote area,
but it is famous for mountain view.
You can approach
this trek from bit above Dolalghat, at the large bazaar of Chautaara
(1410 m) and then take north to Panch Pokhari at 3,600 m , a seldom
visited pilgrimage site then trail returns back through Sermathang
to Panchkal on the Kodari road.
Days
: 13
Difficulty : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 3800 m
Season : March/April & October/November
Access : Around 3 hrs. of drive from Kathmandu
Helambu
Circuit
The Helambu
trail is an easy and cultural interesting trek, which lies north
of Kathmandu. It is also a closest trek from Kathmandu, offering
an easy loop through villages of varied ethnic group.
The trek starts
with a short drive to Sundarijal and a walk through several different
villages of Tamang, Brahmin, Chettri and Sherpas. You can catch
a view of mountains like Langtang etc.
Helambu is
also a good trekking destination in winter, not only during usual
trekking season.
Duration : 07 days
Dificulty : Easy to Moderate
Max. elevation : 3490 m
Season : October to April
Access : Around 1 hr. drive from Kathmandu
Arun
Trek
Arun Valley
is of great ecological importance providing important wetland
and lowland habitats and with number of flora and fauna. This
is a remote trek start from the subtropical low land or ‘Terai’
of Nepal, crossing the Mahabharat range and offering you magnificent
views of Kanchenjunga & Everest as it enters the very heart
of eastern Nepal.
We pass through
some interesting settlers of this area Limbus, Rais although now
there are also many Chettris, Brahmins & Tibetans, living
traditionally in medieval villages. As we ascend we used rarely
trodden trails through some of Nepal’s most beautiful forests.
The passes provides you excellent views of Mera peak & Chamlang
(7319m.). Also this is another way approaching Everest if its
in your mind.
Days
: 12
Difficulty : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 3349 m
Season : October/April
Access : Flight to Taplejung or drive to Hile
KANCHENJUNGA
TREK
Kanchenjunga
the third highest peak of the world falls in complete wilderness
where you will be just with nature and mountains. It was opened
to trekking only in 1988 although people have trekked in the area
in connection with mountaineering expeditions since the turn of
the century. Trail takes you from the southeastern corner of Nepal
at altitudes of just 70m to the base camp of Kanchenjunga, one
of the greatest mountain masses in the world. It is one of Nepal’s
least trekked areas and certainly one of the best. Foothills of
Kanchenjunga is the home of Limbus and it borders the Indian state
of Sikkim, so the circuit of the mountain is politically impossible.
You can either trek to the north or south Kanchenjunga base camp
or best alternative is to visit both South and North Kanchenjunga.
This region remains technically restricted your trek has to be
arranged through registered trekking agency and get special permit.
Also this trek is very strenuous so one needs to be physically
fit.
Day
: 22
Difficulty : Moderate-Demanding
Max. Elevation : 5140 m
Season : March/April & October/November
Access : Flight to Biratnagar spend the overnight and next day
take another flight
We can start our trek from Basantpur but that will involve some
extra days
MAKALU
WITH NATURE
This is an
outstanding trek in eastern Nepal. One of the bigger eight thousand
in the Himalayas. The trek to Makalu Base Camp visits one of the
most remote and unfrequented areas of Nepal. The long trek and
unspoiled terrain makes this trek a classic in its own . There
are spectacular views of rugged Himalayan peaks, including Mt.
Makalu (8463m), fifth highest in the world, Mt. Chamlang (7319
m) and Mt. Baruntse (7129m). With about 40 kms, these high peaks
plunge downward to 670m. at the Arun river. This provides stunning
contrasts, where high waterfalls cascade into deep gorges, craggy
rocks rise from lush green forests, and colourful flowers bloom
beneath white snow peaks. This unique landscape shelters some
of the last pristine mountain ecosystems on earth. Rare species
of animals and plants flourish in diverse climates and habitats,
relatively undisturbed by man. In Makalu-Barun National Park are
some 3000 species of flowering plants, 440 species of birds, and
75 species of mammals, including the endangered clouded leopard,
red panda and musk deer. This remarkable biodiversity is considered
to be of global significance, and provides a living laboratory
for international scientific research.
Its a long
trek up the Arun Kosi, then climb over a high pass into the remote
Barun Valley, protected as Nepal’s newest national park.
A rough trail leads past yak pastures and glaciers to the foot
of Makalu. This trek goes high up to 5000m.One has to be physically
fit , as this trek is graded 4.
Duration
: 22 days
Difficulty : Medium - Demanding
Maximum elevation : 5000 m
Season : March/April & October/November
Access : Flight to Taplejung or drive to Hile takes around one
and half day
Around
Dhaulagiri Trek
Dhaulagiri
8167m the seventh highest peak in the world with its massive snowy
white bulk dominates the central west Nepal. It stands alone above
the great Kali Gandaki Valley. This valley is the deepest on earth
as it is flanked by two 8000m peaks – Dhaulagiri I and Annapurna
I. This is a long and difficult trek around Dhaulagiri which starts
from Beni but offers breathtaking view of massive south face as
well as the chance to explore the remote valleys hidden away from
its bulk. We begin this trek with a drive of about 10/12 hours
to Beni, spend the night at Beni. Next day we start our trek by
following the Mayangdi Khola west wards and through exquiste forests
of pine, rhododendron and fir to emerge on the Kaphe Glacier.
From here we climb up to French Pass (5,240m) and descend to wild
and untraveled valleys where sometimes Bharal (Blue Sheep) can
be seen during summer. Then the trail takes over the Thapa La
(5350 m) which provides you a magnificent views of the great Kali
Gandaki Gorge. You can end your trek with a steep descent to Marpha
and then walk up to Jomsom and take a flight to Pokhara or return
to Pokhara via Ghorapani ridge for a panoramic views of the entire
Dhaulagiri massif. This trek is categorize as hard trek and you
need to be in excellent shape of health.
Duration
: 18 days
Difficulty: Demanding
Maximum elevation : 5000 m
Season : March/April & October
Manaslu
Another
less frequented trek, but otherwise this trek has always been
the domain of the mountaineering expedition. Manaslu (8,156 m)
was attempted by Japanese expeditions every year from 1952-1956
when the first ascent was made. Manaslu came to be known as Japanese
Mountain. This one a circuit around the eight highest mountain
in the world Manaslu is geographically spectacular and culturally
fascinating. Though crossing the Larkya La is not that difficult
but the trek around Manslu is harder than most in Nepal. The trail
is rough and steep and it often literally hangs on a bluff high
above the river. We do not suggest to some one having slightest
tendency towards acrophobia. Also the trek is remote and has no
rescue facilites or opportunities to bail out if you are tired.
A rough trail heads up to the Burhi Gandaki through wild Gurung
country to Nupri. Nupri inhabitat by Tibetan immigrants provides
a fantastic mountain views and crossing of the Larkya La is one
of th emost dramatic of any pass in the Himalaya This area still
falls on the restricted area and has to go according to HMG rules
and regulation.
Days
: 20 Days
Difficulty : Moderate to Demanding
Max Elevation : 5100 m
Season : March/April & October/November
LOWER
DOLPO TREK
Dolpo preserves one of the last remnants
of traditional Tibetan culture. This is a walk through the wild
west of Nepal its strange mixture of ethnic groups. Surrounded
by high mountains including the Dhaulagiri massif to the southeast
and cut off by high passes closed by snow half the year. Phuksumdo
Lake 3,627 m is the highlight of the whole trek, a basin of unearthly
turquoise blue ringed by rocky crags and forest, framed by snowcapped
peaks. There are no lodges so everything has to be organized before
the trip. Veteran traveler David Snellgrove raved over its beauty:
“Here we set up camp, feeling that we had come at last to
the paradise of the Buddha ‘Boundless Light’. The
water is edged with silver birch and the gleaming whiteness of
the branches against the unearthly blue of the water is one of
the most blissful things that I have know,”
Days
: 9/20
Difficulty : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 3820 m
Season : March to October
Access : Good to fly Kathmandu-Nepalgunj-Jumla/Juphel
Upper
Dolpo
Beyond
the beautiful Phoksumdo Lake lies the upper Dolpo or the Inner
Dolpo. You have to start this trek from lower part of Dolpo and
then along the difficult trail crossing high passes from Phoksumdo
Lake to the legendary Crystal Mountain and Shey Gompa. Shey was
closed to foreigners until 1992 now it has been opened but under
restricted area and has to follow the restriction rules and regulation
Period
: 15/26 days
Difficulty : Moderate
Max. Elevation : 5400 m
Season : May-October
Access : From Juphel/Jumla
ROLWALING
ADVENTURE
Rolwaling is the east-west valley below
Gauri Shankar (7145 m). This is an isolated and culturally diverse
area. There are several mysterious stories about this valley through
which the forefathers of the present-day Sherpa's once came. It
is here that the notorious and celebrated Yeti is supposed to
make his home. Entire research expeditions so far have failed
to trace it out.
The trail leads you through a wealth of
variety on one hand through Tamang and Chettri villages with their
typical terraced fields, on the other through dense, gloomy primeval
forests and over broad ridge backs with wonderful views. Rolwaling
and Tesi Lepcha are technically closed to foreigners but by buying
a climbing permit of one peak i.e. Ramdung you will be able to
explore the richness of this area and if interested you can try
to summit the peak.
Days
: 17
Difficulty : Strenuous
Max. Elevation : 5755 m
Season : March/April & September/October |
