Trekking within the Himalayas is, in each sense of the phrase, an uplifting expertise and the newest model of touring on the mountains. A particular attraction of Nepal lies in its spectacular pure magnificence, its distinctive cultures and pleasant individuals. By strolling via the mountains of Nepal, you’ll come to know why this nation has captivated the hearts of mountaineers and explorers for over a century.
Whether or not you might be in search of a wilderness expertise or a traditional trek, Nepal has every part to supply. No matter the place you go, you’ll encounter a terrific range of geography, local weather and ethnicity. The persons are pleasant and welcoming, and the good spotlight of trekking on this nation is the interactions you should have with the native individuals within the villages and their splendidly numerous cultures, practices and traditions.
We provide quite a lot of completely different types of trekking journey similar to traditional, difficult, luxurious, and household, every of which can contain camping, staying in tea-houses or a mixture of each. You may be led by our skilled guides and accompanied by pleasant Sherpas to the world’s mightiest mountains via the spellbinding valleys, rhododendron forests and holy lakes of the Annapurna, Everest, Langtang and off-the-beaten-track areas.
When to go
The perfect time to trek is from October to Might. The primary two months of the dry season (October and November) is the best interval for trekking in Nepal. The air is freshly washed by the monsoon rains, the mountain surroundings is great and the climate continues to be comfortably heat. December, January and February are nonetheless good months for trekking however the chilly could be bitter at excessive altitudes. March and Can also provide higher climate when trekkers can see excellent wild flowers, notably in Nepal’s fantastic rhododendron forests. Through the monsoon season (June-August) trekking is feasible within the rain-shadow areas of north of the Himalaya like higher Mustang and higher Dolpo. These areas are out of attain of the rain clouds due to the excessive mountains and are unaffected by the monsoon.
Period of the Trek
A trekking journey could be of any size you select. Standard brief treks can be found across the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys, which solely take one, two or three days to finish whereas longer treks lasting from every week to a month. It’s even attainable to mix a collection of fashionable treks collectively and peak climbing for months on finish.
Selecting a Trek
Please do not forget that often dangerous climate, altitude and unfamiliar cultures could make additional calls for. A humorousness and willpower are vital attributes on any journey vacation and on a trekking vacation you will need to take pleasure in strolling. With the intention to show you how to in choosing a trek we have now given every trek a grade, though that is solely a easy information. In case you want assist in deciding which trek is appropriate, please name or ship an electronic mail to us and we might be happy to advise you additional.
Bodily Health:
All trekking calls for a degree of health that may allow one to place in a superb day’s strolling, up hill and down. Most treks shouldn’t be taken to realize greater than 500 meters in at some point above 3000 meters. There ought to be loads of time in the course of the day to cowl this distance, so the bodily exertion although fairly strenuous at occasions, will not be sustained. The perfect preparation for trekking is biking, swimming, jogging, squash, tennis and lengthy walks involving up and down hills. Good bodily conditioning will definitely assist maximize your enjoyment of your treks.
Planning a Trek
Nepal affords loads of alternative for treks lasting a day or much less, although most are significantly longer. Round Pokhara or the Kathmandu Valley you possibly can full the trek inside two, three or 4 days however for the highly regarded Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit treks it’s important to enable three weeks.
Trek Grading System
Nepal, with its ups and downs and zig-zag paths ,it’s extra applicable to suppose by way of hours spent in strolling, moderately than miles lined. That is what we use as a grading system. A typical day’s stroll lasts from 5 to seven hours & entails a typical of ascents & descents Trekking.
Straightforward treks contain as much as 6 hours of strolling a day, on good trails with loads of time for sightseeing. Altitudes typically don’t exceed 3500 meters. Anybody who enjoys common exercise and is in god bodily situation ought to simply deal with these treks.
Average treks contain strolling for six to eight hours a day in additional distant nation, reaching altitudes of roughly 4500 meters. An inexpensive degree of health is required as there might be a lot ascent and descent with the occasional troublesome day. A hill strolling background is advisable.
Strenuous treks are more durable, appropriate for normal hill walkers as they’re typically extra demanding any might contain 7 or 8-hour days, with altitudes as much as 5500 meters. You ought to be bodily match and applicable preparation is crucial. Some days might contain crossing a move with as much as 10 hours strolling.
Type of Trekking
Teahouse Trek
It’s a fashionable model of trek within the sure areas of Nepal the place modest lodging at nation lodges and cheap customary of meals are simply accessible alongside the paths. Our porters carry shoppers’ baggage and gear and the information takes care of the lodging at lodges and meals alongside the paths. Scorching drinks tea /espresso with breakfast within the morning and dinner within the night are served within the lodges. Lunch is offered en route between 11am and 12pm.
Full board camping trek
On this class of trek we provide all the mandatory meals and camping gear for a non-public or bigger group of vacationers. Our guides, prepare dinner, porters or yaks maintain all of the technical and logistical elements of the journey. On a regular basis our workers will set the camp alongside the paths and our well-trained cooks put together the western and Asian meals with number of selections. This feature is the one selection for a few of the extra distant areas of Nepal similar to Kanchenjunga, Manaslu, higher/decrease Dolpo, Nar Phu valley, Spherical Dhaulagiri, Rolwaling, Makalu, Ganesh Himal and lots of different distant areas.
Altitude & Acclimatization:
Correct acclimatization is essential and our routes are deliberate particularly to permit a gradual achieve in altitude with lots of our treks having additional days to permit for acclimatization. By slowly gaining top we reap the advantages of a gradual achieve in health and acclimatization. We provide recommendation about acclimatization and with the wise strategy we tackle all of our treks, anybody who’s match and wholesome ought to have few issues. On our climbing journeys in Nepal and trekking journeys in Tibet we stock a transportable altitude chamber as an additional security precaution.
Group Measurement
Group sizes are saved small, to cut back the impression on the setting and to allow us to offer a extra private service. The utmost Group dimension on most of our treks/excursions is 16 and the minimal group dimension is 2.
