Trekking Nepal Himalaya
Trekking Nepal Himalaya, popular and major destinations for all types of adventures where everyone knows that Nepal a country of world highest peaks with picturesque scenery, that make the country world famous and most sought destinations for all kinds of different Himalayan destinations.
Trekking in Nepal Himalaya offers worlds eight highest peaks of the planet earth out of fourteen main mountains above 8,000 m high peaks that exists in this world.
Due to world highest mountains that Nepal is famous for and a leading premier country for exciting walks from day hike to a week and more to few weeks duration where one can extend further days to enjoy beautiful mountain views in the harmony of local immense culture and colorful custom with age-old heritage simple traditional farm life.
Trekking in Nepal Himalaya offers wide variety of fabulous and scenic places to enjoy from high base camp treks to high passes crossing in between giant mountains or a gentle with gradual walks of moderate grades.
Trekkers will be amazed that Nepal covers world tallest peaks with number one Mt. Everest at 8,848 m, second world 3rd highest Mt. Kanchenjunga 8,586 m with fourth Mt. Lhotse 8,516 m, 5th high Mt. Makalu 8,463 m and the 6th high Mt. Cho-Oyu 8,201 m, including world 7th Mt. Dhaulagiri 8,167 m and, 8th high Mt. Manaslu with the last 10th world highest Mt. Annapurna at 8,091 m high.
Trekking in Nepal also covers range of mountains of above 7,000 m and 6,000 m where one can choose several trekking destinations for close views of the mountain of one interest.
Views of Mountains and soaking in local culture
Apart from high and beautiful mountain scenery with super great views of dramatic landscapes the local village culture is equally fascinating as Nepal and its people are known for warm and friendly hospitality that makes trekking in Nepal more interesting and worth visiting with experience of a lifetime memories to add with your adventure in Nepal.
Where villagers greets you with warm cheerful smile adding more extra highlights of the trip that follows all along the walks from one village to another with interesting time and soaking in with local cultures and old heritage traditional life seldom seen in this world of modernization.
Nepal with more than 60 ethnic groups and 70 native different languages spoken that makes a cultural mosaic with various custom that exists in the country of both great Hindu and Buddhism religions that you can witness living in perfect harmony with temples and monasteries close to each sides.
Enriched with flora and fauna
For a small country covering an area of 147, 181 sq. kms from east to west and north to south where all high Himalaya mountains located towards north, fascinating to know that Nepal due to its unique geographical position and heights variation range from below 60 m above sea level to highest point on earth the top of Mt. Everest at 8,848 m.
Which falls within a mere distance of 150 km that results into dramatic climatic changes from low warm sub-tropical to alpine temperatures and ending at Arctic cold of freezing temperatures within remorseless fields of ice and glaciers.
Trekking in Nepal besides mountains and cultures offers great verity of flora and fauna some of them nearly lost in this world, as the country enriched with 2 % of all the flowering plants in the world; 8 % of the world’s population of birds (more than 857 species); 4 % of mammals on earth; 11 of the world’s 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species); 600 indigenous plant families; 319 species of exotic orchids.
Himalaya with various destinations to choose
Nepal Himalaya offers wide range of destinations from low foot hills to mid and high hills and into deep valley within high mountains that covers from the country Far East of Kanchenjunga, Makalu and Everest region to far west of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himalaya, that makes Nepal a country of varied adventure destinations where you trek beautiful scenery and local culture follows you.
Trekking in Nepal offers from popular trekking area to un-explored region where one can choose around various destinations within Annapurna Himalaya from a day to a week or more all in the comfort of nice cozy lodges.
Other best trekking to Everest region with various areas to explore with Everset base camp and high Gokyo valley and crossing high passes in the harmony of local hospitality of Sherpa people.
North of Kathmandu to Langtang Himal and its scenic valley another great scenic destinations that captures you with its beautiful scenery and visiting traditional Tamang farm village and within enchanting woodland.
Nepal with more destinations to choose to Upper Mustang, Upper and Lower Dolpo to Lake Rara or Humla and Limi valley within Far North West Himalaya on least visited region of the country.
A new and widely trek which is getting more attention is around Manaslu and Tsum valley trekking, or one can choose wild destinations around Eastern Nepal within Makalu and Kanchenjunga Himalaya.
Trekking in Nepal includes remote isolated pockets of Himalaya where camping facilities provided that includes sleeping spacious tents, soft mattress, dining tents, toilet tents with separate unit of kitchen with cook and kitchen staff followed by guides and porters or pack animals like Yak and mules.
Expectations of Trekking Neapal
Apart from scenic views of world highest peaks where trekkers can take great delights exploring within nice villages of various colorful culture and custom with age-old traditional farm life and cattle herding.
Trekking in Nepal Himalaya offers more than one can expect with grand scenery, exciting cultures with pristine greenery and wilderness in the shade of dense alpine forest covered with tall rhododendron, pines, oaks, and magnolia, birch, spruce and fir tree lines.
During springtime where hills will be alive with riots of varied colors from the bloom of wildflowers from trees, bushes to short grassland especially rhododendron of various species with different colors (National flower of Nepal the Rhododendron).
Trekking in Nepal a marvelous destination where one can walk into fresh clean mountain air along with fabulous panorama of high mountain range within enchanting environment of green woodland.
Most route of trekking involves exciting overland journey to start the walk as well at the end of the trekking, some areas where short flight in smaller aircraft takes you to your chosen destination like if you are trekking to Everest, Makalu, Kanchenjunga, Upper Mustang, Dolpo and remote corners of Himalaya region.
History of Trekking in Nepal Himalaya
Trekking started in Nepal by the local tribes visiting and migrating from one place to another covering ups and downhill on mountainous and hilly trail which still exist at present where no motorable road has reached.
First history of trekking in Nepal Himalaya visited by early pioneer and explorer like Bill Tilman, Tony Hagen, Mike Cheney, Jimmy Roberts in search of new routes towards Tibet and to remote hidden Himalayan Shangri-la.
The early trekkers and visitors were mountaineers like late Maurice Herzog a French nationality who climbed Annapurna I, in 1950 the first 8,000 meters peaks ever to be climbed even before Mt. Everest was summated by Tenzing and Hillary in 1953.
After mountaineers, pioneers and explorer other foreign adventurer came to study and look for rare Himalayan plants and herbs, where trekking actually came into trend from mid 1960’s, with pilgrimage visiting holy sacred ponds and lakes on high Himalaya.
Commercial Trekking started from early 1970’s when early trekkers ventured around high trails of Himalaya, including Hippies and flower people in search of best wild Marijuana, which are widely found around low and mid hills as medicinal use, where fiber are still in use in making ropes-bags or clothes.
As mass number of trekkers began to arrive around famous destination around Everest-Annapurna and Langtang region then local lodge known as Tea-House were established to cater the needs of travelers.
At present since last three decades Nepal Himalaya has been widely trekked and ventured where on treks visitors can find comfort from basic, standard to luxury lodge even around high mountainous areas.
From 1970’s on ward till today, hundreds of local trekking agents and companies mushroomed with great competition to win the heart of foreign visitors offering competitive prices to offer satisfactory or excellent services.
Trekking Nepal Himalaya Season Wise
Nepal Himalaya to enjoy view and walks and to soak within local culture and to be in main festivals events where one can choose right time season wise, popular and best times from March to May with September till December months, when most of the days are clear for mountain views and enjoyable walks.
Monsoon season of mid June till mid September less number visits due to heavy rain clouds obstructs the views and trail gets slippery with mud.
But for higher area treks like Upper Mustang and Dolpo region where people can venture even in these wet seasons, as the area falls within rain-shadow where heavy rain clouds blocked by high Himalayan mountain range.
Trekkers can travel and trek in Nepal all months of the year as per your chosen destinations where you can take the delights and experience trekking Nepal Himalaya with the best season of time.
Most popular destinations
At present Annapurna the most visited region for trekking offers various interesting destinations to choose from short to more than 2-3 weeks walks, from main stream to hidden and remote isolated corners of Annapurna Himalaya,where as Annapurna Circuit trek and Annapurna Base Camp trek is must popular.
After Annapurna region Everest is the next popular choice among wide-world travelers due to world highest mountains with fascinating scenery and interesting culture all in the comfort of local nice lodge.
Another popular destination is Langtang region the nearest mountain range from the capital Kathmandu where one can enjoy walks of week or more.
Many other Himalayan areas are well worth visiting for instance Manaslu, Tsum Valley, Ganesh Himal as well around Nepal Far West and Far Eastern destinations which is slowly turning into a popular adventure area.
Rules and Regulation on trekking in Nepal
Nepal Trekking within all areas of the country where one needs to obtain trekking permits called TIMS (Trekking Information Management Systems) with National Park or Conservation entry fees to enter around the region of your interested destinations.
National Park Fees includes following areas of trekking
Everest, Langtang, Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dolpo, Dhaulagiri and Rolwaling areas where park has been established to protect its green vegetation and pristine natural environment, as for Annapurna where ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) has to be obtained from the entry point.
Here is the all needed trekking permit fee details of Nepal trekking areas.
All national park and other permits records the flow of trekkers which helps to locate and trace if some individual trekkers disappears even after his visa and permit dates expires.
Health and Physical Fitness
Nepal Himalaya where all trekkers and adventurer should be in good physical shape and in sound health to cope with long hour walks that includes ups and down hills.
Physical Fitness on moderate grade walk of less than week where all age-group and interested people can join in without much problem of catching AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness), as short trekking involves less altitude hills not more of 3,000 meters of less in some area of treks.
Physical Fitness with good health required on longer trekking of adventurous and challenging grades which involves long hours walks with steep climb and descend within high altitude above 4,000 m to 5,000 meters high.
Where in all trekking region in Nepal Himalaya requires support of travel and medical insurance against unfortunate accidents and sickness where one needs to be evacuated with fastest means of transportation like using Helicopter services.
All extra expenses besides you trip package to be borne by self including services of Helicopter rescue and other personal expenditure that might occur travelling within Nepal Himalaya.
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