Nepal, lying between the two Asian giants---China and India, extents approximately 885 Km. East to west, and 193 Km (average)  north to south. Spread over an area of 147, 181Sq .Km, the country is between known for magnificent medieval monuments, Mt. Everest (8,850.), the highest point on the earth, and Lumbini, the birthplace of  Lord Buddha. Nepal is home to some 20 million people as varied as the terrain in which they live, with over 35 different tribal and ethnic groups both Buddhist and Hindu. These ancient religions coexist in the Kathmandu valley and occasionally overlap their influence evident by the numerous shrines, temples and prayer walls.  

TREKKING IN NEPAL

Trekking in Nepal means Walking trip following trains since many years. Nepalese uses some of the trekking trails for everyday travel and trade. Trekking trip can be any length you choose-there are popular short treks of 3 or 4 days or there are longer treks lasting from a week to a month. Trekking in Nepal offers some of the most spectacular and beautiful scenery in the world. Nepal has a near monopoly on the world's highest peaks-eight of  the 10 highest are found in Nepal and a number of the popular trekking routes offer you wonderful views.             

The mountains may be the most obvious scenic attraction, but trekkers soon find there  are plenty of other treats for the eye. The hill country in offer breathtakingly beautiful with pretty little villages, attractive houses, neat fields and interesting temples. As you climb higher the semitropical lowlands give way to meadows, stretches of forest, swift following rivers and deep canyons before you reach the cold and often barren regions at the foot of the great peaks. The views change with the seasons, where it is the cycle of planting and harvesting or the brilliant displays of wild flowers late in the spring season.  

The people : Nepal is a country  of contrasts and this extends to the people as well as the landscape. Trekking in Nepal is not like hiking through the often-uninhabited countryside of a  North America, Australia or European  National park.  People are constantly passing by  on the trails, and along  many  routes there are regularly  spoiled villages to pause in. The villages and their people can be as interesting  as scenery, as you meet people from many of Nepal's wide diversity of ethnic groups.  

Trekking Season  

The best time to trekking in Nepal is from October to May (the cold season is January and February) and the worst time is from June to September (the monsoon).  

The 3 months of the autumn season, October, November and December are the best period for trekking in Nepal. The air freshly washed by the monsoon rains in crystal clear, the mountain scenery is superb and the weather is comfortably warm.  

January and February are still good months for trekking in low altitude but the cold can be bitter at high altitudes. Greeting up to above 5000m, can be a rear endurance test of cold freezing.  

March and April, the spring season is a second-best time. The weather gets warmer and Nepal's wonderful rhododendron and other flowers are in bloom so there's plenty of colour to be seen in the trekking trails.  

By May it is getting very hot, dusty and humid, and the monsoon is definitely just round the corner from June to September trails can be slippery due to the monsoon rains and raging rivers ash away winter bridges and stretches of trails.  

What is Lodge Trek  

Lodge trek means that you will be accommodate in Motel or Lodge and to eat in the same lodge's restaurant. Your guide will arrange a good quality lodge and you choose the menu for your meals. The porter will carry your luggage except what you need for the walking days. There are quite comfortable lodges and nice food available in the Everest, Annapurna and Langtang region, so that lodge treks are becoming more popular in these areas.  

What is Camping Trek  

Camping trek means a full organize trekking with all camping and cooking gears, food & beverage, sleep in tents and dinning tent, folding tables and chairs to have dinner and to join and enjoy together with other participants and Nepalese crew. Our professional guides take care entire of the team and our trained and professional cook and his assistants prepare hygienic meals. All camping gears, your baggage and other supplies to be carried by porters and pack animals. Camping treks are more popular and important where there are not available lodging and food facilities in the remote areas.      

LODGE TREKS (Tea House Treks)    

For those clients who do not wish to sleep in tents, we offer lodge treks. While lodge treks are possible in Annapurna, Everest and Langtang region, it is not possible in Mustang and other regions as there are commercial lodges in such areas.  

As it is not possible to book these lodges in advance from Kathmandu due to lack of communication facilities, our Sherpa guide will look for the lodge as soon as they arrive the designated village stop. Our guide will always try to get the best available lodges for our clients. However, if the good lodges are already reserved or not available, he will be compelled to accommodate clients at other lodges. All the lodges are very basic in standard and may not have proper shower/toilet facilities. Moreover, during high season, the clients may be accommodated in dormitories in case all the lodged are completely sold out.  

All meals will be provided in the same lodges cooked by the lodge owners during trek. The food could be simple, with less variety but enough. Our team for the lodge trekking will consist of a Sherpa guide (Sirdar) and porters (as per requirement). If the group size is large, we provide additional Sherpas to assist clients and the Sirdar. The clients must be pre-informed of all the above points clearly before accepting bookings for lodge treks.    

Trek permits, National park, Conservation fees & insurance  

National Park and Conservation Fees are usually included in our trek costs. As per the recent government regulation, trek permits are not required to trek through Langtang, Everest and Annapurna regions. Restricted area trek permits (e.g.: Upper Dolpo & Upper Mustang Permit) are expensive and hence always quoted separately. There is an entrance fee of US$100 per video camera in all National Parks and is hence payable directly.  

Personal insurance of any nature is not covered in the prices quoted by us. The emergency evacuation costs, video fees in National Parks (US$ 100 per video) are not included in our trek costs. Similarly, costs for soft/hard drinks, snacks, tea/coffee (other than those provided by our team), charges for pony/yak rides etc; are to be settled directly on the spot.  

Conservation  

Nepal's fragile mountain environment is increasingly pressured by a rapidly growing population. As visitors, it’s our responsibility to minimize our impact. Deforestation is Nepal's greatest environment problem. We use kerosene as an alternative to wood on all treks. We do not have campfires & we strongly discourage trekkers from buying wood-fueled hot showers in lodges along the trail. It is our responsibility to minimize our impact.