Trekking In Nepal
Nepal is a dream destination for any outdor activity. Starting from short one day walks to ultimate adventure sports like mountaining and white water river rafting. This small country located in the worlds highest montain range - the mighty Himalaya mountains can offer it all. Tracking is one of the most popular activities in Nepal amongst travellers. Tourists can go on a variety of tracking routes with different dificylty and lenght.
The Himalaya mountains definetly have some of the worlds moust awesome tracking routes, but for travellers short on time there are plenty of destinations for a short trek or a day's hike. Most of the short treks take no more than couple of days to complete, but they do give you an idea of life on Nepals trails. The most popular destinations for short treks are Pokhara in the southern foothils of Annapurnas, Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan Hills, around Tansen and Shivapuri National park. There is also plenty of destination's for a very short day hikes.
The bigger treks like the Everest Base camp trek or Annapurna circle trek, take much longer to finish and they do require a certain level of both physical and mental fitness. Also planning and careful preparations will ensure that your trek is and enjoyable experience. With its many twists and turns of the route and many gains and losses of the altitude, the big trekking routes might be demanding to travelers. Most days during the trek travelers will be doing 10 to 20 km of trekking, but distances are meaningless since rarely travelers will spend more than a day on the same altitude. The best time to trek in Nepal is the dry season that lasts from October to May, during the monsoon season from June to September it is recommended not to trek, however the absence of western tourists on the trekking trails might outweigh the difficulties on the trek. On the Nepal's treks it is highly advisable to hire a guide and, in case you can't (or don't want to) to carry a large backpack, a porter. It is easy to find reliable guides through a guesthouse or agency in Nepal. Mostly on organized tracks travelers tend to stay in camps, though the only things they have to do is eat and crawl into their tents, since everything is handled by the trekking crew. Independent trekkers are most likely to stay in guesthouses or village inns. The guesthouses are flourishing along popular trails like the Annapurna circuit and it is even possible to make entire treks on local accommodation and food, but nevertheless a sleeping bag is a must have on these tracks. Local accommodation ranges from simple extensions of family home to quite luxurious places with showers, toilets and private rooms. As for the eating on an organized track the only travelers concern is to eat it and for independent travelers there are numerous places along the trail to eat at. Still emergency food supply like chocolate and dried fruit is highly advisable to carry with you.
The most popular treks are: The Everest Base Camp trek, Helambu trek, Langtang trek, Jomsom
Trek and Annapurna Circuit trek. Some of the areas visited during the trek might require special permits and fees so it is wise to check before you go.
The Himalaya mountains definetly have some of the worlds moust awesome tracking routes, but for travellers short on time there are plenty of destinations for a short trek or a day's hike. Most of the short treks take no more than couple of days to complete, but they do give you an idea of life on Nepals trails. The most popular destinations for short treks are Pokhara in the southern foothils of Annapurnas, Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan Hills, around Tansen and Shivapuri National park. There is also plenty of destination's for a very short day hikes.
The bigger treks like the Everest Base camp trek or Annapurna circle trek, take much longer to finish and they do require a certain level of both physical and mental fitness. Also planning and careful preparations will ensure that your trek is and enjoyable experience. With its many twists and turns of the route and many gains and losses of the altitude, the big trekking routes might be demanding to travelers. Most days during the trek travelers will be doing 10 to 20 km of trekking, but distances are meaningless since rarely travelers will spend more than a day on the same altitude. The best time to trek in Nepal is the dry season that lasts from October to May, during the monsoon season from June to September it is recommended not to trek, however the absence of western tourists on the trekking trails might outweigh the difficulties on the trek. On the Nepal's treks it is highly advisable to hire a guide and, in case you can't (or don't want to) to carry a large backpack, a porter. It is easy to find reliable guides through a guesthouse or agency in Nepal. Mostly on organized tracks travelers tend to stay in camps, though the only things they have to do is eat and crawl into their tents, since everything is handled by the trekking crew. Independent trekkers are most likely to stay in guesthouses or village inns. The guesthouses are flourishing along popular trails like the Annapurna circuit and it is even possible to make entire treks on local accommodation and food, but nevertheless a sleeping bag is a must have on these tracks. Local accommodation ranges from simple extensions of family home to quite luxurious places with showers, toilets and private rooms. As for the eating on an organized track the only travelers concern is to eat it and for independent travelers there are numerous places along the trail to eat at. Still emergency food supply like chocolate and dried fruit is highly advisable to carry with you.
The most popular treks are: The Everest Base Camp trek, Helambu trek, Langtang trek, Jomsom
Trek and Annapurna Circuit trek. Some of the areas visited during the trek might require special permits and fees so it is wise to check before you go.
