Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation Area features the Arun and the Barun rivers. Pleasant valleys, green fields, Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8463 meters, deep green forests and lakes and allows the visitors to interact with the Karki people. Considered challenging and remote, this area sees few visitors and this means undamaged cultures, more wildlife and better managed. Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation Area features the Arun and the Barun rivers. Pleasant valleys, green fields, Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8463 meters, deep green forests and lakes and allows the visitors to interact with the Karki people. Considered challenging and remote, this area sees few visitors and this means undamaged cultures, more wildlife and better managed
Our trip to Makalu is especially attractive. First you land on the Tumlingtar airstrip, about 500 meters above