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About Trekking

Trekking is another word for walking. However, the word trekking has become more well known for the kind of walking which takes you along trails winding up, down, over and around mountains.

Trekking is not mountaineering although some of the popular trails are used by mountaineering expeditions to get to their base camps. Most of the trails you will walk on are still used predominantly by Nepali people for everyday travel and trade. It is not uncommon to be passed along the way by a Nepali porter carrying lengths of corrugated roofing iron slung from a jute strap (namlo) around the head or a sick relative being carried in a basket (doko) in the same manner to the nearest medical facility.

Trekking is a way of seeing a country and its people 'arts and all'. You will walk through the streets of cities and villages and past the open front doors of houses, you will see the people at their daily tasks, the clouds forming below you and the magnificent peaks of mountains towering over you. By trekking you will be involved in a way you could never be in a car, bus, train or aeroplane; you can enjoy the friendliness of the people, feel the magnetism of the mountains, be at one with the country and at peace with yourself. Could you ask or want for anything more?

Expedition.

Nepal is a paradise for adventure seekers. We are blessed with eight of the ten highest mountains to experience or perhaps to climb, wild turbulent rivers to observe or white water raft, river gorges to appreciate, including the Kaligandaki-the world's deepest gorge. And thousands of hours of trails to trek, both easy and formidable, or even to mountain bike. Because, Nepal's mountains have been and still is mostly road less, distances are measured in the time it takes to walk from one place to another, not not in Kilometers (or miles). Trekking in Nepal is known as the best walking on earth. One can trek to the base camp of the world's highest peaks or walk through the world's deepest gorge. A trek to mustang takes one to the stark landscapes of the Tibetan plateau. White water rafting in the swirling rapids, Jungle safari on elephant back, Mountain biking and even balloon flights all give a new meaning to enjoying an adventures life. Nepal offers everything to delight the eyes of the traveler and challenge the stamina of adventurers