Trekking, Nepal

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Renowed as one of the World's best treks, The Annapurna Circuit provides up to 3 weeks of walking through the Himalayan ranges through a variety of scenery and cultures.

A series of small villages provide huge choice for how you can walk the circuit, doing short or longer days with any amount of side trips and detours. This is scenery not to be rushed.

Most trekkers will do the trip east to west starting at either Besi Sahar or Bhulbule, both of which can be got to by a days bus trip from Kathmandu. The high point of the circuit is the 5,416 metre Thorung La Pass and you need to acclimatise properly to ensure you can safely make it over. Many people now stop their trek in Jomsom which is around 12 days from the start of the trail. This is because a road was built on the Western side and brings with it bikes and jeeps and lots of dust, we saw very few walkers after Jomsom and exited ourselves on a local jeep. There are many highlights on the circuit, for me, the Upper route from Pisang to Manang really stood out, the views of the Annapurna peaks were just breathtaking.

See my Annapurna Circuit trip page.

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Recently we returned from a four-day trek with a friend in the Annapurna Himalayan range. Boasting spectacular scenery, rugged terrain and extremely welcoming locals, I've never visited another place on earth like Annapurna.
Helping us get the most out of our trek was our friendly and knowledgeable guide Sanjib Adhikari, a specialist trekking guide and expedition organizer based in Thamel, the bustling heart of Kathmandu. He skillfully guided us across treacherous mountain passes, pointed out the rich variety of flora we passed and, in the evening after hiking, served our meals and played cards with us.
Knowing that there are quite a few other less capable and experienced guides than Sanjib, I'd certainly recommend him to other trekkers. His website is: www.nepalguideinfo.com
sanjib-adhikari@hotmail.com
977+98416138822

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The company arrange treks for families, small groups of friends, School/collage groups and larger parties organized by clubs or travel agents. Treks are designed to meet the wishes of clients and thus may range in difficulty from easy low altitudes and pass crossings. Guided climbs and treks can be arranged to passes and peaks higher then 18, 000 ft. The trekking season runs from September to May. We can also arrange monsoon treks in Rain shadow area like Mustang, Dolpo, and Mt. Kailash from Simikot or Zhangmu. For more details visit http://www.nepalguidetreks.com

If you are really short of time, willing to miss out some of the cultural treasuresof Nepal, and have set your eyes on seeing the High Himalayas up close, these are your best options within a week:
1) Hang out in the Singh Gomba/Gosainkund area of Langtang (Beware of AMS)
2) From Pokhara you go to Ghandrung/Poon/Tamu Hill areas
3) From Pokhara walk the ridge to Mardi Himal (beware of AMS)
4) Fly to Lukla, walk to Namche Bazaar and hang out for a few days around there.
These are the way easiest ways of getting a good glimpse of the Himalayas in short time, in relative comfort and self-supported if you like.

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Volunteers who would like to participate in some trekking while they are in Nepal can easily do that as a part of their program. We can organise guided treks in the Annapurna mountain ranges which include tea house accommodation, with warm showers and comfortable beds, and three meals of western or local food a day. Four day treks are challenging but suitable for most people at most levels of fitness. As a part of our program, we do not cover the cost of bottled water on the mountain (you can supply your own water purification tablets to save money) or the trekking permit that is required to do the trek (2000 NR). If you would like to do a longer trek through the Annapurna ranges or perhaps even Everest base camp, we can also arrange this, however, it is recommended that you have done some training or had experience walking before. The Everest base camp trek takes from 12- 14 days according to your speed and fitness. It includes flights to Lukla, which is where you will begin your trek. You will be accompanied by an experienced guide and your meals and accommodation will be included in the cost of the trek. Once again, bottled water is to be covered by you and it can cost up to 200 NR the higher up the mountain you go.

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Whether you are a hardened mountaineer or a happy rambler this place has something for every one.
You can walk/trek/climb to every level, and you dont have to super hard to take in some of the biggest hills in the world (from the bottom).

There are many organized trips open to you as well as the pack it, find it and do it type of trip
you are able to travel through city,town, lush green on up into Alpin terrain and then for the more daring the mountain landscape - which in my opinion is the best in the world!

With good guides you can see some glaciers and even walk them (dont recommend this unless you know what your about, it can get messy!) And if all this sounds to much like hard work you can take a flight around Everest herself, the only effort here is to open your wallet.

This will be an unforgettable experience trekking in the highest places on earth. There are many treks ranging from short, easy ones to long, tough ones. Famous treks include the Annapurna Base Camp trek, Annapurna Circuit, Jomoson trek, Langtang trek, Everest-Kala Pattar trek. Other more remote trek include Dhaulagiri trek, Manaslu trek, Kanchenjunga trek, Mustang trek and trekking to remote areas in western Nepal e.g. Rara lake and the Dolpo area..

Ten years ago when I crossed Thorung La I must have walked right passed this Temple in the dusk and didn't even know it was there !!! Then Helga told me about it whilst we were trekking up the kali Gandaki Valley ( Thank You Helga !! ) -- The " Fire on the Water Temple " and Yes you can actually see the fire on the top of the water in a hole in the temple !! Well Worth seeing -- This Temple is part Hindu and part Buddhist -- again something unusual !! Don't be like me and walk straight past it as it is quite an incredible sight !!!!
I am 100% Sure that the information in this tip is still as good now as when I wrote it in 2004 -- Happy Travels in Nepal -- Rob