Trekking

Trekking in Nepal is meant to walk or hike to rural heritages. Along the trails winding up, down, over and around, it takes you through serene villages brooded under the scintillating mountains. So, it is definitely a treasurable experience of lifetime, both, of beholding the hypnotic beauty of nature and meticulously tackling the challenges in the treacherous yet tantalizing mountain regions.
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 walk on are still used predominantly by Nepali people for everyday travel and trade. So, it is common to meet Nepali porter carrying supply like groceries or  lengths of corrugated roofing iron slung from a jute strap (namlo) around the head or a sick relatives 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 ‘warts and all’. You walk through the streets of cities, villages and past the open front doors of houses. At the same time, you see the people at their daily tasks. Often, you witness celestial clouds forming below you while the canopy of magnificent peaks of mountains towering over you.
Trekking means you will be involved in a way you could never be in a car, bus, train or aero plane. But, you can enjoy the friendliness of the people; feel the spell of the mountains and their culture.

A trekking trip can be of any length you choose. though, 10 to 15 Days are considered ideal trekking duration, there are a number of short treks around the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys which only take a day to complete. There are two or three day treks or treks from a week to a month. For those with enough time can combine a number of treks and spend months just walking around.

 The trekking company also offer to customize your trekking itinerary further to suit your condition. Nepal is the ultimate destination for trekking and adventure holidays from easy to challenging base camp treks or Adrenaline adventures that may quite often test your physical aptitude. So, step on in Nepal, a trekking paradise where you will enjoy the most spectacular sceneries flipping one after another as you move on the trail.

Tours

Tours are often combined with your trekking activities. While you are in Kathmandu, it is worth spending 2-3 days for world heritage sightseeing such as at Swoyambhu Nath ( Monkey Temple), Basantapur Durbar Square ( the freak street), Pashupati, Boudha Nath, Patan city, Bhaktpaur city and Nagarkot.

Similarly, if your are on your way to Annapurna region, it is ideal to extend your tour to Pokhara City, and then further to Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha. On your way back home, Chitwan National park offers a very relaxing spots. The park has amazingly diversed flora and fauna preserved within the park including rare species like One horned rhino (the best wonder of the park), royal bengal tigers, Alligators, Mars Crocodile and over 4oo species of Birds.

--Hari Sharan Bhuju