Trekking in Nepal

Trekking in Nepal Himalaya with encountersnepal.com

Nepal and its Himalaya the most fascinating country in the world, although small in size offering awesome landscapes and panorama of more than 600 – 800 k.m. stretch snow clad mountains where world’s 8th highest mountains are located within Nepal territory Mt. Everest is known as Sagarmatha in Nepali world’s number one at 8,848 meters / 29,028 ft, world’s 3rd highest Mt. Kanchenjunga 8,586 m / 28,169 ft world’s 4th highest Mt. Lhotse 8,516 m / 27, 940 ft, world’s 5th highest Mt. Makalu 8,463 m / 27,766 ft, worlds 6th highest Mt. Cho-Oyu 8,201 m / 26,906 ft, worlds’ 7th highest Mt. Dhaulagiri 8,167 m / 26, 795 ft, worlds 8th highest Mt. Manaslu 8,163 m / 26,781 ft and world’s 10th highest Mt. Annapurna 8,091 m /26,545 ft with range of 7,000 -6,000 meters and below peaks which makes Nepal the most sought destination for all types of adventure sports from hiking, trekking, mountaineering.

Nepal a delightful destinations for various kinds of trekking from soft, moderate, adventurous to extreme and challenging where it involves high passes of more than 5,000 meters, all these wonderful trekking destinations in and around Nepal Himalaya run and organized by professional and veteran trekking and adventure companies in Nepal, depending upon the safety and quality that can offer to its enthusiastic clients,encountersnepal.com one of the many local companies that organizes and leads various trips and marvelous trekking destinations around Nepal Himalaya and neighboring countries Bhutan and Tibet including North East India in Darjeeling and Sikkim.

On popular trekking areas in Nepal Himalaya are done in the comfort of staying in nice cozy lodges with good food menu throughout the trek accompanied by veteran and expert guides of encountersnepal.com guides who are very professional of the designated area of trekking, offering wide and deep information of the culture, religions, traditions of the local villages on route trekking including information on flora and fauna as the walk involves passing through various types of pristine and serene woodlands and forested area with beautiful rhododendron, oaks, firs, birch, hemlocks and many types of pines tree lines and various species of flowering wild vegetation, in spring and summer the hills and mountains are alive with colorful flowers in bloom. 

Trekking in Nepal Himalaya makes it interesting and impressive with its richness in terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical position and altitude variation. 

The landscapes elevation ranges from 60 m above sea level to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest at 8,848 m, all within a distance of 150 km resulting into climatic changes from Sub-tropical-alpine to Arctic.

Nepal an amazing country which occupies only 0.03% of the earth-is home to: 

2 % of all the flowering plants in the world; 8 % of the world's population of birds (more than 857 species); 4 % of mammals on earth; 11 of the world's 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species); 600 indigenous plant families; 319 species of exotic orchids.

Whatever your interest and delights are enountersnepal.com offers interesting and exotic trekking destination with never a dull moment on the trip in the company of its expert guide with cheerful smile service and in homely environment, encountersnepal.com are fully aware in eco tourism helping and supporting in preventing deforestations along the trekking routes by informing good knowledge to the villagers of the fragile environment and conserving its green resources from destructions.

Around Nepal trekking region area protected with National Park or Conservation, when trekking most of the area where National park are an entrance permit fees is required and as well at Conservation area.

Most of the trekking is done through reputed trekking agency like encountersnepal.com with proper planning and itineraries good guides and porters which makes you feel safe and secure rather traveling alone, this will help the local economy by providing incomes. On trekking requires TIM permits (Trekking Information Management System), On remote and isolated region such as Far East and Far West of Nepal Himalaya where there’s no tea houses or lodge, camping facilities are provided by encountersnepal.com with separate unit of kitchen of cook, kitchen staff beside guides and porters in some area pack animals are used instead of porters.

In choosing the right local company for your trekking holidays makes a difference and it will be more enjoyable exchanging each other knowledge and for safety and to gain local useful and important information about the area of trekking.

So, whatever your plan and interest are please contact encountersnepal.comfor enjoyable, memorable trekking in Nepal Himalaya and most important for safe travel and hassle free holiday with encountersnepal.com

Everest Base camp Trekking -Sagarmatha -Trekking

Everest base camp Trekking  :

Everest Region world’s highest spot certainly overwhelming trekking destinations, as Everest Base Camp Trekking offers spectacular various trekking areas from moderate, adventurous to extreme and challenging adventure.

Since the conquest of Mt. Everest in 29th May 1953 by late Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, it has been a popular adventure sports destination from trekking to smaller peaks climbs to mountaineering expeditions, where each year trekkers and mountaineers number have increased by hundreds of enthusiastic travelers and adventurer.

Interesting and impressive trekking visiting cultural and traditional villages of the highlanders populated by approximately 3,000 of the famed Sherpa people whose lives are interwoven with the teaching of Buddhism. The main settlements are Namche Bazaar, Khumjung, Khunde, Thame, Thyangboche, Pangboche and Phortse.

Mt. Everest is known with native names Chomolungma in Tibetan and Sherpa language, Nepali calls Sagarmatha in both languages it means the same “The Great Mother” All of Everest area is protected by Sagarmatha National Park and listed as World Heritage which is one of the world’s highest sites.

To reach Everest region are done in many ways the most popular means by scenic short flight of 35 minutes to Lukla at 2,820 meters high, the gateway to Everest area from here onwards towards many areas of Everest and Khumbu’s high valleys

The other classic and old route is by Jiri, where the drive from Kathmandu takes more than 6 hours of interesting journey and from Jiri walking towards Khumbu area visiting the low land of Everest region of Solu main villages are Shivalaya, Bhandar, Kenja, Sete, Junbesi, Nuntahala and Kharekhola and towards Khumbu at Namche Bazaar.

The other classic route known as the other side of Everest is from Arun Valley following the warm Arun river valley and towards Salpa pass to reach the Khumbu of Everest area, the other alternative way is from Rolwaling Valley via high Tashi Labtsa pass at 5,650 meters entering to Khumbu valley of Everest region.

For more challenging and adrenaline is from Barun Valley and Makalu area climb of Makalu West Col to Sherpani pass and continues to Amphu Labtsa pass which involves more than 5,600 meters traverse.

Whatever the routes are of your choice encountersnepal.com will help you to plan your trip to Everest with its team of expert guides will lead you the scenic trekking trail visiting interesting cultural villages and into enchanting forest of rhododendron, firs and pines and visiting old impressive heritage monasteries, with many fabulous area’s to choose around Khumbu of Everest region.

The most popular trekking is to Everest Base Camp includes a scenic climb top of Kalapathar ridge top at 5,545 meters offering view of Mt. Everest at stone throw distance, the other best destination trek to picturesque Gokyo Lake with a climb up to Gokyo Ri at 5,340 meters offering tremendous views of Mt. Everest, Cho-Oyu, Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Makalu with several adjoining peaks.

Beside long and harder treks, Everest region with encountersnepal.com offers cultural trekking of 7-8 days trips visiting traditional villages and famous monasteries of Thame and Tengboche with panoramic scenery of high snow capped peaks.

Everest region is for all types of adventure from moderate to challenging traverse over Renjo-la, Thso-la and Kongma-la passes all these journey offers fantastic views in complete wilderness in the harmony of nature and giant peaks.

The most prominent mountains around Khumbu and Everest are Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest), and several other well-known peaks such as Lhotse, Nuptse, Cho Oyo, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Thermasarkhu, Kwangde, Khangtiaga and Gyachung Kang. Located within Sagarmatha National Park which is listed as World Heritage Sites since in 1979 AD.

For more details and information please contact us at encountersnepal.com and we will help you to plan the trip to Everest area whatever your interest and duration are…