EncountersNepal offer Trekking in Nepal and many more

When you choose Encounters Nepal.com, you will be booking your travel experiences in Nepal with a legitimate government registered trekking & travel agency which is accredited by the following eight national and international organizations:

Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, Nepal tourism Board, Sustainable Tourism Network Nepal, Kathmandu Environmental Education Project, Nepal Mountaineering Association, Porter Progress Nepal, International Eco Tourism Society, Federation of National Tourism Nepal.

We provide our clients with opportunities for sight-seeing, trekking and mountaineering in Nepal, as well as organizing excursions to Bhutan and Tibet.

The best times of the year to visit Nepal are mid September to December and from March to May. We are also able to offer you trekking and other holiday activity opportunities, no matter what time of year you come to Nepal. Even if you arrive in July or February, we can offer you a "Nepal for all seasons".

Our trekking ventures cover the most popular trekking routes of:

Everest Base Camp; Annapurna Base Camp; Langtang Valley;Upper Mustang;

Manaslu Circuit; Annapurna Circuit; Jomsom Muktinath Trek; Poon Hill Trek;

Kanchenjunga Trek; Makalu; Dolpo; Tsum Valley; Island Peak Climbing;

Tiger Nest, Bhutan; Mt Kailash & Mansaravor Lake, Tibet

We are also able to offer experiences in home stay trekking and on newly opened trekking routes.  We also can even offer you other trekking experiences a little more "off the beaten track".

Thirty three trekking peak climbs between 6000-7000 metres are permitted by the Nepali Mountaineering Association. Mountaineering above 7000 metres requires a permit issued by the Nepal Immigration authorities. We can help you both with the logistics and organization of these expeditions.

In addition to trekking and mountaineering, we also offer a range of other travel experiences to help you get the most out of your time in Nepal. These include:

mountain flights to view Everest and surrounding ranges from the air; white water rafting on raging rivers or on quieter waters; excursions to any of ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Lumbini, birthplace of Buddha; Chitawan National Park to see rare forms of wildlife in their natural habitat, including the one horned rhino and Royal Bengal tiger;

Everest National Park, the unique region surrounding the highest mountain on earth, home of the Sherpas (and also of the Yeti!); Buddhist stupas, Swayambunath and Bouddanath; Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar (Palace) Squares with their exquisite centuries old buildings adorned with intricate wood carving.  In Kathmandu Durbar Square, you can even see the young virgin goddess, the living Kumari, make a brief appearance at 4.00pm each day. Also on the UNESCO list are the Hindu temples, Pashuputinath a sacred place of cremation, and Chagunarayan, built in the second century AD.

You may not be able to climb mountains or hike for hours along mountain paths, but you may enjoy viewing the Himalayas at sunset from Nagarkot outside Kathmandu, going paragliding or taking an ultra-light flight over Lake Phewa in Pokhara or strolling through the bustling streets of Thamel, shopping for beautiful locally made jewellry, handicrafts and clothing.  We can assist you plan all of these activities and more.

We can create an individual itinerary especially for you, whether you are young or old or in between, including sightseeing, trekking or mountaineering, depending on your physical fitness, your interests, your budget and the time you have available for your holiday in Nepal.  We can provide wonderful holiday experiences for families travelling with children, female solo travellers and also for people with a disability. Our trained guides are reliable, trustworthy and mindful of client safety at all times. Don't worry about communication being a problem. Guides with a good knowledge of your language can always be provided.  High altitude porters can be made available to help carry your belongings.You can choose whether you want to camp or stay in quaint tea houses in picturesque locations.

You will find information about our clients' experiences in social media, travel blogs and press releases as well as contained in clients' reviews in Tripadvisor.  Find us on Facebook, Google+ and Flickr.  Incidentally, in the Langtang, Everest and Annapurna areas, wi-fi and mobile connection is widely available so if you so choose, you are able to stay connected on your trek.

Many of our past clients keep coming back to us. The knowledge and expertise of our team are at your disposal 365 days per year.  Please call or email us with any of your questions or inquiries.  We are proud of our beautiful country and can help you organize an unforgettable holiday experience in Nepal, just for you

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TSUM THE SCENIC VALLEY..... Tsum Valley Trekking 

‘an amazing adventure destination to valley of happiness’

There are many beautiful places with high hills and valley in and around the vast and massive Himalaya region, most of the popular and famous route of adventure trekking in Annapurna, Everest, Langtang Himalaya as far to Makalu and Kanchenjunga has been trekked and well trodden.

EncountersNepal offers a great trekking in complete wilderness to enjoy the Buddhist culture and custom as it was for many past centuries to Tsum the scenic valley also known as the valley of happiness.

The word Tsum is from Tibetan language as the “Beyul  Kyimolung” meaning the ‘Holy Hidden Valley of Happiness’, this sacred Himalayan pilgrimage valley of Tsum known as the "hidden valley and famous for its mountains, picturesque landscapes, glaciers, green valley-hills as well the land of Shangri-la. 

Tsum valley area located on the remote North Mid West Himalaya, in the hidden pockets of Gorkha district sandwiched between giant and massif Mt. Ganesh Himal ( Yangra) 7,422 m / 24,350 ft and the worlds 08th highest Mt. Manaslu 8,163 m / 26,781 ft. This valley encircled by Sringi Himal in the North, Ganesh Himal towards North East & Boudha Himal and Himal Chuli to the North West.

This trek starts with a scenic overland drive from Kathmandu on main busy highway for short while, and then towards the famous Gorkha (early kingdom of Shah dynasty) one can see from the town of Gorkha the ancient Fort Palace.

Drive continues past many farm land villages, terraced cultivated fields of rice, millets and wheat, after a good interesting ride arriving in Arughat bazaar and a town the gateway to many treks like Manaslu circuit, Ganesh Himal base camp and Tsum Valley.

From here starting the trek following raging Buri Gandaki River upstream for few days to Jagat village, from here the route of Manaslu and Tsum Valley diverts, on leaving the great river behind towards Tsum Valley and in complete wilderness and then as the walk progress reaching at Chumling 2,386 meters high, here onwards air gets cooler entering the alpine and arctic climate zone.

Around Tsum villages enjoy the warm hospitality and the rich old culture of Tsum people, the traditions and way of life is similar to Tibet custom and religion.

Walk leads higher visiting Chokhangparo 3,010 m and Nile 3,361m here a short hike to saint Milereppa cave (an 11th Century poet and tantric Guru of Tibet).

Our final destination and to highest point of this trip is exploring Mu Gompa 3,700 meters high. Here visit of interesting old monastery and the traditional Tibetan culture villages including at Rachen Gompa 3,240 m - 05 hours.

After a wonderful time around Tsum Valley the Hidden Valley our return journey leads back to Arugat as the walk leads downhill through interesting villages of Jagat, Philim and Soti Khola to reach at Arughat Bazaar for the drive to Kathmandu after a remarkable and wonderful trip to Tsum Valley the Hidden Shangrila with great service of EncountersNepal and its team of staff and porters.