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Trekking in Nepal

Trekking in Nepal is an unforgettable life experience for everyone. Nepal offers an excellent variety of trekking options to visitors. Exploring Nepal can range from easy walking excursions, to a strenuous climb of the snowy peaks. Nepal has some of the best ever popular hiking, trekking, rock climbing, peak climbing, mountaineering, kayaking, rafting, cannoning, wildlife safari, mountain biking, paragliding, cultural sites and much more. The most rewarding way to experience Nepal's natural and world famous attractions is to trek through the length, breadth and onto the altitudes of the country. Annapurna trekking region, Everest region trekking, Langtang trekking, Mustang and Dolpo treks, pilgrimage trekking etc are some the major trekking routes of Nepal. Trekking in Himalayan Nepal is a huge opportunity to discover roughly Nepal’s Himalaya’s diverse combination.

Nepal trek diverse terrains and routes for trekking. Anyone with willingness to trek and experience the incredible Nepal has different options to offer ranging from low and easy treks to the high challenging and difficult routes. No special degree of fitness is required, and age is no barrier, except in the area over 10000 feet altitude where extra care should be taken. Exploring the exotic variety of culture and scenery is what brings people back to Nepal time and again. Trekking in Nepal has also been raised through the traditional villages focusing on the culture and lifestyles of the peoples of Nepal. One can walk along the trails, which are easy to follow and have been used by the local inhabitants for centuries.

You will also encounter friendly people of different cultures offering a fascinating glimpse into traditional life in the villages. Trekking is not mountaineering although some of the popular trails are used by mountaineering expeditions to get to their base camps. Nepal is also the best preserved home in the world for such rare and exotic animals, such as the Royal Bengal tiger, one horned rhinoceros, snow leopard, musk deer, Himalayan red panda and the like. The customs, temples, pagodas will mystify you, taking you back centuries, in this land, where Lord Buddha, the apostle of peace, was born. So trekking also provides you the opportunity to entangle with the wildlife and vegetations.

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Trekking in Nepal is an all season activity. It is possible at any time of the year depending on where one wishes to go. However, the most popular seasons are spring (February- May) and autumn (September- November). Even during the monsoon season (June - August), you can trek in the rain - shadow areas north of the Himalayas like Upper Mustang, Manang and Dolpo. Nepal Himalayas Trekking has been beneficially important of creating a peaceful in the socio-economic sector of Nepal.




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