Trekking in Nepal - wildchapter.com

Trekking in Nepal is popular among foreign tourists. Trekking is a popular adventure loved by most of the people in the world. Generally, trekking means going on a long journey on foot, observing the beautiful sceneries around. Trekking differs from hiking in that hiking means long energetic walk in the nature for a day whereas trekking involves a number of days. Those people prefer hiking who don’t want to carry a lot of things in their bag while walking, enjoying the view of the nature and returning home within that day or after staying overnight. Trekking are for those people who want to lost in the beauty of the natural environment being far from their daily busy schedule for multiple days and who have courage to walk energetically on the trails or off the trails. Trekking can be one of the best ways to have quality time with friends whereas, nowadays, the concept of solo travel and trekking has also been popular.

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There are many benefits of trekking some of which have been listed below:

Trekking helps to explore the beautiful nature, have fantastic sightseeing around and know about their historical, cultural, educational and religious importance as well. Trekking also helps to make very good or even best memories of adventures for life.
Trekking also helps to gather knowledge about the rich biodiversity, flora and fauna found in the particular natural environment.
It helps to learn the different local cultures, traditions, food, lifestyle, language and the way of living of the people of new places. We can also make new friends in new places and create many lovely memories with them and own friends.
Trekking helps to improve fitness of the body, which is the major benefit. It helps to strengthen our muscles and bones, and make us physically active.
Trekking also immensely helps to improve our mental health as the peace and natural beauty of a place immediately releases out all the stress from the body, and make our mind and mood feel serenity and pleasant. Being disconnected from social media and technology for few days also make our mind feel relaxed and reconnected with own soul.
Trekking also help to maintain our heart healthy by lowering cholesterols levels, blood pressure, body fat, enhancing our respiratory system through inhaling of more fresh air, thus reducing the risk of heart and lungs disease.
For those who want to lose their body weight, trekking can be a great beneficial means by adopting the habit of walking and continuing it later on too.
Trekking gives full body exercise to the body, helps to increase the bone density and overcome the problem of osteoarthritis.
Trekking helps to increase the level of Vitamin-D in our body which we can obtain by walking under the sun.
Trekking also helps to learn the new lessons in life and makes us spiritually strong too. We never know what type of obstacles we may face in life. So, trekking somehow helps to make our mind more patient, disciplined, wise in decision-making, strong and ready for any circumstance and most importantly, believe in team work.

Having said, the importance of trekking, here are list the things and materials which we should never forget while going on a trek:

Everest Base Camp:

Duration is around 14 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
The majestic view of the world’s highest peak Mount Everest.
beautiful different glaciers and pristine landscapes on the way
Kala Patthar, the highest point of the trek and vantage point for the Everest view.
Namche Bazaar, gateway to Sagarmatha.
Interesting Sherpa culture and antique monasteries.
Visit to the Beautiful Gokyo Lake and Cho la pass can be addition to this trek with additional number of days.

Rara Lake Trek:

Duration is around 11 days.
Best season is March-December.
Major attractions are:
Popularly known as the “Queen of lakes”.
Habitat of many endemic and unique species of fishes and amphibians, beautiful animal species like musk deer, Himalayan black bear, leopard, Himalayan ghoral.
Ethnic communities of Gurungs, Magars and Tibetans.
Ancient village of Mincha, famous for Buddhist Stupas.

Makalu Base Camp Trek:

Duration is around 19 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Spectacular views of Rhododendron forests, waterfalls, hanging glaciers, cliffs and beautiful landscapes while walking in the foothills of the Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest peak of the world.
Highest point of the trek is Shersong ridge, at elevation 5,250m.
Opportunistic views of the beautiful and rare wildlife.
Eastern face of the Mt. Everest-the Kangshung face can be observed

Khaptad National Park:

Duration is around 10 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Views of thrilling landscapes
Sightseeing of unique species of flora and fauna
Religious and wonderful sightseeing of Khaptad Baba Ashram, Khaptad daha, Nag Dhunga, Upper Triveni, Saileshwori, Ramaroshan (Panchapura), and Badimalika. This site is popular for the five historical sites connected to stories of Goddess Parvati.
Presence of 12 lakes, also good as bird watching sites.

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek:

Duration is 7 days.
Best season is all over the year.
Major attractions are:
Easy gateway to Annapurna Base Camp Trek and close view of the gorgeous mountains.
The trek starts from Nayapul, a 45 minutes’ drive from Pokhara
Unique Gurung and Tamang culture of the beautiful Ghandruk village.
Poon Hill at elevation 3210 m, a vantage point for breath-taking views sunrise and Annapurna ranges.
Dense Rhododendron and Oak forests along the way
This trek destination is also called ‘Photographer’s Paradise’.

Mardi Himal Trek:

Duration is around 7 days.
Best season is March-May and September-November.
Major attractions are:
Charming views of the Himalayan Peaks: Mardi Himal, Fishtail, Annapurna and Himchuli peaks
Amazing untouched villages and pristine hills and landscapes.
Mardi Himal Base camp and High Camp

Ruby valley trek:

Duration is around 10 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
The Ganesh Himal region has deposits of the Gem Ruby, thus the valley became named as ‘Ruby Valley’.
Lovely view of villages, abundant waterfall, greenery and the panoramic Himalayas
Ganesh Himal Base Camp and Pangsang pass
Hot springs water
Incredible views of Himalays, like Langtang, Ganesh Himal, Manaslu and Mt. Ananapurna.

Manaslu Circuit Trek:

Duration is around 14 days.
Best season is March-May and September-November.
Major attractions are:
Majestic view of Mt. Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in Nepal
Larkya La Pass, the highest point of the trek
Experience of traditional Gurung and Tibetan influenced culture.
Tsum valley can also be explored with additional number of days

Annapurna Circuit Trek:

Duration is around 15 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Glamorous landscapes and view of foothills of entire Annapurna range.
Muktinath temple, Kagbeni, Jomsom, Upper Mustang, Kora La Pass
Tilicho lake, situated at the highest altitude of Nepal
Thorong La Pass situated at highest elevation, 5416 m
Kali Gandaki Gorge, the deepest Gorge in the world.
Ethnic villages of Gurungs and Magars
Rupse waterfall and Natural hot spring in Tatopani

Langtang National Park trek:

Duration is around 8 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Panoramic views of Mt. Langtang-Ri, Langtang Himal, Gajala Peak, Yala Peak, Kyanjin Ri and different snow-capped glaciers.
Tserko Ri, the highest elevation of around 5000 m, a vantage point for the charismatic view of sunrise and the Himalayas around.
Beautiful Kyanjingompa and Langtang village
Gosainkunda, a great holy pilgrimage and heavenly place along with many other kundas like Bhairab Kunda, Surya Kunda and Saraswati Kunda
Cheese factories and yak farms

Shey Phoksundo National Park Trek:

Duration is around 25 days.
Best season is March-December.
Major attractions are:
Shey Phokshundo National Park is the largest National Park of Nepal
Kang La Pass, the maximum elevation of 5,250 m.
Adventurous trek of Upper Dolpo.
Trek starting from Jhupal of 2,285 m passing through different giant peaks.
Amazing views of Dhaulagiri and Tibetan peaks
Rich biodiversity hotspot with different animals like snow leopard, blue sheep, etc.
Interesting culture of Bon Buddhists and Tibetan influenced Buddhist people
Shey Gompa, a 800 years old monastery
Presence of Shey Phoksundo Lake, the deepest lake of Nepal.

Kanchanjunga Circuit Trek:

Duration is around 21 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Trek starts from Suketar, a 4 hours’ drive from Ilam and Pang Pema is the end point, highest elevation of 5,200 m.
Beautiful Rhododendron forests
Ghunsa, Lonak and Pang Pema Base Camp
Yalung glacier of 5,143 m
Kanchanjunga North/ South Base Camp
Attractive culture of Rais and Limbus.
Awesome views and experiences while walking in the foothills of Mt. Kanchanjunga, the third highest mountain of the world.

Arun Valley Trek:

Duration is around 14 days.
Best season is March-May and October-November.
Major attractions are:
Magnificient view of the Himalayas i.e. Mt. Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Baruntse and Mt. Amadablam.
Rich biodiversity of around 650 species of birds and habitat of various endangered species of flora and fauna.
Rich indigenous culture of Sherpa, Rai and Limbu.
Highest point of this trek is Salpa Bhanjyang, and presence of Salpa Pokhari, a Hindu holy place at 3,414 m.
Exciting trip to Arun valley

Though Nepal being a small country, due to the wonderful natural beauty, rich biodiversity and presence of high Himalayas, it is popular in the world as ‘Heaven on Earth’.