Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                                 Tour & Sightseeing  In addition to treks, wildlife safaris and rafting expeditions. Himalayan Smile trekking also caters to the less adventurous but more culturally aware sightseers. With more than nine years experience in the tourism industry, our staff is sensitive to each client’s specific taste and provides a great variety of enjoyable sojourns throughout our Himalayan kingdom.  On your day tour the number of mysterious temples and stupas. Carved wooden struts, golden torahs and images of various gods that remain from past dynasties will amaze you. For relaxing views of the sunrise and sunset. Nagarkot and Dhulikhel hill resorts are the places to be. The tours worthwhile visitations of religious sites will give you an insight into the great religions of the subcontinent as fest...

  Rafting   Hang on your paddles while you are tumbling down the rushing river of the Himalayan kingdom through inaccessible canyons, dense forests, and along ancient villages you will enjoy surreal mountain views and experience the real meaning of excitement. A river trip in Nepal is a wonderful way to explore and experience Nepal’s natural and ethno-cultural heritage. Rivers here are regarded as Goddesses and are included in a number of Hindu and Buddhist religious rituals. Many can be witnessed during a raft adventure. Rafting in Nepal is a great experience in it’s own right the thrill of running white water rapids can be as exhilarating as reaching a mountain summit   Nepales river can be grouped into three categories on the basis of their origin   Antecedent to the Himalayans Below the mahabharat   Below the chria range   The major river system the koshi the karnali and the gandaki belong to the first grop. Rivers Originating fr...

Sal is a very important timber tree, both for home use and for export. A white resin sal dammar can be tapped from the trunk and this is used for caulking boats and as incense. Sal flowers appear between April and may   Sal is a large tree shedding most of its leaves in winter. It has a characteristic dark brown, rough and deeply fissured bark. Thi fruit is also conspicuous. Each one having 5 wings, and they hang down in brown clusters. Sal leaf plates are used for offerings at temple and religious festivals  Himalayan Smile Treks and Adventures Pvt. Ltd. Email: sales@himalayastrek.com|info@himalayastrek.com Seven Corner Road | Thamel | G.P.O.Box No.13216 | Kathmandu | Nepal Tel: 977-1-4700386 | 977-1-4700446 | Fax: 977-1-4701336 Skype: himalayan.smile.treks Web: www.himalayastrek.com | www.himalayansmiletrek.com