Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

With no substantial hills to climb the going is much easier. There is a wealth of interest all the way to Nile with so many settlements chortens mani walls and gompas. The main attraction is the piren phucave retreat of milarepa although it is not always accessible if the guardian is out. Don’t forget also to visit the Gonhgye monastery above chhule lama sheap is a mine of information and it’s a beautiful spot. Long mani walls often with carvings of milarepa on the stones and not the usual om mani padme hum run in tandem with the trails.                      

                                                        Lamjung Region Although outside the Lower Manaslu region the district of Lamjung lies just wet of the marsyangdi valley that trekker s from the manaslu circuit will use en route to the main road at Dumre. Those with sufficient energy left after the larkya la crossing might consider taking the following short options to pokhara from khudi Besisahar or kalimati. New routes (and dirt roads ) are rapidly being developed in this area. The region is now encouraging moderate home stay trekking so there is no reason why the area cannot be transited by hikers wanting to reach pokhara from the manaslu trek as a gentle winding down. Home stays with local families a...

                        Avalanches at Annapurna South continues The avalanche that occurred at Annapurna South at Narchang VDC in Myagdi since one month ago still continues. The avalanches also caused increment of water level of Kaligandaki river, said Chairman of Narchyang management committee of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). Likewise, a wooden bridge has been swept away by the floods caused by the avalanches. ACAP officials said that earlier preparations of a joint team from ACAP and Ghalemdi Hydropower Project to reach the base camp to inspect the natural disaster failed due to bad weather condition.    

Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) on Saturday distributed compensation to family of trekking workers who lost their lives in the blizzards in different mountain areas of the country triggered by Hud Hud Cyclone in 2014.Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananad Prasad Pokharel handed over checks to bereaved family members amid a program organized at TAAN Secretariat. Though bereaved family members had already received Rs 50,000 as funeral compensation, TAAN had not been able to provide relief amount due to delay in release of its share from TIMS fund from Npeal Tourism Board (NTB).As per the application received from its member agencies, the 11th meeting of TAAN Executive Commitee had decided to provide compensation of Rs 250,000, including funeral compensation, to family members of Jit Bahadur Tamang, Lakpa Sherpa and Krishna BK of Annapurna Treks & Expedition; Lakpa Dorje Lama, Lama Pemba Lopchan, Dawa Syanga, Roman Tamang, Dawa Sidar Tamang,...

When Britain's Prince Harry visits Nepal this weekend, ordinary people hope his tour of earthquake-hit areas will draw attention to the country's struggle to recover from last year's disaster. Rebuilding is slow, and tens of thousands remain homeless.Hopefully when a big prince comes to these alleys and the world's media will see how miserable our lives are, we will get some help," said Ram Kaji, who was selling potatoes on the street near his damaged home in Patan, a historic district near the capital of Kathmandu.The April 25, 2015, quake killed nearly 9,000 people, destroyed about 1 million homes and damaged many old temples, palaces and other old structures in Patan and the capital. During his five-day trip, the 31-year-old prince will also visit a camp for displaced survivors and stay with a family whose men served in the famed Gurkha regiments in the British army — units that Harry served with in Afghanistan.He has a huge amount of admiration for the ...