Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                       Tourists are enjoying the snowfall,” he said. Tourists said that there is no difficulty in the Annapurna Circuit trekking route and the Thorong La Pass. Source by Kathmandu post   Manang has been witness snowfall since the past few days. Rain and weather change has gripped the villages in lower altitude while high altitude of Manang has been witnessing snowfall. According to President of the Tourism Entrepreneurs Committee Binod Gurung, the normal life of people is unaffected by the snowfall.                                    

                                       Lower manaslu trek   The trek into the lower Manaslu area and the Dharche Danda ridge is a combination of the two treks above with a variant via the Dharche Danda ridge’s forested hillside and panoramic viewpoint. The trek requires at least ten days and a couple of extra days would be highly worthwhile. A week is plenty if you are just doing the Dharche Danda trek separately, starting and finishing in Gorkha (a trek Bob did back in !980). Camping is still the most popular option, although the lower villages are quickly developing homestays.The traditional route taken by trekkers on the lower Manaslu route begins in Manakamana, reached by road from Kathmandu followed by 10mins in the cable car. Time spent watching the temple throngs is a joy before the r...

Hotels along the Annapurna Circuit have complained that the construction of the road connecting Lamjung’s Besishahar and Manang’s Chame has resulted in losses for them, with tourists opting for hiring vehicles to travel to Chame instead of trekking. Super View, a tourist-standard hotel at Bahundanda that can accommodate 30 individuals at a time, said the occupancy has dropped significantly lately. The hotel used to be fully occupied during the peak season. We used to get 9-10 travellers even during the off season. But now, we have been getting just 2-3 tourists a day,” said the hotel’s proprietor Paru Gurung. The hotel used to record yearly profit of up to Rs900,000 before the road was built four years ago, she said. “But now, it’s difficult to earn even Rs100,000 a year.” Bahundanda is a place where trekkers spend a night after first day of their trek on the circuit. Hotels in Bahundanda area facing severe crisis, said Chitra Bahadur Ghimire, proprietor of Alpine Hotel, addin...

                                                            Animals Nepal is home to an incredibly diverse population of mammal’s reptiles and birds. The plains of the terai are home to the endangered Asian one horned rhino a tough and rocky beast that hides in the tall grassed of the plains and Sal forests. Elephant are rarely wild but are used to ferry tourists about the National parks in search of the elusive Bengal Tiger from a safe roving vantage point. Marked deer and sambar deer as well as the sloth bear scurry    about in small herds to avoid their predators.   Crocodile’s alligators the smaller linked gharals and marsh mugger lurk in the murky waters of the marshes and rivers that further south drain into the ganges River. These jungles that were once dense impassable and infested by malarial mosquitoes s...

Altogether 26 trekking guides affiliated with different member agencies of Trekking Agencies' Association of (TAAN) participated in the training. TAAN organized the training as part of its program to develop trained and skilful workforce for the trekking sector. TAAN President Chandra Prasad Rijal handed over 'Certificate of Participation' to all the participants on Monday. Speaking at the program, Rijal said knowledge about mountain medicine and first aid basics is very important while operating groups in mountain areas. "When you lead a group, you have to take care of your guests' every need. I am hopeful that this training has equipped you with knowledge and skills about acute mountain sickness as well as ways to deal with the situation," he added. Speaking on behalf of the participants, Santa Kumar Chaudhary, a trekking guide affiliated with Apex Nepal Treks, said the training was very fruitful. "We got opportunity to learn so many things i...