About Our Nepal Treks
General information on our Nepal treks
Trek
Difficulty Grading
Our treks vary from easy hikes in the foothills to challenging climbing adventures in the high Himalaya. More often than not, we use trails that have since ancient times been the only link between villages, settlements, and their inhabitants. The trails may take you through a well-inhabited area with many villages and tea-shops, or through a mountain wilderness without a single permanent settlement for days, but one thing is certain: there'll be lots of ups and downs as we walk from one Himalayan valley to another. Treks are graded on the basis of altitude, trails, walking hours per day, and length of trek.
Grade 1 Easy Treks in the foothills staying below 6,500ft/2,000m. Trails are relatively gentle & wide, and average walking is 3-4 hours a day.
Grade 2 Moderate Treks in the foothills and the middle-hills going up to 10,000ft/3,000m. Trails are mostly gentle and wide, but at times may involve more difficult stretches like a steep stone staircase. Average walking is 5-6 hours a day.
Grade 3 Challenging Fairly demanding treks, usually in the high Himalaya, going up to 13,000ft/4,000m. Trails can be ill defined, narrow, steep, and rocky, and will usually take you into uninhabited or sparsely inhabited areas. Average walking is 6-7 hours a day.
Grade
4 Demanding These treks require participants to be in excellent
health. All of them take you into the high Himalaya, altitudes ranging
from 9,000ft/2,800m to often in excess of 16,500ft/5,000m. Trails
venture into sparsely populated or uninhabited high-mountain wilderness,
and are often ill defined, occasionally on glacial moraines. Average
walking is 6-9 hours a day.
Trekking in Nepal
This region in Central Nepal offers spectacular topographical & cultural diversity, and some of Nepal's classic treks.
Discover the rugged country underlying the world's highest mountain and the hospitality of the legendary Sherpa people.
