One of the ways of active modern leisure is trekking, the main purpose of which is climbing the mountain peak. Trekking is developed in Nepal thanks to the abundance of hiking trails, picturesque natural sights and territories.

Nepal's tracks

To understand the variety of Nepalese tracks, it is enough to list some of the proposed trails and routes: for example, in the Everest area you can select a track "Three Passes", a track to the base camp of Everest, a Gokio track, a track from Shivalaya to Lukla. Other popular routes:

• In the Annapurna area: the track ringing Annapurna, the track to the Annapurna base camp, the Panorama Annapurna, the Gandruk ring.
• The Gosainkund track, the Langtang valley track are popular in the Langtang and Helambu area , the track Ganja La, Ring Helambu.
• East Nepal offers to conquer Kanchenjunga from the north, go to the base camp of Makalu, explore Kanchenjunga from the south or go from Lukla to Tumlingtar.
• Western Nepal is famous for the track from Beni in Dolpo, to Poksudomo Lake through Do Tarap, to Lake Rara, the road from Dju the track "Kangmara La", the path to Lake Poksumo.

There are also tracks that run through the territories of restricted access: a track around Manaslu, along the Limi valley, from Shay Gompa to Jomson, from Lake Poksumdo to Shay Gompa (Domestic Dolpo), a tour of the kingdom of the Mustang, a track of Nar-Pu.

If you are limited in time, it is better to choose the area "Langtang and Helambu ", which is in good proximity to Kathmandu .Western Nepal is the most distant from Kathmandu and will appeal to those who care about the ancient culture and history of Buddhism . East Nepal from Makalu and Kanchenjunga to the border with India, wilderness area, so the tracks are difficult . The classic route is the way to the Everest Base camp - the track is crowded, but you can combine several trails: for example, to pass part of the way through the valley of Gokyo and through the pass Cho-$ .

The most successful trekking time in the mountains of Nepal - this is April-May and October-November, since the main monsoon here in summer, from May to September. Peak of the season falls at the end of October and beginning of November, so it's better to choose the second half of November or even the first half of December (especially for tracks that do not rise above 5000 meters).

Where to eat on route

In addition to the food that you will carry with care in your backpacks, on the way you will be able to refresh yourself in lodges, which also provide accommodation, which are located all the way up to Gorak-Shep, at an altitude of 5100 meters. The cost of drinking water per liter is $ 4.

Additional travel services

As for the permission for trekking, they need to get two. The first is the TIMS permit (Trekkers Information Management System) issued by the "official" travel agency of Nepal (on the Exhibition Road). Find it easily: the eastern side of Ratna Park, next to the bus station of Kathmandu. The second is permission to visit the Sagarmatha National Park. Two papers will cost from 2500 rupees.

At the very beginning of the road, when you are full of energy, you can not speak about porters, of course, but by the middle of the road you begin to understand the advantages of porters and the price of their service - $ 10 per day does not seem so outrageously expensive. However, the choice of guides and porters should be approached scrupulously, so as not to lament the whole way to a too slow assistant.