Trekking in Nepal’s Restricted Areas

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

Taking the Road Less Traveled on a Trekking Expedition in Nepal As of 2022, Nepal has designated 15 regions of the country as Restricted Areas. These are areas in which the Nepalese Government has given the utmost priority to the preservation of nature, culture and heritage. Almost all of these areas are located in the northern and western parts of …

Kangchenjunga to Makalu Trek

Andy CrisconiHimalayan Trekking Tours

COMING IN FALL 2020: Our new trek in Eastern Nepal travels through a true mountain paradise! The little-traveled region between the 8,000 meter peaks of Kangchenjunga and Makalu is home to small farming communities, an amazing variety of birds, the endangered red panda and snow leopard. First opened in 2012, our new trekking vacation follows part of the Great Himalaya …

Huayhuash Trek in Peru

Andy CrisconiWorldwide Hiking Tours

Our new trekking tour in the Cordillera Huayhuash is considered the most challenging hike in Peru and arguably in all of South America. Fewer people trek the Huayhuash than the nearby Cordillera Blanca with most walking and most of the campsites situated above 13,000 feet / 4,000 meters, so the landscape is quite rugged and mountainous. The Huayhuash is famous …