If you haven’t yet made it to Nepal for a trekking vacation, you may not be familiar with Lodge Trekking. This is by far the most popular style of trekking in the Everest, Annapurna and Langtang regions and allows hikers to walk from lodge to lodge without camping in tents. Nowadays, lodges are essentially mini-hotels in the local villages offering …
Our new Hidden Lake Trek is truly unique. This trip is actually the combination of the Kopra Danda Trek in the west with the Mardi Himal Trek to the east. What makes this trip different is the fact that we will connect the two trekking routes via little-used tourist trails. We have decided to offer this as a camping trip …
The Tsum Valley landscape is dotted with mani walls, chortens and kaanis (gateway chortens). Chortens are Buddhist religious monuments, also known as stupas, which are distinct features in Tsum Valley. They are erected to ward off evil spirits from places that are identified as thresholds such as confluences and bridges or to commemorate the visit or death of historic figures, …
May 20 to June 4, 2019: We are very excited to offer this special Everest Base Camp Lodge Trek. On May 28 the group will spend the night at Everest Base Camp and wake on May 29 to watch the start of the Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon and celebrate the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on this date back in …
According to my GPS our approximate total trek was: 13 days 47 hours (moving time, excluding lunches and rests) 70 miles 9,184 feet to 17,500 feet (difference in elevation between Lukla and Goyko Ri) 25,000 feet of ups and downs between VERY IMPRESSIVE, especially at the elevations we were at!
Hi Andy, Thank you for organizing the Nepal trek for us. Belle had specific requests and you did a great job meeting them. John and I are grateful we had the opportunity to share in her vision 🙂 Tendi and his team were wonderful. They made the trip as comfortable as possible for us. I am left with very fond …
If you are on our website and reading this blog you are probably somewhat familiar with altitude sickness. Research says that approximately 20% of people going to altitudes above 8,000 feet (2,500 meters) will have experienced at least one of the most common effects of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). This rises to 40% at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) and further …
Hi Andy, The trek was wonderful. It was just as you had described and what we were looking for: beautiful scenery combined with glimpses of local culture. Thanks for suggesting this trip to us. Skies were clear and very blue. Trails were rocky with many steep ups and downs. We passed many mule and yak caravans carrying supplies. We hiked …
I’ve put up my prayer flags in the back yard, and am starting to sort my pictures from our wonderful amazing trip. Thanks to Belle for imagining it, Andy for making it come to life, and all of you for participating and enhancing it. Rose – New Jersey, USA
This was a great trip! Thank you for your quick answers and support. So much to see and process. Sue – New Jersey, USA
