What is trekking? and Trekking in nepal.

Trekking in Nepal will take you through a country that has captured the imagination of mountaineers and explores for more than 100 years. 

Trekkers meet people in remote mountain villages whose lifestyle has not changed in generations. Most of the villages embrace many ethnic groups and cultures. 

Trekking is a long journey undertaken on foot in areas where common means of transport is generally not available. Trekking is not mountaineering, it is days of walking, along with soft adventure. A trek in Nepal is a special and rewarding mountain holiday. 

They will see the great diversity. The terrain changes from tropical jungle to high glaciated peaks. From the start the towering peaks of the Himalaya provide one of the highlights of trek. In Nepal trekkers do not trek above the altitude of 18000 ft. (5500m).The major trekking routes have basic infrastructure like electricity, telephones, and heath posts. But in the remote and off the beaten areas some of facilities are not available. However if you do organized trekking in those places with experienced trekking company the lack of facilities do not affect anything to fulfill your dream. Since a trekking involves walking for many days, trekker will need food and accommodation along the way. 

On main trekking routes the hotel facilities are well developed and they cater to basic western standards of taste and hygiene. In the off beaten area although there are no good hotels and lodges, the trekking company arrange everything like accommodation in tent, hygienic food and other required needs. Until 1960s Nepal was unknown as a trekking destination in the rest of the world but many of today’s visitors come to Nepal solely for trekking.