Blog - Walking and Trekking
What Experience Do You Need To Go Mera Peak Trekking?
![What Experience Do You Need To Go Mera Peak Trekking?](/u/holidays/mera.jpg)
Have you got a long-held ambition to reach the summit of Mera Peak? Trekking up to the summit at nearly 6,500m is a serious undertaking but is nevertheless the perfect challenge for fit and ambitious trekkers... Read more
Trekking Peaks: Island Peak and Mera Peak
![Trekking Peaks: Island Peak and Mera Peak](/u/holidays/mera-peak.jpg)
One of the most challenging and alluring targets for many while trekking, peaks attract a certain status in people’s minds. Many people want to reach the top of Kilimanjaro, while the most ambitious set their hearts on Everest.... Read more
Enjoy Mani Rimdu while Everest Base Camp Trekking
![Enjoy Mani Rimdu while Everest Base Camp Trekking](/u/holidays/mani-rimdu-r-shorrock.jpg)
Many people who go Everest Base Camp trekking spend a lot of time imagining the end goal: reaching the Base Camp and gazing up at the peak of the world's tallest mountain. What they all find is that the journey itself... Read more
What are Tea Houses?
![What are Tea Houses?](/u/holidays/tea-houses.jpg)
Along the Annapurna Circuit, the Everest Base camp trek routes and beyond the Gokyo Lakes, the most popular form of accommodation is the tea houses. As not everyone knows what staying at tea houses entails,... Read more
Mani Stones
![Mani Stones](/u/holidays/mani-stones.jpg)
Across the Himalaya, whether on an Everest Base Camp trek, the Annapurna Circuit or elsewhere, visitors will undoubtedly encounter mani stones: large and small stones engraved with a short piece of writing in Tibetan, propped up against a large rock or forming an entire wall alongside part of the track. ... Read more
Nepalese Women Set to Climb Annapurna IV
![Nepalese Women Set to Climb Annapurna IV](/u/holidays/nepalese-woman.jpg)
As anyone who has been on Annapurna Circuit treks has no doubt noticed, the majority of the guides are men. This may be set to change in the future, as people within Nepal are campaigning to increase the numbers... Read more
Historic Postcards of Mt Everest
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Photos of Mt Everest, whether taken from afar across the Tibetan plateau or from the Everest Base Camp on the southern side, exist in their thousands as treks and tours open up this spectacular mountain to visitors from... Read more
Muktinath: A Sacred Site on Annapurna Circuit Treks
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Annapurna Circuit treks are an amazing way to see Nepal, giving access to remote and fascinating places. This is especially true at Muktinath, a sacred site on Annapurna Circuit treks with great religious and spiritual significance to both Hindus and Buddhists.... Read more
Staying Safe on Annapurna Treks
![Staying Safe on Annapurna Treks](/u/holidays/annapurna2.jpg)
With the recent announcement of Nepal Tourist Year 2011, we imagine even more people than ever will be heading out to this fantastic country. For those planning to go trekking in the Annapurnas, or any other high-altitude trek in Nepal.... Read more
Peaceful Pokhara
![Peaceful Pokhara](/u/holidays/kingdoms.jpg)
Many visitors to Pokhara arrive for one reason and one reason only - to begin their adventure trekking the Annapurna Circuit. But quite apart from its location as the ‘gateway’ to the Annapurna Circuit, it is a fascinating... Read more