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Nepal Travel Guide
Nepal, sharing borders with India and China, is home to eight of the ten highest mountains in the world, including Everest - the highest mountain on earth. However, Nepal is much more than just the high mountains -the deepest gorge also lies in Nepal. So, the Nepali landscape ranges from...
11 ways to have fun while on the trek
It is a fact that trekking has the power to change people's thinking and nature. As trekkers face more challenges in a new setting amongst people with different lifestyles, they become more social, extroverted, and charismatic. Contrary to most beliefs, trekking is not just reaching from point A to point...
Tackling the Great Himalaya Trail - from Kanchenjunga to Humla
The Great Himalaya Trail refers to a network of trek trails that form one of the highest and longest trails in the world. While on the trails, there are two route options. The high route remains very close to the high peaks, while the cultural path takes lower trails. The...
Discovery World Trekking for a richer trek/expedition experience
Discovery World Trekking has been serving as a trek and tour operator in Nepal since 2011 to provide the best possible trek/expedition experience in Nepal while encouraging trekkers to explore. The underlying goal is to spread happiness through the trek experience. Modern life is hectic, tiring, taxing, and people are...
The forbidden mountains - Mt. Khumbila & Machhapuchhare
Many cultures that developed around tall mountains consider mountains to be the abode of gods, and for this reason, they refrain from climbing these mountain peaks themselves. They also do not allow others to climb them. Interestingly, the Sherpas who lived around Mount Everest worshipped and called it Chomolungma, which...
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Annapurna Base Camp trek vs Everest Base Camp trek
Nepal is home to some of the most incredible Himalayas in the world. Just consider the fact that Nepal is home to eight of the ten highest peaks in the world. Most people recognize Nepal as the home of Mt. Everest - the highest mountain in the world. However, Everest...
The major cultures prevalent in the Nepali Himalayas
Nepal, with a population of around thirty million, is an ethnically diverse country, comprising 125 caste groups. Geographically, Nepal consists of 15 percent Himalayas, 68 percent of hills, and 17 percent of plains. Generally, settlements above 7,000ft and up to 17,000 ft are considered Himalayan. Here the oxygen pressure is...
The Lessons Himalayan Treks Teach Us
I have always believed that everything in the universe has its value, its importance, and purpose. The Himalayas start from the east of the Indus River in Pakistan and end at Brahmaputra, passing India, Nepal, and Bhutan on the way. These fold mountains create some of the most incredible but...
Making it to the Everest Base Camp
I and my three friends arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at around 1 pm. Thanks to the trek operator (Discovery World Trekking) that we chose, as promised, we found their representative holding a pamphlet with our names at the airport. We approached them, and they politely asked our...
