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What is trekking? |
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Trekking
is another word for walking. However, the word trekking has become
more well known for the kind of walking which takes you along trails
winding up, down, over and around mountains.
Trekking is not
mountaineering although some of the popular trails are used by
mountaineering expeditions to get totheir base camps. Most of the
trails you will walk on are still used predominantly by Nepali
people for everyday travel and trade. It is not uncommon to be
passed along the way by a Nepali porter carrying lengths of
corrugated roofing iron slung from a jute strap (namlo) around the
head or a sick relative being carried in a basket (doko) in the
same manner to the nearest medical facility.
Trekking is a way of seeing a country and its people 'warts and
all'. You will walk through the streets of cities and villages and
past the open front doors of houses, you will see the people at
their daily tasks, the clouds forming below you and the
magnificent peaks of mountains towering over you. By trekking you
will be involved in a way you could never be in a car, bus, train
or aeroplane; you can enjoy the friendliness of the people, feel
the magnetism of the mountains, be at one with the country and at
peace with yourself. Could you ask or want for anything more?
A trekking trip can
be any length you choose. There are a number of short treks around
the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys which only take a day to
complete. There are two or three day treks or treks from a week to
a month. For those with the time you can combine a number of treks
and spend months just walking around. Different Treks can help you
to put together a trek to suit your needs at an affordable price
leaving you free of any bureaucratic or logistic hassles.
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