Motor car racing, trail running, mountain bike events and more – the Himalayas are gradually becoming an extreme sports adventure paradise.
Explorer’s trail
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Wild Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only one in Nepal open to foreigners and offers trophy hunters a couple of hard-to-get additions to their collection.
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Charikot resurrects as growing tourist destination
Charikot, the capital of Dolakha, was devastated by the earthquake in 2015, but it’s coming back to life.
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Interested in going white-water rafting, maybe just at beginner’s level, looking forward to cosy-glide down a calm stretch of Himalayan glacier water, or as an adrenalin-hungry paddler eager to wrestle head first with one of the fantastic rivers out there?…
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The beaten track up to Everest is amazing. But here’s a less known trail to follow into these one-of-a-kind alpine heights. Buna Trek and Expeditions run a 21 days organised trek up along Arun River, through medieval and rarely visited…
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Mountain Travel Sobek organises a unique trek to Tsum valley in northern Gorkha. Here’s the intro: “Visit the hidden valley of Tsum and experience a unique Himalayan sanctuary! “Only opened to tourists since 2008, the Tsum Valley is a unique…
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Koshi Thappu – one of the great rivers of Nepal – travels slowly south as it bends its way east of Janakpur towards the Ganges and ultimately the great Bay of Bengal. Hiking along its sandy shores a dozen miles…
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The old railway track in the Janakpur area – built in the 1950s (now undergoing renovation) – leads like a vein into the heart of Terai communities in this region. A ride on the old train – a steam engine…