Why Trekking in Nepal Should Be on Every Traveler’s List

As I was driven through the streets of Kathmandu to my hotel on the outskirts of Thamel, I was fondly reminded about why I had fallen in love with Nepal 10 years earlier. The narrow streets of Thamel, lined with food stalls and trekking shops didn’t look very different now, to how I remembered them. The sometimes smothering, sometimes pleasant aura of Tibetan incense was all over the streets and this, coupled with the heavy aromas of the many spices used in Nepali cuisine, nostalgically took me back to my first trip to the country. This time though, I was here to participate in an adventure trip! Rafting and trekking in Nepal were on the cards and excitement was slowly building up.

The chaotic streets of Thamel, Kathmandu

Here is why trekking in Nepal should be on every traveler’s list.

For those of you who are not familiar with Nepal, the country is a small, very unique nation wedged in between India and China nestled high in the Himalayas. It is home to 8 to the world’s…