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4 September, 2010
Nepal will soon open the world's longest and highest alpine trekking route, aiming to attract walking tourists from all over the world. The Great Himalayan ...
25 August, 2010
The Agni Air plane was returning to Kathmandu after poor visibility prevented it from landing at Lukla, its intended destination in a popular trekking spot ...
17 August, 2010
Canadian explorers say that, they think they’ve fixed a historic debate about the 1st men to capture the peak of Mt. Everest in the ...
22 July, 2010
Implementing Expert Group (IEG) – the investment group of businessmen involved in international trade – is planning for the launch of its two new four-star hotels i. ...
22 July, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) jointly with Himalayan Rescue Association on July 21 signed an agreement to establish Tourism Crisis Cell (TCC) to coordinate rescue of tourists ...
23 May, 2010
A total of 92 summiteers, including world cyclist Pushkar Shah, made it to the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 17. ...
22 May, 2010
A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a statement on his website said.
17 May, 2010
The third edition of Everest Skydive, the highest skydive event in the world and by far the most challenging, kicked off on Sunday in the ...
14 May, 2010
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is offering free visas to those foreign mountaineers in 2010 and 2011 who have already scaled Mount Everest in a ...
18 March, 2010
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) are jointly imposing Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) Card to charge foreign trekkers from ...
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Trekking In Nepal

Arun Valley Trek (16 days)
This region is blessed with an incredible diversity of natural beauty and culture. Arun valley trek is between two highest mountains, Everest and Makalu. It is really a non tourist area but you can see significant views of Mt.Everest, Makalu, and hundreds of other mountains just on your eye. Sherpa, Rai and Limbus are the main inhabitants of this region. Walking north up the Arun river to Sedua and Num, then crossing Barun La(4110m)into the upper Barun khola valley for a close look at Makalu. You can put together an even wilder trek by crossing Sherpani col and west col into the upper Hongu valley. The highest point of this trek is Salpa Bhanjyang and also we can visit Hindu holy call Lake Salpa holy Lake (3414m.).

Outline Itinerary
Day 01 : Fly from Kathmandu to Birtatnagar which takes about one hour and then drive by bus to Hille.
Day 02 : Trek from Hille to Mongmaya Khola (1649m)
Day 03 : Trek from Mongmaya Khola to Surtibari
Day 04 : Trek from Surtibari to Tumlingtar
Day 05 : Trek from TumlingTar to Kartike
Day 06 : Trek from Kartike to Gothey
Day 07 : Trek from Gothey to Phedi (1680m)
Day 08 : Trek from Phedi to Gurase (2880m)
Day 09 : Trek from Gurase to Sanam
Day 10 : Trek from Sanam to Bung (1900m)
Day 11 : Trek from Bung to Gaikharka
Day 12 : Trek from Gaikharka to Vasme
Day 13 : Trek from Vasme to Pangum (2850m)
Day 14 : Trek from Pagum to Painya (2730m)
Day 15 : Trek from Painya to Lukla (2840m)
Day 16 : Fly from Lukla to Kathmandu.