Mardi Himal Trek

The Eco-friendly trekking route in Annapurna Trekking region, Mardi Himal is the best trek for those who want to explore the Nepalese culture, forest and villages within a short time stay in Nepal. The trek provides the off the beaten trails to venture into the deep forests and wilderness area of the mountains. This is the less visited trail as compared to other trekking trail in Annapurna region. You will be hiking along the forests and traditional villages reach to foothills of Mardi Himal. Mardi Himal Trekking offer an opportunity to explore the traditional villages, incredible Himalayan scenery including Mt. Dhaulagiri (8167m), Mt. Annapurna (8091m), Annapurna II (7937m), Annapurna III (7555m), Annapurna IV (7525m), Annapurna South (7219m), Hiunchuli (6441m) and Fishtail (6988m) just infront of you.

Mardi Himal Itinerary

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Dreaming of Mount Everest? Go Everest High Passes Trekking

Everest High Three Passes Trekking, Photo: Nepal Footprint Holiday

Dreaming of hiking to foothills of world's highest Himalayan peak, Mount Everest (8848m), book your Everest Three Passes Trek with Nepal Footprint Holiday.

Nepal is the land of Himalayas and home to world's highest Mountain peaks above 5,000m to 8,848m from sea level. Those who love adventure walking, culture and the pristine Himalayas, this Everest High Passes Trek would be the best for them. Every trekkers visiting Nepal have dream to reach the foothills of Mount Everest, so if you have such a dream then why not this season (Autumn 2016).

If you are real adventurer looking for some mountain challenging hiking route passing through the famous high passes in the world, consider Everest Three Passes Trek.

Everest High Passes Trek is the popular classic circuit route to Mt. Everest Base Camp. It is also a part of great Himalayan Trail that ranges from east to west. During the trek, you will hike on world's famous trekking route to the Everest Base Camp crossing the three high passes of Khumbu region: Kongma La (5,535), Cho La (5420m) and Renjo La (5,345m) along with the climbing of three peaks Gokyo Ri (5483m), Kalapatthar (5545m) and Chukkung Ri (5550m) for great panoramas of the Himalayas.

Your adventure trek begins after the iconic and exciting flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. Then you will trek to Namche Bazaar via Phakding. At Namche Bazaar, you will have acclimatization viewing the local villages, monasteries and himalayas. From there you will hike to Gokyo Lake via Renjo La Pass and with 1 day acclimatization, you will trek to Cho La Pass via Gokyo Ri. From Gorakshep, you will hike to Everest Base Camp and trek to Kongma La Pass via Lobuche. Thus our classic circuit trek ends returning back to Lukla via Tyangboche and Monjo.

For detail information and Itinerary, please visit our website: https://www.nepalfootprintholiday.com/nepal/trekking-in-nepal/everest-highpasses-trek.html

World’s Largest Thangka exhibition in Nepal

World's largest Thangka painting is set to go on exhibition in three cities in Nepal. The thangka painting measuring a whooping 70 m by 50 m will be displayed at the Dashrath Rangasala stadium in Kathmandu, at Lumbini Garden in Lumbini and at Basundhara Park in Pokhara. The thangka is currently housed in Japan and will be displayed in Nepal in November.

It has been previously displayed at the Rangashala in october 2012. The exhibition has been organized by the Nepal Tourism Board and Nepal Council for Preservation of Buddhist Religion in association with Japan based (NPO) M21 network.

The announcement about the coming exhibition was made during a press meet organized at Nepal Tourism Board on Thursday. The event saw the presence of Surya Bahadur Thakali, Chairperson of the Nepal Council for Preservation of Buddhist religion, Yasutada katagiri, Chairperson of (NPO) M21 Network and the event co-ordinator Prabhat Rimal along with the journalists and thangka enthusiasts. The Thangka depicts the life story of Lord Gautam Buddha summarizing the life cycle of Buddha in twelve deeds.

This kind of event would help Nepal Tourism in promotion around the globe and convey the message that Nepal is safe for travel.

China dog meat festival Is it really so bad to eat dog

Today is June 21st and its the time of year again where thousands of dogs are consumed annually as the name of Yulin Dog Meat Festival held in Yulin, Guangxi, China. The festival spans about ten days starting from 21st June to 30 June. Dog meat consumption has began over 400 years ago in China. At the time of celebration of festival throughout the 10 days, dogs are paraded in wooden crates and metal cages and are taken to be skinned and cooked for consumption.

Social media campaigns have increased on spreading awareness of the festival around the world. Many animal activist have created hashtags such as #stopyulinforver #stopyulin2015 and #stopyulin2016 to create pressure to stop yulin dog meat festival.

June 21st - The International Yoga Day

Yoga Trekking in Annapurna Area - Nepal Footprint Holiday

21st June is celebrated as the International Yoga Day and this year its second time of celebration. The day is celebrated as the International Yoga Day as it was proposed by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address and it is celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015.

The second International Yoga Day is being celebrated in Nepal also as the slogan set Yoga for Harmony and Peace. The day was chosen as it is regarded as longest day of the year in Northern hemisphere and holds spiritual significance.

Practicing yoga and meditations makes us physically and mentally fit bringing positive changes in our life style with the full positive energy. It gives you the real life, your spiritual identity and self realization which motivate you towards the positive way.

So, are you determined to bring the positive changes in your life or if you are in Nepal and yoga practitioner, come on join the yoga tour and trekking to Nepal Himalayas with Nepal Footprint Holiday.

Let's start the day with Yoga and bring the positive changes in your life. Happy Second International Yoga Day 2016 in Nepal!!!

Nepal climbing Season Closes - Mt Everest records 456 south summits, five deaths

Mount Everest Expedition Nepal

With the closure of the spring 2016 climbing season, 199 foreigners from 29 countries and 257 Nepalese climbers successfully scaled Mt Everest; Department of Tourist states.

DoT had issued climbing permits to 289 expedition members, along with 457 high-altitude workers representing 34 teams in the season.

Five deaths was recorded this spring while 456 climbers successfully climbed world's highest mountain - Mt. Everest.

In Figures

Age	No of Summiteers
10-19	20
20-29	129
30-39	157
40-49	103
50-59	44
60-69	3
TOTAL	456

Country	No of Climbers		No of Summiteers
Nepal	449		258
India	64		52
US	58		39
China	20		18
UK	29		15
Australia	15		11
Others		111	63
TOTAL		746	456

Two Indian climbers – Balkar Singh, 19, and Stanzin Laskit, 18, were the youngest male and female summiteers this season, respectively, the DoT data shows. Youngho Heo, 62, from South Korea and New Zealander Lydia Margarate Bradey, 55, became the season’s oldest summiteers in male and female categories, respectively.

Among the 45 female climbers who summited the mountain while Maya Sherpa became the only woman summiteer of the season from Nepal.

On May 19, 209 climbers scaled the mountain on a single day, DOT's official Gyanendra Shrestha said.

It was a successful season for the mountaineering after the Avalanche on Everest on 2014 and massive earthquake on April, 2016

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Asadh 15 ‘Paddy Day’ Festival in Nepal

Photo Credit: Ropain Enjoying mud with Water

Nepal is land of Himalayas all knows but there is another fact that almost every month there is festival celebrated with the great joy and happiness. Festivals in Nepal are the way of being joyful and happy and there are different ways of celebrating it. Among these festivals, Asadh 15 is also a kind of festival celebrated by the Nepalese farmers by planing new seedlings of rice crop every year in their fields. Asadh 15 is also celebrated as the National Paddy Day, Rastriya Dhan Diwas. This is the important day for all Nepalese farmers that on this day it is considered to be growing quintals by sowing/planting kilos.

Nowadays, not only for Nepalese farmers but this day is important for NGO's, INGo's, Government and other private sectors as on this day there is a big program/event of planting paddy, eating dahi-chiura (Curd and beaten rice), playing with mud, singing, dancing and celebrating all the day with full of joy. Special programs are set by the tourism officials and agencies to promote Nepal agro tourism and involving tourist in sharing a happiness with Nepalese culture and traditions.

So if you are interested visiting Nepal this monsoon, let's taste a different kind of experience with the Nepalese farmers and festival. Nepal Footprint Holiday manages your trip along with the joy and happiness sharing culture and tradition with Nepalese people.