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The
Best Food we ever had on trek. Thanks for the excellent
trek arrangement. Great trip & lots fun with
adventure, would like to do once more!!!!
J.
Littleton -UK
This trek strikes deep into the heart of a previously
restricted area, and covers some beautiful and unspoiled
trails past a constantly unfolding panorama of majestic
mountains. From the town of Gorkha, original capital of
the Gurkhas, the trails are mostly excellent though
hardly any westerners have ever used them. By way of one
of the most dramatic gorges in Nepal, flanked by Manaslu
and Ganesh III, we emerge into pine-clad hillsides to
enter the high valley of Sama. whose tranquil Tibetan
and Buddhist influence takes us back several centuries.
The trek is geographically spectacular and culturally
fascinating. The Tibetans of the upper Buri Gandaki, a
region known as Nupri ("the western
mountains"), are direct descendants of Tibetan
immigrants. Their speech, dress and customs are almost
exclusively Tibetan. There is still continuous trade
between Nupri and Tibet; Chinese cigarettes, for
example, are found more frequently than Nepalese
cigarettes. The mountain views in Nupri are sensational,
and the Larkya La is one of the most dramatic Himalayan
pass crossings
By
way of the superlative mountain vistas of the 17000ft
LARKYA-LA we descend to the Marshyandhi valley and
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