Eastern Nepal Trekking

Eastern Nepal Trek gives an Ample opportunity to explore cultural & spiritual knowledge its goals in eastern Nepal include Makalu base camp, an eastern approach to Everest, and the area near Kanchenjunga . There is endless variety in this part of the country. Most ethnic groups are represented and many villages, such as Dhankuta, Khandbari and Bhojpur, are large, prosperous and clean. The area has hot, rice-growing districts and also encompasses the cooler tea-growing region of Ilam. The heavily populated Middle Hills are gouged by the mighty Arun River which has cut through at an elevation of less than 400 metres. The Arun is flanked by the major mountain massifs of Kanchenjunga and Makalu . Treks here tend to be more expensive, since you and your gear must travel to eastern Nepal by bus or plane. The treks are also longer because it requires two weeks to travel from Dharan to the high mountains.

Inhabitants of this part of Nepal have not seen many Westerners in their villages. If you travel in eastern Nepal, you should take great care to avoid the mistakes that trekkers have made in the more popular regions; mistakes which have contributed to theft, over-reliance on the whims of tourists to support the economy, and to problems of garbage, pollution, begging by both adults and children and unnecessary hotel construction. Kanchenjunga , at 8586 metres, is the world's third-highest mountain. The peak is on the border of Nepal and Sikkim ( India ) and has several distinct summits. It is visible from Darjeeling , so many expeditions explored this region and tried to climb the mountain during the British rule in India . A British team led by Charles Evans made the first ascent of Kanchenjunga in 1953. They trekked from the south of Nepal and climbed the south face of the peak.