We will try to answer some of the most common questions about this unique way to experience the sights and peoples of the high Himalaya. In short, trekking is guided group hiking and camping with a cooking and porterage staff. Pioneered in Nepal, trekking has spread to Ladakh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Thailand and beyond. Trekking as applied to travel in the Himalayas means different things to different people. Trekking is hiking through hills and mountains over an extended period of time in the company of guides and porters or pack animals.
Trekkers rely on the local staff for way-finding, and friendly, knowledgeable companionship.
Trekking gives you the chance to develop a rhythm with people, cultures, and environments dramatically different from your own. You travel at a modest pace, observing a continuity of nature, communities, and high mountains in a way that gives a much better perspective than vehicle-based travel. The guides, cooks and other staff make your trip possible through their service, cultural insights, and hospitality. Many trekkers confront the longest and steepest hills of their hiking experience soon after beginning a trek. The unique characteristics of the Himalayas result from the diversity created by altitudinal variation.