Facts of the Trek:
Activities: Hiking & Trekking.
Start/End: Kathmandu
Destination: Makalu Barun Valley Trek
Trip Duration: 20 Days
Max. Altitude: 8475 meters
Group Size : Min. 2 / Max.12 + Above
Best Season: Mid February to May and October to mid-December.
Grade: ^^^^^ (Very Strenuous)
Trekking Type: Lodge & Camping trek.
Utterly marvellous, still very untouched and an irregular trekking area of Makalu region is very close to the Everest region. Because of Arun River, it is known as Arun Valley too. The Arun Valley is an unimaginable area and it is famous for both the culture and nature. This area is a naturalist's paradise and it is teeming with many precious plants, animals and Mt. Makalu (8475m.)birds and is a significant part of the Himalayan environment and ecosystem.
People living in this remote place depend on cattle herds, farming and small-time trade. The number of population is 32000. Various castes and ethnic groups from this population, they are: Sherpa in the higher elevation, Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Newar, Brahmins, Chhetris and the others in the rest, The tour to those places have many attractions because of the cultural reasons too.
