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Hiking near the Himalayas: Mules: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Mules and kids: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Carrom board: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Guides sing: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Meeting Sirimaya: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Hindu prayer: In this recording, you can hear some male priests saying a prayer, and the village women are with them participating in the ceremony. After a short pause, you can hear our guide, Devi, explain the meaning of the ceremony we've just witnessed. A "tikka" ceremony...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Nepali radio: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: International guesthouse: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Machapuchare and Annnapurna II mountain peaks seen from Pokhara, Nepal: The Annapurna region of the Himalaya mountain range is a series of peaks including Annapurna II and Machapuchare, which is famous for its fish-tail shape. Annapurna is a popular climbing destination, while Machapuchare is still among the unclimbed peaks in...; Format: image/photograph

A crowded bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Buses like this one carry tourists and residents around Pokhara, a major city in west central Nepal and popular tourist destination and trekking entrance into the Annapurna region of the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Loading trekking gear on a bus in Pokhara, Nepal: Trekker guides load backpacks on the roof of a bus carrying people outside the city of Pokhara to start on a foot journey across the mountains. The man seen in the bottom right of the picture is wearing a colorful Nepali cap on his head. This cap, called Dhaka...; Format: image/photograph

Peaks of Annapurna I and Machhapuchhre: White-peaked mountains tower in the background of a green landscape in Nepal. Machhapuchhre, the mountain on the right, stands 6993 meters above sea level and was named for its fishtail shape. The local population considers this peak to be a sacred place of...; Format: image/photograph

Stone steps: A stones step path winds around the side of a mountain in Nepal. This trail is part of the historical salt trade route that crosses the mountains into Tibet. Although salt is no longer transported along these routes, they are still used to carry herbs and...; Format: image/photograph

A foot trail through the rice fields: Two tourists are trekking through a mountain valley flanked by rice fields. Peepal trees can be seen on the right side of the picture — these trees are commonly grown near resting platforms along the pathways for shade. Notice that the houses in the...; Format: image/photograph

Houses in Naudanda, Nepal: Houses in Naudanda — a village in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. Naudanda straddles a mountaintop in the Himalayas and lies along one of the most important tourist trekking routes in Nepal.; Format: image/photograph

A menu board outside a Nepali restaurant: This English language menu was hung on the wall of a hotel in Naudanda, a mountain village in northwestern Nepal. These menus are usually meant for the tourists who visit the village during trekking exhibitions. Local residents would be more likely to dine...; Format: image/photograph

Hotel bedroom along a trekking route in Naudanda, Nepal: A typical lodging room for tourists in the mountain village of Naudanda in nortwestern Nepal. Tourism is a major industry in villages along the trekking routes through the Himalayas.; Format: image/photograph

Sunrise in Naudanda: Early morning view of valley seen from Naudanda, a mountain village in northwestern Nepal. Spectacular scenery makes Naudanda a popular trekking stop.; Format: image/photograph

Misty mountain stop: A cluster of houses in the morning fog seen along the trekking route from Naudanda to Birethanti in the Annapurna region of western Nepal. The houses are walled with stones and roofed with thatches and stone slates. Trekking, which combines hiking and camping...; Format: image/photograph

Tourist at a police check point along a trekking trail in Nepal: A tourist walks down the stone-paved path to a police check post. Police check posts are set up for the security of tourists along the route. At the posts, police examine visas as well as trekking permits. Permits are required to trek around certain sacred...; Format: image/photograph

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