Explore ancient palaces, monasteries and temples; ride on the world’s highest train; journey to (almost) the top of the world, the Everest Base camp – take the Beijing- Lhasa-Kathmandu(train & jeep) 18 days tour and embark on an unforgettable journey. Beijing – Beijing, an ancient capital and a bustling modern metropolis, a city of amazing [...]
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Clean-Up Drive at Mount Everest
Are our mountains turning into garbage dump sites? This is the question many of us may ask if we see the garbage littering our beautiful and rugged mountains. Looking at the pictures below,taken at Mount Everest, we can make out how climbers, in their race to conquer the mountain, leave behind ugly reminders of their [...]
Images from Everest Skydive (May 2010)
(Photos : Explore Himalaya)
Postcards from Tibet
Tibet Overland tour Jokhang Temple- Lhasa Kharola glacier (5560m) Barkhor Street – Lhasa The city of Lhasa, on the banks of the Lhasa river Shigatse – Tibet’s second biggest city Gyantse Dzong- Gyantse Lalungla Pass (5050m) – On the way to Tingri Friendhip Bridge that divides Nepal and Tibet – view from Kodari, Nepal. At [...]
Tsum Valley
The images below have been captured by our trekking sirdar, Phurba Pasang Sherpa while accompanying clients on a trek to the Tsum Valley in autumn this year. Mu Gompa – Mu Gompa or monastery is situated at an altitude of 3510m. and is ten hrs walk away from the village of Chhekam. Grazing pasture at [...]
Everest Skydive 2009 – Photo Highlights
Photos of Everest Skydive 2009 Ganesh Pandey with tandem master Tom Noonan making a tandem jump , above 25,000 feet (Photo: Wendy Smith) Wing Commander Jai Kishan of IAF , on his canopy, flying past Pumori peak (Photo : Gorakh Bista) Jai Kishan ( Photo : Gorakh Bista) Tom Noonan (Photo: Gorakh Bista) Members of [...]
Bird Watching in Nepal
Nepal is the home of thousands of incredible species of birds. Koshi Tappu, in particular, is a bird watchers paradise, where hundreds of different species of water birds have been recorded. Here, you will encounter more than 250 different species of amazing and beautiful birds, some of which are not found anywhere else in the [...]
Everest Views
Soaring Vistas : Mount Everest (8848m) Twilight at Mt Everest: The setting sun casting a golden glow above the pinnacles Mount Everest Advanced Base Camp (ABC) – Tibet side Everest Base Camp – Tibet Side Soaring above the clouds – Mount Everest as seen from a flight to Tibet View from the summit Mount Everest [...]
Tsum Valley Pictures
The Tsum Valley is a sacred Himalayan pilgrimage valley situated in northern Gorkha district of Nepal. Tsum comes from the Tibetan word “Tsombo” which means vivid. The trail heads up the valley of the Budi Gandaki River through wild and unexplored country inhabited mainly by members of the Gurung ethnic groups. The Tsum Valley is [...]