Trip Highlights:
- Panoramic 400km Himalayan views from Sailung
- Authentic home-stays with six indigenous groups
- Easy, low-altitude trek from ridge to river
- Rich mix of Hindu and Buddhist heritage sites
- Forests, terraced hills, and diverse wildlife
To escape the overcrowding of commercialized trekking routes and get off-the-beaten track to experience the real Nepal, take the Indigenous Peoples Trail Trekking in west Ramechhap District, 130km east of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The first of its kind in Nepal, the IP Trail offers unique, living experience to one of the most culturally diverse areas of Nepal combined with the stunning natural landscape. Sailung Park in the North and the golden Sun Koshi River graceful along the south mark the start/end point respectively of the Indigenous Peoples Trail which offers a unique and natural combination of ethnic cultural diversity joined with breathtaking Himalayan and mid-Hill panoramas.
Lying totally on the Mahabharat range, the IP Trail offers mostly local Home-stay accommodation experiences offering trekkers a rare chance to experience the culture and lifestyle of six different Nepali ethnic groups. This top-down, gentle trek suits all types of trekkers particularly visitors wishing to avoid extreme high altitudes. The week long trail takes visitors from a starting elevation of 3146m at Sailung to 533m at by the Sunkoshi River.
The trail passes through the stunning folded Mahabharat range and rolling terraced farmlands. The virgin forests at Sailung, Rajveer, Augleshwori, Galba and Khandadevi are the unique habitat for varieties of wildlife including pheasant, deer and Languor monkey, as well as a seasonal spring blaze of blooming rhododendron.
