Khaptad National Park: Trekking in Western Nepal

25th Jun, 2017
By: skylinetreks

The Khaptad National Park trek can be best defined as a whirling door of symbolism. This welcoming basin is kept secret towards the far western region of Nepal and its rich biodiversity has been well-certified over the past century. The charm of the terrain is limelighted with the heavenly presence of rare flora and fauna. Accordingly, if to make known this far western as far winsome none of us can clean forget to speak the name of Khapdad and the great trekking possibility in the region. Journey to Khaptad National Park was not came to the light until 2015. However, in the recent years due to more and more promulgation from the Nepal Government,Tourism board and trekkers longing for fresh and unexplored place for new taste, Khaptad took a new turn and came to rise. As a result, nowadays trekking to Khaptad National park is more style among the trekkers.

Where is Khaptad National Park The trekking way to Khaptad National park takes you to the core of Nepal Himalayas, which is a geographical phenomenon. The path formed by rich mixture of forest,foothills, by a congregation of flower beds and several endangered species of animals and healing plants. The trail winds through quaint villages that sit snugly at the foothills of a mountain, dense forests, scree-laden steep slopes and exciting ridge walks.Throughout the trek there have been sightings of common chimpanzee, musk deer, Himalayan black bear,barking deer,yellow throated marten, ghoral,wild dog and if lucky enough the snow leopard can be seen in the National park. Oaks,likes quercus leucotricephala, the rare species of healing plants are found in the National park.

An extinct bird, named the black chinned yhina, is only found in Khaptad National Park along with more then 260 species of birds. Tank of beauty. Even though the Khaptad plateau high elevation at 3,100 meters is quite tricky to accomplish but after making the top it is out of the blue for every trekkers. From the top view point of Khaptad and high of Danphe kot trekkers can view the take stock of the icecaps mountains such as,Mt. Api, Saipal, Badi mallika and even Mt. Nanda Devi of India that serve as a protective cover to the landscape, thus making the trail largely inaccessible. Besides, mountains, villages, flora and fauna, another most charismatic jewel of Khaptad is aquamarine lake. The most sacred lake of the region and believed that if once take a sink you will get rid of all your sins.

There is a holy expedition on the month of july so as to approach the lake and you can see flock of Hindus sinking in the lake. In winter season the entire region of Khaptad will wrap with thick blanket of snow,where trekkers can perform ski.Except winter season Khaptad has great possiblity for the trekkers to play gulf and Khaptad would be the most elevated place in the world to play gulf.Horse riding in the region is an extra fascination of Khaptad. This 10 days Khaptad trek will commence from kathamandu towards Dhangadi,each of two by flight or by joy ride trekkers can reach out. Through flight up to Dhangadi it takes one hour and fifteen minutes and by vehicle it takes 11-12 hours and overnight at Dhangadi. Next morning by vehicle towards Siligudi and right from here the real taste of Khaptad trip will take a move by hike.

Khaptad Trekking Itinerary, Route and Accessibility The Khaptad National Park trek is classified as a easy-moderate trek. There are considerable altitude gains and losses throughout the trek. The circular trek starting from and ending at Dhangadi is characterized by an altitude gain of more than 3,000 meters within 10 days. Hence, this trek is designed for any age of 10+ with no any prior trekking experiences and supreme physical fitness.Your experience and skill to navigate through narrow uphill and undulating slopes will be put to the test. It’s recommended that you do Khaptad trek with a technical guide. Someday there have been especially tough since you will be experiencing an altitude loss of 1,000 meters in a single day. If you want to get in touch with us, you can email at [email protected] for further details in the reference of Khaptad National Park trek in Nepal Himalayas.