HoneyGuide Staff
160 posts since 2015
HoneyGuide is a Nepal-based trekking company. These posts are written by the guides and trip planners who work the routes they describe — mostly in the Everest region — and are updated as trails, permits and lodges change.
Posts by HoneyGuide
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Best Of Annapurna Circuit - INEVITABLE 10
Now this is hard. With so much variety, coming up with a top ten things to see along the Annapurna Circuit is not only difficult but possibly meaningless too. Think about it, it will take at least 18 days to complete the entire circuit. Can you imagine the variety that you will be witnessing? It …
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HOW TO BE A VEGAN AND TREK IN NEPAL
Long gone are those times when human beings actually had to fight against all the odds to mark their existence and eat anything they could possibly find to let the generations flourish. We have passed the stone age and hunting era way back when ‘Survival Of The Fittest’ didn’t much sound like a myth. We …
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Trips In Far-West Nepal
Api Base Camp Trail ( 13 days) Api Base Camp trail is one of those trails that has been lost in its own splendor far away from the reaches of many people. This trail in Far-Western Nepal passes through Mahakali valley, steep gorges, waterfalls, forests and high alpine pasture lands until we reach Mt.Api (7132m) …
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Mardi Himal Trek - Beyond the Trails in Annapurna Base Camp
As the story goes, it was photographer Basil Goodfellow who gave the first view of the Mardi peak to westerners from his slides when he visited Nepal in 1953. Since then, this trail has been trying to grow out from the shadow of other mainstream routes as very limited travelers have information about this trail. …
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Birds of Annapurna Base Camp Trek: The Greatest Hits
The Annapurna Base Camp Trek is an amazing place for bird watching. The sheer variety of birdlife is best manifested in the fact that all six Himalayan pheasants (Himalayan Monal, Koklass Pheasant, Cheer Pheasant, Kalij Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan and Blood Pheasant) can be found here. It also kind of helps that the ABC Trek also …
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Spare boy to Everest Summiteer- Story of a Nepali Guide
Pasang Salaka Sherpa, popularly known as Instructor Pasang among the Himalayan climbing fraternity, has a hearty boisterous laugh. Disarming and contagious, the laugh is the hallmark of the people of the high Himalayas. It is not the measured and polite laugh of a Kathmanduite or the shy and meek laugh of the lowlands. It is the laughter that shows openness, confidence and love of life that is…
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RIP your Guidebook: Or How I learned that the Planet wasn't Lonely Anymore
2013 was a watershed year in the travel guidebook industry. BBC Worldwide sold Lonely Planet for a measly ￡51.5 million after having invested ￡130 million in it. Across the pond, Google sold Frommer’s back to its founder after gutting its content for online use and keeping its social media accounts. Does it signal the end …
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Finding HoneyGuide: 7 things we learnt while naming our startup
Well first let’s start with a video: That just about sums up why we named our company HoneyGuide Apps. We make trekking apps and just like the honeyguide bird showing people the honey, we as a trekking app go beyond the boring logistical information of guidebooks to give travelers and trekkers unique insights about local …
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A traveler's hidden haven; Bandipur
Bandipur is a quiet,secluded and beloved hilltop settlement in the Tanahun district of Nepal. Bandipur has the look and feel of a place which has been preserved through the ravages of time. It is not the place to find adventure or adrenaline rush but a place to be at peace and enjoy the finer things …
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A Quick Introduction to the Everest Base Camp Trek
Everest Base Camp is a paradise situated high among the clouds, quite literally. Everest Base Camp lies at an elevation of 5380 m and boasts spectacular views of the mountain giants. Mount Everest Base Camp trek is one of the most famous trekking trails in the world along with Annapurna Base Camp trek, Annapurna Circuit, …
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Unique traditions in Nepal
Nepal, a beautifully intricate garden of over a hundred different ethnic groups, also naturally has countless numbers of unique traditions. Though trekking in Nepal is a major attraction for tourists, culture and traditional attractions are also strong attraction factors. Some traditions stem from ancient religious origins while some are specific to only one ethnic community. …
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Kalinchowk Trek
Kalinchowk, which lies in Dolakha district is an increasingly popular trekking destination in Nepal. It is relatively close to Kathmandu (approx. 132 km from Kathmandu) and hence, popular among domestic travelers. ‘Kalinchowk’ is named after a hill-top temple in the area known as Kalinchowk Bhagwati dedicated to Kali (a Hindu goddess associated with power and …
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