Simikot Hilsa Trek
Nepal , Off the Beaten Path Trek , Restricted Region Trek
Duration
19 days
Tour Type
Trekking/Hiking
Group Size
2+
Accommodation
Tea house /camping/home stay
Meal
Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Max. Altitude
3,640 m
Best Season
Sep-Oct/Mar-May
Departure from
Kathmandu
Overview
Simikot Hilsa Trek is a journey of remoteness and backward district of Nepal. Simikot, district headquarter of Humla is one of the remotest and backward districts headquarter in terms of road, electricity and other urban facilities. The district touches Tibet on its northern side at Hilsa, a point famous as a gateway of Mt. Kailash.
Simikot Hilsa Trek will allow you to explore this under researched region trekking in Nepal that is full of cultural and natural wonders. The journey starts with a flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and further to Simikot. Simikot is the starting point of our Simikot trek. You will be spending your trek looking for fossils of plants and animals in Humla. Quite a few fossils have been discovered in the region that dates back to hundreds and thousands of years ago.
The region is said to be inhabited by one of the first settlers of humans to Indian subcontinent. This Nepal trekking to carry out research in the region would certainly be suitable for researchers and students of fossils.
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