Trekking Grading

Trek grades & fitness of each trek has been given a grade based on the level of difficulty to be encountered and we recommend you to take this system as a guide only. Please remember that you should judge your own fitness, ability, mental and physical stamina. Please bear in mind that most treks are always long, hard and taxing. That is the nature of all the treks in the Himalayas. We never rush through the program; the experience is what it is all about. To help you select a trek we have given each trek a grade: Easy, Minimal, Relatively Difficult and Strenuous Difficult.

To help you choose which trek is best for you please contact us for further information.

Grade 1 – Easy
Since all our scenic tours and jungle safaris are included in this grade, the physical fitness is not that highly required. The tour will be in well-paved roads and includes some ups and downs.

Grade 2 – Minimal
Easy trekking, by Himalayan standards is generally between 900m/3,000ft. and 3,000m/6,500ft. There are always plenty of 'ups and downs' anywhere in the Himalaya and clients need to be regular walkers to get full enjoyment from their experience. It is possible however to design 'easier' three to four day treks with perhaps only three to four hours walking per day on request. Suitable for anyone who is used to walk on weekends or so, no previous trekking experience required.

Grade 3 – Relatively Difficult
Reasonably demanding trekking at altitudes up to 4,000m/13,000ft with side trips to higher elevations. Some treks included here will, in part, be well away from villages on ill- defined mountain trails.

Grade 4 - Strenuous & Difficult
Treks of a demanding nature, requiring all participants to be fit and in excellent health, often in remote alpine areas and sometimes reaching altitudes in excess of 5000m /18,000ft. Participants should have at least a basic knowledge of use of crampons and ice axes.

List of Treks in Nepal

Grade 1: (Easy)
Scenic Tours and Jungle Safari

Grade 2: (Minimal)
Ghandruk Trek
Panchase Trek
Siklish Danda Trek
Kathmandu valley Trek
Royal Trek
Ghorepani / Poonhill Trek
Helambu Cultural Trek
Jomsom / Muktinath Trek

Grade 3: (Relatively Difficult)
Panch Pokhari Trek
Everest Instant Trek
Langtang valley Trek
Gorkha Pokhara Trek
Bhairav Kunda Trek
Upper Mustang Trek
Langtang valley & Gosainkunda Trek
Ganesh Himal Trek
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek
Jumla / Rara Trek
Khaptad & Ramaroshan
Lower Dolpo Trek

Grade 4: (Strenuous & Difficult)
Gokyo Trek
Classic Everest Trek
Dhaulagiri Round Trek
Everest Base Camp Trek
Annapurna Journey Trek
Gokyo / Chola pass with Base Camp Trek
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek
Annapurna Circuit Trek
Manaslu / Larke-la Pass Trek
Tashi Lapcha / Renjo-La / Cho- La / Everest B.C. Trek – the three ‘Mighty Passes’ of the Everest
Makalu Base Camp Trek
Arun Valley Trek