Gliking in Nepal – A new trend for Hiking

 Gliking in Nepal is a new trend that refers to Glam Hiking! It’s a luxurious form of general hiking in Nepal that makes a plain old form of hiking most fun. Gliking involves accommodating in luxurious hotels, fine dining, and luggage transfers with no kind of hassle.

The trend is changing! In this era of technology and digitalization, people are growing busier with their day-to-day tasks and social networking. They stay in a room, whether it be an office, home, café restaurant, engaged in their work, or digital gadgets. Though they connect globally with their friends, families and are well informed about different places around the globe, we restrict them within the four walls because of their busy schedule and inability to manage time. In this hectic routine life, going out and exposing yourself to nature has become necessary because it brings peace to your mind. It is a way to soothe your senses that have been bearing so much restlessness.

So, activities like Trekking, Hiking, Gliking, etc. are the essences of life that keep you healthy, happy, active, and profound. You must be familiar with the term trekking and hiking, but many of us are unaware of the term Gliking. It’s a new and emerging travel concept that comprises fun and luxe with adventure! In this blog, Heaven Himalaya will enlighten you on the new travel trend of Gliking in Nepal.

So what is Gliking?

Gliking in Nepal is a new trend of hiking that focuses more on luxurious things, i.e., from hotels to all the services, everything will be luxurious. The motive of Gliking is to enjoy nature without exhilarating yourself and treating yourself with the best. Imagine yourself experiencing the finest facilities like swimming, soothing spas, visiting places of attractions in the luxurious way possible without tiring yourself. Doesn’t that sound cool? It’s like a royal retreat that you offer to self and a way of loving yourself.

When looking into introducing Gliking, it was first introduced by travel writer Fiona Harper. She coined the term on the eve of a departure for a luxurious hiking adventure.

How is Gliking in Nepal different from Trekking and Hiking?

Hiking is an outdoor activity where we walk along a pre-defined path called trails, admiring the surrounding environment. Hiking is a short and easy walking activity that offers some mesmerizing views of lush nature, hills, mountains, and many more.

Unlike Hiking, Trekking is a more demanding activity. Trekking involves long days of walking for more than a week. Trekking takes us towards the mountains, into the more intense and wild areas with no means of transportation. Besides, if you are looking for the popular treks in Nepal for 2021, you may read it here.

Hiking in Nepal involves an uphill and downhill walk along the rural area below the altitude of 3000 meters. And trekking in Nepal takes you towards the mountains. Trekking follows the route towards the mountains, difficult than the uphill and downhill walk. You take above the height of 5000 meters, which is a tough task. There is a risk of altitude sickness and many other unforeseen risks associated with nature.

Gliking in Nepal is a glamorous form of hiking and easy treks. It is a luxurious way of hiking to some astonishing locations to applaud the glory of mother nature. Everyone is not fond of a challenge! Many of them prefer fun to difficulties and challenges. People want to lavish their journey for the amount they spend on travel. Hence, Gliking is dedicated to those who want to enjoy luxury with travel and adventure. With luxurious hotels, restaurants, fine dining, and other facilities in Nepal, Gliking is emerging as a new travel trend in Nepal. It’s all about comfort and luxury associated with travel.

In this way, Hiking, Trekking, and Gliking are similar but different from each other simultaneously.

Looking for Luxury Gliking Trails in Nepal 2021?

Heaven Himalaya has designed various Gliking packages in Nepal. With the growing demand for Gliking tours in Nepal, we have recreated some Gliking travel packages that focus on comfort and luxury with travel. We escort you to some wonderful locations around Nepal and offer you a luxurious ride, quality hotels, star restaurants, and fine dining. Enjoy the grandeur of mountains, hills, rivers, valleys, and glaciers as you treat yourself with the luxe facilities possible. Here, we have listed some best-selling Gliking tours available with us!

 1: Everest Luxury – Gliking Trek to the Top of the World

Everest Base Camp is a dream of every travel lover. The base camp is at the foot of the world’s highest mountains as a different lure. Being there at the base camp is a trophy that anyone would love to take. But walking up to the base camp is not a simple task. Walk for around twelve days along a tiring path. But, we can make your trip luxurious by offering some luxurious accommodation and dining throughout your trek to the base camp.

The EBC Trek starts with a flight to Lukla and goes uphill through the villages like Phakding, Monjo, and Jorsale to Namche Bazaar. We traverse into Sagarmatha National Park and a UNESCO listed heritage site enriched with a rich ecosystem and biodiversity. The trail further leads us to the Tengboche monastery that moves up to Dingboche and Lobuche’s pastures. Finally, a climb up the trail takes us to Gorakshep and then to Everest Base Camp, our ultimate travel destination!

We have a more luxurious Gliking travel package for the Everest Base Camp Trek, apart from the trek! You can opt for a helicopter tour to the Everest Base Camp. With the heli tour, one can enjoy the elite form of travel and relish the mountains’ close-up views in the Everest region of Nepal. It offers some astounding views of mountains in the Everest region. The entire setup of mountains like Mt. Everest, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Cho-Oyu, Mt. Thamserku, etc. in the region looks impressive. Besides, the Tengboche monastery, Namche Bazaar, and Sagarmatha National Park are important highlights not to be missed during the trek.

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 2: Short Gliking Trek to Annapurna

Short Annapurna Luxury Trek is a scenic and lively trek full of natural wonders. We take to the Base Camp, which is a divine place often regarded as the natural paradise. This intriguing venture brings us close to the world’s tenth highest mountain, i.e., Mt. Annapurna massif. As the name depicts, the trek is a short 5 nights and 6 days’ journey that starts from Annapurna’s foothills. It follows a lush and outstanding terrain full of verdant valleys, rolling hills, cultivated farmlands, villages, rivers, lakes, and many more. Every single time, the walk is backed by the captivating views of mountains in the Annapurna range.

The trail passes through various villages and pastures to the Base Camp, surrounded by various mountains that rise tall one over the other. The set up at the base camp is also popular as the Annapurna Sanctuary. In the sanctuary, it will reward you with some close-up views of mountains such as Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Macchapucchre, Mt. Gangapurna, Mt. Nilgiri, Mt. Hiunchuli, and many more.

We also pass various ethnic settlements inhabited by people from different ethnic groups such as Brahmin, Chhetri, Gurung, Magar, Rai, Sherpa. The route traverses through the premises of the Annapurna Conservation Area. So, the Short Annapurna Luxury trek can be an opportunity to get close to the wildlife and biodiversity within the conservation area’s dense jungles.

Annapurna region is one of the famous and most frequented regions in Nepal. With various infrastructures, one can expect some luxurious highlights. Not to be confused, it is one of the best short Gliking tours in Nepal. We have stylish and well-facilitated accommodation in some amazing locations. Moreover, you will get a retreat with some spectacular views of mountains with delicious local cuisines, fine dining, swimming pools, spa centers, hot water springs, and great hospitality from locals.

 3: Ghorepani Luxury Trek

Ghorepani Poonhill is probably one of the alluring places on the earth. And we design this Luxury Trek to treat you to a luxury walking holiday in the laps of mother nature amidst the Himalayas. The trek considers two things–adventure with luxury! Like other treks in the Annapurna region, the trek starts from the beautiful city of Pokhara. One can enjoy their stay at the luxurious hotel along the lakeside full of mountain views! The delicious cuisines from the top chefs and exceptional hospitality are few things you can expect in Pokhara. Besides the retreat centers, spas, and adventure activities, Pokhara is ideal for Gliking trips.

Ghorepani Luxury Trek starts from Annapurna’s foothills and takes you to the beautiful village of Ghorepani inhabited by people from the Gurung and Ghale community. The verdant hills, valleys, lush forests, terraced farmlands, villages, and mountains; setup makes Ghorepani a beautiful travel destination. One can enjoy their breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the artistic traditional houses built in beautiful Himalayas’ backdrop.

Above all, Poonhill is an amazing viewpoint to watch the sunrise above the Annapurna panorama. The golden rays of sun over the snow-clad mountains are a superb combo! What if we add the comfort of luxe accommodation and dining to it? Yes, it is possible with our Gliking trek to Ghorepani Poonhill.

The early morning hike to Poonhill is like a fairy tale where one can admire the dazzling views of mountains such as Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Macchapucchre, Mt. Nilgiri, Mt. Hiunchuli, Mt. Dhaulagiri, and many more. The melodious sound of birds’ chirp in the quaint environment of fresh air with the wilderness of mountains and the glory of sunrise just before us, it’s a heavenly experience.

 4: Mardi Himal Luxury Trek

Mardi Himal Luxury Trek is a fantastic trip that follows an isolated and off-beaten trekking trail in Nepal’s Annapurna region. It is a recently opened trail. Mardi Trekking takes you to Mardi Himal Base Camp that offers some outstanding views of mountains such as Mardi Himal, Mt. Macchapucchre, Annapurna South, Mt. Hiunchuli, Gangapurna. It is an ideal trek that takes you to the core of nature and helps you relish the breathtaking beauty of mountains, rivers, valleys, waterfalls, and lush, dense forests.

Mardi trek starts from the Phedi, which is just one and a half hours’ drive from Pokhara city. From Phedi, we follow a lush trail via traditional settlements and rhododendron forests to Dhampus. From here, we follow a secluded trail that ascends along a dramatic landscape to forest camp and then to high camp. Slowly, we rise above the tree line area and continue through the ridgeline to Mardi Himal Base Camp. The setting turns out beautiful with fresh air, cool breeze, and alluring views of mountains right before our eyes at the base camp. The trek concludes with a walk down to the Siding village, followed by a drive to Pokhara.

Mardi Himal Luxury Trek is a glam Gliking trek full of wilderness. Stay in the authentic hotels, guesthouses, and enjoy the finest dining available on the route. Being a newly opened route, varieties in accommodation may not be available, but the route still has an elegance that no other treks can offer!

 5: Nepal Adventure Tour – Short Gliking Nepal Tour

Nepal Adventure Tour is one of the best-selling Gliking tours in Nepal. It allows you to experience various exciting adventure activities of Nepal in a single trip. Nepal is a country blessed with diversified geographical features that enhances its potential for different adventure activities. Whether it be rafting in white water or a jungle safari in dense jungles, trekking in the mountains, or outdoor activities like bungee jumping, para-gliding, mountain flight, and mountain biking, Nepal is an exciting destination to be at.

Nepal Adventure Tour starts from the vibrant and busy streets of Kathmandu. After exploring the city’s artistic heritage sites, the tour takes us to Pokhara, one of the most frequented tourist places in Nepal. On the way, we stop at the Trishuli river to enjoy the whitewater rafting. Pokhara is a picturesque city with lakes, hills, and mountain views. At Pokhara, we visit various interesting sites like Phewa Lake Gupteshwor temple; David falls and heads towards Sarangkot, where we can try adventure activities like para-gliding and zip-flyer.

Leaving Pokhara, Nepal Adventure Tour proceeds with a drive to Chitwan National Park. In the national park, one can enjoy jungle safari and elephant ride. The jungle tour can help us get close-up views of various animals in their natural habitat. We can easily notice animals such as Musk deer, monkeys, peacocks, and gharials. If lucky, you can get a glimpse of the one-horned rhino, Bengal tiger, etc. amongst the endangered species found in the park.  From Chitwan, we head back to Kathmandu and enjoy a mountain flight. If time permits, we can drive to the Last resort and enjoy the thrill of bungee jumping.

The Gliking Nepal adventure tour holiday includes day tours, short hikes, and many luxuries treat that you won’t be able to figure out where to begin with. Think of the artistic heritage, religious sites, local cuisines, local market, restaurants with top chefs, stylish star hotels with luxury transportation.