WELCOME TO PIKEY PEAK TREKKING !
Pikey peak is located north eastern part of Nepal at the foothills of Himalayas in lower Everest region of Khumbu valley. By direct distance, It is just 250 km far from Kathmandu city, being the closest view point hill among all other green hills from the capital city, to witness a great view of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world. In a clear day, one can see all the mountains from eastern Himalayas such as Mt Kanchenjunga and Makalu to the western Himalayas as far as Mount Dhaulagiri and Annapurna. Pikey peak is regarded as a guardian mother goddess of local Tribal people such as Magar, sherpa and Tamang. Some local sherpa people even regard Pikey peak as their clan deity and worship in July full moon.
Situated at the Himalayan foothills of Everest region, it is one of the most popular short and sweet, off-the-beaten track, trekking routes that everybody has been hiking for last several years domestically and internationally as one of the most trending trekking routes of Nepal.
Even sir Edmund Hillary has said that it is his favourite place to watch Mt Everest and Numbur Himal.There are several different routes and itineraries in order to start and end this trek. Whether you start your trekking from Phaplu or Dhaap, even Bhandar to reach to the pikey peak, one will have to walk through many lush green forest of pine, Himalayan yew, Pinus yew, Pinus wallichia, alders and many different types of rhododendrons varied in colours of flowers and sizes depending on the elevation natively they can survive in which can be found from1000 to 3500 meter elavaion. Among them, Rhododendron Arborium that is in large size and bright red colour, is the national flower of Nepal which is in lower elavation like 1800 to 2800 meter . On all routes, you will pass by many hills, ridgelines, mani walls, alpine pastures and yak houses on the way to pikey peak with all mountain views.so,this Everest view trekking route is one of the most fascinating and thrilling routes of Nepal . Also, you may encounter many of those birds and wild animals such as blood pheasant, mocking bird, deer, wolves, Himalayan black bear, fox, Jackals, martins and many more.
This pikey peak trek can be done in lodge to lodge basis as a tea house trekking since there are few Lodges in place to place on routes whichever route you start from and end to.Notheless,we have brought up this trekking offer as a full service special camp trek in order to provide the local employment and to promote organic agriculture as well as sustanable tourism in this trekking area.So,we ascertain you that we use only locally grown cereals,fruit and vegetable that are 100 percent organic during our entire camp trekking services.Even though this organic camp trek relatively looks little more expensive than tea house trekking,it is worth it, because you will have a very good uppotinity to taste such a healthy food to leveraging your hiking stamina in the entire trip in a local environment.On the top of that ,the camping environment itself is very entertaining and nature friendly.So,we Himalayan Gateway Trekking local team are eagerly waiting for you to serve.
