Events

There are varied events that takes place every year like the cleaning of the River Baghmati to save the river and its surrounding including birds and river life, such events has been observed with great pomp and honor. The most happening and popular events at present is the Mount Everest Everest Marathon (Tenzing Hillary) since it took place in the year 2003 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of first time Mount Everest was Climbed, honoring the triumph and conquest of Mt. Everest by late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and late Sir Edmund Hillary. From then on Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon has become one of the world’s great events and the number of participations growing every year. The event has further widened to Everest Extreme Ultra Marathon run of 60 kms to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Everest Climb. Not only in Everest, similar kind of Marathon is organized to another popular adventure destination of Nepal – Annapurna Base Camp. This marathon starts from Annapurna Base Camp to Dhampus near Pokhara and interesting part is that this event also includes a Mountain Bike race followed by Paragliding and paddling to conclude the race. In the similar manner Buddha Lumbini Peace Marathon is organized in South West Nepal Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha the “Light of Asia”. Beside these Marathons, there are Mount Bike Race from Everest Base Camp to Kathmandu – world’s highest Mountain Bike Race and Racing on the Great Buddhist Trail from Kathmandu to Lumbini. HimEX offers you the very best of Himalayan Events and Adventure Sports or an exotic holiday into the high valleys diverse picturesque scenery, from the paddy terraces to the high arctic terrain, constant views of the world's highest mountain range world's deepest gorge in the backdrop of traditional, charming villages