Mighty Makalu, 5th highest peak in the world

The Makalu trek brings not only alpine splendor in a little-traveled region but also a wide-ranging look into Nepal's culture as we hike through villages of the Limbu, Rai, and Newari people of the middle hills and then up to Tibetan Buddhist settlements of the higher elevations.tan Buddhists at the higher elevations. At we will meet the ethnic groups of Limbu, Newar and Rai at the lower elevations and Tibetan Buddhists at the higher elevations. At we will meet the ethnic groups of Limbu, Newar and Rai at the lower elevations and Tibetan Buddhists at the higher elevations. At

Photo by Charles Masters