Honey Hunting Adventure Tour

Honey Hunting Tour is one of the unique adventurous Tours that includes the amazing and surprising scene of Nepal with it. Honey Hunting is the thrilling and adventurous activities which is also a popular tourist activity primarily focused for the brave and the strong ones having good knowledge about Rock Climbing and information about the Wild bees.

Extracting honey from rock bees that live in steep slope is an age-old tradition of some of the indigenous Nepali communities like Gurungs and Magars in rural areas of Dhading, Gorkha and Kaski districts. While the honey hunting as a profession is slowly fading out, it still retains its traditional glory with a meticulous ritual followed during each honey hunting event.

Local honey hunters show their exceptional skills by dangling on steep cliffs as high as 300 meters using Bamboo ladders and hemp ropes as they collect the honeycombs. It is a thrilling experience to watch the adventurous event.

The captivating fact about Honey Hunting in Nepal is the worship part by the indigenous group previous to hunt by dancing and offering tasty food items to the nature. In general the Hunting Honey is carried out 2 times in a year and cannot be accomplished individually. So, it demands teamwork. Thus, the villagers gather round, request the cliffs which are the abode of honeybees.

For this adventurous tour, we drive to Khudi from where we will trek to Ghalegaun; the Honey Hunting Destination. Ghalegaun is purely a Gurung Village which carry history of Gurung people. The best month for honey hunting in Nepal is in the spring and autumn.

In order to be familiar with the culture and to view the breath-taking scenes of nature in Nepal, remember Messenger Travel and Tours. We provide you with affordable packages for tours and treks in Nepal with flexible time period. We also do organize this trip all year around.