We take a short flight from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar which serves as the airhead to this region and we walk across the Arun Valley slowly ascending towards the base of Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8481m. We follow the ridge above the Arun River, proposed site for the largest hydroelectric plant in Nepal and go further north. The trek offers a close look at the Nepalese way of life. Children walking to their village schools, people tending to their fields, shepherds herding their cattle, women returning home after collecting fodder, small girls with water vessels on their hips, elderly people congregating at the village square under the papal tree are sights that leave an everlasting imprint on the minds of the people. As we ascend the lifestyle of the people and the houses change as we enter the realm of the Sherpa people who have lived in this high mountain area for quite some time now. We pass high alpine pastures, rhododendron forests, rural farmsteads and small villages as we continue through yak pastures towards the endless ice fields of Mt. Makalu. Along the route we are treated to some awesome views of the Kanchenjunga massif, Everest, Lhotse, Baruntse and Chamlang as well as the rarely seen Kangshung face of Everest. We make return through isolated Sherpa villages back to Tumlingtar and fly back to Kathmandu.