Honey Hunting Tour

In Nepal, the Honey Hunting tour is an age-old traditional activity, and this will be in practice twice a year, especially in spring and autumn, to collect the wild honey by handing it on a rock hill as it is true that Nepal is rich in honey bees and a better place for honey hunting. The tradition is going to promote as an adventure and tourist activity.

This challenging tour can be more adventurous for those with knowledge of rock climbing and those who are brave to take such risks. There are more than five different species found in Nepal. The nearest destination to watch the honey hunting is Ghalegaun which lies southwest of Kathmandu in the Lamjung District. The trail to Ghalegaun also offers various spectacular views of the Himalaya Ranges, like the snow-capped Annapurna ranges and Manaslu Himal.

Honey Hunting Tour Highlights

• UNESCO World Heritage sites sightseeing
• Scenic drive to Khudi
• Mountain Honey Hunting

This traditional honey-hunting tour is a tradition passed down from the generations to the Indigenous Nepali community, like Gurung and Magar in Nepal. Honey was used like sugar in ancient times when there was not any production of sugar.

The honey hunters extract the honey from the unusually massive beehives nestled in a tall rock cliff. Observing this feat performed by the honey hunters will be a very mesmerizing event.  This honey hunting is a hazardous activity, and many hunters have also died during these activities. Therefore, those dead honey hunters also named and remembered many cliffs.

Things to do before Honey Hunting Tour

The locals celebrate this honey hunting tour as one of the festivals by offering God flowers, grains, and sheep before hunting. It is also said that the festival was celebrated, and worship was organized to respect the hard work of honeybees and their contribution to the survival of human beings. It is a thrilling moment to watch the work of those honey hunters.

The experienced honey hunters climb the rock and hang from cliffs. This is tall, around 300m, only with the help of their homemade ropes and Bamboo ladders. The hunters’ leader collects the honey in the bucket and passes it to another person. Wild honey has good demand for medical purposes and in the international market too.