Explore Nepal by region

Five regions.One Himalaya.

From the rain-shadow desert of Mustang to the Sherpa high road of the Khumbu — choose the landscape that matches the journey you came for.

Explore the regions
Regions
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8,000ers
08
Trail days
320+
Group size
≤ 8
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KhumbuAnnapurnaManasluUpper MustangLangtangDolpoRaraKanchenjungaApi HimalGanesh HimalIlamMachhapuchhre

01 The five regions

A country of worlds.

Scroll sideways through Nepal’s five trekking worlds. Each one is a different climate, culture and colour of mountain.

A Sherpa village with carved mani stones beneath the snow walls of Everest in the Khumbu
01The Sherpa high road

Eastern Nepal

Khumbu · Kanchenjunga · Ilam

The storied trails of the Khumbu climb past carved mani walls and butter-lamp monasteries to the foot of the highest mountain on Earth. East, Kanchenjunga holds a quieter, glacial grandeur.

8–18 days Sagarmatha permit Spring · Autumn
The Annapurna range reflected in the still water of Fewa lake at sunrise near Pokhara
02Beyond the rain line

Western Nepal

Annapurna · Dhaulagiri · Mustang

Above Pokhara’s lakes the great ranges rise in a single luminous wall. Cross the rain line and the green folds away into the ochre, wind-carved kingdom of Upper Mustang.

8–16 days ACAP + Mustang permit Spring · Autumn · Summer
A whitewashed stupa strung with prayer flags on a ridge above the terraced foothills of the Kathmandu Valley
03Temples & high pastures

Central Nepal

Kathmandu · Langtang · Manaslu

Temple courtyards give way to Langtang’s green pastures and the suspended bridges of the Manaslu circuit—a quieter line rich in Tibetan culture and generous hospitality.

9–17 days Langtang + Manaslu RAP Spring · Autumn · Winter
Prayer flags on weathered wooden posts above the turquoise water of Phoksundo lake in Dolpo
04Lakes of the high desert

Mid-West Nepal

Rara · Phoksundo · Dolpo

Turquoise Phoksundo and mirror-still Rara rest in the high desert valleys of Dolpo and Mugu—places the monsoon forgets and the crowds have never found.

10–21 days Shey Phoksundo permit Spring · Summer · Autumn
Snow-crowned peaks of the Api Himal above forested ridges and a mist-filled valley in Far-Western Nepal
05The untrampled edge

Far West Nepal

Api Himal · Khaptad · Mahakali

Nepal’s wildest edge—sacred peaks along the Mahakali and oak ridges above Khaptad, where villages still set their week by the market drum. Solitude the trails have never sold.

12–24 days Expedition on request Spring · Autumn

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Distinct regions

From rain-shadow desert to alpine rainforest

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8,000-metre giants

More than anywhere else on Earth

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Trail days guided

By the same local leaders, season after season

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Travellers who return

Or send someone they love

02 Region explorer

Find your line.

Filter the collection by region. Each journey below is locally led, small-group and paced for the altitude it climbs.

A trekker crossing a high Himalayan pass beneath snow-covered peaksTrek

Khumbu, Nepal

Everest Base Camp

15 days Challenging
From $1,490
Porters carrying supplies along a mountain trail in the Annapurna regionTrek

Annapurna, Nepal

Annapurna Sanctuary

12 days Moderate
From $1,290
The snow-covered Manaslu mountain range beneath a deep blue skyTrek

Gorkha, Nepal

Manaslu Circuit

17 days Challenging
From $1,890
A remote village and monastery among the arid mountains of Upper MustangCultural

Mustang, Nepal

Upper Mustang Passage

14 days Moderate
From $2,150
A small mountain lodge in a green Himalayan valleyTrek

Langtang, Nepal

Langtang Valley

10 days Moderate
From $1,080
The gilded Swayambhunath stupa rising above Kathmandu beneath prayer flagsCultural

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu & the Foothills

9 days Easy
From $980
A stone teahouse beside the turquoise Gokyo lakes beneath snow-covered Himalayan peaksTrek

Khumbu, Nepal

Gokyo Lakes & Cho La

18 days Challenging
From $2,090
Trekkers on a grassy ridge trail with prayer flags and Machhapuchhre rising above the cloudsTrek

Annapurna, Nepal

Mardi Himal Ridge

8 days Moderate
From $890

03 The Hike Globally way

Built by hand,
led by heart.

Scouted, then walked, then led

Every route is first scouted on foot by the leaders who will guide it. We time acclimatisation days, water stops and the exact ridge where the light turns gold at four o’clock.

Scouted, then walked, then led
Paced for wonder, not for summits
Local to the last detail
Small groups, wide margins

04 When to go

Reading the seasons.

There is no wrong month in Nepal — only a wrong region for the month. This is the honest picture.

Spring

Mar – May96

Rhododendron bloom, clear high mornings, classic pass conditions.

Summer

Jun – Aug58

Monsoon in the east and centre; the rain-shadow of Mustang and Dolpo stays bright.

Autumn

Sep – Nov98

Post-monsoon clarity, harvest gold in the valleys, the busiest skies of the year.

Winter

Dec – Feb72

Crisp, quiet and cold; lower valleys and culture routes shine above the inversion.

05 Voices from the trail

What travellers say

“They didn’t sell us a mountain. They handed us a region, a rhythm and a team, and let the Himalaya do the rest.”

Sarah M.Everest Base Camp · October 2025

06 Good to know

Questions,
answered.

Everything travellers ask us before choosing a region — answered plainly, by the people who lead the trips.

The Central and Western regions are our most forgiving introductions—Langtang, the Kathmandu foothills and Mardi Himal combine modest altitude with reliable lodges and rich culture. We’ll always match a route to your fitness and your appetite for altitude.

07 The lights are on

Somewhere up there,
a lodge is waiting for you.

Tell us the landscape that calls you and we’ll shape the days around it — privately, and at your pace.

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