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EBC via Gokyo & Cho La

Everest Base Camp, Cho La and the Gokyo lakes, in one loop.

EBC via Gokyo & Cho La links three of the Khumbu's classic destinations into one loop: Everest Base Camp, the Gokyo lakes, and the Cho La pass between them. Over eighteen days the route follows the standard Everest Base Camp trail as far as Gorak Shep (5,164m) and Kala Patthar, crosses Cho La (5,420m) into the Gokyo valley, and returns via the Ngozumpa Glacier and Namche Bazaar. It is a hard-rated itinerary that spends much of its second half above 4,000m.

From $1,500

Gokyo Lakes

Alpine lakes, glacier views and a Gokyo Ri sunset.

Gokyo Lakes trades Everest Base Camp's altitude and crowds for a chain of glacial lakes and a single big-view summit. Over twelve days the trail leaves the main Everest Base Camp route at Ḍole and follows the Dudh Kosi valley north to Gokyo (4,750m), on the shore of Dudh Pokhari, the third of the Gokyo lakes, below the Ngozumpa Glacier — the largest glacier in Nepal. A climb up Gokyo Ri (5,357m) is the trip's high point, with views across four of the region's 8,000m peaks: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu.

Duration: 12 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $1,050

Three Passes

Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La — the Khumbu's three passes in one loop.

Three Passes links Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La — the three high passes of the Khumbu — into a single loop that also takes in Everest Base Camp and the Gokyo lakes. Every pass sits above 5,000m, including Kongma La (5,535m), the highest of the three; the route's overall highest point is Kala Patthar (5,545m), and its highest night is at Gorak Shep (5,164m). It is rated hard, and spends much of its second half above 4,400m.

Duration: 20 days Difficulty: Hard

From $1,800

Everest View & Tengboche

A short window into the Khumbu, as far as Tengboche's monastery.

Everest View & Tengboche is the short route into the Khumbu region, reaching Sherpa country and its Buddhist heartland without the extra week that Everest Base Camp requires. Over seven days the trail climbs through pine and rhododendron forest to Namche Bazaar, up to Hotel Everest View (3,880m) — the highest point on the route — and on to Tengboche's monastery at 3,867m before turning back toward Lukla. The pace stays below the altitudes where routes to Base Camp or the high passes spend their hardest days.

Duration: 7 days Difficulty: Easy-Moderate

From $750

Pikey Peak

Sir Edmund Hillary’s favourite view of Everest, reached from the road.

Pikey Peak is reached by jeep rather than flight — the trailhead at Dhap sits a day's drive from Kathmandu along the Araniko Highway, well below the Khumbu's usual altitudes. Over seven days the trail climbs through Solu's farmland and forest ridges to Pikey Peak Base Camp, then to the 4,065m summit itself for the pre-dawn view Sir Edmund Hillary is reported to have called his favourite of Everest. The route then descends through the Sherpa village of Junbesi, home to Thupten Chholing monastery, before ending at Phaplu.

Duration: 7 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $650

Annapurna Circuit

The world's greatest long-distance trek

The legendary loop through Nepal's diverse landscapes.

From $1,400

Annapurna Base Camp

Into the heart of the Annapurna Sanctuary

Into the heart of the Annapurna Sanctuary — a 360-degree amphitheater of peaks.

Duration: 10 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $800

Ghorepani Poon Hill

Nepal's best short trek — sunrise over the Annapurnas

Nepal's best short trek — legendary sunrise over the Annapurnas.

Duration: 5 days Difficulty: Easy-Moderate

From $450

Mardi Himal

Off the beaten path — untouched trails in the Annapurna range

Off the beaten path — untouched ridge trail in the Annapurna range.

Duration: 5 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $450

Moderate-Hard

Khopra Ridge

Annapurna's high ridge trek to a sacred glacial lake

Khopra Ridge is an 8-day trek in the Annapurna region, climbing above Ghandruk and Tadapani to a high, open ridge at Khopra Ridge (3,660m) with a day hike to the sacred Khayer Lake (4,660m). The final two days share the classic approach to Poon Hill (3,210m) before descending to the roadhead at Birethanti.

Duration: 8 days Difficulty: Moderate-Hard

From $650

Annapurna Circuit with Tilicho Lake

The full Annapurna Circuit, extended to the world's highest lake

This is the Annapurna Circuit's classic counter-clockwise route around the Annapurna massif, extended over 20 days with a side trip from Khangsar to Tilicho Lake (4,919m), one of the highest lakes on Earth. It still crosses Thorong La (5,416m), the circuit's high point, and shares the same descent through Muktinath, Marpha and the Kali Gandaki gorge as the shorter 18-day Annapurna Circuit — the difference is the extra days spent reaching Tilicho before rejoining the main trail at Yak Kharka.

Duration: 20 days Difficulty: Hard

From $1,600

Nar Phu Valley

A restricted valley to two walled villages near the Tibetan border

Nar Phu Valley is a 14-day trek into a narrow, restricted valley north of the main Annapurna Circuit, requiring a Nar-Phu Rural Area Permit in addition to the standard ACAP permit. The route follows the Phu gorge to the walled village of Phu (4,050m), opened to foreign trekkers only in 2002, then crosses Kang La (5,320m) to rejoin the Annapurna Circuit at Ngawal before the drive back out.

Duration: 14 days Difficulty: Hard

From $1,800

Langtang Valley

The hidden gem closest to Kathmandu

The hidden gem closest to Kathmandu — Tamang culture and glacial valleys.

Duration: 7 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $750

Gosaikunda

An out-and-back climb to Langtang's sacred alpine lake

Gosaikunda is an 8-day out-and-back trek from Syabrubesi to the sacred alpine lake of the same name (4,380m), climbing directly up the Langtang region's western side through Thulo Syabru and Chandanbari rather than via the Langtang Valley. The route returns the way it came rather than continuing over Laurebina La to Helambu, which is a separate, longer combined trek.

Duration: 8 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $780

Langtang-Gosaikunda-Helambu

The long traverse linking Langtang, Gosaikunda and Helambu

This 14-day trek links three regions in one continuous traverse: up the Langtang Valley to Kyanjin Gompa, back down and across to the Gosaikunda lakes, then over Laurebina La (4,610m) into the Helambu hills before descending to the Kathmandu valley rim at Sundarijal. It shares its first days with the shorter Langtang Valley trek and its Gosaikunda approach with the standalone Gosaikunda trek, but continues past both — the shorter Gosaikunda trek turns back the way it came instead of crossing the pass.

Duration: 14 days Difficulty: Hard

From $1,450

Tamang Heritage

A short cultural trek through Tamang villages above the Trisuli

Tamang Heritage is an 8-day easy-moderate trek through Tamang villages in the Langtang region, staying below 3,200m throughout and visiting the hot springs at Tatopani (2,607m) and the homestay village of Briddim before returning to Syabrubesi. Its high point is Nagthali (3,165m), a viewpoint on the way to Thuman with a panorama that takes in Langtang Lirung (7,227m).

Duration: 8 days Difficulty: Easy-Moderate

From $700

Manaslu Circuit

Nepal's best-kept secret — raw Himalayan beauty, fewer crowds

Nepal's best-kept secret — fewer crowds, raw Himalayan beauty.

Duration: 14 days Difficulty: Hard

From $1,200

Manaslu Circuit + Tsum Valley

The full Manaslu Circuit, extended into the restricted Tsum valley

Manaslu Circuit + Tsum Valley links the classic circuit around Manaslu (8,163m) with a side-trip up the restricted Tsum valley to Mu Gompa (3,700m), a monastery near the Tibetan border, before rejoining the main trail to cross Larkya La (5,106m). At 18 days and rated hard, it is the longest of the Manaslu-region itineraries, and requires four separate permits — Manaslu and Tsum restricted-area permits alongside both conservation area permits.

From $1,500

Moderate-Hard

Tsum Valley

A restricted side-valley off the Manaslu trail, to a monastery near Tibet

Tsum Valley is a 12-day round trip up a restricted side-valley of the Manaslu Circuit, following the Budhi Gandaki to Lokpha before climbing into Tsum itself and on to Mu Gompa (3,700m), a monastery founded in 1895 near the Tibetan border. It stays below 3,700m throughout, is rated moderate-hard, and requires its own Tsum Valley restricted-area permit alongside the Manaslu Conservation Area Permit.

Duration: 12 days Difficulty: Moderate-Hard

From $950

Upper Mustang

The forbidden kingdom — Tibetan culture beyond the Himalayas

The forbidden kingdom — Tibetan culture beyond the Himalayas.

Duration: 12 days Difficulty: Moderate

From $1,500

Jomsom–Muktinath

A short pilgrimage trail down the Kali Gandaki, walkable most of the year

Jomsom–Muktinath is a 7-day, easy-moderate trek that flies into Jomsom (2,800m) and follows the Kali Gandaki valley down through Kagbeni, the sacred Muktinath temple (3,762m) and the Thakali village of Marpha to the hot springs at Tatopani (1,190m). It requires only the standard Annapurna Conservation Area Permit, and its wide best-months window makes it one of the few Nepal treks walkable across most of the year.

Duration: 7 days Difficulty: Easy-Moderate

From $550

Lower Dolpo / Phoksundo

Nepal's rain-shadow trek — best through the monsoon, not despite it

Lower Dolpo / Phoksundo is an 18-day, hard-rated trek to Ringmo village and Phoksundo Lake (3,612m), Nepal's deepest, crossing two high passes — Numa La (5,309m) and Baga La (5,169m) — between the Tarap valley and the lake. Dolpo sits deep in the Himalaya's rain shadow, so the trek's own best months, June through October, run opposite most of Nepal's trekking calendar. It requires a Lower Dolpo restricted-area permit and Shey Phoksundo National Park entry.

From $3,500