Inspiration

Start where the trip wants to start.

Nepal opens differently for everyone: mountains, temples, rivers, or the quiet between. Here are the routes we run most often, grouped by mood, season, and the kind of traveller you are.

By theme

Four ways into Nepal.

Most travellers come for one of these four reasons. The right trip combines two or three, paced for your time and stamina.

If you came for the mountains

Trekking, base camps, and Himalayan classics

Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Langtang. The icons. Built around acclimatisation days, teahouses our guides know personally, and seasoned Sherpa lead.

Browse trekking

If you came for the temples

Pilgrimage, darshan, and sacred geography

Muktinath, Pashupatinath, Janakpur, Lumbini, Kailash Mansarovar. Sanskrit-aware guides, helicopter darshan for senior pilgrims, and pre-coordinated puja logistics.

Browse pilgrimage

If you came for the culture

Heritage cities, valleys, and quiet days

UNESCO durbar squares, Newari pottery towns, slow lakeside Pokhara mornings, Tharu cultural evenings in Chitwan. Twin-valley and full-circuit cultural trips.

Browse cultural tours

If you came for the adrenaline

Adventure, scenic flights, and river days

Trishuli rafting, Pokhara zip-line, bungee jumping, hot-air balloon at dawn, and the Everest mountain flight with breakfast above the clouds.

Browse adventure

By season

When to come, and where each month opens.

Nepal has four distinct seasons, each opening a different part of the country. Below is what we recommend, drawn from years of cancellation patterns and trail reports going back to 1999.

Spring · March – May
Rhododendron forests and clear peaks.
Best for: Annapurna Base Camp, Everest Base Camp, Mardi Himal. Comfortable temperatures down low, snow still on the high passes. Rhododendron in bloom from late March through April.
Monsoon · June – August
Lush valleys and quiet trails.
Best for: Upper Mustang and Dolpo (rain-shadow), cultural tours in the Kathmandu Valley, low-altitude cultural circuits. Avoid Everest and Annapurna for peak monsoon.
Autumn · September – November
Peak season, clearest skies.
Best for: everything. The post-monsoon sky is at its clearest, Dashain and Tihar festivals fall in October and November, and every classic trek runs on full schedule. Book early.
Winter · December – February
Lower elevations and dawn sunrises.
Best for: Pokhara, Chitwan, Kathmandu Valley culture, Muktinath helicopter darshan, Nagarkot sunrises. Higher treks are colder but quieter. Lukla flight delays more common in January.

By traveller