Along the way

Places along the way

The villages where you stop for two nights matter more than the ones you walk through.

Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

viewpoint, 3,850 m

Api Base Camp

The far west's great peak, in one of Nepal's least visited corners

park, 2,880 m

High meadows in Nepal's only hunting reserve, south of the Dhaulagiri range

village, 3,519 m

The acclimatisation town of the Annapurna Circuit, ringed by glaciers and lakes

village, 3,440 m

The Sherpa capital, and the last town before the high Khumbu

lake, 4,100 m

Five sacred lakes under the Jugal Himal, close to Kathmandu and rarely visited

lake, 4,050 m

A turquoise glacial lake under the Annapurnas, far from the crowds

viewpoint, 3,210 m

The most famous sunrise in the Annapurnas, an hour above Ghorepani

lake, 4,919 m

A glacial lake at almost 5,000 m below the north face of Tilicho Peak

Timing is everything

Nepal has two reliable trekking windows. Pick your season first, then your route, and you have already made the decision that matters most.

Spring

March to May

Warm, rhododendrons in bloom

Autumn

Late Sept to Nov

Clearest skies of the year