{ "generated_at": "2026-10-29T02:35:22.615Z", "site": { "name": "Himkora", "descriptor": "Private Himalayan Journeys", "promise": "The Himalaya, hosted.", "tagline": "Every journey, a kora.", "meaning": "Him is our word for snow. A kora is the Himalayan tradition of walking a sacred circuit, slowly and with intention.", "intro": "Private journeys through Nepal, planned the way we would for our own family: a personal host, guides from the valleys you walk, the best rooms each route allows, and a published standard of care.", "email": "hello@himkora.com", "locations": "Kathmandu · USA", "first_journeys": "Autumn 2027", "deposit_terms": "30% deposit; balance 90 days before travel.", "reply_promise": "Your Himkora host will reply personally within one business day.", "social": { "instagram": "https://instagram.com/himkorajourneys", "facebook": "https://facebook.com/himkorajourneys" }, "founder": { "name": "[Founder name]", "note": "Himkora was started by a Nepali born in the mountains, a lifelong traveller and lover of adventure. Our team is highly experienced: guides and hosts who have spent years in these valleys, and who treat every guest as family.", "photo": "" }, "licences": { "nepal": "[Nepal DoT licence no.]", "us_sot": "[CA Seller of Travel no.]" }, "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "contact": { "calendly_url": "", "whatsapp": "", "note": "Calls are 30 minutes, by video or phone, at a time that suits you." }, "hero_image": "", "currency": { "GBP": 0.75, "AUD": 1.41, "rates_date": "2026-10-28", "note": "Approximate display rates. Update every few months; we invoice in USD." }, "analytics": { "gtm_id": "GTM-P3N7KHND" } }, "care_standard": { "title": "The Himkora Care Standard", "intro": "Above 4,000 metres, luxury means different things. We'll always tell you which is which, and exactly how we look after you.", "items": [ "Itineraries follow published safe-ascent guidance and are reviewed by a travel-medicine doctor.", "Every guest completes a health questionnaire, followed by a call with us before travel.", "Senior guides trained as Wilderness First Responders, one for every two guests on trek.", "Blood-oxygen and pulse checks twice a day above 3,000 m, with a written log.", "Bottled oxygen and a full medical kit on every high-altitude route.", "A satellite messenger with every group and a 24/7 duty manager in Kathmandu.", "A standing helicopter evacuation agreement with a Kathmandu operator.", "Insurance covering helicopter evacuation to 6,000 m is confirmed before travel.", "A named Kathmandu travel-medicine clinic as our medical partner.", "A written crisis plan and flexible rebooking terms." ], "verified_at": "2026-10-27" }, "koras": [ { "slug": "annapurna-base-camp-helicopter-tour", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/annapurna-base-camp-helicopter-tour", "title": "Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour", "descriptor": "Into the Annapurna Sanctuary for breakfast", "region": "Annapurna region", "order": 19, "status": "published", "days": 1, "duration": "Half a day", "from_price_usd": 2100, "highest_night_m": 820, "highest_point_m": 4130, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "A private helicopter from Pokhara up the Modi Khola gorge to Annapurna Base Camp, with time on the ground inside the Sanctuary. Back for a late breakfast.", "lead": "For travellers in Pokhara with a free morning and a wish to stand below Annapurna I.", "card_caption": "A helicopter at Annapurna Base Camp", "hero_caption": "The Annapurna Sanctuary from the air", "tone": "#3f4b52", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Annapurna Base Camp by air", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "Your host collects you from your hotel in Pokhara at first light. The helicopter is yours alone, and the flight up the Modi Khola gorge takes about twenty minutes, past Ghandruk and Chhomrong and between Hiunchuli and Machapuchare into the Annapurna Sanctuary. You land at Annapurna Base Camp, at 4,130 metres, and have time on the ground with Annapurna I and Annapurna South above you. Then you fly back down the gorge and are at the lake in Pokhara for a late breakfast. If cloud stops the flight, we fly the next clear morning.", "travel": "Private helicopter, about 1½ h", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "No walking beyond a short stroll on the snow or rock at Base Camp.", "highlights": [ "Fly up the Modi Khola gorge into the Sanctuary", "Time on the ground below Annapurna I", "Machapuchare from the cockpit", "Back in Pokhara for a late breakfast" ], "route": [ { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Annapurna Base Camp", "lat": 28.5307, "lon": 83.8779 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host and a private guide on the day", "The private helicopter, its pilot and landing fees", "Private transfers to and from the airport", "Breakfast on your return", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Bottled oxygen and a pulse oximeter on board", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "Hotel nights (we can book them for you)", "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance", "Gratuities and drinks" ], "kind": "experience", "area": "Short on time", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 4100, "group_price_usd": 1150, "prices_by_guests": [ 4100, 2100, 1500, 1150, 1750, 1500, 1300, 1150 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Private Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour from Pokhara", "seo_description": "A private helicopter from Pokhara up the Modi Khola gorge to Annapurna Base Camp, with time on the ground inside the Sanctuary. Back for a late breakfast.", "search_phrases": [ "Annapurna Base Camp helicopter tour", "ABC helicopter tour from Pokhara", "Pokhara helicopter tour" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "The Annapurna Sanctuary takes most trekkers a week to reach on foot. By helicopter from Pokhara it takes about twenty minutes.\n\nYou fly at first light up the Modi Khola gorge, past the villages of Ghandruk and Chhomrong and between Hiunchuli and the fishtail summit of Machapuchare, into the high basin below Annapurna I. You land at Annapurna Base Camp, at 4,130 metres, and spend a short time on the ground with the mountains on every side.\n\nThe helicopter is private, and the whole morning takes about an hour and a half, so you are back by the lake for a late breakfast. It suits travellers who are already in Pokhara, those who would like to see the Sanctuary without the walk, and anyone ending an Annapurna trek who wants one more view.\n\nIf cloud stops the flight, we fly the next clear morning. It can be added to any journey that passes through Pokhara, or booked on its own." }, { "slug": "annapurna-base-camp-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/annapurna-base-camp-trek", "title": "Annapurna Base Camp Trek", "descriptor": "Into the Annapurna Sanctuary", "region": "Annapurna region", "order": 8, "status": "published", "days": 13, "from_price_usd": 4300, "highest_night_m": 4130, "highest_point_m": 4130, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Up the Modi Khola gorge into the Annapurna Sanctuary, a ring of peaks around Base Camp, with an extra night at Machapuchare Base Camp for a safer ascent.", "lead": "For trekkers who want to sleep inside a ring of great peaks, Annapurna I (8,091 m) among them.", "card_caption": "Machapuchare from Annapurna Base Camp", "hero_caption": "The Annapurna Sanctuary at dawn", "tone": "#47553f", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and takes you to your heritage hotel. The rest of the day is for rest after the long flight. In the evening you meet your guide, check your kit together, and go through the route to the Sanctuary.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning flight west takes you to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas visible on the right on a clear day. You spend the afternoon by Phewa Lake, walking the shore or out on a boat, and have an early night in a comfortable lakeside or hillside hotel before the drive to the trailhead.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Ghandruk", "altitude_m": 1940, "detail": "A drive of about two hours brings you into the hills to the start of the trail. From there you walk for around four hours, on stone steps through terraced fields and small farms, up to Ghandruk, a large Gurung village with slate-roofed houses. You arrive in the afternoon at a mountain lodge with en-suite rooms and views of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 6, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Chhomrong", "altitude_m": 2170, "detail": "The trail contours out of Ghandruk, drops to the Kimrong Khola and climbs again on long stone staircases to the ridge above. From there you follow the hillside to Chhomrong, the last large village before the Sanctuary, facing Annapurna South and Machapuchare. It is about five hours of walking with real ascent and descent. From here on the lodges are simple, and we book the best private rooms.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Bamboo", "altitude_m": 2310, "detail": "Below Chhomrong a long flight of stone steps drops to the Chhomrong Khola, which you cross on a suspension bridge, before an equally long climb to Sinuwa. Then the trail enters the Modi Khola gorge and a damp, green forest of bamboo and rhododendron, with the river loud below. Bamboo is a cluster of lodges in a clearing, reached in the early afternoon.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Deurali", "altitude_m": 3230, "detail": "The gorge narrows and the trail climbs steadily through Dovan and Himalaya, past waterfalls and out of the forest into open grass and boulders. Deurali, at 3,230 metres, is a small group of lodges below the cliffs. It is about five hours of walking, and the air feels noticeably thinner by the time you arrive. Your guide starts the twice-daily oxygen checks here.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Machapuchare Base Camp", "altitude_m": 3700, "detail": "A short climb of two to three hours takes you up the head of the gorge and into the Annapurna Sanctuary. Your guide checks conditions on this stretch, where snow can lie in spring. Machapuchare Base Camp sits at 3,700 metres with the fishtail summit directly above. Stopping here for the night makes the ascent safer, and the afternoon is free to rest and watch the light change.", "walk": "2–3 h", "km": 3, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Annapurna Base Camp", "altitude_m": 4130, "detail": "An easy two hours on a gentle trail across the basin brings you to Annapurna Base Camp at 4,130 metres, ringed by Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machapuchare. You arrive in good time for lunch and a rest. In the late afternoon the south face of Annapurna I turns gold, and the night sky here is remarkable.", "walk": "2 h", "km": 3, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Bamboo", "altitude_m": 2310, "detail": "You wake to sunrise inside the Sanctuary, which is worth the cold. After breakfast you begin the long walk out, back past Machapuchare Base Camp and Deurali, and down into the bamboo forest. It is a full day of six to seven hours, mostly downhill, so walking poles help. You reach Bamboo by late afternoon.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 14, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Jhinu Danda", "altitude_m": 1780, "detail": "The trail climbs back up to Sinuwa and Chhomrong on the stone staircases, then turns off to drop steeply towards the river at Jhinu Danda. You reach the lodge after about five hours. Below the village, a twenty-minute walk down, are natural hot springs beside the Modi Khola, a welcome soak for tired legs at the end of the trek.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short walk of an hour or two along the river brings you to the road, where your driver is waiting. Two hours later you are back in Pokhara by the lake, in time for a long lunch, a hot shower and an afternoon of rest at your hotel.", "walk": "1–2 h", "km": 3, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short morning flight takes you back to Kathmandu. The rest of the day is free. Your guide can take you to Patan or Boudhanath, or you can stay at the hotel and rest. In the evening there is time for a last dinner in the city.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host drives you to the airport in good time for your flight home, after breakfast if the timing allows.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Stone staircases between villages, a forested gorge with rough, sometimes wet paths, and an open moraine basin above 3,700 metres.", "highlights": [ "Sleep inside the Annapurna Sanctuary, below Annapurna I", "An extra night at Machapuchare Base Camp for a safer ascent", "The Modi Khola gorge and Chhomrong village", "Hot springs at Jhinu on the way out" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Ghandruk", "lat": 28.3762, "lon": 83.8051 }, { "name": "Chhomrong", "lat": 28.4185, "lon": 83.8183 }, { "name": "Bamboo", "lat": 28.457, "lon": 83.8569 }, { "name": "Deurali", "lat": 28.4976, "lon": 83.8983 }, { "name": "Machapuchare Base Camp", "lat": 28.5196, "lon": 83.892 }, { "name": "Annapurna Base Camp", "lat": 28.5307, "lon": 83.8779 }, { "name": "Bamboo", "lat": 28.457, "lon": 83.8569 }, { "name": "Jhinu Danda", "lat": 28.4096, "lon": 83.8241 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flights", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Annapurna", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 6500, "group_price_usd": 3950, "prices_by_guests": [ 6500, 4300, 4300, 3950, 3950, 3850, 3850, 3800 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 3800, "solo_price_usd": 5450, "group_price_usd": 3450, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Comfortable lodges with a private room on the lower trail, instead of the region's premium lodges", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 5450, 3800, 3800, 3450, 3450, 3350, 3350, 3300 ] } ], "seo_title": "Private Annapurna Base Camp Trek (13 Days)", "seo_description": "Up the Modi Khola gorge into the Annapurna Sanctuary, a ring of peaks around Base Camp, with an extra night at Machapuchare Base Camp for a safer ascent.", "search_phrases": [ "Annapurna Base Camp trek", "ABC trek private", "Annapurna Sanctuary trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "The Modi Khola gorge leads into the Annapurna Sanctuary, a high basin ringed by Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Hiunchuli and Machapuchare.\n\nThis is a good first trek at altitude for fit walkers. The highest night is at 4,130 metres, and the challenge is less the thin air than the stone staircases: thousands of steps up and down between villages, especially around Chhomrong. The walk begins with a drive from Pokhara, so there is no mountain flight to wait for.\n\nYou start in the terraced Gurung villages of Ghandruk and Chhomrong, then follow the gorge through bamboo and rhododendron forest and out above the trees into the Sanctuary. The first night, in Ghandruk, is in a mountain lodge with en-suite rooms. From Chhomrong onwards every lodge on the route is simple, with shared bathrooms in most places, and we book the best private rooms early.\n\nMost itineraries go straight to Base Camp from Deurali. We stop a night at Machapuchare Base Camp first, which keeps the ascent gentle and gives you a second sunrise inside the Sanctuary. Your guide checks your oxygen and pulse each morning and evening from Deurali up. The walk out ends at the hot springs at Jhinu, and you finish with nights in Pokhara and Kathmandu." }, { "slug": "annapurna-circuit-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/annapurna-circuit-trek", "title": "Annapurna Circuit Trek", "descriptor": "Over Thorong La to Muktinath", "region": "Annapurna region (Manang, Mustang)", "order": 10, "status": "published", "days": 14, "from_price_usd": 4700, "highest_night_m": 4450, "highest_point_m": 5416, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Through Manang and over Thorong La (5,416 m) to the temple at Muktinath, finishing at a lodge in Jomsom and a flight back to Pokhara.", "lead": "For experienced trekkers who want the great crossing of the Annapurnas.", "card_caption": "Thorong La prayer flags", "hero_caption": "Gangapurna above Manang", "tone": "#5a5040", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and takes you to your heritage hotel. The afternoon is for rest. In the evening you meet your guide, check your kit together, and talk through the route over the pass, the acclimatisation plan and what to expect on the long drive tomorrow.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Dharapani", "altitude_m": 1860, "detail": "An early start for the longest travel day of the journey. A private jeep takes you west out of Kathmandu, then north up the Marsyangdi valley past Besisahar, on a road that becomes rough and narrow as it climbs between waterfalls and terraced hillsides. After eight or nine hours you reach Dharapani, at 1,860 metres. The teahouse is simple and the dinner hot.", "travel": "Drive 8–9 h", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Chame", "altitude_m": 2670, "detail": "The walk begins in earnest. You follow the Marsyangdi west through Bagarchhap and Danakyu, climbing through pine and fir forest with the first views of Manaslu behind you and Annapurna II ahead. The trail rises steadily for five to six hours to Chame, the district headquarters, with hot springs by the river and a choice of simple lodges.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 16, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Lower Pisang", "altitude_m": 3200, "detail": "The valley narrows and the trail passes through Bhratang, known for its apple orchards, before curving around the base of the Paungda Danda, a huge curved slab of rock rising more than a thousand metres from the river. The forest thins and the landscape opens. After about five hours you reach Lower Pisang, at 3,200 metres, with Annapurna II above.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 14, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 5–6", "title": "Manang", "altitude_m": 3540, "detail": "Day 5: instead of the valley floor, you take the high route, climbing steeply to Ghyaru and Ngawal, villages with long views, across to Annapurna II, III and IV, before descending to Manang. It is a long day of six to seven hours. Day 6 is for acclimatisation: a walk up towards Gangapurna Lake or to Braga monastery, then an afternoon at rest.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 17, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Yak Kharka", "altitude_m": 4050, "detail": "Leaving Manang, the trail climbs out of the village and into high, open pastures, where yaks graze below Gangapurna and Chulu. The walking is gentle and short, about three to four hours, and taken slowly to help your body adjust. Yak Kharka, at 4,050 metres, is a handful of stone lodges. You have the afternoon to rest.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Thorong Phedi", "altitude_m": 4450, "detail": "Another short day of three to four hours, along the side of the valley and across a landslide area your guide will take carefully, to Thorong Phedi at the foot of the pass. At 4,450 metres the lodges are basic and busy. You rest, eat early, check your kit and go to bed soon after dark. Your guide checks everyone's oxygen readings before deciding on the start time.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Thorong La · Muktinath", "altitude_m": 3760, "detail": "The big day. You leave in the dark, around four in the morning, for the long climb on a steep zigzag trail to Thorong La, at 5,416 metres, marked by prayer flags and a small teahouse. You reach the pass in the middle of the morning. Then comes a long descent of about 1,600 metres, hard on the knees, to Muktinath and its temple, eight to nine hours in all.", "walk": "8–9 h", "km": 15, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Jomsom", "altitude_m": 2720, "detail": "In the morning you can visit the Muktinath temple, sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, before walking down through Jharkot and the old village of Kagbeni into the wide, stony valley of the Kali Gandaki. The wind rises in the afternoon, so we start early. After about five hours you reach Jomsom and the best hotel in town, with hot water and a comfortable bed.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 20, "stay": "Best hotel in Jomsom", "stay_type": "Hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "Flights from Jomsom leave early in the morning, before the wind picks up. The twenty-minute flight runs down the Kali Gandaki gorge between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, two of the highest mountains in the world. By mid-morning you are in Pokhara, checking into a hotel by the lake. The rest of the day is yours.", "travel": "Flight 20 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A full rest day by the lake. You might take a boat out on Phewa Lake, walk up to the World Peace Pagoda, have a massage, or sleep late. After nine days in the mountains, most guests are happy to do very little.", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short morning flight takes you back to Kathmandu. The rest of the day is free: your guide can take you to Patan or Boudhanath, or you can stay at the hotel and rest. In the evening there is time for a last dinner in the city.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 14", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host drives you to the airport in good time for your flight home, after breakfast if the timing allows.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Valley trails and old mule paths, a steep high route to Ghyaru, and a long climb and steep, loose descent over the Thorong La, sometimes in snow.", "highlights": [ "Cross the Thorong La at 5,416 m", "The Manang valley and Braga monastery", "Muktinath, sacred to Hindus and Buddhists", "Fly out from Jomsom instead of walking the road" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Dharapani", "lat": 28.518, "lon": 84.356 }, { "name": "Chame", "lat": 28.553, "lon": 84.239 }, { "name": "Lower Pisang", "lat": 28.608, "lon": 84.149 }, { "name": "Manang", "lat": 28.6661, "lon": 84.0231 }, { "name": "Yak Kharka", "lat": 28.7227, "lon": 83.9738 }, { "name": "Thorong Phedi", "lat": 28.7768, "lon": 83.9726 }, { "name": "Thorong La", "lat": 28.7935, "lon": 83.9388 }, { "name": "Muktinath", "lat": 28.8167, "lon": 83.8713 }, { "name": "Jomsom", "lat": 28.7838, "lon": 83.7305 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 3 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Jomsom–Pokhara flight, Pokhara–Kathmandu flight", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Annapurna", "difficulty": "Strenuous", "solo_price_usd": 7150, "group_price_usd": 4250, "prices_by_guests": [ 7150, 4700, 4700, 4250, 4250, 4100, 4100, 4050 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 4300, "solo_price_usd": 6300, "group_price_usd": 3850, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 6300, 4300, 4300, 3850, 3850, 3700, 3700, 3600 ] } ], "seo_title": "Annapurna Circuit Trek over Thorong La, Private Guided", "seo_description": "Through Manang and over Thorong La (5,416 m) to the temple at Muktinath, finishing at a lodge in Jomsom and a flight back to Pokhara.", "search_phrases": [ "Annapurna Circuit trek", "Thorong La pass trek", "Annapurna Circuit private guide" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "The Annapurna Circuit follows the Marsyangdi valley north, crosses the Thorong La at 5,416 metres and drops to Muktinath, a temple sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike.\n\nIt is a demanding journey for strong walkers, ideally with a previous multi-day trek behind them. The pass day is long and cold, and the nights before it are spent above 4,000 metres. In return you see a whole cross-section of Nepal, from green terraces and pine forest to the high, dry country north of the main Himalaya.\n\nRoads now reach much of the old route, so we drive the lower valley and walk where the trail is still the best way through: the high route via Ghyaru and Ngawal, the Manang valley and the pass. Every lodge between Dharapani and Muktinath is a simple teahouse, often with shared bathrooms, and we book the best private rooms early in the season.\n\nAltitude is managed carefully. You spend two nights at Manang, take short days to Yak Kharka and Thorong Phedi, and your guide checks everyone's oxygen and pulse each morning and evening. After the pass you finish with a night in Jomsom, a flight down the Kali Gandaki gorge to Pokhara, and a full rest day by the lake." }, { "slug": "annapurna-foothills-short-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/annapurna-foothills-short-trek", "title": "Annapurna Foothills Short Trek", "descriptor": "Three nights in mountain lodges, from Pokhara", "region": "Annapurna foothills", "order": 22, "status": "published", "days": 6, "from_price_usd": 2600, "highest_night_m": 1940, "highest_point_m": 1940, "seasons": [ "Autumn", "Winter", "Spring" ], "summary": "Three nights in the best mountain lodges of the Annapurna foothills, at Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk, with Machapuchare above. Six days from Kathmandu.", "lead": "For travellers with a week who want real mountain walking and a warm room every night.", "card_caption": "Ghandruk village below Annapurna South", "hero_caption": "Machapuchare above the foothills", "tone": "#465046", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. In the evening your guide joins you to go through the walk, check your gear and answer questions over dinner.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Dhampus", "altitude_m": 1650, "detail": "A short morning flight takes you to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas outside the window on a clear day. From Phedi, a drive of about forty-five minutes, you climb stone steps between terraced fields to Dhampus, a Gurung village on a ridge. You arrive for a late lunch at a mountain lodge with en-suite rooms, and the evening light falls on Machapuchare and Annapurna South.", "walk": "2 h", "km": 4, "travel": "Flight 25 min, drive 45 min", "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Landruk", "altitude_m": 1565, "detail": "Through oak and rhododendron forest to Australian Camp, a grassy ridge with one of the widest views of the range, then down through Pothana and Deurali to Landruk, a village of slate roofs above the Modi Khola. It is about four hours of easy walking, and your lodge has a garden facing Annapurna South.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 8, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Ghandruk", "altitude_m": 1940, "detail": "A steep descent to the river, a suspension bridge, and a long stone staircase up the other side to Ghandruk, one of the largest Gurung villages in Nepal. You arrive by early afternoon, with time to visit the small museum and walk the lanes between houses of stone and slate. The lodge looks straight across to Annapurna South and Hiunchuli.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "An early start for the light on the mountains, then a gentle walk down through terraced fields to the road at Kimche or Syauli Bazaar, and a drive of about two hours back to Pokhara. The afternoon is free by Phewa Lake, and your hotel is on the shore or the hill above it.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short morning flight back to Kathmandu, timed around your onward flight. If you have time, your guide can take you to Boudhanath or Patan before the airport.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Stone staircases between terraced fields and through forest, three to four hours a day, all below 2,000 metres.", "highlights": [ "Three nights in en-suite mountain lodges", "Machapuchare from Dhampus at sunrise", "The Gurung village of Ghandruk", "Six days from Kathmandu and back" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Dhampus", "lat": 28.3003, "lon": 83.8587 }, { "name": "Landruk", "lat": 28.3713, "lon": 83.8258 }, { "name": "Ghandruk", "lat": 28.3762, "lon": 83.8051 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flights", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Short on time", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 4050, "group_price_usd": 2450, "prices_by_guests": [ 4050, 2600, 2600, 2450, 2450, 2400, 2400, 2350 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Short Annapurna Lodge Trek from Pokhara (6 Days)", "seo_description": "Three nights in the best mountain lodges of the Annapurna foothills, at Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk, with Machapuchare above. Six days from Kathmandu.", "search_phrases": [ "short trek Nepal", "Annapurna short trek", "Ghandruk trek", "easy trek from Pokhara" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "This is the shortest of our treks: three nights in the best mountain lodges of the Annapurna foothills, with Machapuchare and Annapurna South above you, in six days from Kathmandu.\n\nYou fly to Pokhara and walk a gentle loop through the Gurung villages of Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk. The trails are stone staircases between terraced fields and through rhododendron forest, and the walking days are three to four hours, so the afternoons are free in the villages. Each night is in a lodge with en-suite rooms and good food, and you finish with a night by the lake in Pokhara.\n\nIt suits travellers with a week in Nepal, families with children from eight, and anyone who wants their first Himalayan walk without altitude: the highest night is below 2,000 metres. It is also an easy way to add a few days of walking to a tour.\n\nIf you have two more days, our Poon Hill and Ghandruk Trek adds sunrise from Poon Hill and the forest to Ghorepani." }, { "slug": "chitwan-safari-short-stay", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/chitwan-safari-short-stay", "title": "Chitwan Safari in Three Days", "descriptor": "Rhinos at dawn, two nights in the jungle", "region": "Chitwan National Park", "order": 21, "status": "published", "days": 3, "from_price_usd": 1800, "highest_night_m": 150, "highest_point_m": 200, "seasons": [ "Autumn", "Winter", "Spring" ], "summary": "A short flight to Chitwan, two nights at a safari lodge, jeep and canoe safaris for rhino, deer and birds, and a Tharu village evening.", "lead": "For travellers who want Nepal's lowland wildlife in a long weekend.", "card_caption": "A one-horned rhino in Chitwan", "hero_caption": "Morning mist on the Rapti river", "tone": "#4d5638", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Chitwan", "altitude_m": 150, "detail": "A twenty-five-minute flight takes you south to Bharatpur, where the lodge's naturalist meets you for the short drive to the park. Over two days you go out by jeep at dawn and in the late afternoon, when rhino, spotted deer and gaur come out to the grasslands; you drift down the Rapti river in a dugout canoe past mugger crocodiles and kingfishers; and you walk with the naturalists in the forest. Tigers live here, though sightings are rare. One evening you visit a Tharu village nearby. The lodge looks after everything else, from early tea to dinner by the fire.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Safari lodge, full board with activities", "stay_type": "Safari lodge", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last early drive or walk while the park is quiet, then breakfast at the lodge and the short flight back to Kathmandu, timed around your onward flight.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Jeep and canoe safaris, with short, flat walks in the forest; no trekking.", "highlights": [ "One-horned rhino from the jeep at dawn", "A dugout canoe on the Rapti river", "Two nights at a safari lodge", "A Tharu village evening" ], "route": [ { "name": "Chitwan", "lat": 27.5802, "lon": 84.5023 } ], "months": [ 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 1, 1, 1 ], "permits": [ "Chitwan National Park entry" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host and a private guide throughout", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Bharatpur (Chitwan) flights", "Permits: Chitwan National Park fees", "Private vehicles and every transfer", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "experience", "area": "Short on time", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 2700, "group_price_usd": 1750, "prices_by_guests": [ 2700, 1800, 1800, 1750, 1750, 1700, 1700, 1700 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Private Chitwan Safari (3 Days) from Kathmandu", "seo_description": "A short flight to Chitwan, two nights at a safari lodge, jeep and canoe safaris for rhino, deer and birds, and a Tharu village evening.", "search_phrases": [ "Chitwan safari", "Chitwan luxury safari", "Chitwan National Park tour" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "Chitwan National Park lies in the lowlands of southern Nepal, a short flight from Kathmandu and a world away from the mountains. Its grasslands and sal forest are home to the greater one-horned rhinoceros, spotted deer, gaur, crocodiles in the rivers and more than five hundred kinds of bird. Tigers live here too, though they are seldom seen.\n\nYou fly to Bharatpur and spend two nights at a safari lodge on the edge of the park. Its naturalists take you out by jeep at dawn and in the late afternoon, down the Rapti river in a dugout canoe, and on foot in the forest. One evening you visit a Tharu village nearby.\n\nIt suits families, travellers who have finished a trek and want warmth and wildlife, and anyone with a long weekend. The lodges close in the monsoon, from about June to mid-September, and the best months are October to March.\n\nThe safari can be added to any journey, before or after the mountains." }, { "slug": "everest-base-camp-helicopter-return", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-base-camp-helicopter-return", "title": "Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return", "descriptor": "Walk up, fly back", "region": "Everest region (Khumbu)", "order": 6, "status": "published", "days": 12, "from_price_usd": 6800, "highest_night_m": 5164, "highest_point_m": 5545, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "The full walk to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, then a private helicopter back to Kathmandu the same morning. Four days shorter than walking out.", "lead": "For trekkers who want to walk every step up, and have less time to come down.", "card_caption": "A helicopter waiting at Gorak Shep", "hero_caption": "Everest and Nuptse above the Khumbu Glacier", "tone": "#34403a", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. In the evening your guide joins you for a briefing and a careful gear check, because the Lukla flight leaves early the next morning.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. You arrive in the early afternoon to a heated room.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 3–4", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "The first day follows the river north, crossing it several times on high suspension bridges, and enters Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. Then comes the long climb to Namche Bazaar, with a first glimpse of Everest on the way up if the sky is clear. Take it slowly. The second day is for acclimatisation: the walk up to the Everest View terrace and back, climbing high and sleeping low, then a quiet afternoon in the Sherpa capital.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Deboche", "altitude_m": 3820, "detail": "A balcony trail around the hillside gives you the classic view of Everest and Ama Dablam, before dropping to the river at Phunki Tenga. Then a steady climb through pine and rhododendron to Tengboche monastery, where you can sit in on the afternoon prayers if the timing works. Deboche is a short walk further, a few lodges in the forest, and much quieter than Tengboche itself.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 6–7", "title": "Dingboche", "altitude_m": 4410, "detail": "You cross the Imja Khola and climb past Pangboche, the oldest monastery village in the Khumbu, above the treeline into wide yak pastures. Dingboche is a village of stone-walled fields below Ama Dablam. The second day is for acclimatisation: a slow climb of Nangkartshang, the ridge above the village, for views of Makalu and Lhotse, then back down to rest. Lodges here are simple; we book the best rooms.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Lobuche", "altitude_m": 4940, "detail": "A gradual climb across the open valley to Dughla, then a short steep pull up the end of the Khumbu Glacier to Thukla. Here stone memorials remember climbers and Sherpas who died on Everest, a quiet place to stop. Beyond it the trail eases along the valley to Lobuche, a cluster of teahouses below the glacier. Walk slowly, drink plenty, and rest in the afternoon.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Gorak Shep · Base Camp", "altitude_m": 5164, "detail": "The trail follows the edge of the Khumbu Glacier over rocky moraine to Gorak Shep, the last lodges before Everest. After an early lunch you continue along the glacier to Everest Base Camp at 5,364 metres, among the ice towers of the Khumbu Icefall. It is a long, cold day at real altitude. You walk back to Gorak Shep for the night and an early sleep.", "walk": "7–8 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Kala Patthar · Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A pre-dawn start up Kala Patthar, the dark hill above Gorak Shep, to 5,545 metres. First light catches Pumori and Nuptse while Everest stands dark against the brightening sky, then the sun clears the ridge. Back at Gorak Shep for breakfast, your private helicopter collects you, weather permitting, and flies you down the valley you walked, past Ama Dablam and Namche, to Kathmandu by late morning. The afternoon is for a long bath and rest.", "walk": "2–3 h", "km": 4, "travel": "Private helicopter, about 1 h", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "This day is held in reserve. If cloud delayed the helicopter, it absorbs the delay; if not, it is a free day for Patan or Bhaktapur, a massage, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Well-made trails with long stone staircases, then rocky moraine above Lobuche; no high passes.", "highlights": [ "Walk every step to Everest Base Camp", "Sunrise on Everest from Kala Patthar", "A private helicopter back to Kathmandu", "Four days shorter than walking out" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Deboche", "lat": 27.8397, "lon": 86.7704 }, { "name": "Dingboche", "lat": 27.8923, "lon": 86.8315 }, { "name": "Lobuche", "lat": 27.9481, "lon": 86.8104 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Base Camp", "lat": 27.9997, "lon": 86.8488 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Kala Patthar", "lat": 27.9957, "lon": 86.8285 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Lukla flight, The private helicopter morning", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Challenging", "solo_price_usd": 11850, "group_price_usd": 6500, "prices_by_guests": [ 11850, 6800, 6500, 6500, 6400, 5650, 5650, 5650 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return (12 Days)", "seo_description": "The full walk to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, then a private helicopter back to Kathmandu the same morning. Four days shorter than walking out.", "search_phrases": [ "Everest Base Camp trek with helicopter return", "EBC heli return", "luxury Everest Base Camp trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "This is our Everest Base Camp Trek with one change: after sunrise on Kala Patthar, a private helicopter flies you back to Kathmandu, instead of three days walking down the valley.\n\nYou walk every step of the way up, along the Dudh Koshi and the Khumbu Glacier, with two full acclimatisation days at Namche and Dingboche. Low in the valley you sleep in the region's best lodges; higher up, where every lodge is simple, we book the best rooms early. On the ninth day you reach Gorak Shep and walk on to Everest Base Camp.\n\nThe next morning you climb Kala Patthar in the dark for the view of Everest at first light, and the helicopter collects you close by. By late morning you are back at your hotel in Kathmandu, with a spare day held for weather.\n\nIt suits trekkers who want the full ascent but have less time, and those who would rather not walk the long descent on tired knees. The helicopter is private, so it waits for your group and nobody else's." }, { "slug": "everest-helicopter-tour", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-helicopter-tour", "title": "Everest Helicopter Tour", "descriptor": "Everest in a morning, by private helicopter", "region": "Everest region", "order": 18, "status": "published", "days": 1, "duration": "Half a day", "from_price_usd": 3400, "highest_night_m": 1400, "highest_point_m": 5545, "highest_point_note": "by helicopter, where landing is permitted", "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "A private helicopter from Kathmandu up the Khumbu at dawn, a landing where the rules allow, and breakfast facing Everest. Back by noon.", "lead": "For travellers who want to see Everest in a single morning.", "card_caption": "A private helicopter above the Khumbu", "hero_caption": "Everest from the helicopter window", "tone": "#3d4a50", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Everest by air", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host collects you from your hotel before dawn for the short drive to the domestic terminal. The helicopter is yours alone. It flies east along the Himalaya, then up the Khumbu past Lukla, Namche and Tengboche to the head of the valley, landing briefly near Kala Patthar or Gorak Shep where the rules allow, with Everest, Nuptse and Pumori close above you. Time at 5,000 metres is kept short. On the way down you stop at Hotel Everest View for breakfast on the terrace facing Everest and Ama Dablam, and you are back at your hotel in Kathmandu by about noon. If cloud stops the flight, we fly the next clear morning.", "travel": "Private helicopter, about 4 h", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "No walking beyond a few steps at the landing site and the hotel terrace; time at altitude is kept short.", "highlights": [ "Fly to the foot of Everest at dawn", "Breakfast facing Everest at Hotel Everest View", "Back in Kathmandu by noon", "Your own helicopter, never shared" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kala Patthar", "lat": 27.9957, "lon": 86.8285 }, { "name": "Syangboche", "lat": 27.8119, "lon": 86.7109 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host and a private guide on the day", "The private helicopter, its pilot and landing fees", "Private transfers to and from the airport", "Breakfast at Hotel Everest View", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Bottled oxygen and a pulse oximeter on board", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "Hotel nights (we can book them for you)", "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance", "Gratuities and drinks" ], "kind": "experience", "area": "Short on time", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 6550, "group_price_usd": 3350, "prices_by_guests": [ 6550, 3400, 2300, 3350, 2750, 2300, 2900, 2550 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Private Everest Helicopter Tour from Kathmandu (Half Day)", "seo_description": "A private helicopter from Kathmandu up the Khumbu at dawn, a landing where the rules allow, and breakfast facing Everest. Back by noon.", "search_phrases": [ "Everest helicopter tour", "Everest helicopter tour from Kathmandu", "Everest Base Camp helicopter tour" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "For travellers with little time, or who would rather not trek, a private helicopter can take you to Everest and back in a morning.\n\nYou fly at dawn, when the air is clearest, up the Khumbu to the foot of the mountain, landing briefly where the rules allow. Then you come down to breakfast at Hotel Everest View with Everest in front of you, and you are back in Kathmandu by noon.\n\nThe helicopter is private, so you choose the day and nobody else's plans change yours. Time at high altitude is kept to a few minutes, and we carry oxygen and a pulse oximeter on board. Children from ten are welcome; anyone with heart or lung conditions should check with their doctor first.\n\nMountain weather sets the timetable. If cloud stops the flight, we fly the next clear morning, so we suggest leaving one morning free after your planned date. The flight can be added to any of our journeys, or booked on its own with a night or two in Kathmandu." }, { "slug": "everest-base-camp-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-base-camp-trek", "title": "Everest Base Camp Trek", "descriptor": "The classic walk, done properly", "region": "Everest region (Khumbu)", "order": 2, "status": "published", "days": 16, "from_price_usd": 6000, "highest_night_m": 5164, "highest_point_m": 5545, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "The full walk to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, with the best lodges low down, the best rooms higher up, and two acclimatisation days.", "lead": "For trekkers who want to walk every step to Base Camp, with the pace and care to enjoy it.", "card_caption": "Prayer flags at Gorak Shep, Pumori behind", "hero_caption": "Everest from Kala Patthar at sunrise", "tone": "#34403a", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. The next morning is yours with a guide: Boudhanath stupa before the crowds, then a briefing and a careful gear check with your trekking guide. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. You arrive in the early afternoon to a heated room.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 4–5", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "The first day follows the river north, crossing it several times on high suspension bridges, and enters Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. Then comes the long climb to Namche Bazaar, with a first glimpse of Everest on the way up if the sky is clear. Take it slowly. The second day is for acclimatisation: the walk up to the Everest View terrace and back, climbing high and sleeping low, then a quiet afternoon in the Sherpa capital.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Deboche", "altitude_m": 3820, "detail": "A balcony trail around the hillside gives you the classic view of Everest and Ama Dablam, before dropping to the river at Phunki Tenga. Then a steady climb through pine and rhododendron to Tengboche monastery, where you can sit in on the afternoon prayers if the timing works. Deboche is a short walk further, a few lodges in the forest, and much quieter than Tengboche itself.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 7–8", "title": "Dingboche", "altitude_m": 4410, "detail": "You cross the Imja Khola and climb past Pangboche, the oldest monastery village in the Khumbu, above the treeline into wide yak pastures. Dingboche is a village of stone-walled fields below Ama Dablam. The second day is for acclimatisation: a slow climb of Nangkartshang, the ridge above the village, for views of Makalu and Lhotse, then back down to rest. Lodges here are simple; we book the best rooms.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Lobuche", "altitude_m": 4940, "detail": "A gradual climb across the open valley to Dughla, then a short steep pull up the end of the Khumbu Glacier to Thukla. Here stone memorials remember climbers and Sherpas who died on Everest, a quiet place to stop. Beyond it the trail eases along the valley to Lobuche, a cluster of teahouses below the glacier. Walk slowly, drink plenty, and rest in the afternoon.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Gorak Shep · Base Camp", "altitude_m": 5164, "detail": "The trail follows the edge of the Khumbu Glacier over rocky moraine to Gorak Shep, the last lodges before Everest. After an early lunch you continue along the glacier to Everest Base Camp at 5,364 metres, among the ice towers of the Khumbu Icefall. It is a long, cold day at real altitude. You walk back to Gorak Shep for the night and an early sleep.", "walk": "7–8 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Kala Patthar · Pheriche", "altitude_m": 4370, "detail": "A pre-dawn start up Kala Patthar, the dark hill above Gorak Shep, to 5,545 metres. First light catches Pumori and Nuptse while Everest stands dark against the brightening sky, then the sun clears the ridge and fills the upper valley. This is the best view of Everest on the trek. After breakfast you descend past Lobuche and Dughla to Pheriche, a much lower village, where the air feels thick again. If you would rather fly out, the helicopter can be arranged from here at extra cost, weather permitting.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 13, "travel": "Helicopter optional", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "A day of gentle descent with the mountains at your back. The trail drops through the villages you passed on the way up, and every hundred metres you lose makes the air feel easier. You reach Namche by mid-afternoon, with time for a long hot shower, a proper meal and a walk through the market. After the high lodges, a heated room feels like a treat.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 15, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Lukla", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "The last walking day is long but mostly downhill, with a final climb back up to Lukla in the afternoon. You cross the bridges for the last time and pass the villages of Monjo and Phakding again. In the evening there is a farewell dinner with your guides and porters, the traditional moment to thank the team who looked after you in the mountains.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 18, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 14–15", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Morning flights from Lukla are the most reliable, so you are usually back at your hotel in Kathmandu by mid-morning. The next day is held in reserve. If cloud has delayed the Lukla flight, it absorbs the delay and nothing is missed; if not, it is a free day for Patan or Bhaktapur, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 16", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Good trails with stone steps and suspension bridges low down, then open yak pasture and, near Base Camp, rough rocky moraine beside the Khumbu Glacier; there are no high passes.", "highlights": [ "Walk every step to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m)", "Sunrise on Everest from Kala Patthar (5,545 m)", "Acclimatisation days at Namche and Dingboche", "Best lodges low down, best rooms booked ahead higher up" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Deboche", "lat": 27.8397, "lon": 86.7704 }, { "name": "Dingboche", "lat": 27.8923, "lon": 86.8315 }, { "name": "Lobuche", "lat": 27.9481, "lon": 86.8104 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Base Camp", "lat": 27.9997, "lon": 86.8488 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Kala Patthar", "lat": 27.9957, "lon": 86.8285 }, { "name": "Pheriche", "lat": 27.8934, "lon": 86.82 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 3 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Lukla flights", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Challenging", "solo_price_usd": 9500, "group_price_usd": 5650, "prices_by_guests": [ 9500, 6000, 6000, 5650, 5650, 5500, 5500, 5450 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 4900, "solo_price_usd": 7300, "group_price_usd": 4550, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Comfortable lodges with a private room on the lower trail, instead of the region's premium lodges", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 7300, 4900, 4900, 4550, 4550, 4400, 4400, 4350 ] } ], "seo_title": "Private Everest Base Camp Trek (16 Days)", "seo_description": "The full walk to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, with the best lodges low down, the best rooms higher up, and two acclimatisation days.", "search_phrases": [ "Everest Base Camp trek", "private Everest Base Camp trek", "EBC trek with private guide" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "This is the walk most people mean when they say Everest. We keep the classic line up the Dudh Koshi and the Khumbu Glacier, and change what happens around it.\n\nThe route climbs from the river valleys below Namche, through the Sherpa villages and the monastery at Tengboche, into the high, bare country above the treeline. The last days run along the Khumbu Glacier to Base Camp, and at dawn the next day you climb Kala Patthar for the best view of Everest on the trek. It suits fit walkers who have done multi-day hikes before and have fifteen days.\n\nLow in the valley you sleep in the region's best lodges, with heated rooms and en-suite bathrooms. Higher up, from Dingboche to Gorak Shep, every lodge is simple, whoever you travel with. There we book the best rooms early and send a guide ahead to have them ready.\n\nYou spend two full days acclimatising, at Namche and at Dingboche, and no night is far above the one before. Your guide checks your oxygen levels every morning and evening, so the last climb to Base Camp and Kala Patthar is one you can enjoy. If you would rather not walk back down, a helicopter can be arranged from Pheriche at extra cost, weather permitting." }, { "slug": "everest-luxury-lodge-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-luxury-lodge-trek", "title": "Everest Luxury Lodge Trek", "descriptor": "Everest, hosted", "region": "Everest region (Khumbu)", "order": 1, "status": "published", "days": 13, "from_price_usd": 5600, "highest_night_m": 3820, "highest_point_m": 3880, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Everest, hosted: the Khumbu's best lodges every night, Tengboche at dawn, and the option of a private helicopter up to the foot of the mountain.", "lead": "For people who want to stand before Everest without spending a week at altitude to get there.", "card_caption": "Tengboche monastery, Everest behind", "hero_caption": "Everest and Lhotse from the Everest View terrace", "tone": "#3b4842", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. The next morning you visit Boudhanath stupa with a local scholar, who explains what the pilgrims are doing as they circle it, then have a briefing and a careful gear check with your trekking guide. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. You arrive in the early afternoon to a heated room.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 4–5", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "The first day follows the river north, crossing it several times on high suspension bridges, and enters Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo. Then comes the long climb to Namche Bazaar, with a first glimpse of Everest on the way up if the sky is clear. Take it slowly. The second day is for acclimatisation: a short climb to the Everest View terrace above the village, where Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam line up at the head of the valley, then a quiet afternoon in the Sherpa capital.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 6–7", "title": "Khumjung", "altitude_m": 3790, "detail": "A short walk over the ridge to Khumjung, a broad Sherpa village of stone houses and potato fields below the sacred peak of Khumbi Yul Lha. You visit the school founded by Edmund Hillary and the village monastery, and share a meal in a Sherpa kitchen. The second day is free and unhurried. If you have added the helicopter, it flies on the clearest of these mornings and has you back by lunch.", "walk": "2–3 h", "km": 4, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Tengboche · Deboche", "altitude_m": 3820, "detail": "You drop to the river at Phunki Tenga and climb through pine and rhododendron to Tengboche, the largest monastery in the Khumbu, in time for the afternoon prayers: long horns and chanting in the prayer hall. Ama Dablam stands framed in the monastery gate. A short walk down through the forest brings you to Deboche and a quiet, comfortable lodge for the highest night of the journey.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Monjo", "altitude_m": 2835, "detail": "A long, steady descent with the mountains behind you. You pass back through Namche, perhaps stopping for coffee and the market, then follow the switchbacks down to the Dudh Koshi and its bridges. The forest thickens and the air grows warmer as you go. Monjo sits just outside the national park gate, and you arrive in the afternoon to a warm lodge and an early dinner.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Lukla", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "An easy last day, following the river through Phakding and its fields before the final climb to Lukla. You arrive in good time for lunch and an afternoon at rest. In the evening there is a farewell dinner with your guides and porters, the traditional moment to thank the team who looked after you in the mountains.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 11–12", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Morning flights from Lukla are the most reliable, so you are usually back at your hotel in Kathmandu by mid-morning. The next day is held in reserve. If cloud has delayed the Lukla flight, it absorbs the delay and nothing is missed; if not, it is a free day for Patan, the old royal city across the river, and its bronze workshops, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Well-made trails with stone steps and suspension bridges, one long climb to Namche, and forest paths through the lower Khumbu.", "highlights": [ "Every night in the Khumbu’s best lodges, with heated rooms", "Prayers at Tengboche monastery, below Ama Dablam", "Two nights each at Namche and Khumjung to acclimatise", "Optional private helicopter to the foot of Everest" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Khumjung", "lat": 27.8236, "lon": 86.7173 }, { "name": "Tengboche", "lat": 27.8361, "lon": 86.7642 }, { "name": "Deboche", "lat": 27.8397, "lon": 86.7704 }, { "name": "Monjo", "lat": 27.7716, "lon": 86.7232 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Lukla flights", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 9200, "group_price_usd": 5250, "prices_by_guests": [ 9200, 5600, 5600, 5250, 5250, 5150, 5150, 5100 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "addon", "label": "Private helicopter morning to the foot of Everest", "price_usd": 3000, "solo_price_usd": 5950, "note": "Flies on the clearest morning; landing where the rules allow. Price is per person, two sharing.", "changes": [], "prices_by_guests": [] } ], "seo_title": "Luxury Everest Lodge Trek with Optional Helicopter", "seo_description": "Everest, hosted: the Khumbu's best lodges every night, Tengboche at dawn, and the option of a private helicopter up to the foot of the mountain.", "search_phrases": [ "luxury Everest trek", "Everest luxury lodge trek", "Everest trek with helicopter" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "We walk the lower Khumbu slowly and stay in its most comfortable lodges every night: stone and timber, heated beds, mountains filling the window.\n\nThis is the Everest region for travellers who want the mountains, the monasteries and the Sherpa villages without the hardships of high altitude. The journey never sleeps above 3,900 metres, and the walking days are short enough to leave long afternoons for tea and the view. It suits fit walkers of most ages, and anyone who has a week and a half to give to the Khumbu.\n\nTwo nights at Namche and two at Khumjung give your body time. From Deboche you walk up to Tengboche for the morning puja, with Ama Dablam framed in the monastery gate. On the way you share a meal in a Sherpa kitchen, visit the school Edmund Hillary founded, and see Everest from the terrace above Namche.\n\nIf you want to stand closer to Everest, add a private helicopter. It flies on the clearest morning, takes you up the valley to the foot of the mountain and has you back for lunch. Your journey begins and ends at a heritage hotel in Kathmandu, with time in Boudhanath and Patan." }, { "slug": "everest-three-passes-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-three-passes-trek", "title": "Everest Three Passes Trek", "descriptor": "The great Khumbu circuit", "region": "Everest region (Khumbu)", "order": 5, "status": "published", "days": 22, "from_price_usd": 7300, "highest_night_m": 5164, "highest_point_m": 5545, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La: a full circuit of the Khumbu with Gokyo, Base Camp and Kala Patthar, for experienced trekkers.", "lead": "For accomplished trekkers who want the whole Khumbu, one pass at a time.", "card_caption": "Cho La pass, early morning", "hero_caption": "Gokyo lakes from Renjo La", "tone": "#2f3b3b", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. The next morning is yours with a guide: Boudhanath stupa before the crowds, then a full equipment check with your lead guide, including what you will need for snow on the passes. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. 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The second day is for acclimatisation: a short climb to the terrace above the village, then a quiet afternoon in the Sherpa capital.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Thame", "altitude_m": 3820, "detail": "You leave the main trail and head west along the Bhote Koshi valley, a quieter route used by Sherpa traders for centuries. The path passes small villages and long mani walls to Thame, the home village of many famous Everest climbers. Its monastery sits on the cliff above the village, and if the timing works you can visit it in the afternoon.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 7–8", "title": "Lungden", "altitude_m": 4380, "detail": "A steady climb up the open valley past summer pastures and yak herders' huts to Lungden, a few lodges in a wide, bare valley below the Renjo La. The second day is for acclimatisation, with a walk up the slopes above the lodges and an early night. Your guide checks your oxygen levels carefully here before the first pass.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 9–10", "title": "Renjo La · Gokyo", "altitude_m": 4790, "detail": "The first pass. You leave before dawn and climb steadily over rock and, often, snow to the Renjo La at 5,360 metres. From the top, Everest rises above the Gokyo lakes in a view that takes in four of the world's six highest peaks. A long, steep descent brings you to Gokyo by the third lake. The next morning you climb Gokyo Ri for sunrise, then rest.", "walk": "7–8 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Thagnak", "altitude_m": 4700, "detail": "A deliberately short day. From Gokyo you cross the Ngozumpa Glacier, the longest in Nepal, on a rough trail over rubble and ice that shifts from season to season, so your guide picks the line. Thagnak is a small settlement on the far side, at the foot of the Cho La. You arrive by lunchtime and spend the afternoon resting.", "walk": "2–3 h", "km": 3, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Cho La · Dzongla", "altitude_m": 4830, "detail": "The second pass and the most technical. A pre-dawn start up a steep rocky gully, then across a small glacier near the top of the Cho La at 5,420 metres, where crampons or microspikes are often needed. The views back to the Gokyo side and ahead to Ama Dablam are superb. A long, rocky descent brings you to Dzongla, a few simple lodges below Cholatse.", "walk": "7–8 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Lobuche", "altitude_m": 4940, "detail": "A short, easy day after the pass. The trail contours around the hillside above the Chola lake, with Lobuche and Cholatse close above, and joins the main Base Camp trail just before Lobuche. You arrive in late morning and have the afternoon to rest and drink plenty before the day to Base Camp.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 14", "title": "Gorak Shep · Base Camp", "altitude_m": 5164, "detail": "The trail follows the edge of the Khumbu Glacier over rocky moraine to Gorak Shep, the last lodges before Everest. After an early lunch you continue along the glacier to Everest Base Camp at 5,364 metres, among the ice towers of the Khumbu Icefall. You walk back to Gorak Shep for the night, the highest of the journey.", "walk": "7–8 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 15", "title": "Kala Patthar · Lobuche", "altitude_m": 4940, "detail": "A pre-dawn climb up Kala Patthar to 5,545 metres. First light catches Pumori and Nuptse while Everest stands dark against the brightening sky. After breakfast you walk back down the valley to Lobuche, a short and familiar stretch, and rest for the afternoon ahead of the last pass.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 16", "title": "Kongma La · Chhukung", "altitude_m": 4730, "detail": "The third pass and the highest. An early start across the Khumbu Glacier, a hard scramble up the far side, then a steep climb to the Kongma La at 5,535 metres, with small frozen lakes on top and Makalu to the east. The descent into the Imja valley is long and steep. Chhukung is a small village below Island Peak, and you will sleep well tonight.", "walk": "8–9 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 17", "title": "Deboche", "altitude_m": 3820, "detail": "A long, easy descent down the Imja valley, past Dingboche's stone-walled fields and the old monastery village of Pangboche, back below the treeline. The air feels thick and warm again. Deboche sits in the forest just below Tengboche, and after two weeks of simple teahouses the heated rooms and hot water feel like real luxury.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 18", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "A short final climb to Tengboche monastery in the morning, then down to the river and along the balcony trail around the hillside to Namche, with Everest and Ama Dablam behind you. You arrive by early afternoon, with time for a long hot shower, a proper meal and a walk through the market.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 19", "title": "Lukla", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "The last walking day is long but mostly downhill, with a final climb back up to Lukla in the afternoon. You cross the bridges for the last time and pass the villages of Monjo and Phakding again. In the evening there is a farewell dinner with your guides and porters, the traditional moment to thank the team who looked after you in the mountains.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 18, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 20–21", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Morning flights from Lukla are the most reliable, so you are usually back at your hotel in Kathmandu by mid-morning. The next day is held in reserve. If cloud has delayed the Lukla flight, it absorbs the delay and nothing is missed; if not, it is a free day for Patan or Bhaktapur, a massage and a long lunch after three weeks in the mountains, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 22", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Rocky moraine and steep, loose gullies on three passes above 5,300 metres, a crossing of the Ngozumpa Glacier, and snow or ice on the Cho La.", "highlights": [ "Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La, all above 5,300 m", "Gokyo, Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar in one circuit", "Two guides with every pair of guests on the passes", "Each pass follows nights above 4,300 metres" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Thame", "lat": 27.8302, "lon": 86.6526 }, { "name": "Lungden", "lat": 27.9053, "lon": 86.6369 }, { "name": "Renjo La", "lat": 27.9474, "lon": 86.6585 }, { "name": "Gokyo", "lat": 27.9532, "lon": 86.6943 }, { "name": "Thagnak", "lat": 27.953, "lon": 86.718 }, { "name": "Cho La", "lat": 27.9608, "lon": 86.753 }, { "name": "Dzongla", "lat": 27.9399, "lon": 86.7737 }, { "name": "Lobuche", "lat": 27.9481, "lon": 86.8104 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Base Camp", "lat": 27.9997, "lon": 86.8488 }, { "name": "Gorak Shep", "lat": 27.9806, "lon": 86.8291 }, { "name": "Kala Patthar", "lat": 27.9957, "lon": 86.8285 }, { "name": "Lobuche", "lat": 27.9481, "lon": 86.8104 }, { "name": "Kongma La", "lat": 27.9297, "lon": 86.8362 }, { "name": "Chhukung", "lat": 27.9047, "lon": 86.871 }, { "name": "Deboche", "lat": 27.8397, "lon": 86.7704 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 3 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Lukla flights", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Strenuous", "solo_price_usd": 11300, "group_price_usd": 6800, "prices_by_guests": [ 11300, 7300, 7300, 6800, 6800, 6650, 6650, 6550 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Everest Three Passes Trek, Private Guided", "seo_description": "Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La: a full circuit of the Khumbu with Gokyo, Base Camp and Kala Patthar, for experienced trekkers.", "search_phrases": [ "Everest Three Passes trek", "Renjo La Cho La Kongma La", "Everest circuit trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "Three passes above 5,300 metres join the Khumbu's three great valleys into one circuit: Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La. Along the way you see Gokyo, Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar.\n\nThe route begins on the quiet trail west to Thame, crosses into the Gokyo valley, traverses the Ngozumpa Glacier, and comes over the Cho La into the Everest valley. After Base Camp and Kala Patthar you cross the highest pass, the Kongma La, into the Imja valley and walk back down to Namche. Three weeks, with ten nights above 4,000 metres.\n\nThis is the most demanding journey we offer. We ask for previous trekking at altitude, time each pass to follow nights above 4,300 metres, and send two guides with every pair of guests on the passes. Pass days are long, often eight hours or more, over rock and scree, sometimes on snow and ice.\n\nBelow Namche and at Deboche you stay in the Khumbu's best lodges. For most of the circuit the lodges are simple teahouses, and we book their best rooms early. The ascent is planned with acclimatisation days at Namche and Lungden before the first pass, and each pass follows at least one night above 4,300 metres." }, { "slug": "gokyo-lakes-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/gokyo-lakes-trek", "title": "Gokyo Lakes Trek", "descriptor": "The quieter Everest valley", "region": "Everest region (Gokyo)", "order": 3, "status": "published", "days": 16, "from_price_usd": 5900, "highest_night_m": 4790, "highest_point_m": 5357, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Turquoise lakes, the Ngozumpa Glacier and a wide Everest view from Gokyo Ri, away from the main Base Camp trail.", "lead": "For trekkers who want a wide view of Everest, with fewer people on the trail.", "card_caption": "Third lake at Gokyo, Cho Oyu behind", "hero_caption": "Everest, Lhotse and Makalu from Gokyo Ri", "tone": "#3a4a4e", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. The next morning a guide takes you through the old city, its temples and hidden courtyards, followed by a briefing and a careful gear check with your trekking guide. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. 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The second day is for acclimatisation: a slow walk up the ridge behind the village, and if it is running, the afternoon altitude talk at the Himalayan Rescue Association post.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 8, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 9–10", "title": "Gokyo", "altitude_m": 4790, "detail": "A gentle climb onto the moraine of the Ngozumpa Glacier, past the first and second lakes, to Gokyo on the shore of the third lake, its water a milky turquoise. The next morning starts before dawn with the climb of Gokyo Ri to 5,357 metres, for sunrise on Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. If you have the energy, you can walk on to the quieter fifth lake later in the day.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Dole", "altitude_m": 4040, "detail": "Down the valley the way you came, past Machhermo and Luza, losing height steadily. The walking is mostly easy and the views back towards Cho Oyu are lovely in the morning light. Dole is a handful of lodges among juniper and birch, and you will notice how much better you sleep after the nights at Gokyo.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 12, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "You drop to the river at Phortse Tenga and climb back up through the forest to the ridge at Mong La, then follow the balcony trail around to Namche. You arrive by mid-afternoon with time for a hot shower, a good meal and a walk through the market. After the simple lodges higher up, a heated room feels like a treat.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 12, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Lukla", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "The last walking day is long but mostly downhill, with a final climb back up to Lukla in the afternoon. You cross the bridges for the last time and pass the villages of Monjo and Phakding again. In the evening there is a farewell dinner with your guides and porters, the traditional moment to thank the team who looked after you in the mountains.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 18, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 14–15", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Morning flights from Lukla are the most reliable, so you are usually back at your hotel in Kathmandu by mid-morning. The next day is held in reserve. If cloud has delayed the Lukla flight, it absorbs the delay and nothing is missed; if not, it is a free day for Patan or Bhaktapur, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 16", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Stone-stepped trails and suspension bridges below Namche, then ridge and valley paths and loose glacial moraine around the lakes, with a steep climb up Gokyo Ri.", "highlights": [ "The turquoise Gokyo lakes beside the Ngozumpa Glacier", "Four of the world’s six highest peaks from Gokyo Ri", "A quieter valley than the Base Camp trail", "Two nights each at Machhermo and Gokyo" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Mong La", "lat": 27.8395, "lon": 86.736 }, { "name": "Machhermo", "lat": 27.899, "lon": 86.713 }, { "name": "Gokyo", "lat": 27.9532, "lon": 86.6943 }, { "name": "Dole", "lat": 27.869, "lon": 86.728 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 3 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Lukla flights", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Challenging", "solo_price_usd": 9250, "group_price_usd": 5550, "prices_by_guests": [ 9250, 5900, 5900, 5550, 5550, 5450, 5450, 5400 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 4900, "solo_price_usd": 7200, "group_price_usd": 4550, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Comfortable lodges with a private room on the lower trail, instead of the region's premium lodges", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 7200, 4900, 4900, 4550, 4550, 4400, 4400, 4350 ] } ], "seo_title": "Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo Ri Trek, Private and Unhurried", "seo_description": "Turquoise lakes, the Ngozumpa Glacier and a wide Everest view from Gokyo Ri, away from the main Base Camp trail.", "search_phrases": [ "Gokyo Lakes trek", "Gokyo Ri trek", "Everest trek without crowds" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "The Gokyo valley runs parallel to the Base Camp trail and sees a fraction of its traffic. It holds a chain of turquoise lakes along the Ngozumpa, the longest glacier in Nepal.\n\nThe route leaves the main trail above Namche, climbs to the ridge at Mong La and follows the Dudh Koshi north past summer pastures and small settlements to the lakes. It is a high trek, but a gentler one than Base Camp, with shorter walking days and fewer people. It suits fit walkers who want Everest with more quiet and more space.\n\nFrom Gokyo Ri you see four of the world's six highest mountains in one view: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu. We build in two nights at Machhermo and two at Gokyo, so the climb comes on a morning when you feel strong.\n\nBelow Namche you stay in the Khumbu's best lodges. Above it, the lodges are simple stone teahouses, and we book their best rooms early. You end with a warm lodge in Namche, a farewell dinner in Lukla and a last night in Kathmandu in case the mountain flights are delayed." }, { "slug": "kathmandu-chitwan-pokhara-tour", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/kathmandu-chitwan-pokhara-tour", "title": "Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara Tour", "descriptor": "Kathmandu, Chitwan, Pokhara", "region": "Kathmandu Valley · Chitwan · Pokhara", "order": 16, "status": "published", "days": 9, "from_price_usd": 4400, "highest_night_m": 1550, "highest_point_m": 1600, "seasons": [ "Autumn", "Winter", "Spring" ], "summary": "Kathmandu's royal cities with a local historian, rhinos at dawn in Chitwan, and Pokhara's lake. No trekking needed.", "lead": "Nepal's heritage, wildlife and lakes, for travellers who would rather not trek.", "card_caption": "Patan courtyard, morning", "hero_caption": "Patan Durbar Square, morning", "tone": "#5c4e3e", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–3", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals, and you spend three nights in a heritage hotel such as Dwarika's. With a local historian you explore the royal squares of Patan and Bhaktapur, the great stupa at Boudhanath and the riverside temples of Pashupatinath, at an easy pace with long lunches. One evening you eat at a family table in a Kathmandu home.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Days 4–5", "title": "Chitwan", "altitude_m": 150, "detail": "A private drive south to the lowland forest of Chitwan, about five hours. At the safari lodge you spend two days with naturalists: jeep safaris through the national park in search of one-horned rhinos, deer and, with luck, a tiger; a dugout canoe down the river for birds and crocodiles; and an evening in a Tharu village nearby.", "travel": "Drive 5 h", "stay": "Safari lodge, full board with activities", "stay_type": "Safari lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 6–7", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A private drive north into the hills to Pokhara, about five hours. Before dawn the next morning you drive up to Sarangkot to watch sunrise over Machapuchare, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. The rest of the day is on and around Phewa Lake: a boat to the island temple, a walk in the hills, or time at the hotel.", "travel": "Drive 5 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Dhulikhel", "altitude_m": 1550, "detail": "A short flight back to Kathmandu, then a drive of about an hour east to a resort such as Dwarika's in Dhulikhel, on a ridge above the valley with the Himalaya on the horizon. The afternoon and evening are for rest: the spa, a walk in the gardens and a quiet dinner with the mountains turning pink at sunset.", "travel": "Flight 25 min, drive 1 h", "stay": "Dwarika's Resort, Dhulikhel, or similar", "stay_type": "Resort", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A private transfer back to Kathmandu airport for your flight home, about an hour from Dhulikhel. 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Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Private Nepal Luxury Tour: Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara", "seo_description": "Kathmandu's royal cities with a local historian, rhinos at dawn in Chitwan, and Pokhara's lake. No trekking needed.", "search_phrases": [ "Nepal luxury tour", "Kathmandu private tour", "Chitwan safari luxury" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "Nepal without the trekking. You spend three days in the old royal cities of the Kathmandu Valley with a local historian, then two on safari in Chitwan and two by the lake in Pokhara.\n\nYou finish with a quiet night at Dhulikhel, on a ridge above the valley with the Himalaya on the horizon. Every transfer is private, and you can lengthen any part of the journey.\n\nIn Kathmandu you stay at a heritage hotel such as Dwarika's and see the valley at an easy pace: Patan, Bhaktapur, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath, with an evening at a family table. In Chitwan a safari lodge and its naturalists take you into the national park by jeep and canoe, in search of rhinos, deer and birds, and to a Tharu village nearby. In Pokhara you watch sunrise over the Annapurnas from Sarangkot and spend a day on the lake.\n\nThis journey suits families, couples and anyone who wants to see the best of Nepal without walking for days at altitude. It also works well before or after a trek. The hotels and lodges are comfortable throughout, and the longest drives are about five hours. It can be travelled most of the year, though the Chitwan lodges are best from October to April." }, { "slug": "kathmandu-valley-short-stay", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/kathmandu-valley-short-stay", "title": "Kathmandu Valley in Three Days", "descriptor": "Royal cities, stupas and a family table", "region": "Kathmandu Valley", "order": 20, "status": "published", "days": 3, "from_price_usd": 1300, "highest_night_m": 1400, "highest_point_m": 1400, "seasons": [ "Autumn", "Winter", "Spring" ], "summary": "Patan, Bhaktapur, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath with a local historian, two nights in a heritage hotel and dinner at a family table.", "lead": "For travellers with a few days in Nepal, or a few days to add to a trek.", "card_caption": "Bhaktapur Durbar Square in the morning", "hero_caption": "The pagodas of Bhaktapur", "tone": "#5c4e3e", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Days 1–2", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel. Over two days a local historian takes you through the valley at an easy pace: the royal square of Patan and its metalworkers' courtyards, the pagodas and potters' square of Bhaktapur, the riverside temples of Pashupatinath and, at dusk, the great white stupa of Boudhanath, where families walk the kora with prayer wheels turning. One evening you sit down to dinner at a family table in a Kathmandu home.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Before breakfast you climb the steps to Swayambhunath, the hilltop stupa above the city, as the valley wakes below. After a late breakfast at the hotel there is time to rest or shop, and then a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you have the morning free, the Everest helicopter can be added on the second day.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Easy sightseeing on foot in old city squares and temple steps; no trekking.", "highlights": [ "Patan and Bhaktapur with a local historian", "Boudhanath at dusk and Pashupatinath", "Dinner at a family table", "Swayambhunath at sunrise on the last morning" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 ], "permits": [], "included": [ "Himkora Host and a private guide throughout", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Local fees", "Private vehicles and every transfer", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks" ], "kind": "experience", "area": "Short on time", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 2000, "group_price_usd": 1200, "prices_by_guests": [ 2000, 1300, 1300, 1200, 1200, 1200, 1200, 1200 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "addon", "label": "Private helicopter morning to the foot of Everest", "price_usd": 3000, "solo_price_usd": 5950, "note": "Flies on the clearest morning; landing where the rules allow. Price is per person, two sharing.", "changes": [], "prices_by_guests": [] } ], "seo_title": "Private Kathmandu Valley Tour (3 Days)", "seo_description": "Patan, Bhaktapur, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath with a local historian, two nights in a heritage hotel and dinner at a family table.", "search_phrases": [ "Kathmandu private tour", "Kathmandu Valley tour 3 days", "Patan Bhaktapur tour" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "Three days is enough to see the heart of the Kathmandu Valley well, if someone who knows it is with you.\n\nOver two days a local historian takes you through the old royal cities of Patan and Bhaktapur, to the cremation ghats and temples of Pashupatinath, and to Boudhanath at dusk, when the families of the neighbourhood walk the kora around the great stupa. One evening you eat at a family table in a Kathmandu home. On the last morning you climb to Swayambhunath before breakfast, as the valley wakes.\n\nYou stay in a heritage hotel with every transfer private, and the pace is easy, with long lunches and time to rest. It suits a first visit to Nepal, a stopover on the way to somewhere else, or a few days added before or after a trek.\n\nIf you have one more morning, add the private helicopter to Everest. We can also add a night at Dhulikhel or Nagarkot, on the rim of the valley with the Himalaya on the horizon." }, { "slug": "langtang-valley-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/langtang-valley-trek", "title": "Langtang Valley Trek", "descriptor": "The valley of glaciers", "region": "Langtang", "order": 13, "status": "published", "days": 11, "from_price_usd": 3400, "highest_night_m": 3870, "highest_point_m": 4984, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "The Tamang villages and glaciers of the Langtang valley, a day's drive north of Kathmandu, with an optional climb of Tserko Ri.", "lead": "Big mountains, yak pastures and Tamang hospitality, without a flight.", "card_caption": "Kyanjin Gompa and Langtang Lirung", "hero_caption": "Langtang Lirung above the valley", "tone": "#46564f", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to the hotel, a courtyard of carved brick and timber in central Kathmandu. The afternoon is free to rest after the flight. In the evening your guide joins you to check gear, go through the route and answer questions over dinner.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Syabrubesi", "altitude_m": 1460, "detail": "A private jeep takes you north out of the city, up through terraced hills and along the Trishuli river to Syabrubesi. The road is slow and winding in places, and the drive takes most of the day with stops for lunch and tea. Syabrubesi is a small roadhead town by the river, and the teahouse is simple and clean.", "travel": "Drive 7–8 h", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Lama Hotel", "altitude_m": 2480, "detail": "The trail crosses the Bhote Koshi and follows the Langtang Khola up its forested gorge. You climb steadily through oak, rhododendron and bamboo, past Bamboo and its small lodges by the river, to Lama Hotel. Langur monkeys are often seen in the trees. The teahouse is basic, with a warm dining room in the evening.", "walk": "6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Ghodatabela", "altitude_m": 3010, "detail": "A deliberately short day to keep the ascent gentle. The forest opens out as you climb, and the first snow peaks appear at the head of the valley, with Langtang Lirung above. You reach Ghodatabela by lunchtime and have the afternoon to rest and walk a little higher before coming back down to sleep.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Langtang village", "altitude_m": 3430, "detail": "Another short climb into open yak pasture, past water-driven prayer wheels and long mani walls. You reach Langtang village, rebuilt by its families after the 2015 earthquake, and visit the memorial to those who died. The afternoon is free in the village. Your guide can introduce you to families who run the lodges here.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 6–7", "title": "Kyanjin Gompa", "altitude_m": 3870, "detail": "A gentle walk up the widening valley to Kyanjin Gompa, a small monastery among lodges and yak pastures, with glaciers on three sides. You visit the gompa and the cheese factory. The next day is for climbing: either Kyanjin Ri, a shorter hill with a fine view, or the long climb to Tserko Ri at 4,984 metres, for a view across to Tibet. Your guide will help you choose.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Lama Hotel", "altitude_m": 2480, "detail": "A long day downhill, retracing the valley through Langtang village and Ghodatabela and back into the forest to Lama Hotel. The descent is easy on the lungs but hard on the knees, so poles help. You will see the valley from a new angle, with the river loud below.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 18, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Syabrubesi", "altitude_m": 1460, "detail": "Down through the forest to the river and back to Syabrubesi and the road. In the afternoon you can soak tired legs in a hot spring near the village, if it is open. It is the last night on the trail, often with a small celebration with your guide and porters.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "The private jeep takes you back south along the Trishuli to Kathmandu, a long day on mountain roads with stops along the way. By evening you are back at the hotel, with a hot bath and a proper bed. Dinner is wherever you would like it to be.", "travel": "Drive 7–8 h", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A private transfer to the airport for your flight home. If you would like more time in Nepal, we can add nights in Kathmandu or join another journey.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Good forest trails with long steady climbs in the gorge, then open, gentler paths across yak pasture in the upper valley.", "highlights": [ "Tamang villages and yak pastures", "Kyanjin Gompa and the option of Tserko Ri (4,984 m)", "No domestic flight: a drive from Kathmandu", "Stay with the families who rebuilt Langtang village" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Syabrubesi", "lat": 28.162, "lon": 85.345 }, { "name": "Lama Hotel", "lat": 28.165, "lon": 85.432 }, { "name": "Ghodatabela", "lat": 28.2006, "lon": 85.461 }, { "name": "Langtang village", "lat": 28.2158, "lon": 85.509 }, { "name": "Kyanjin Gompa", "lat": 28.2124, "lon": 85.5666 }, { "name": "Lama Hotel", "lat": 28.165, "lon": 85.432 }, { "name": "Syabrubesi", "lat": 28.162, "lon": 85.345 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Langtang National Park permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Permits: Langtang National Park permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Hidden valleys", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 5000, "group_price_usd": 3000, "prices_by_guests": [ 5000, 3400, 3400, 3000, 3000, 2850, 2850, 2800 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 3100, "solo_price_usd": 4450, "group_price_usd": 2700, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 4450, 3100, 3000, 2700, 2700, 2550, 2550, 2500 ] } ], "seo_title": "Langtang Valley Trek, Private Guided (11 Days)", "seo_description": "The Tamang villages and glaciers of the Langtang valley, a day's drive north of Kathmandu, with an optional climb of Tserko Ri.", "search_phrases": [ "Langtang Valley trek", "trek near Kathmandu", "Kyanjin Gompa trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "The Langtang valley is a short drive north of Kathmandu and feels a long way from it. Tamang villages, yak pastures and glaciers lead up to the monastery at Kyanjin Gompa.\n\nThe 2015 earthquake destroyed Langtang village. It has been rebuilt by the families who live there, and part of what you spend here goes to them. From Kyanjin you can climb Tserko Ri for a view across to Tibet.\n\nThe trek needs no mountain flight. A private jeep takes you to Syabrubesi, and from there the trail climbs up the forested gorge of the Langtang Khola and out into the open upper valley. We walk it with short days at Ghodatabela and Langtang village, so you reach Kyanjin at 3,870 metres well acclimatised, with a full day there to climb or rest.\n\nLangtang suits travellers who want real mountain scenery within a week or so, without very high altitude or long, hard days. It is also a good choice if you would rather avoid the weather risk of Lukla flights. The lodges on this trail are simple teahouses throughout, clean and friendly, mostly with shared bathrooms. Your nights in Kathmandu, at each end, are at a heritage hotel." }, { "slug": "manaslu-circuit-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/manaslu-circuit-trek", "title": "Manaslu Circuit Trek", "descriptor": "Around the eighth-highest mountain", "region": "Manaslu (restricted area)", "order": 14, "status": "published", "days": 17, "from_price_usd": 5600, "highest_night_m": 4460, "highest_point_m": 5106, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "A full circuit of Manaslu through Nubri villages and over Larke La (5,106 m), with two acclimatisation days, in a restricted area few people visit.", "lead": "For experienced trekkers who want a quiet circuit and villages little changed.", "card_caption": "Manaslu above Samagaon", "hero_caption": "Larke La at first light", "tone": "#4a4a3e", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to the hotel in central Kathmandu. Because Manaslu is a restricted area, your restricted-area permit is arranged before you arrive, using the passport details you send us; in the evening your guide goes through the route and your gear over dinner. The rest of the day is for resting after the flight.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Machha Khola", "altitude_m": 930, "detail": "A private jeep heads west out of Kathmandu and then north into the hills, following the Budhi Gandaki river to Machha Khola. The last part of the road is rough and slow, and the day is long, with stops for lunch and tea. The teahouse at Machha Khola is basic and friendly, beside the river.", "travel": "Drive 8–9 h", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Jagat", "altitude_m": 1410, "detail": "The trail follows the Budhi Gandaki upstream through a narrowing gorge, past waterfalls and the small hot springs at Tatopani, with long suspension bridges across the river. At Jagat your permits are checked at the entry to the restricted area. The village is paved with stone and has a few simple lodges.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 22, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Deng", "altitude_m": 1860, "detail": "The gorge deepens as you climb past Philim, where the trail to the Tsum valley branches off, and on through bamboo and pine forest. The path is cut into the cliffs in places, high above the river. Deng is a small cluster of houses and lodges, quiet once the day's walkers arrive.", "walk": "6 h", "km": 20, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Namrung", "altitude_m": 2630, "detail": "A long climb into the Nubri valley, crossing and recrossing the river as the gorge opens out. The houses change: flat roofs, prayer flags and carved wooden windows. Mani stones and chortens begin to line the trail. Namrung has good views up the valley and one of the better teahouses on the route.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 19, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Lho", "altitude_m": 3180, "detail": "A shorter day through barley fields and villages of Tibetan descent, past long mani walls and chortens. At Lho you get the first full view of Manaslu at the head of the valley. Ribung monastery sits on the hill above the village, and in the afternoon there is time to visit it with your guide.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 7–8", "title": "Samagaon", "altitude_m": 3530, "detail": "An easy walk across open pasture to Samagaon, the largest village in Nubri, with Manaslu rising directly above. The next day is for acclimatisation: a climb to Pungyen Gompa, a small monastery below the mountain's glaciers, or a shorter walk to Birendra Tal, a glacial lake. You return to Samagaon to sleep.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 9–10", "title": "Samdo", "altitude_m": 3860, "detail": "A gentle climb up the valley to Samdo, the last village before the pass and a day's walk from the Tibetan border. Samdo's families came from Tibet, and the village keeps close ties with it. The second day is for a further acclimatisation walk above the village, with views of the high peaks around the Larke La, before sleeping again in Samdo.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 8, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Dharamsala", "altitude_m": 4460, "detail": "A short climb to Dharamsala, a small stone lodge at the foot of the pass. You arrive early, eat well and go to bed early. The lodge is basic and cold, and this is the simplest night on the route. Your guide checks oxygen levels and plans the morning start with you.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 12, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Larke La · Bimthang", "altitude_m": 3590, "detail": "The big day. You leave before dawn and climb slowly over moraine to the Larke La at 5,106 metres, hung with prayer flags, with Himlung and the Annapurnas in view. The descent is long and steep, sometimes on snow, down to the meadows of Bimthang at the foot of Manaslu's western glaciers. It is a long day, and a happy evening.", "walk": "8–9 h", "km": 16, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Tilije", "altitude_m": 2300, "detail": "Down from Bimthang through rhododendron and pine forest, with Manaslu behind you, to the Dudh Khola and the village of Tilije. The air feels thick and warm after the high valleys. Tilije is a village of stone houses and small fields, with simple lodges and a hot meal waiting.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 14", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning walk to Dharapani on the Marsyangdi river, where the circuit meets the road. A private jeep is waiting to drive you down the valley and on to Pokhara, about six hours. By evening you are in a comfortable hotel by the lake, with a hot shower and a long night's sleep.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Drive 6 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 15", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A full day of rest in Pokhara. Take a boat out on Phewa Lake, have a massage, walk the lakeshore or do nothing at all. After two weeks of teahouses, a long breakfast and a slow afternoon feel well earned. In the evening your guide and team may join you for a farewell dinner.", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 16", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short flight back to Kathmandu, with the Himalaya along the windows on a clear morning. Mountain flights depend on the weather, so the day is kept loose. The afternoon is free at the hotel, or for a last visit to Boudhanath or the old city, and your host can book a farewell dinner.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 17", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A private transfer to the airport for your flight home. 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Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Manaslu Circuit Trek, Private Guided (17 Days)", "seo_description": "A full circuit of Manaslu through Nubri villages and over Larke La (5,106 m), with two acclimatisation days, in a restricted area few people visit.", "search_phrases": [ "Manaslu Circuit trek", "Manaslu trek private", "Larke La pass" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 2, "complete": false, "story": "Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, and the circuit around it is a restricted area that only licensed groups may enter. That keeps the trail quiet and the villages much as they were.\n\nThe walk climbs the Budhi Gandaki gorge into the Nubri valley, where people are of Tibetan descent and the monasteries are old. We take two acclimatisation days before crossing the Larke La at 5,106 metres.\n\nThe route starts low, at under 1,000 metres, and climbs slowly for three days through a deep, green gorge before the valley opens into fields, mani walls and stone villages below Manaslu. Acclimatisation days at Samagaon and Samdo come before the short day to Dharamsala and the long crossing of the pass. On the far side you descend through forest to the Marsyangdi, and a private jeep takes you to Pokhara for a day of rest.\n\nThis is one of our most demanding journeys, best for travellers who have trekked at altitude before and enjoy long days. It also sees far fewer people than Everest or Annapurna. Comfort is simple: every night between Kathmandu and Pokhara is in a family teahouse, often with shared bathrooms, and the lodge at Dharamsala is very basic. Your guides carry oxygen and check your levels every morning and evening." }, { "slug": "mardi-himal-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/mardi-himal-trek", "title": "Mardi Himal Trek", "descriptor": "A ridge walk to the foot of Machapuchare", "region": "Annapurna region", "order": 9, "status": "published", "days": 11, "from_price_usd": 3800, "highest_night_m": 3580, "highest_point_m": 4200, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "A quiet ridge through rhododendron forest to the Mardi Himal viewpoint, almost touching Machapuchare.", "lead": "For trekkers with a week who want a high ridge and very few people.", "card_caption": "Machapuchare from Mardi Himal High Camp", "hero_caption": "The ridge above Badal Danda", "tone": "#52604a", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and takes you to your heritage hotel. The afternoon is for rest after the flight. In the evening you meet your guide, check your kit together, and talk through the walk up the ridge.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning flight takes you west to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas on the right if the sky is clear. You spend the afternoon by Phewa Lake, on the shore or out on a boat, in a comfortable lakeside or hillside hotel. Machapuchare, the mountain you will walk towards, is visible from the town on a clear morning.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Australian Camp", "altitude_m": 2060, "detail": "A drive of about forty-five minutes brings you to Kande, where the trail begins. A climb of an hour or two through forest and fields leads to Australian Camp, a grassy ridge at 2,060 metres with a wide view of Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Machapuchare and the Lamjung range. You arrive by lunchtime and have the afternoon to enjoy it. The lodge is simple and friendly.", "walk": "1–2 h", "km": 2, "travel": "Drive 45 min", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Forest Camp", "altitude_m": 2550, "detail": "The trail passes through Pothana and Deurali, then leaves the main route and enters a long stretch of oak and rhododendron forest. There are few villages and few people, only birdsong and the occasional glimpse of the mountains through the trees. After about five hours you reach Forest Camp, a small clearing with a couple of simple lodges.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Low Camp", "altitude_m": 2970, "detail": "The forest grows thicker and mossier as the trail climbs the ridge, with old rhododendron trees that flower in spring. After about four hours you step out of the trees at Low Camp, at 2,970 metres, and Machapuchare appears close and sharp at the head of the ridge. The lodges are small, and the sunset from here is very fine.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Badal Danda", "altitude_m": 3210, "detail": "A deliberately short day of about two hours, up the open ridge above the treeline to Badal Danda, the 'cloud ridge'. Taking it slowly here makes the climb to High Camp easier on the body. On many afternoons the clouds settle in the valleys below you, with the summits standing clear above them. There is time to rest and walk a little higher.", "walk": "2 h", "km": 3, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "High Camp", "altitude_m": 3580, "detail": "The ridge narrows and steepens on the climb of about three hours to High Camp, at 3,580 metres. Mardi Himal and Machapuchare rise ahead, and the Annapurna range stretches out to the west. You arrive by late morning and spend the afternoon resting and acclimatising. The lodges are basic and can be cold, so the warm dining room is the place to be.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 4, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Mardi viewpoint · Low Camp", "altitude_m": 2970, "detail": "You start in the dark for the climb to the upper viewpoint at about 4,200 metres, on a steep, narrow ridge. As the light comes, Machapuchare, Mardi Himal, Annapurna South and Hiunchuli stand very close. Your guide decides how far to go on the day. Then you walk back down past High Camp to Low Camp, a long day of about seven hours.", "walk": "7 h", "km": 12, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "The last walk drops steeply through forest and terraced fields to the village of Siding, about four hours from Low Camp. Your driver meets you there for the rough road down the valley and on to Pokhara, about two hours. You arrive in time for a hot shower and an evening by the lake.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short morning flight takes you back to Kathmandu. The rest of the day is free: your guide can take you to Patan or Boudhanath, or you can stay at the hotel and rest. In the evening there is time for a last dinner in the city.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host drives you to the airport in good time for your flight home, after breakfast if the timing allows.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Forest trails that become a narrow, steep ridge path above Low Camp, with a rough final climb to the upper viewpoint.", "highlights": [ "A quiet ridge to the foot of Machapuchare", "Rhododendron forest and small lodges", "Views over the Annapurna range from High Camp", "A week of walking, close to Pokhara" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Australian Camp", "lat": 28.3045, "lon": 83.8283 }, { "name": "Forest Camp", "lat": 28.3836, "lon": 83.8432 }, { "name": "Low Camp", "lat": 28.4032, "lon": 83.857 }, { "name": "Badal Danda", "lat": 28.415, "lon": 83.8545 }, { "name": "High Camp", "lat": 28.4329, "lon": 83.8668 }, { "name": "Mardi viewpoint", "lat": 28.46, "lon": 83.895 }, { "name": "Low Camp", "lat": 28.4032, "lon": 83.857 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flights", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Annapurna", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 5700, "group_price_usd": 3550, "prices_by_guests": [ 5700, 3800, 3800, 3550, 3550, 3450, 3450, 3400 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Mardi Himal Trek, Private Guided", "seo_description": "A private trek along a quiet ridge through rhododendron forest to the Mardi Himal viewpoint, close under Machapuchare. Best lodges, senior guide, from Pokhara.", "search_phrases": [ "Mardi Himal trek", "short trek Annapurna", "Mardi Himal base camp" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "Mardi Himal is a long ridge that climbs from the forest above Pokhara to the foot of Machapuchare. Lodges on the trail are small and simple, and the views are among the best in the Annapurnas.\n\nIt suits walkers who want a quieter trail than Poon Hill or Base Camp and are happy to trade comfort for solitude. Above Australian Camp there are few villages, and the lodges are basic teahouses with shared bathrooms. We book the best rooms available, and you return to a comfortable hotel in Pokhara at the end.\n\nThe route is simple: up through oak and rhododendron forest to Low Camp, out above the trees onto the open ridge, and on to High Camp at 3,580 metres, with Machapuchare growing closer every day. The walking is steady rather than long, with several short days.\n\nWe walk it slowly, with a short day at Badal Danda so the climb to High Camp comes easily. On the last morning you can go on to the upper viewpoint at 4,200 metres, if conditions allow and you feel strong. Your guide checks your oxygen and pulse each morning and evening on the ridge, and the descent to Siding and Pokhara comes straight afterwards." }, { "slug": "nepal-family-trek-and-safari", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/nepal-family-trek-and-safari", "title": "Nepal Family Trek and Safari", "descriptor": "The Himalaya for families", "region": "Annapurna foothills · Chitwan", "order": 11, "status": "published", "days": 10, "from_price_usd": 4400, "highest_night_m": 1940, "highest_point_m": 1940, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "Three nights in mountain lodges in the Annapurna foothills, an afternoon cooking with a Gurung family, Pokhara's lake and two nights on safari in Chitwan.", "lead": "Gentle walking, real villages and rhinos at dawn, at a pace that suits everyone.", "card_caption": "Children with a Gurung family in Ghandruk", "hero_caption": "Morning mist over Phewa Lake", "tone": "#5c6248", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you all at arrivals and takes you to your heritage hotel, with gardens and courtyards for children to explore. The rest of the day is for rest after the flight. In the evening you meet your guide and talk through the days ahead.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning flight west takes you to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas outside the window on a clear day. In the afternoon you take a wooden boat out on Phewa Lake to the small island temple of Tal Barahi, then settle into a comfortable hotel by the lake or on the hill above.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Dhampus", "altitude_m": 1650, "detail": "A drive of about forty-five minutes climbs out of the valley to Phedi. From there it is a short, easy walk of an hour or two up stone steps and between terraced fields to Dhampus. You arrive by lunchtime at a mountain lodge with en-suite rooms and a garden, and the afternoon is free to play and to look across to Annapurna South and Machapuchare.", "walk": "1–2 h", "km": 3, "travel": "Drive 45 min", "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Landruk", "altitude_m": 1565, "detail": "A gentle walk of three to four hours through Pothana and a stretch of cool oak and rhododendron forest, then down through farms to Landruk. There is time along the way for stops and a cup of tea in the village with your guides. Machapuchare rises above the lodge, which has en-suite rooms and warm beds.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Ghandruk", "altitude_m": 1940, "detail": "A short walk of about three hours drops to the Modi Khola, crosses it on a suspension bridge that children usually love, then climbs stone stairs to Ghandruk. In the afternoon you spend time with a Gurung family in their home and cook together, learning to make dal bhat or momos, then eat what you have made. The lodge has en-suite rooms.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A walk of about three hours, mostly downhill, through terraced fields and villages brings you to the road, where your driver is waiting. Two hours later you are back by the lake in Pokhara, with an afternoon to swim, rest or have a last wander along the lakeside.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 7–8", "title": "Chitwan", "altitude_m": 150, "detail": "Day 7: a drive of about five hours down to the plains, to a safari lodge at the edge of Chitwan National Park, arriving in time for an afternoon walk. Day 8 is a full day in the park with naturalist guides: a jeep safari to look for rhinos and deer, a canoe ride on the river past crocodiles, and a visit to a Tharu village.", "travel": "Drive 5 h", "stay": "Safari lodge, full board with activities", "stay_type": "Safari lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short flight from Bharatpur, near Chitwan, takes you back to Kathmandu. The afternoon is free. Your guide can take you to Swayambhunath, the hilltop stupa with its monkeys, or you can rest at the hotel before a last family dinner in the city.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host drives you to the airport in good time for your flight home, after breakfast if the timing allows.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Short walks on village paths and stone stairs through forest and terraced fields, all below 2,000 metres.", "highlights": [ "Short walking days for children from eight", "Cooking with a Gurung family in Ghandruk", "Two nights on safari in Chitwan", "Boating on Phewa Lake in Pokhara" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Dhampus", "lat": 28.3003, "lon": 83.8587 }, { "name": "Landruk", "lat": 28.3713, "lon": 83.8258 }, { "name": "Ghandruk", "lat": 28.3762, "lon": 83.8051 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Chitwan", "lat": 27.5802, "lon": 84.5023 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card", "Chitwan National Park entry" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flight, Chitwan–Kathmandu flight", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit; Chitwan National Park fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Annapurna", "difficulty": "Easy", "solo_price_usd": 7450, "group_price_usd": 4050, "prices_by_guests": [ 7450, 4400, 4400, 4050, 4050, 3950, 3950, 3900 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Nepal Family Trek and Safari (10 Days)", "seo_description": "Three nights in mountain lodges in the Annapurna foothills, an afternoon cooking with a Gurung family, Pokhara's lake and two nights on safari in Chitwan.", "search_phrases": [ "Nepal family trek", "Nepal family holiday", "easy trek Nepal with kids" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 1, "complete": false, "story": "A journey for families with children aged eight and over. The walking days are short, the lodges are warm, and every day has something for everyone in it.\n\nThe trekking part is three to four hours a day at most, on village paths and stone stairs below 2,000 metres, so altitude is not a concern. Every night on the trail is in a mountain lodge with en-suite rooms. Your guides walk at the pace of the youngest member of the family, with plenty of stops along the way.\n\nIn the foothills you walk from Dhampus through the forest to Landruk, cross the river on a suspension bridge to Ghandruk, and spend a day cooking with a Gurung family. Pokhara gives you time by the lake before and after.\n\nThen you drive down to Chitwan for two nights on safari, at a lodge at the edge of the national park. Naturalist guides take you out by jeep and canoe to look for rhinos and crocodiles, and you visit a Tharu village. A short flight back to Kathmandu ends the journey." }, { "slug": "pikey-peak-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/pikey-peak-trek", "title": "Pikey Peak Trek", "descriptor": "Everest from the Sherpa hills", "region": "Lower Solukhumbu", "order": 6, "status": "published", "days": 9, "from_price_usd": 3200, "highest_night_m": 3640, "highest_point_m": 4065, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "Sunrise over Everest from Pikey Peak, the monastery at Thubten Chholing, and Sherpa villages few trekkers see.", "lead": "For travellers who want Everest views and Sherpa culture without the crowds or the altitude.", "card_caption": "Thubten Chholing monastery, Junbesi", "hero_caption": "Everest range from Pikey Peak at sunrise", "tone": "#4a4f3f", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. You have the afternoon to rest, then a short briefing and gear check with your guide. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal and its food.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Phaplu", "altitude_m": 2413, "detail": "A long day on the road, leaving early in a private vehicle. You drive east out of the valley, along the Sun Koshi river and up into the Solu hills, through terraced farmland and small bazaar towns. It takes seven to eight hours with stops. Phaplu is a small town in the hills, and your night is in a heritage house with private rooms.", "travel": "Drive 7–8 h", "stay": "Heritage guesthouse, private rooms", "stay_type": "Heritage house", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 3–4", "title": "Junbesi", "altitude_m": 2675, "detail": "A gentle first walk through forest and farmland, over a forested ridge, and down into Junbesi, a Sherpa village of white houses beside a river. The second day is for acclimatisation and the monastery: a walk up to Thubten Chholing, home to a large community of monks and nuns, and a climb onto the ridge above the village before returning to sleep low.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Pikey Base Camp", "altitude_m": 3640, "detail": "The big climb of the trek. You leave early and climb through rhododendron and pine forest, which flowers red and pink in spring, out onto open grassy ridges with views across the Solu hills. The settlement at Pikey Base Camp is a few herders' huts and simple lodges below the peak. Arrive in the afternoon, eat early and go to bed.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Pikey Peak · Junbesi", "altitude_m": 2675, "detail": "A very early start, by head torch, for the climb to the summit of Pikey Peak at 4,065 metres, hung with prayer flags. As the sun rises it lights a long line of the Himalaya, with Everest and Makalu on the horizon. After breakfast it is a long descent back through the forest to Junbesi.", "walk": "7 h", "km": 15, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Phaplu", "altitude_m": 2413, "detail": "A shorter walk back over the ridge to Phaplu, retracing your first day through the forest and farmland. You arrive early in the afternoon at the heritage house, with time for a hot shower and a long, quiet evening. It is a peaceful place to end the walking.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Heritage guesthouse, private rooms", "stay_type": "Heritage house", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "The long drive back to Kathmandu, down from the hills and along the river valleys, with stops on the way. You reach the hotel in the late afternoon, in time to rest before a last dinner in the city.", "travel": "Drive 7–8 h", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Forest trails and farm paths through the Solu hills, then open grassy ridges and a steep final climb to the summit of Pikey Peak.", "highlights": [ "Sunrise over the Everest range from Pikey Peak", "Thubten Chholing monastery at Junbesi", "Sherpa hill country few trekkers see", "Moderate altitude, a good first Himalayan trek" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Phaplu", "lat": 27.5143, "lon": 86.5856 }, { "name": "Junbesi", "lat": 27.5822, "lon": 86.5469 }, { "name": "Pikey Base Camp", "lat": 27.54, "lon": 86.486 }, { "name": "Pikey Peak", "lat": 27.5325, "lon": 86.4728 }, { "name": "Junbesi", "lat": 27.5822, "lon": 86.5469 }, { "name": "Phaplu", "lat": 27.5143, "lon": 86.5856 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Local municipality fees where charged" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Local fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 5050, "group_price_usd": 2750, "prices_by_guests": [ 5050, 3200, 3200, 2750, 2750, 2600, 2600, 2550 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Pikey Peak Trek: Quiet Everest Views in Solukhumbu", "seo_description": "Sunrise over Everest from Pikey Peak, the monastery at Thubten Chholing, and Sherpa villages few trekkers see.", "search_phrases": [ "Pikey Peak trek", "short trek with Everest view", "Solukhumbu trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 2, "complete": false, "story": "Pikey Peak is a sacred hill in the Sherpa country south of the Khumbu, and a fine place to watch sunrise on Everest. Few trekkers come this way.\n\nThere are no mountain flights. You drive from Kathmandu into the Solu hills and walk from Phaplu, through forest and Sherpa farmland, to the village of Junbesi and on up to the peak. It is a short trek at moderate altitude, which makes it a good choice for a first Himalayan walk, for a winter trip, or for anyone who wants to see Everest without the crowds of the Khumbu.\n\nThe walk runs through rhododendron forest and through Junbesi, home to the monastery of Thubten Chholing. You spend two nights there before going higher, then sleep one night below the peak and climb it at dawn, with a long line of the Himalaya in front of you.\n\nThe comfort here is different from the Khumbu. In Phaplu you stay in a heritage house with private rooms; in Junbesi and below the peak, in the best of the simple teahouses. The highest night is at 3,640 metres, and the day you climb the peak is long, so come with good walking legs." }, { "slug": "poon-hill-ghandruk-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/poon-hill-ghandruk-trek", "title": "Poon Hill and Ghandruk Trek", "descriptor": "Villages, lodges and Poon Hill", "region": "Annapurna region", "order": 7, "status": "published", "days": 11, "from_price_usd": 4100, "highest_night_m": 2860, "highest_point_m": 3210, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "Mountain lodges in Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk, the forest to Ghorepani, and sunrise over Dhaulagiri and Annapurna from Poon Hill.", "lead": "A walk through the villages beneath Machapuchare, at the pace of the people who live there.", "card_caption": "Machapuchare over terraced fields", "hero_caption": "Annapurna South from Ghandruk at first light", "tone": "#4e5a46", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel. The afternoon is yours to rest after the flight. In the evening you sit down to dinner at a family table, a gentle first taste of Nepal, and go through the plan for the days ahead with your guide.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning flight west takes you to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas along the right-hand windows on a clear day. You settle into a hotel by the lake or on the hill above it. The afternoon is quiet: a walk along the shore, a boat on Phewa Lake, or time to adjust before the walking starts.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Dhampus", "altitude_m": 1650, "detail": "A drive of about forty-five minutes climbs out of the valley to Phedi, where the trail begins. From there it is an easy walk of an hour or two up stone steps and through terraced fields to Dhampus. You arrive in good time for lunch, and the mountain lodge, with en-suite rooms and a garden, looks straight across to Annapurna South and Machapuchare.", "walk": "1–2 h", "km": 3, "travel": "Drive 45 min", "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Landruk", "altitude_m": 1565, "detail": "The trail climbs gently to Pothana and then enters a long stretch of oak and rhododendron forest, cool and shaded, before Deurali opens onto the first big views. From there it drops through farmland to Landruk, a Gurung village spread along the hillside. Machapuchare rises directly above. You reach the lodge by mid-afternoon after about five hours on the trail.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Ghandruk", "altitude_m": 1940, "detail": "Below Landruk the path drops on stone stairs to the Modi Khola, which you cross on a suspension bridge, then climbs the other side to Ghandruk. It is one of the largest Gurung villages in the region, its slate-roofed houses stepped up the slope. You arrive around lunchtime, have time to walk the lanes, and spend the evening with a local family over a home-cooked meal.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Mountain lodge with en-suite rooms (Ker & Downey or similar)", "stay_type": "Mountain lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Tadapani", "altitude_m": 2630, "detail": "A steady climb of about four hours leaves the village behind and enters dense rhododendron forest, flowering red and pink in spring. The air cools as you gain height. Tadapani, at 2,630 metres, is a small clearing with a handful of lodges and wide views of Annapurna South and Hiunchuli. The lodges here are simple; we book the best private room available.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 7, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Ghorepani", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "A gentle day of walking along a forested ridge with glimpses of the mountains between the trees. The trail rises and falls through Banthanti and over the ridge near Deurali before dropping into Ghorepani, a busy village of blue-roofed lodges below Poon Hill. You arrive in the early afternoon. The lodge is simple and the dining room warm.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Poon Hill · Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "You leave before dawn with head torches for the climb of about an hour up stone steps to Poon Hill, at 3,210 metres. As the sun rises, Dhaulagiri, the Annapurnas, Nilgiri and Machapuchare light up in turn. After breakfast back at the lodge, a long descent on the stairs through Ulleri brings you to the road, and a two-hour drive returns you to the lake.", "walk": "6 h", "km": 11, "travel": "Drive 2 h", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A free day in Pokhara with nothing planned unless you want it. You might row across Phewa Lake and walk up to the World Peace Pagoda for the view back over the town, visit the lakeside cafés, or have a massage after the stairs. Many guests simply rest and enjoy a long lunch by the lake.", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short flight returns you to Kathmandu in the morning. In the afternoon your guide takes you to Patan, across the river, to walk around Durbar Square, its temples and the courtyards where metalworkers and wood carvers still work. The evening is free for a last dinner in the city.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host drives you to the airport in good time for your flight home, after breakfast if the timing allows.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Village paths and long stone staircases through terraced fields and rhododendron forest, never above 3,210 metres.", "highlights": [ "Sunrise over Dhaulagiri and the Annapurnas from Poon Hill", "Mountain lodges in Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk", "An evening with a Gurung family in Ghandruk", "A free day by the lake in Pokhara" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Dhampus", "lat": 28.3003, "lon": 83.8587 }, { "name": "Landruk", "lat": 28.3713, "lon": 83.8258 }, { "name": "Ghandruk", "lat": 28.3762, "lon": 83.8051 }, { "name": "Tadapani", "lat": 28.3965, "lon": 83.7655 }, { "name": "Ghorepani", "lat": 28.4002, "lon": 83.7005 }, { "name": "Poon Hill", "lat": 28.4, "lon": 83.6878 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flights", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Annapurna", "difficulty": "Easy to moderate", "solo_price_usd": 6600, "group_price_usd": 3800, "prices_by_guests": [ 6600, 4100, 4100, 3800, 3800, 3700, 3700, 3650 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "comfort", "label": "Comfort", "price_usd": 3400, "solo_price_usd": 5150, "group_price_usd": 3100, "note": "The same route, private guide and porter, and Care Standard, with simpler rooms: good 4-star hotels in the cities and comfortable lodges on the trail.", "changes": [ "Good 4-star hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara instead of heritage luxury hotels", "Comfortable lodges with a private room on the lower trail, instead of the region's premium lodges", "Higher up, the same best-available teahouse rooms as the Signature journey", "Same private guide and porter, same days, same permits and flights, same Care Standard" ], "prices_by_guests": [ 5150, 3400, 3400, 3100, 3100, 3000, 3000, 2950 ] } ], "seo_title": "Luxury Annapurna Lodge Trek with Poon Hill Sunrise", "seo_description": "Mountain lodges in Dhampus, Landruk and Ghandruk, the forest to Ghorepani, and sunrise over Dhaulagiri and Annapurna from Poon Hill.", "search_phrases": [ "luxury Annapurna trek", "Poon Hill trek", "Annapurna lodge trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "A gentle walk through the Gurung and Magar villages below Annapurna South and Machapuchare. The trails are stone stairs between terraced fields, and each night is in a warm mountain lodge or the best house in the village.\n\nIt suits a first trek in Nepal, couples who would rather walk four or five hours a day than push for altitude, and anyone who wants the Himalaya with village life close at hand. The highest point is Poon Hill, at 3,210 metres, so altitude is rarely a concern.\n\nThe route makes a loop from Pokhara. You walk up through Dhampus and Landruk, cross the Modi Khola to Ghandruk, where you spend an evening with a family, and then climb through the rhododendron forest to Tadapani and Ghorepani. The first three nights are in mountain lodges with en-suite rooms. At Tadapani and Ghorepani the lodges are simpler, and we book the best private rooms available.\n\nFrom Ghorepani you climb Poon Hill at dawn for sunrise over Dhaulagiri and the Annapurnas, then walk down to the road and drive back to the lake. A free day in Pokhara, and an afternoon in Patan, close the journey." }, { "slug": "everest-view-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/everest-view-trek", "title": "Everest View Trek", "descriptor": "Everest in a week, gently", "region": "Everest region (lower Khumbu)", "order": 4, "status": "published", "days": 10, "from_price_usd": 4600, "highest_night_m": 3790, "highest_point_m": 3880, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn", "Winter" ], "summary": "Namche, Khumjung and the Everest View terrace in nine unhurried days, staying in the Khumbu's best lodges throughout.", "lead": "For travellers who want to see Everest with their own eyes without going high.", "card_caption": "Breakfast terrace at Hotel Everest View", "hero_caption": "Ama Dablam above Khumjung", "tone": "#40504a", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to your heritage hotel in Kathmandu. You have the afternoon to rest and meet your guide for a short briefing and gear check. In the evening you eat with a Kathmandu family, an easy first taste of Nepal and its food.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Lukla · Phakding", "altitude_m": 2610, "detail": "An early start for the thirty-five-minute flight to Lukla (in the busiest months it leaves from Ramechhap, four to five hours' drive from Kathmandu, and we confirm which a few days ahead), the plane tracking along the Himalaya before landing on the short, sloping runway at 2,860 metres. After tea you meet your porters and walk gently downhill, past prayer wheels and mani stones, to the Dudh Koshi river. Phakding is lower than Lukla, which helps your first night. You arrive in the early afternoon to a heated room.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 3–4", "title": "Namche Bazaar", "altitude_m": 3440, "detail": "The first day follows the river north, crossing it on high suspension bridges, and enters Sagarmatha National Park at Monjo, before the long climb to Namche Bazaar. Take it slowly. The next day is for acclimatisation and for the view: an early walk up to Hotel Everest View for breakfast on its terrace, with Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam in front of you, and a visit to the Sherpa museum above Namche.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Khumjung", "altitude_m": 3790, "detail": "A short, gentle walk over the hill to Khumjung, a broad Sherpa village of stone houses and potato fields. You visit the school founded by Edmund Hillary in 1961 and the village monastery, then share a meal in a Sherpa family kitchen. This is the highest night of the journey, and the afternoon is unhurried, with Ama Dablam above the village rooftops.", "walk": "2–3 h", "km": 4, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Monjo", "altitude_m": 2835, "detail": "Back through Namche, with a last look up the valley to Everest, then the long switchbacks down to the Dudh Koshi and its bridges. The forest closes in as you descend, and the air grows warmer. Monjo sits just outside the national park gate, and you arrive in the early afternoon to a warm lodge and time to rest your knees.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 9, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Lukla", "altitude_m": 2860, "detail": "A short walk along the river through Phakding and its fields, then the final climb to Lukla. You arrive in time for lunch and an afternoon at rest. In the evening there is a farewell dinner with your guides and porters, the traditional moment to thank the team who looked after you on the trail.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Premium Khumbu lodge with heated rooms and en-suite bathroom (Yeti Mountain Home or similar)", "stay_type": "Premium lodge", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 8–9", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Morning flights from Lukla are the most reliable, so you are usually back at your hotel in Kathmandu by mid-morning. The next day is held in reserve. If cloud has delayed the Lukla flight, it absorbs the delay and nothing is missed; if not, it is a free day for Bhaktapur, the best preserved of the valley's royal cities, or simply rest, with a guide if you would like one.", "travel": "Flight 35 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A last breakfast in Kathmandu and a private transfer to the airport, timed around your flight. If you are flying late, your guide can fill the hours with a last walk in the city.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Well-made trails with stone steps and high suspension bridges, with one long climb to Namche and otherwise short, steady days.", "highlights": [ "Everest in nine days without going above 4,000 m", "Breakfast facing Everest at Hotel Everest View", "Sherpa villages: Namche, Khumjung and the Hillary school", "Premium lodges every night" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Phakding", "lat": 27.7397, "lon": 86.7131 }, { "name": "Namche Bazaar", "lat": 27.8056, "lon": 86.7139 }, { "name": "Khumjung", "lat": 27.8236, "lon": 86.7173 }, { "name": "Monjo", "lat": 27.7716, "lon": 86.7232 }, { "name": "Lukla", "lat": 27.6869, "lon": 86.7314 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Sagarmatha National Park entry and Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Lukla flights", "Permits: Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu fees", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Everest", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 7350, "group_price_usd": 4300, "prices_by_guests": [ 7350, 4600, 4600, 4300, 4300, 4250, 4250, 4200 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Short Luxury Everest View Trek (10 Days)", "seo_description": "Namche, Khumjung and the Everest View terrace in nine unhurried days, staying in the Khumbu's best lodges throughout.", "search_phrases": [ "Everest view trek", "short Everest trek", "Everest panorama trek luxury" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 0, "complete": true, "story": "You don't need to go high to see Everest. From the terrace above Namche it stands at the head of the valley, with Lhotse and Ama Dablam beside it.\n\nThis journey stays below 4,000 metres and in the Khumbu's best lodges every night. It is the shortest way to see Everest on foot, and it suits travellers with limited time, families with older children, and anyone who would rather walk a few hours a day and keep the evenings for the view. The walking is steady, with one long climb to Namche.\n\nYou spend your days in Sherpa villages: the market at Namche, the Hillary school at Khumjung, and a meal in a family kitchen. On the second morning in Namche you walk up to Hotel Everest View for breakfast on its terrace, with the highest mountains in the world in front of you.\n\nTwo nights at Namche give your body time to adjust before Khumjung, the highest night of the journey. On either side of the mountains you stay at a heritage hotel in Kathmandu, and on the last afternoon your guide takes you to the old royal city of Bhaktapur." }, { "slug": "tsum-valley-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/tsum-valley-trek", "title": "Tsum Valley Trek", "descriptor": "The hidden valley", "region": "Tsum Valley (restricted area)", "order": 15, "status": "published", "days": 14, "from_price_usd": 4600, "highest_night_m": 3700, "highest_point_m": 3700, "seasons": [ "Spring", "Autumn" ], "summary": "A sacred hidden valley below the Tibetan border, its nunnery at Rachen Gompa and the monastery at Mu Gompa: a pilgrim valley of monasteries and mani walls.", "lead": "For travellers drawn to monasteries, mani walls and a valley that kept its old ways.", "card_caption": "Mani walls in the Tsum Valley", "hero_caption": "Mu Gompa at dawn", "tone": "#55503f", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and drives you to the hotel in central Kathmandu. Tsum is a restricted area, so your permit is arranged before you arrive, using the passport details you send us; in the evening your guide goes through the route and your gear over dinner. The rest of the day is for resting after the flight.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Machha Khola", "altitude_m": 930, "detail": "A private jeep heads west out of Kathmandu and north into the hills, following the Budhi Gandaki river to Machha Khola. The last part of the road is rough and slow, and the day is long, with stops for lunch and tea. The teahouse at Machha Khola is basic and friendly, beside the river.", "travel": "Drive 8–9 h", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 3", "title": "Jagat", "altitude_m": 1410, "detail": "The trail follows the Budhi Gandaki upstream through a narrowing gorge, past waterfalls and the small hot springs at Tatopani, crossing long suspension bridges. At Jagat your permits are checked at the entry to the restricted area. Jagat is a village of stone-paved lanes with a few simple lodges.", "walk": "6–7 h", "km": 22, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 4", "title": "Lokpa", "altitude_m": 2240, "detail": "Past Philim the trail leaves the main Manaslu route and turns east into the Tsum valley, climbing steeply through pine forest above the Siyar Khola. Lokpa is the first village in Tsum, a few houses and a small lodge in the forest. From here on you will see few other trekkers.", "walk": "6 h", "km": 14, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Chumling", "altitude_m": 2386, "detail": "Through the forest and across the river into lower Tsum to Chumling, a village of stone houses, terraced fields and an old gompa. The views open to Ganesh Himal across the valley. The afternoon is free to visit the gompa and walk among the fields with your guide.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Chhokangparo", "altitude_m": 3031, "detail": "Into upper Tsum, where the valley widens and the villages become larger, with Ganesh Himal behind you. The houses are built close together, with flat roofs and prayer flags. Chhokangparo sits on a broad shelf of fields above the river. The teahouse is a family home, simple and warm.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 10, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Nile", "altitude_m": 3361, "detail": "Up the valley past long mani walls and chortens to Milarepa's cave, where the poet and saint is said to have meditated, with a small shrine kept by a caretaker. You continue to Nile, the last village before the head of the valley and close to the Tibetan border. The people here are of Tibetan descent and the old ways are strong.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 8", "title": "Mu Gompa", "altitude_m": 3700, "detail": "A short climb to Mu Gompa at 3,700 metres, the largest monastery in Tsum, set among bare hills at the head of the valley. You spend the night as guests of the monks, in simple rooms at the monastery. If you are there for the evening prayers, your guide will show you where to sit.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 6, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 9", "title": "Rachen Gompa · Chhokangparo", "altitude_m": 3031, "detail": "Down the valley to Rachen Gompa, a nunnery on the far bank of the river, where you can meet the nuns and see the prayer hall. You then continue down to Chhokangparo for the night. It is a gentle day, mostly downhill, with time to stop in the villages and look back at the high valley you have just left.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 13, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Lokpa", "altitude_m": 2240, "detail": "Down through lower Tsum and back into the forest to Lokpa. The walking is familiar now, but the light and the views are different going the other way, and the legs are stronger. Your guide may stop at a house or two you passed on the way up. It is the last night in the Tsum valley.", "walk": "6 h", "km": 15, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 11", "title": "Philim", "altitude_m": 1570, "detail": "Down from Lokpa and back to the Budhi Gandaki, then along the river to Philim, a village of terraced fields above the gorge. The air is warmer and the trail busier as you rejoin the main valley. The teahouse is simple, with a hot dinner and a last evening with your team.", "walk": "5 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 12", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A short morning walk to the road, where a private jeep is waiting to drive you back to Kathmandu, a long day on rough mountain roads with stops along the way. By evening you are back at the hotel, with a hot bath and a proper bed.", "walk": "3 h", "km": 8, "travel": "Drive 8 h", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A day to rest. In the late afternoon your guide takes you to Boudhanath, the great white stupa, to join the families walking their kora around it at dusk. It is a fitting end to a journey through Tsum. The morning is yours: a long breakfast, a massage, or a little shopping in Thamel.", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 14", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A private transfer to the airport for your flight home. If you would like more time in Nepal, we can add nights in Kathmandu or join another journey.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Steep forest trails and suspension bridges in the gorge, then broad paths between fields and villages in the upper valley; no high pass.", "highlights": [ "A sacred hidden valley below the Tibetan border", "A night as guests at Mu Gompa", "The nunnery at Rachen Gompa", "Mani walls and Milarepa’s cave" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Machha Khola", "lat": 28.2293, "lon": 84.8738 }, { "name": "Jagat", "lat": 28.3514, "lon": 84.8959 }, { "name": "Lokpa", "lat": 28.4085, "lon": 84.911 }, { "name": "Chumling", "lat": 28.474, "lon": 84.9627 }, { "name": "Chhokangparo", "lat": 28.513, "lon": 85.06 }, { "name": "Nile", "lat": 28.5437, "lon": 85.1055 }, { "name": "Mu Gompa", "lat": 28.5858, "lon": 85.1091 }, { "name": "Rachen Gompa", "lat": 28.5104, "lon": 85.0819 }, { "name": "Chhokangparo", "lat": 28.513, "lon": 85.06 }, { "name": "Lokpa", "lat": 28.4085, "lon": 84.911 }, { "name": "Philim", "lat": 28.3933, "lon": 84.8966 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 3, 3, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Tsum Valley restricted-area permit", "Manaslu Conservation Area permit", "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Permits: Tsum Valley restricted-area permit; Manaslu Conservation Area permit; Annapurna Conservation Area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Hidden valleys", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 6950, "group_price_usd": 4000, "prices_by_guests": [ 6950, 4600, 4600, 4000, 4000, 3850, 3850, 3750 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [], "seo_title": "Tsum Valley Trek: Monasteries of the Hidden Valley", "seo_description": "A sacred hidden valley below the Tibetan border, its nunnery at Rachen Gompa and the monastery at Mu Gompa: a pilgrim valley of monasteries and mani walls.", "search_phrases": [ "Tsum Valley trek", "Mu Gompa trek", "Nepal monastery trek" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 3, "complete": false, "story": "Tsum is a hidden valley in the old Buddhist sense: a sacred place set aside for retreat. It sits below the Tibetan border, inside a restricted area, and stayed closed to visitors until 2008.\n\nMani walls line the trail, and the valley has kept its old ways. You visit the caves where Milarepa is said to have meditated, spend a night at Mu Gompa at the head of the valley, and walk back through the nunnery at Rachen Gompa.\n\nThe route shares its first days with the Manaslu Circuit, up the Budhi Gandaki gorge, then turns east into Tsum. You climb through lower Tsum to the wide upper valley, with Ganesh Himal behind you, and reach Mu Gompa at 3,700 metres before returning by the same valley. There is no high pass, and the sleeping altitude rises gradually.\n\nTsum suits travellers who are more interested in people and monasteries than in summits, and who are happy with simple comfort. Every night on the trail is in a village teahouse or at the monastery, with shared bathrooms in most places. Few trekkers come this way, and the welcome in the villages is warm. You finish with a rest day in Kathmandu and an evening at Boudhanath." }, { "slug": "upper-mustang-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/treks/upper-mustang-trek", "title": "Upper Mustang Trek", "descriptor": "The walled kingdom of Lo", "region": "Upper Mustang", "order": 12, "status": "published", "days": 14, "from_price_usd": 12600, "highest_night_m": 3840, "highest_point_m": 4230, "highest_point_note": "Chogo La, on the way back via Ghar Gompa", "seasons": [ "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" ], "summary": "Four nights at Shinta Mani Mustang and a private journey on foot and by 4x4 to Lo Manthang, its cave monasteries and the old kingdom of Lo.", "lead": "A journey into the old kingdom of Lo, where the monasteries are older than the roads.", "card_caption": "Lo Manthang walls at dusk", "hero_caption": "The walls of Lo Manthang", "tone": "#6a5a45", "itinerary": [ { "range": "Day 1", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "Your host meets you at arrivals and walks you to a private car. The rest of the day is yours at your heritage hotel. In the evening your guide comes by to check gear and talk through the days ahead over a quiet dinner.", "travel": "Arrival", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "D" }, { "range": "Day 2", "title": "Pokhara", "altitude_m": 820, "detail": "A short morning flight west to Pokhara, with the Annapurnas along the right-hand windows on a clear day. The afternoon is free by Phewa Lake: a walk along the shore, a boat out to the island temple, or simply rest. Flights to Jomsom leave early, so dinner is unhurried and bedtime is early.", "travel": "Flight 25 min", "stay": "Luxury lakeside or hillside hotel in Pokhara", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 3–4", "title": "Jomsom", "altitude_m": 2720, "detail": "The flight to Jomsom threads the Kali Gandaki gorge between Dhaulagiri and the Annapurnas and lands in about twenty minutes. You settle into Shinta Mani Mustang, where the windows face Nilgiri. The second day is for acclimatising: an easy walk to Marpha, a whitewashed village of stone lanes and apple orchards, with lunch and back by afternoon.", "travel": "Flight 20 min", "stay": "Shinta Mani Mustang, all-inclusive", "stay_type": "Shinta Mani", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 5", "title": "Chele", "altitude_m": 3050, "detail": "The first day in Upper Mustang follows the wide river north to Kagbeni, a fortress village of mud walls and prayer wheels where the restricted area begins. Permits are checked, and the trail climbs onto the east bank to Chele. The 4x4 can carry you over the dustiest stretch if you prefer. The teahouse is simple and warm, run by a local family.", "walk": "4–5 h", "km": 12, "travel": "Private 4x4 available", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 6", "title": "Ghami", "altitude_m": 3520, "detail": "A long, high day. You climb out of Chele and over a series of passes above Samar, with views back to Nilgiri and across the red and ochre hills. The air is thin and dry, so the pace is slow. For the last stretch the 4x4 meets you and drives on to Ghami, a village of whitewashed houses and one of the longest mani walls in Nepal.", "walk": "5–6 h", "km": 14, "travel": "Private 4x4", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 7", "title": "Tsarang", "altitude_m": 3560, "detail": "A shorter day past the long mani wall of Ghami and over a low pass to Tsarang. The village sits on the edge of a deep canyon, with a large red monastery and the ruins of an old palace above the fields. There is time in the afternoon to visit the monastery with your guide and walk the lanes.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 8–9", "title": "Lo Manthang", "altitude_m": 3840, "detail": "You cross one last pass and Lo Manthang appears below: a walled town of about 150 houses on a wide plateau. In the afternoon you visit the monasteries of Jampa and Thubchen, whose wall paintings are among the finest in the Himalaya. The next day you ride out on horseback to the cave villages and cave monasteries of the Chhoser valley, back for a second night in town.", "walk": "4 h", "km": 11, "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 10", "title": "Ghiling", "altitude_m": 3570, "detail": "The way south takes a different line. You pass Ghar Gompa, one of the oldest monasteries in Mustang and linked with the teacher Padmasambhava, and the deep red cliffs of Drakmar, then descend to Ghiling. The 4x4 is on hand for the last section. It is the final night in a Mustang teahouse.", "walk": "3–4 h", "km": 10, "travel": "Private 4x4", "stay": "Best available teahouse, private room, often with shared bathroom", "stay_type": "Best teahouse", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Days 11–12", "title": "Jomsom", "altitude_m": 2720, "detail": "A private 4x4 carries you back down the Kali Gandaki valley to Jomsom, about six hours with stops. The comfort of Shinta Mani Mustang after a week of teahouses is real: a hot shower, a large bed and good food. The second day is entirely for rest, with time to sit in the garden facing Nilgiri.", "travel": "Private 4x4, 6 h", "stay": "Shinta Mani Mustang, all-inclusive", "stay_type": "Shinta Mani", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 13", "title": "Kathmandu", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "An early flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, then a short connection to Kathmandu. Mountain flights depend on the morning weather, so your host keeps the day flexible. By afternoon you are back at the hotel in Kathmandu, with a farewell dinner in the evening if you would like one.", "travel": "Flights 20 + 25 min", "stay": "Heritage luxury hotel in Kathmandu (Dwarika's or similar)", "stay_type": "Luxury hotel", "meals": "B L D" }, { "range": "Day 14", "title": "Departure", "altitude_m": 1400, "detail": "A private transfer to the airport for your flight home, timed so there is no rush. If you would like more time in Kathmandu or Pokhara, we can add nights.", "travel": "Departure", "meals": "B" } ], "terrain": "Wide, dusty trails and jeep tracks across a high, dry plateau, with short steep climbs over passes up to about 4,000 metres and strong winds in the afternoons.", "highlights": [ "Lo Manthang, the walled capital of a former kingdom", "Cave monasteries and red cliffs", "Four nights at Shinta Mani Mustang", "Private 4x4 support for the long stretches" ], "route": [ { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 }, { "name": "Pokhara", "lat": 28.2096, "lon": 83.9856 }, { "name": "Jomsom", "lat": 28.7838, "lon": 83.7305 }, { "name": "Chele", "lat": 28.9311, "lon": 83.827 }, { "name": "Ghami", "lat": 29.0631, "lon": 83.873 }, { "name": "Tsarang", "lat": 29.0926, "lon": 83.9323 }, { "name": "Lo Manthang", "lat": 29.1828, "lon": 83.9563 }, { "name": "Ghiling", "lat": 29.007, "lon": 83.8586 }, { "name": "Jomsom", "lat": 28.7838, "lon": 83.7305 }, { "name": "Kathmandu", "lat": 27.7172, "lon": 85.324 } ], "months": [ 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 ], "permits": [ "Annapurna Conservation Area permit and TIMS card", "Upper Mustang restricted-area permit (US$500 for 10 days)" ], "included": [ "Himkora Host, plus a senior guide and a porter for every two guests", "All hotels and lodges as described", "All meals, including dinners in the cities", "Kathmandu–Pokhara flight, Pokhara–Jomsom flights, Pokhara–Kathmandu flight", "Permits: Annapurna Conservation Area permit; Upper Mustang restricted-area permit", "Porters, private vehicles and every transfer", "Down jacket, sleeping bag and a Himkora duffel on loan", "Treated drinking water every day on the trail", "Twice-daily oxygen and pulse checks, and a full first-aid kit", "Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu as described", "The Himkora Care Standard, in full" ], "excluded": [ "International flights", "Nepal visa (US$50 on arrival for 30 days)", "Travel insurance with evacuation cover (required)", "Gratuities and drinks", "Wi-Fi, charging and hot showers where lodges charge for them", "Extra nights or helicopters caused by weather delays (often covered by insurance)" ], "kind": "trek", "area": "Hidden valleys", "difficulty": "Moderate", "solo_price_usd": 21900, "group_price_usd": 11600, "prices_by_guests": [ 21900, 12600, 12600, 11600, 11600, 11250, 11250, 11100 ], "price_basis": "Per person, two sharing, private. Pricing model v1 (estimates, October 2026)", "options": [ { "type": "variant", "label": "Without Shinta Mani Mustang", "price_usd": 7100, "solo_price_usd": 10950, "group_price_usd": 6100, "note": "Jomsom's best hotel in place of Shinta Mani, same route.", "changes": [], "prices_by_guests": [] } ], "seo_title": "Upper Mustang Trek with Shinta Mani Mustang (14 Days)", "seo_description": "Four nights at Shinta Mani Mustang and a private journey on foot and by 4x4 to Lo Manthang, its cave monasteries and the old kingdom of Lo.", "search_phrases": [ "Upper Mustang trek", "Lo Manthang trek", "Mustang luxury lodge" ], "verified_by": "founder", "verified_at": "2026-10-27", "open_checks": 4, "complete": false, "story": "Upper Mustang kept its own king until 2008 and was closed to outsiders until 1992. Its walled capital, Lo Manthang, still keeps fifteenth-century monasteries painted inside with some of the finest murals in the Himalaya.\n\nYou begin and end at Shinta Mani Mustang, a lodge in Jomsom with views of Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri. In between you travel on foot and by private 4x4 through a high desert of red cliffs, cave monasteries and villages built from mud and stone. The 4x4 is there for the long, dusty stretches, so your days are spent walking the best parts and exploring rather than covering ground.\n\nThe route goes north through Kagbeni, Chele, Ghami and Tsarang to Lo Manthang, where you spend two nights, and returns by a different line past Ghar Gompa and the red cliffs of Drakmar. Sleeping altitudes rise slowly, with two nights in Jomsom first, and never go above 3,840 metres.\n\nThis journey suits travellers who love history and landscape more than high peaks, and who want the comfort of a fine hotel at each end. On the trail the lodges are simple family teahouses, warm and welcoming, with shared bathrooms in most villages. Because Mustang lies in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, it is also one of the few journeys that works well in the summer monsoon." } ], "journal": [ { "slug": "altitude-sickness-nepal-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/altitude-sickness-nepal-trek", "title": "Altitude sickness on a Nepal trek: signs and planning", "description": "What altitude sickness is, why sleeping height matters most, the signs to watch for, and how we plan Everest and Annapurna itineraries to keep you well.", "category": "Care" }, { "slug": "best-time-to-trek-in-nepal", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/best-time-to-trek-in-nepal", "title": "The best time to trek in Nepal, month by month", "description": "When to go trekking in Nepal: autumn and spring for the high routes, winter for lower trails, and the rain-shadow valleys that work in the monsoon.", "category": "Planning" }, { "slug": "everest-base-camp-trek-cost", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/everest-base-camp-trek-cost", "title": "How much does the Everest Base Camp trek cost?", "description": "What you really pay to trek to Everest Base Camp in 2026 and 2027: permits, Lukla flights, guides, lodges, and budget versus private trekking.", "category": "Planning" }, { "slug": "everest-or-annapurna-base-camp", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/everest-or-annapurna-base-camp", "title": "Everest Base Camp or Annapurna Base Camp: which trek?", "description": "An honest comparison of Nepal's two most famous base camp treks: altitude, difficulty, days, scenery, lodges, flights and which suits a first Himalayan trek.", "category": "Journeys" }, { "slug": "lukla-flights-guide", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/lukla-flights-guide", "title": "Lukla flights: delays, Ramechhap and what to expect", "description": "How Lukla flights work on an Everest trek: why many leave from Ramechhap, how often they are delayed, the 15 kg luggage limit, and when to fly by helicopter.", "category": "Planning" }, { "slug": "luxury-lodges-everest-region", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/luxury-lodges-everest-region", "title": "Luxury lodges in the Everest region: what to expect", "description": "Where the comfortable lodges are in the Khumbu, what 'luxury' really means at 3,500 metres, and where the comfort steps down on the way to Everest Base Camp.", "category": "Journeys" }, { "slug": "nepal-trekking-permits", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/nepal-trekking-permits", "title": "Nepal trekking permits explained (2026–27)", "description": "Which permits you need for Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslu and Upper Mustang, what they cost, and the rules on guides and restricted areas.", "category": "Planning" }, { "slug": "training-for-everest-base-camp", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/training-for-everest-base-camp", "title": "How fit do you need to be for Everest Base Camp?", "description": "The fitness you need for the Everest Base Camp trek, and a simple twelve-week training plan built around walking, stairs and a loaded daypack.", "category": "Planning" }, { "slug": "travel-insurance-trekking-nepal", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/travel-insurance-trekking-nepal", "title": "Travel insurance for trekking in Nepal: what to check", "description": "The five things your travel insurance must cover for a Nepal trek, including altitude limits and helicopter rescue, and the small print that catches people out.", "category": "Care" }, { "slug": "upper-mustang-trek-guide", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/upper-mustang-trek-guide", "title": "Upper Mustang: a guide to Nepal's former kingdom", "description": "Why Upper Mustang is unlike anywhere else in Nepal: the walled city of Lo Manthang, cave monasteries, restricted-area permissions, the best months and where to stay.", "category": "Journeys" }, { "slug": "what-is-a-kora", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/what-is-a-kora", "title": "What is a kora?", "description": "The walk behind our name: why Himalayan Buddhists circle sacred places, and how it shapes the way we design every journey.", "category": "Culture" }, { "slug": "what-to-pack-nepal-trek", "url": "https://himkora.com/journal/what-to-pack-nepal-trek", "title": "What to pack for a trek in Nepal", "description": "A practical packing list for a lodge trek in Nepal: layers, boots, sleeping bag, the 15 kg flight limit, and what you can rent or buy in Kathmandu.", "category": "Planning" } ] }