Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
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Trail & Weather
Everyone treks Nepal in autumn and spring. But December to February brings the clearest skies, the emptiest trails and the sharpest mountain views of the year — if you pick the right route.
Permits & Rules
Chinese passport holders still get a gratis visa on arrival in Nepal in 2026. Paired with the new direct Shenzhen flight, a short Himalayan trip has never been simpler.
Trail & Weather
Two of the planet's most jaw-dropping trekking destinations, two very different trips. Glaciers and geysers, or the world's highest mountains? Here's how to choose.
Flights & Access
Short on time but set on Everest? Here are the three ways to experience Everest Base Camp with a helicopter in 2026 — and exactly who each one is for.
Industry & Tourism
Canada has world-class mountains — so why are Canadians flying to Nepal? Because the Himalaya offers what even the Rockies can't: scale, culture and value.
Trail & Weather
Two legendary base-camp treks, two very different trips. With Everest seeing record crowds in 2026, here's an honest, side-by-side guide to help first-timers choose.
Flights & Access
Bhairahawa, the airport for Lumbini, has had no scheduled international flight since March. Nepal Airlines plans to base a jet there from November.
Industry & Tourism
In 1950 a French team made Annapurna the first 8,000m peak ever climbed. Three-quarters of a century on, French trekkers are rediscovering the mountain that made mountaineering history.
Industry & Tourism
Nepal welcomed 102,626 foreign tourists by air in May 2026 — up 19% on last year and 31% above pre-pandemic levels. Here's who's coming, and what a booming year means for the trails.
Industry & Tourism
Thousands of women trek Nepal alone every year. With the 2023 guide rule and a famously warm culture, an honest look at safety and how to do it right in 2026.
Breaking Records & People
Dawa “Hillary” Sherpa, 52, vanished high on Everest on 29 May. Six days later a rubbish crew found him crawling out of the Icefall, alive. How he survived.
Industry & Tourism
Everest was named by the British, mapped by the British and very nearly first climbed by the British. A century on, UK trekkers still come to walk in those footsteps. Here's the enduring love affair.
Industry & Tourism
The Germans gave the world the word "Wanderlust" — and in 2026 more of them are pointing it at Nepal. Here's why the Himalaya is the ultimate German hiking trip.
Trail & Weather
Climbing Everest costs a fortune and risks your life. But you can look the world's highest mountain in the eye for a tiny fraction of that — on foot or by helicopter. Here's how.
Industry & Tourism
No notifications, no doom-scroll — just dal bhat, mountain air and a footpath. Here's why overworked Americans are flying to Nepal for the ultimate digital detox in 2026.
Permits & Rules
What does Everest Base Camp actually cost in 2026 — on your own or with a guide? An honest, line-by-line breakdown of permits, Lukla flights, guide, porter and daily costs, in USD, INR and EUR.
Permits & Rules
Nepal's new Tourism Bill will require every Everest hopeful to prove a 7,000m Nepali summit, work with Nepali guides and carry out 8kg of waste. Here's what's confirmed — and what's still pending.
Flights & Access
Himalaya Airlines launched the first-ever direct Kathmandu–Shenzhen service on June 4 — twice a week, on an A320 — opening a fast new door for Chinese travellers heading to the Himalaya.
Safety & Advisories
Nepal's crime bureau has charged 32 people over a years-long fake helicopter-rescue insurance racket worth nearly $20 million. Here's how it worked — and how to protect yourself on the trail.
Flights & Access
flydubai flies daily from Dubai to Pokhara from 23 September 2026, landing trekkers beside the Annapurnas and skipping Kathmandu altogether.
Permits & Rules
Nepal's TIMS card is no longer a one-size-fits-all rule. In 2026 it's gone in Everest, barely enforced in Annapurna, and still required (now digital) in Langtang — here's the real map.
Trail & Weather
Three bucket-list treks, one decision. Here's how Everest Base Camp stacks up against Kilimanjaro and the Inca Trail on altitude, days, difficulty, cost and payoff.
Permits & Rules
Until July 2027, Nepal has waived all climbing royalties on 97 Himalayan peaks across Karnali and Sudurpaschim — a once-in-a-generation opening for adventurous climbers willing to go remote.
Festivals & Events
Each year tens of thousands climb to the sacred 4,380m lake of Gosaikunda for the full-moon festival of Janai Purnima. In 2026 it lands on Friday, August 28 — and you can walk it as a trek.
