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When Dubai hits 45°C, the rain-shadow Himalaya stays cool, green and dry. Here's the one Nepal region you can trek right through the summer — and how…
By Anjali Shrestha · Jun 12, 2026
By July, the Gulf is an oven. As temperatures push past 45°C, residents look for somewhere cool to escape — and most assume the Himalaya is off-limits in summer because of the monsoon. There is, however, one spectacular exception, and it is a short flight…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
The great Himalayan wall wrings the rain out of the monsoon clouds before they reach the valleys behind it. Upper Mustang — the old Tibetan kingdom of Lo, north of the Annapurnas — sits squarely in that rain shadow, which is why it stays dry and walkable from…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Mustang is unlike anywhere else — ochre cliffs, walled medieval towns, sky caves and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries that feel transported from the plateau. And good news on cost: the Upper Mustang permit shifted in late 2025 to US$50 per person per day, so…
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