Safety & Advisories
As the monsoon settles in, landslides and floods periodically block Nepal's mountain highways. Here's how to travel smart to your trailhead — and why…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 16, 2026
Most trekking-season conversations are about the weather on the trail. But from June to September, the bigger travel risk in Nepal is often the road to the trail. The monsoon regularly triggers landslides and flooding on the mountain highways that link…
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A handful of arteries carry almost all trekker road travel, and each has its monsoon weak points. The Narayanghat–Mugling section — the spine connecting Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan — is the busiest and most landslide-prone, with the Tuin Khola area a…
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None of this means you cannot travel in the monsoon — millions do, and the rain-shadow treks are at their best now. It means you plan with margin. Where a flight exists (Kathmandu–Pokhara, for instance) and the budget allows, fly rather than drive on the…
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