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Nepal vs Iceland: which bucket-list trek should you do first?

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…

By Laxman Rawal · Jun 16, 2026

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They top adventure bucket lists the world over, and they could not be more different. Iceland is fire and ice at sea level — volcanoes, glaciers, black-sand valleys you can drive between. Nepal is the roof of the world — the highest mountains on Earth…

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Two different kinds of epic

Iceland's famous Laugavegur trail is a stunning few days through rhyolite mountains and lava fields, easily added to a ring-road trip — but Iceland is one of the most expensive countries on Earth. Nepal asks more of you: a trek here is a sustained journey of…

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