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If you only have a week in Nepal, here's which trek actually fits

Four real options for one week, from a 4-day ridge walk to a 7-day Everest view trek, with altitude, price and the catch in each.

By Laxman Rawal · Oct 3, 2026

With one week in Nepal, the Annapurna Panorama trek is the best fit: seven days, a Poon Hill sunrise, a top point of 3,210 metres and no flights. If you want the Everest region, the 7-day Everest View trek works, but it depends on a flight to Lukla and the…

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What can you really fit into seven days?

You can fit a full trek of four to seven days, plus one day each side for arriving and leaving. A trek that runs seven days on the itinerary needs about nine days away from home, so a true week usually means a trek of five days or fewer, or a seven-day trek…

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Which week-long trek is safest for altitude?

Annapurna Panorama and Poon Hill are the safest because they never sleep above 2,860 metres. The US CDC Yellow Book warns about increasing sleeping elevation above 3,000 metres, and these two routes stay below that line at night. The Everest View trek reaches…

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What about the Everest region in a week?

The Everest View trek is the only real Everest-region option in seven days, and it is not a trek to Base Camp. It walks from Lukla to Namche Bazaar, Tengboche and the Everest View Hotel at 3,880 m, and the round-trip Lukla flights are included in our US$1,199…

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Who should pick which?

Pick Annapurna Panorama if you want a proper trek with no flights and a built-in spare day in Pokhara. Pick Poon Hill if you only have five days and want the classic sunrise. Pick Mardi Himal if you are fit and short of time. Pick Everest View only if you can…

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