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Nepal is a Himalayan country of 147,516 sq km holding eight of the world's fourteen 8,000 m peaks, and its trekking network runs from the Khumbu below Everest to the rain-shadow valleys of Mustang and Dolpo. Treks range from the 3-day Poon Hill walk topping out at 3,210 m to 20-day restricted-area circuits crossing passes above 5,100 m, and teahouses serve every classic route, so tents stay home on the standard trails. Permit spend is region-specific: Langtang paperwork totals NPR 5,000, while an Upper Mustang permit starts at USD 500 for 10 days.
Our guides are TAAN-registered and NMA-certified, and they have led departures in seven regions this decade. The region hubs below hold the trips we operate plus the permit, season, and logistics guides written by the people who walk these trails every season.
Sub-regions
The Everest and Annapurna regions absorb most first-time trekkers, and the logistics explain why: dense teahouse networks, daily transport from Kathmandu or Pokhara, and permits that cost NPR 5,000 rather than hundreds of dollars. Everest region treks center on the 12 to 16 day walk to base camp at 5,364 m, while Annapurna region treks run from the 3,210 m Poon Hill viewpoint to the 5,416 m Thorong La.
Three quieter regions reward a second look. Manaslu offers what the Annapurna Circuit was before its roads, a 13 to 17 day restricted-area circuit over the 5,106 m Larkya La. Langtang starts a 7 to 8 hour drive from Kathmandu with no mountain flight involved. Upper Mustang sits in the rain shadow north of the main range and stays dry through the monsoon months, June to September.
We also operate in three of Nepal's least-trekked regions as our route network there expands: Dolpo, a restricted trans-Himalayan region behind Dhaulagiri holding Shey Phoksundo, Nepal's deepest lake; Kanchenjunga, circling the world's third-highest mountain in the far east at the lightest restricted-permit fee in the country; and Far West Nepal, covering Rara Lake, Nepal's largest lake, and the remote Limi Valley near the Tibet border.
A TIMS card (NPR 2,000) is the baseline permit on standard routes, joined by a national park or conservation area entry of NPR 3,000 in most regions; the full system is mapped in the Nepal trekking permits master guide. Nepal's 2023 rule requiring a licensed guide on most routes still stands in 2026, with the Khumbu as the main exception, and the details sit in the solo trekking guide requirement page.
Seasons behave the same way across regions: October-November and March-May carry the classic weather windows, while December-February now shows the fastest arrivals growth in Nepal Tourism Board data. Every region hub below states its own best months, checkpoint list, and cost range, so start with the region and the rest of the planning follows.
