Destinations

A homestay trek through desert canyons and tiny villages, over the Kongmaru La.

A short trek from Solang Nala to the glacial source of the Beas, under Indrasan and Deo Tibba.

A steep, short climb to a high alpine lake above Manali.

A crossover trek from Naggar over a 3,660 m pass into the Malana side of Parvati Valley.

A crossover trek from green Kullu into the barren Lahaul valley, often extended to Chandratal.

A shallow freshwater lake at 2,934 m below the Minkiani Pass, through cedar and rhododendron forest.

Riverside cafes in Kasol and a hike to hot springs at Kheerganga.

A floating-island lake and pagoda temple on a high grassy bowl.

A dramatic crossover trek from Himachal into Uttarakhand, over a 4,650 m pass above the Rupin gorge.

A steep village climb above Barshaini to Tosh, then a further walk to the Kutla meadows.

A short ridge hike above McLeodganj with the Dhauladhar wall right in front of you.

A short climb to the highest Shiva temple in the world and a 360° Himalayan summit.

Rolling alpine meadows at 3,600 m with a gentle gradient — the friendliest high-altitude trek in Garhwal.

A short climb to a forest lake that mirrors Chaukhamba on a still morning.

Walk to the source of the Ganga, then climb to the Tapovan meadows beneath Shivling.

A cradle-shaped valley below Swargarohini, walked through ancient Mahabharata-linked villages.

A steep, boulder-strewn climb from Gangotri to an emerald glacial lake under Thalay Sagar.

A remote Johar Valley route to a 5,500 m glacier, past the old silk-trade village of Milam.

A two-day weekend trek a few hours from Dehradun, with a camp under the stars.

A long valley walk through Bageshwar villages to the snout of the Pindari glacier at 3,900 m.

A glacial lake at 5,029 m holding hundreds of human skeletons, reached over the deadly Ali–Bedni ridge.

A teahouse trek into the Annapurna Sanctuary, surrounded by 7,000–8,000 m peaks.

The original teahouse circuit — sub-tropical valley to the arid rain-shadow over Thorong La (5,416 m).

The bucket-list trek through Sherpa villages to the foot of Everest and Kala Patthar.

The full Everest circuit, crossing Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La, with Gokyo and EBC in one route.

A short, low-altitude teahouse loop through Gurung villages below the Annapurna South face.

A short teahouse trek to a famous sunrise over Dhaulagiri and Annapurna South.

A chain of six turquoise glacial lakes in the Everest region, with the Gokyo Ri viewpoint at 5,357 m.

A long, remote trek to the base of the world's third-highest mountain, in far eastern Nepal.

A glacier valley north of Kathmandu, rebuilt after 2015, ending at the Kyanjin Gompa monastery.

A restricted-area circuit around the world's eighth-highest mountain, over Larke Pass (5,106 m).

A ridge trek straight at the face of Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), quieter than ABC.

A restricted side-valley off the Annapurna Circuit, with medieval villages and the Kang La pass.

A low-altitude ridge trek with a 180° panorama taking in Everest, Makalu and the Annapurnas.

One of the largest glacial lakes in Nepal, at 4,580 m at the snout of the Trakarding glacier.

A ridge trek along the India–Nepal border with Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Kanchenjunga in one view.

A shorter trek from Yuksom to the Dzongri meadow and its sunrise over Kanchenjunga and Pandim.

The classic trek to a viewpoint at the foot of Kanchenjunga, through rhododendron forest and Dzongri.

A steep stair-trek into a jungle valley to living bridges grown from rubber-tree roots, and the Rainbow Falls.