6 Best Treks in Nepal

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Trekking in Nepal is the dream of every trekker, indeed, Nepal never disappoints its visitors. It is possible in every season as it offers a unique landscape, geography, climate, and is blessed with a diverse range of flora and fauna. 

Nepal offers you various adventurous trekking levels from the easy and short trekto challenging and high altitude trek. Along with this, it will also make you explore the mixture of nature, traditions, culture, and wilderness which can be experienced these all on the same trip. 

Here we have listed out the six best treks in Nepal based on popularity, comfortable accommodation facility, availability of infrastructure, scenery, price, and culture. 

1. Ghorepani Poonhill Trek

Ghorepani Poonhill Trek is one of the easy treks in Nepal. It offers the best view of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Macchapuchhure, Mt. Annapurna, Nilgiri, and many others. It is the perfect point to get the Himalayan panorama view in a short period. 

Plus, the spectacular sunrise and sunset view over the Annapurna range makes this trek more highlighting. This one week trek provides to explore the traditional villages, rhododendron forests, icy waterfalls, beautiful mountain views on the trail makes the hiking more exciting. 

Further, Ghorepani Poonhill treks allow trekkers to experience the ethnic culture and lifestyle of the Gurung community. 

Highlights of Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek:

  • Glorified mountain views of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Machhapuchhre, Nilgiri, and others
  • Spectacular sunrise and sunset view from Poonhill
  • Experience Gurung Villages and their unique cultures and lifestyles

2. Everest Base Camp Trek

Everest Base Camp trek is one of the beautiful and a lifetime adventure for those who want to put their foot on the highest peak in the world. The trek starts from Kathmandu to Lukla. 

The 14-days trek takes you to explore and visit famous places such as; Lukla, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Kala Pathar, and Everest Base Camp. 

Moreover, the region is the most vibrant and busiest trails, covered by flowering rhododendrons on its routes. It also offers you the breathtaking views of the mountains, Sherpa culture, monastery, and many more. In this trek, you pass through beautiful high hills, roaring Dudhkoshi river and experience walking on the footprints of legendary mountaineers. 

Highlights of Everest Base Camp trek: 

  • Explore Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Mt. Everest and the trading center of the Solukhumbu region. 
  • Trek to Everest Base Camp
  • Hike to the Kala Pattar to get the impressive viewpoints for Mt. Everest. 
  •  Experience the spiritual moment in the highland monasteries
Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Annapurna Base Camp Trek

3. Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) trek is a delightful trek in the foothills of the Annapurna range. It is one of the famous, short, novice treks than other high altitude treks in Nepal. 

The 10 days of trekking to Annapurna Base Camp offers you to explore wildlife and vegetation and experience the culture, lifestyle, tradition of the local people. And, also gives the chance to get a spectacular close up view of Hiunchuli, Machhapuchhre, Annapurna range, and Dhaulagiri.

Besides natural beauty, the trek also provides to get close to the local lifestyle of Gurung culture and their tradition. This fantastic trek is blessed with a mesmerizing beauty that encircled many basins such as; Annapurna South, Gangapurna, Machhapuchhare, Annapurna 1, and Fang.   

Highlights of Annapurna Base Camp trek: 

  • Spectacular mountain view of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and, Machhapuchhre
  • Explore the exotic and diverse range of flora and fauna. 
  • Explore the most significant and biggest conservation area of Nepal. 
  • Visit Rupse waterfall and natural hot spring in Tatopani

4. Langtang Valley Trek

Tranquil rural landscapes and Tibetian highlands surround Langtang Valley Trek. The valley is enlisted as Nepal’s top trekking destination, where every year, it attracts many tourists from around the world. The ten days trekking offers a vantage point of Langtang Ri and views of Makalu and Annapurnas range. 

Moreover, it is blessed with beautiful geographical features with a fabulous Tibetan lifestyle and culture. It is the perfect package for the outstanding short trek that packs several punches into a small amount of time. 

The trails offer a beautiful view on the way like; wild Langtang river, lush forest, high alpine pastures, bamboo grooves, glaciers, and snow-covered peaks.    

Highlights of Langtang Valley Trek: 

  • Visit the centuries-old monastery at Kyanjin Gompa.
  • Explore Langtang National Park 
  • Hike and get sunrise views from Tserko Ri
  • Visit the centuries-old monastery at Kyanjin Gompa.

5. Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek

The Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek takes you to the footsteps of the world’s third-highest mountain Kanchenjunga. It is situated on the North-East Nepal border with India’s Sikkim. The word Kanchenjunga is derived from Tibet, which means “Five great treasures in the snow.” 

Trekkers can walk to the Pangpema Base Camp, the highest point during the trek of 5,160 meters. The route to basecamp offers variation in landscapes such as subtropical forests, low river valley, rocky scree slopes, and alpine grassland.    

From Pangpema Base Camp point (5,160 meters), you will get the best views of the North Face of Mt. Kanchenjunga. En route trekkers can enjoy the unique cultures, traditions, and lifestyles of Sherpa, Rai, Gurung, and Limbu communities. The place is also home to different endangered wildlife.

Highlights of Kanchenjunga Trek:

  • Beautiful views of Mt Kanchenjunga, Jannu, Kabru, Kumbakarna and Rathong
  • Visit Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (2035 square kilometers) 
  • Habitat of diverse species of wildlife
  • Experience the Tibetan culture and their tradition. 
Upper Mustang Trek
Upper Mustang Trek

6. Upper Mustang Trek 

Upper Mustang Trek presents you with experience in the rugged Trans-Himalayan region of Nepal. It is also popularly known as the hidden kingdom of Nepal or considered as mini Tibet. 

The trek starts from Jomsom to enter and follows the ancient salt caravan route. Upper Mustang is the perfect combination of biodiversity, landscape, rich culture, ancient monasteries, caves, and holds a great Tibetian history.

The area is technically a restricted area, so the trekkers need to get special permits to enter. That’s why the number of visitors is also limited.   

Upper Mustang gives the trekkers to experience the Tibetian culture, tradition, and lifestyle from closely. Lo-Manthang, the capital of the kingdom of Lo, is surrounded by the oldest and historic monasteries, and antique ethnic Tibetian settlements. 

Highlights of Upper Mustang Trek:

  • Visit Kagbeni, the gateway to Upper Mustang. 
  • Place of ancient and historical monasteries
  • The trek goes through a rainshadow area, icy masses, high pinnacles, and elevated valleys. 
  • Explore the traditional Tibetian Buddhist ethnic communities 

Final Words

Nepal offers you a number of trekking routes that are beautiful and adventurous as well. It offers you from natural beauty, diverse landscape to various cultures, traditions and many more. 

Also, these best trekking places in Nepal will be the perfect choice to start a vlog or to create a blog for travel lovers. So, if you think travel vlogging might be your calling, then don’t be afraid to trek and start filming.  

All around the world, Nepal is one of the favorite choices of trekkers and mountaineers. So, make your dream transform into reality and trek in the most astonishing place in the world.