Few places in the world are as strongly associated with just one activity as Nepal, Asia's undisputed hiking capital. Nepal's best hiking trails cover everything from the trekker-thronged two-week ...

Nama Raj Budhathoki was doing his PhD in the US when he came back to Nepal in 2009 and made plans to have dinner with a friend. He received a long, complicated email from his friend with directions to ...

From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus. If you are drawn instinctively and helplessly to high mountains, then the Nepal Himalayas ...

Nepal now is fully open, and home to some of the finest trekking in the world. Here are six of the very best “teahouse” treks for you to stride for. There’s nowhere else on earth that can match Nepal ...

On March 23, 2026, Nepal's Department of Immigration made a long-awaited announcement: solo travellers can now apply for permits to restricted trekking areas without needing a partner. Previously, ...

A landmark decision to ban solo hiking in some of the country's wildest areas has shocked many adventurers — but was it about time? Trekkers in Nepal must now hire a guide to hike through some of the ...

In north-central Nepal, the remote district of Mustang has become a renowned Himalayan trekking destination for those seeking to hike through a place that in some ways has remained unchanged for ...