Trekking Blogs for Nepal

A landslide dam burst on the Budhi Gandaki before dawn on 11 October 2026 and flooded the lower Manaslu trail from Philim down to Soti. Houses, hotels and at least four bridges are gone. No deaths have been confirmed, but at least four people are missing. The Manaslu Conservation Area Project says 211 foreign tourists are stuck by the flood and are being rescued and evacuated. If you are booked on the Manaslu Circuit or Tsum Valley, wait for our confirmation before you start.

Thorong La is being crossed again. ACAP reported seven trekkers over the pass on 3 October, and its Manang checkpoint is letting trekkers climb to High Camp. ACAP has not formally lifted its 30 September closure, and the road above Chame is still damaged, so the walk starts at Chame.

Our 15 best treks in Nepal, ranked by a Kathmandu operator: Everest Base Camp, Annapurna, Manaslu and quieter routes, with days, altitude and cost for two.

Six easy treks in Nepal below 3,300 m, with days on foot, top altitude and the price for 2 people: Poon Hill, Sikles, Chisapani, Nagarkot and more.

Nine short treks in Nepal of 5 to 8 days, compared by walking days, altitude, start and price for 2 people: Poon Hill, Mardi Himal, Langtang, Everest.

The Langtang Valley is the Himalayan trek you reach by road: 8 days from Kathmandu to Kyanjin Gompa at 3,870M. The 2026 flood changed the way in, not the trail. Difficulty, the day by day route, the two permits at NPR 5,000, cost, season, and whether to add Gosaikunda.

The 26 August flood destroyed one corridor, not the Nepal Himalaya. Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Kanchenjunga and Makalu came through it, though late-September storms shut Thorong La on the Annapurna Circuit for a week. Langtang's trail is intact but the road to Syabrubesi is gone, and the Kailash overland route through Kerung is closed for the season. Route-by-route status, each row dated and attributed.

We run five Kailash Mansarovar Yatra packages for 2027, 10 to 14 days long, from USD 1,870 to USD 3,810 per person. The 14-day overland yatra from Kathmandu costs USD 2,770 to USD 3,250 (₹2.65 to 3.10 lakh) per person by group size. Here is every price, the cost by route, helicopter or overland, the day-by-day itinerary, what the package includes, and what the 2026 border flood means for your booking.

The Mardi Himal Trek is a moderate 4 to 7 day teahouse trek in Nepal’s Annapurna region that climbs a forested ridge to Mardi Himal Base Camp at 4,500M, directly beneath Machhapuchhre (Fishtail). On foot it covers around 40KM, starts at Kande near Pokhara, and needs an ACAP card and a TIMS card. This guide covers the route with altitudes, every itinerary from 4 to 14 days, difficulty, cost and permits.