Eastern Nepal · Above 3,000 m, with time to adjust
High altitude in Eastern Nepal
Everest, Annapurna Base Camp, Upper Mustang, Gokyo, Manaslu and Kanchenjunga. Routes built on the 'climb high, sleep low' rule, with rest days at Namche, Manang and Dingboche-type stops, because acclimatisation decides how the trip feels.
Trips
Eastern Nepalmax 5,140 mKanchenjunga Circuit: North and South Base Camps
Twenty-four nights around the Nepal side of Kanchenjunga: up the Tamor and Ghunsa valleys to Pang Pema at 5,140 m, back to …
Eastern Nepalmax 5,140 mKanchenjunga North Base Camp Trek
Twenty nights from Kathmandu to Pang Pema, the north base camp of Kanchenjunga at 5,140 m. A jeep up the Tamor valley, …
Eastern Nepalmax 4,870 mMakalu Base Camp Trek
Eighteen nights from Kathmandu to the foot of Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain on earth. Fly to Tumlingtar in the Arun valley, walk …
Places
Eastern Nepal3,475 mGhunsa
The last real village below Kanchenjunga's north face
Eastern Nepal4,870 mMakalu Base Camp
From rice terraces near 500 m to Makalu's south face at 4,870 m
Eastern Nepal5,143 mPang Pema
Kanchenjunga's north base camp, under a 3,000 m wall of ice
Eastern Nepal3,794 mPathibhara
The goddess on the hilltop above Taplejung, at 3,794 m
Eastern Nepal3,636 mSandakpur
Four of the world's five highest peaks from one ridge top
Experiences
TrekkingAcclimatisation hike above Ghunsa
A rest-day hike from Ghunsa up the valley side, gaining a few hundred metres and returning to sleep low, following …
SpiritualMorning at the Ghunsa gompa
A short, quiet visit to the Buddhist temple above Ghunsa village, with prayer wheels, butter lamps and murals, and a …
HeritageVillage lanes and yak herders of Ghunsa
An afternoon walk through Ghunsa's stone and timber lanes as yaks and herders return, with a guide who explains seasonal …
NatureThe Kanchenjunga Conservation Area story
A conversation over tea about how Ghunsa's valley came to be run by its own people: the 1997 conservation area, …
TrekkingCrossing the Shipton La into the Barun
The hardest and most beautiful day on the approach: from Khongma Danda over the Keke La and Shipton La ridge, …
NatureMorning at Makalu Base Camp
A morning at about 4,870 m beneath Makalu's south face, with time to walk the moraine for views of the …
WildlifeForest wildlife walk in the lower park
A slow early walk through the rhododendron, oak and bamboo forests between Tashigaon and Khongma Danda, with a guide who …
HeritageAn evening in Tashigaon, the last village
A night in Tashigaon, the last permanent village on the Makalu trail, with time to walk the fields, meet porters …