You’ve booked your flights. Everest is calling. But before you picture yourself on the Annapurna Circuit or wandering the alleys of Kathmandu’s Thamel district, there’s one thing standing between you and Nepal the visa counter at Tribhuvan International Airport. The good news? Nepal’s visa on arrival system is one of the most straightforward in Asia. With the right preparation, the…
Every travel guide about Nepal says the same thing about June, July, and August: avoid. They are not wrong. But they are not giving you the whole picture either. The monsoon season in Nepal runs from the second week of June through the first week of September. For most of the country the Everest region, the Annapurna trails, Langtang, the…
Every trekking agency in Nepal will tell you the same thing about Everest Base Camp Trek Difficulty: “Anyone can do it. No technical experience required. Just one foot in front of the other.” They are not exactly lying. But they are not telling you the whole truth either. Here is the whole truth: around 60% of trekkers return before completing…
The Kathmandu to Pokhara question is the one every Nepal traveler eventually faces. The distance between Nepal’s capital and its adventure capital is only 200 kilometres but between those 200 kilometres lie three completely different travel experiences, four price brackets, and one decision that will meaningfully shape how your trip begins. This guide gives you exactly what most comparison articles…
Somewhere between Namche Bazaar and Tengboche, on a stone-flagged trail above the clouds, you will pass a mani wall. It is long perhaps forty metres and constructed from flat stones carved with the same six syllables, repeated thousands of times in patient Tibetan script: Om Mani Padme Hum. The stones are old. Some of them are very old. People have…
Here is the single most important thing to know before you read anything else about Nepal trekking permits in 2026: If your permit information comes from an article written before 2024, there is a strong chance it is wrong. Nepal’s trekking permit system has changed more in the last three years than in the previous decade. The Green Independent TIMS…
After more than two weeks of tense waiting at Everest Base Camp, the 2026 Everest climbing season is officially under way. A team of 19 Sherpa climbers the elite group known as the icefall doctors successfully crossed the Khumbu Icefall on Tuesday morning, fixing ropes, placing ladders, and carving a safe route through one of the most dangerous stretches of…
Every year, more than 50,000 trekkers make their way to Everest Base Camp. They queue at teahouses. They wait for the same sunrise from Kala Patthar. They photograph the same Himalayan panorama that two hundred other people photographed that morning. They return home and say it was the most extraordinary experience of their lives. They are right. And they are…
Every travel article about Kathmandu food eventually lands on the same three words: “momo,” “dal bhat,” and “Thamel.” Then it lists five restaurants with a stock photo of dumplings and moves on. This is not that article. Kathmandu has one of the most layered, underrated, and genuinely delicious urban food cultures in Asia and almost none of it exists on…
There is a saying among Nepalis that the country has more festivals than days in the year. It is only a slight exaggeration. Nepal runs on two calendars simultaneously the Gregorian calendar that governs work, business, and international schedules, and the ancient Bikram Sambat (BS) lunar calendar that governs faith, culture, and almost everything else. The year 2026 corresponds to…