Best trails in Sagarmatha National Park

This trail marks the beginning of the trek into the Everest region. After arriving at the Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, the path descends toward the Dudh Koshi, a milky-blue river fed by glaciers. The trail follows this river valley, passing through small Sherpa villages, carved Buddhist mani stones, and spinning prayer wheels. The first part is relatively gentle and usually concludes with an overnight stay in Phakding. The journey continues along the river, officially entering...

The route follows the deep gorge, featuring significant, continuous vertical gain over numerous stone steps and packed earth trails. Above tree line, the terrain becomes a desolate, treeless rockscape highly exposed to solar radiation and fierce Himalayan winds. The cumulative vertical ascent across the entire trek is immense, leading directly to the geological foot of the world's highest mountains.

The crux of this route is the challenging, high-altitude Cho La Pass, which requires careful foot placement over steep, loose scree and large boulders. The pass frequently involves crossing large seasonal snowfields or hard ice, demanding the use of microspikes or crampons outside of the peak summer months. The entire ascent traverses the unstable, rock-strewn lateral moraine of the Khumbu Glacier, where footing is consistently unreliable. This trail requires permits. For more information,...

The Three Passes Trek gets it name from the three high passes that trekkers make their way through on this circuit of Kongma La (18,209 ft / 5,550 m), Cho La (17,782 ft / 5,420 m), and Renjo La (17,560 ft / 5,360 m). Immerse yourself in the Everest region, surrounded by the world's highest peaks with endless views of landscapes carved by glaciers well above the tree-line. This route traverses the highly glaciated landscape of Sagarmatha National Park, characterized by unstable moraine fields...

The path traverses the highly unstable geological structure of the Ngozumpa Glacier's terminal moraine, requiring extreme caution on footing composed of loose rock, glacial debris, and scree. This trail takes hikers up a spectacular, deep valley alongside the Dudh Koshi river, passing through the villages of the famous Sherpa people. Hikers will walk through a landscape of pine and rhododendron forests, which eventually give way to a barren, rocky alpine world. The main highlight is arriving...

Starting from the village of Dingboche, the path heads east, following the Imja Khola river. This part of the journey offers breathtaking views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and other Himalayan giants. From Chukhung, the trail becomes more rugged as it continues towards the base camp of Imja Tse, more famously known as Island Peak. The path often traverses the rocky terrain of glacial moraines, winding through a starkly beautiful landscape of ice and rock. The valley is walled in by some of the...

A trek along the GHT passes through nearly every major trekking region in Nepal, including the areas of Everest, Makalu, Langtang, Manaslu, Annapurna, and the remote, culturally distinct regions of Dolpo. Trekkers experience a vast range of landscapes, from lush rhododendron forests and deep river gorges to high alpine passes and arid, plateau-like terrain, while encountering many different ethnic communities. The permit process is complex, as the trail passes through numerous national...