Destination
Sri Lanka
Not a mountain destination in the Himalayan sense, but a compact island where you can walk cloud forest at dawn and swim in the Indian Ocean the same afternoon. It pairs well with a longer trip through the region.
Author
The Atlas Editorial Team
Research & fact-checking
The Atlas editorial team maintains the structured route, permit and cost data behind every page on this site. Figures are checked against government permit offices, national park authorities and operators on the ground, and each page carries the date it was last reviewed.
Writes about: Route data · Permits and regulations · Trip costs
15 pieces by The Atlas Editorial Team
Resource
Altitude Sickness — Prevention and Treatment
How acute mountain sickness develops, the acclimatisation rules that prevent it, and the point at which the only treatment is descent.
Trekking Resources
Resource
Domestic Flights in Nepal
Which routes are worth flying, what they cost, how the dual-pricing system works, and the safety record travellers ask about.
NepalTransportation
Destination
India
India's Himalayan states run from the Buddhist high desert of Ladakh to the rhododendron forests of Sikkim, and unlike Nepal they are trekkable through the monsoon if you pick the rain-shadow ranges.
Destination
Tibet
Travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region requires a permit and an organised tour, and the altitude starts where most trekking destinations finish. What you get in return is the north side of Everest, Kailash, and the largest high plateau on earth.
Resource
SIM Cards and Internet in Nepal
Which network to buy, what data costs, how far coverage reaches up the trekking valleys, and what Wi-Fi costs above Namche.
NepalPractical Travel
Resource
Travel Insurance for Trekking
What "covered to 6,000 m" actually means, why helicopter evacuation is the clause that matters, and how to check a policy before you buy it.
Travel Documentation
Itinerary
7 Days in Nepal — A First Week
One week, no rushing: the Kathmandu Valley's three cities, a flight to Pokhara, and two days walking in the foothills with the Annapurnas in view.
Nepal7 daysComfort
Destination
Bhutan
Bhutan controls tourism with a daily Sustainable Development Fee, which keeps visitor numbers low and the dzongs, forests and trails remarkably intact. It is expensive, and it is unlike anywhere else in the range.
Resource
Trekking Permits in Nepal
Which permit you need for which route, what each costs, where to get them, and the guide requirement that changed in 2023.
NepalTrekking Resources
Resource
Nepal Visa Guide
Visa on arrival rules, costs, extensions and the handful of nationalities that need to apply in advance.
NepalTravel Documentation
Itinerary
14 Days in Nepal — Kathmandu, Pokhara and the Annapurnas
The best two-week first trip to Nepal: three days in the Kathmandu Valley, a five-day trek in the Annapurnas, and enough slack that a delayed bus does not ruin the plan.
Nepal14 daysMid-range
Travel Guide
Kathmandu Travel Guide
Where to stay, what to see, what things cost and how to use Kathmandu as the logistical base for everything else in Nepal.
Kathmandu Valley · NepalCity guide
Region
Kathmandu Valley
Almost every trip to Nepal starts and ends in the Kathmandu Valley. Give it more than the two nights most itineraries allow — Patan and Bhaktapur repay slow walking.
Nepal
Location
Kathmandu
Nepal's capital and the arrival point for almost every visitor — chaotic, layered, and the place every trek is organised from.
Kathmandu Valley · Nepal
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