Route 01
Everest Base Camp
The classic Khumbu walk to the foot of the world's highest mountain — Namche, Tengboche, Gorak Shep and the EBC plateau at dawn.
Khumbu Valley · 5,364m · March–May & Sept–Nov departures
Field Guide · Volume III · The Routes
Every Nepal trek we run, on one page.
Eight curated Himalayan routes — from the well-worn steps to Everest Base Camp and the Annapurna Circuit to the remote trails of Dolpo and Mustang — each built by guides who grew up on the route, with guaranteed departures in the spring (March–May) and autumn (Sept–Nov) windows.
8curated routes
47variations led
98.4%EBC completion, audited
14 yrson the trail since 2009
The Catalogue, Explained
Eight routes is not a small list — it is a deliberate one.
Since 2009 we have guided 8,247 trekkers across 47 route variations in Nepal. The eight trips below are the routes we run year after year — the ones where our Sherpa guides grew up, the ones we know down to the weather window, the teahouse menu and the safest crossing of the river in spate. We do not list treks we cannot lead ourselves, and we do not subcontract our staff: 38 licensed mountain guides and 112 trained porters sit on our permanent payroll, based out of our Thamel office in Kathmandu.
Every departure on this page runs on guaranteed dates in the spring (March–May) and autumn (Sept–Nov) windows, with the same inclusions: airport transfer, three nights' Thamel guesthouse, all permits and TIMS, full porter welfare (equipment, insurance, fair weight limits), Sherpa guide, daily altitude briefings and our own 24/7 Kathmandu operations desk. Pricing is published per route on the booking enquiry — there are no hidden gear-list add-ons. Pick the route that fits, then we plan the trek together.
Contents
The eight routes, one page.
Names set first — like a magazine contents page — with duration, max altitude and group size on the meta strip beneath. Pick a route to read the full itinerary.
Route 01
Route 02
Annapurna Circuit
Beshisahar to Birethanti the long way — through Manang, over the Thorong La pass and down into the Kali Gandaki gorge.
Route 03
Manaslu Circuit
Restricted-area circuit around the world's eighth highest peak, through Tibetan-influenced villages and the Larkya La pass.
Route 04
Langtang Valley
The closest Himalayan valley to Kathmandu — Tamang villages, birch forests and the high meadows of Kyanjin Gompa.
Route 05
Upper Mustang
A permit-restricted trek into the former Kingdom of Lo — desert canyons, Tibetan Lo-bö script and the walled capital at Lo Manthang.
Route 06
Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La
The quieter side of the Khumbu — six glacial lakes, the Renjo La pass and a less-crowded Everest vantage from Gokyo Ri.
Route 07
Mardi Himal
A short ridge trek beneath the Fishtail — rhododendron forest climbing to the high camp face of Mardi Himal itself.
Route 08
Hidden Dolpo
A long permit-restricted expedition to Inner Dolpo — Shey Gompa, the Phoksundo lake and the Nangla La pass on the remote west.
Route Map · Everest Base Camp · 14 days · 5,364m
Flagship · Route 01
Everest Base Camp is still our busiest departure — and the route our founding Sherpa learned on.
From Lukla we climb through Namche and the high Sherpa settlements of Khumjung and Tengboche, acclimatising at Dingboche before pushing onto the moraine and the base camp plateau at 5,364 metres. Our 2022 / 2023 season finishes on an audited 98.4% completion rate — the highest in the sector — because we run the teahouse bookings ourselves, manage porter loads in-house and assign guides who have summited.
98.4%
Summit / completion rate, Nepal Tourism Board audit 2023
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Route Map · Annapurna Circuit · 16 days · 5,416m
Flagship · Route 02
The Annapurna Circuit remains the most varied trek in Nepal — and our most reliably finished.
Beshisahar to Birethanti the long way — through the Tibetan-Buddhist villages of Manang, crossing the Thorong La at 5,416 metres and descending the Kali Gandaki gorge past Marpha and Tatopani. Our 2022–2023 season completed 99.1% of bookings: a single figure that reflects good acclimatisation days, honest pacing at altitude and a guide team who know the pass-weather window by ear.
99.1%
Completion rate, 2022–2023 audited season
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“I came in nervous about the altitude and left with a head full of trail names. Mingma watched the weather for three days before we crossed the Thorong La, so we crossed in a window of clear blue. The Sherpa team set the pace; the porters' packs were visibly lighter than I'd seen on other trips. I'd walk back into those same teahouses tomorrow.”
Which route fits you
Pick the profile that fits, and the route answers itself.
Three tiers, mapped cleanly onto the eight routes in the catalogue. We use the same tiers on the enquiry form — once you self-identify, we send back the two or three routes that genuinely fit.
Tier I
First-time trekker
Lower altitude, established teahouse trails, ten days or under. If you can walk five hours a day on uneven ground and have never been above 3,000m, start here.
- Langtang Valley3,870m
- Mardi Himal4,500m
- Annapurna Circuit5,416m
Tier II
Experienced altitude
You have trekked above 4,000m before and want a significant Himalayan objective with acclimatisation built in. The most-picked tier for repeat trekkers.
- Everest Base Camp5,364m
- Gokyo Lakes & Renjo La5,357m
- Manaslu Circuit5,213m
Tier III
Remote & expedition-grade
Restricted-area permits, longer durations and serious altitude. For trekkers with prior Himalayan experience, or those comfortable being far from a road for three weeks.
- Upper Mustang3,840m · remote
- Hidden Dolpo5,360m · 24 days