Nepal: Know Before You Trip
The complete first-timer's guide to Nepal — when to go, what it costs, visas, permits, and how to build your first itinerary.
Where to Go — Nepal's Regions
Everest & Khumbu
Base Camp, Gokyo Lakes, Kala Patthar & the Sherpa highlands.
Annapurna Region
ABC, the Circuit, Mardi Himal, Mustang & Muktinath.
Kathmandu Valley
Durbar Squares, stupas, temples & the living Newari culture.
Pokhara
Phewa Lake, adventure sports & gateway to Annapurna.
Lumbini
The birthplace of Buddha & the monastic zone.
Chitwan
Jungle safaris — rhinos, tigers & Tharu culture.
Upper Mustang
The walled city of Lo Manthang & the Tibetan desert.
Manaslu
The quiet Circuit — tea houses, Larkya La & Tibetan villages.
Langtang
Valley treks & Kyanjin Ri, a week from Kathmandu.
Nepal's Classic Treks
All trekking guides →Everest Base Camp
Moderate+Annapurna Circuit
ModerateAnnapurna Base Camp
Easy–ModerateManaslu Circuit
Moderate+Langtang Valley
Easy–ModerateGokyo Lakes
ModerateUpper Mustang
Easy (Permit USD 500)Mardi Himal
EasyPlan Your Trip
Every practical answer, in one place — exactly what a guidebook gives you.
On-arrival visa, TIMS, ACAP & restricted areas 📅When to Go
Month-by-month weather & trek seasons ✈Getting There
Flights, airports & land borders 🛫Lukla Flights
Kathmandu vs Manthali & buffer days 🎒Packing List
What to pack by season & altitude 🛡Safety & Altitude
AMS rules, rescue & trail safety 🛡Insurance
Policies that cover 5,000 m+ rescue 🏨Teahouse Trekking
How lodging & meals work on trail
Experiences & Culture
All culture →Kala Patthar landing & HEV breakfast 🎊Festivals
Dashain, Tihar, Holi & Indra Jatra 🏛UNESCO Sites
All 10 World Heritage monuments 🕋Muktinath
108 spouts & eternal flames 🧗Hikes Near Kathmandu
Shivapuri, Champadevi & Nagarkot ㊗Rock Climbing
Beginner walls in the Valley
Latest News & Updates
All news →Latest Trekking Guides
All trekking →Latest Travel Guides
All guides →The Guidebook to Nepal
TravellingNepal.com is the complete digital guidebook to Nepal — built like a Lonely Planet for the internet age. Explore the country region by region, from the summit trails of Everest and the Annapurna Circuit to the temples of the Kathmandu Valley, the birthplace of Buddha at Lumbini, and the jungles of Chitwan.
Every page answers the questions travellers actually ask: how to get a Nepal visa on arrival, which trekking permits you need, when the best trekking seasons are, what to pack, how to avoid altitude sickness, and what has changed this week — road conditions, flight shifts and tourism policy — in our daily Nepal tourism news.