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Season guides, route notes and the paperwork nobody warns you about — written by the people who run the trips, not by a marketing desk.

The best time to trek to Everest Base Camp

Two seasons work, and they are not the same trek. Here is what October and April actually look like on the trail.

18 September 2026 2 min read

Section Everything Trekking 3 Before you fly 2 On the road 1

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Which permits you need for which trek, what they cost, and why a guide is now mandatory in some areas.

29 September 2026 2 min read

Above 3,000 m the rules change. The three that matter, and the myths worth ignoring.

6 September 2026 2 min read

Most nationalities can get a tourist visa at the airport. The queue, the cost and the two things that slow people down.

23 August 2026 2 min read

Twenty-five minutes in the air, or seven hours on the Prithvi Highway. Both are defensible.

8 August 2026 2 min read

You need less than the lists suggest. What matters, what to buy in Kathmandu, and the weight limit nobody mentions.

25 July 2026 2 min read