Travel Guide

Bhutan charges a Sustainable Development Fee of USD 100 per person per night, which is the statutory USD 200 cut in half by a discount that runs to 31 August 2027. Add a one-off USD 40 visa fee. This page explains who pays, who is exempt, how the nights are counted, and what the fee does not cover.

Dudh Kunda is a sacred glacial lake in Solududhkunda Municipality, Solukhumbu, about 22KM north of Phaplu airport and 5.4KM from the summit of Numbur. Published heights run from 4,560m to 4,610m, and satellite terrain models put the basin nearer 4,615 to 4,622m. This page gives the altitude honestly, the exact location, the route from Phaplu and the day by day profile.

Two stupas in the Kathmandu Valley are UNESCO monument zones: Swayambhu, which UNESCO calls the oldest Buddhist monument in the valley, and Bauddhanath, the largest stupa in Nepal. They are not separate World Heritage Sites. They are two of the seven monument zones that make up one inscribed property. This page explains the difference, lists all seven, and sets out honestly what fits into a single day.

Shree Antu Danda sits at 2,328m on the Nepal side of the West Bengal border. It is about 14KM up from Fikkal, 49KM from Ilam Bazaar, 59KM from Birtamod and 65KM from Bhadrapur airport. This page gives the road distance from every gateway, the sunrise time month by month, and what the last climb is actually like.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route has five main travel paths used by pilgrims and travelers each year. These are the Lipulekh Pass Route (via Uttarakhand), the Nathu La Pass Route (via Sikkim), the Nepal Overland Route (via Kathmandu and Kerung), the Lhasa Route (via Tibet), and the Simikot–Hilsa Helicopter Route. The choice of route depends […]

The best time to visit Mustang Nepal is during spring (Mar–May) and autumn (Sept–Nov), when skies are clear, temperatures are moderate, and trekking trails are at their most accessible. But Mustang is not like the rest of Nepal, and that distinction changes everything about how you plan your trip. Many travelers spend weeks planning a […]

Langtang Valley ranges from 1,460M at Syabrubesi to 5,033M at Tserko Ri. Because of this big height difference, the weather can change very quickly. In just one day, you might walk from warm, green forests to cold, windy mountain areas. The weather in Langtang is cold, variable, and strongly affected by altitude, with temperatures ranging […]

The Kathmandu to Gosaikunda Distance is around 110 – 125KM by road and around 67.5KM in a straight aerial line. Out of this, about 95 –100KM is covered by road from Kathmandu to Dhunche or Syabrubesi, and the remaining 15–25KM is a trekking trail leading up to Gosaikunda Lake. The trek takes 3 to 4 […]

Most trekkers in Nepal choose popular routes like Everest Base Camp or the Annapurna Circuit. However, in the far eastern Himalayas, Makalu Barun National Park remains largely unexplored. This remote region protects a large number of plant and animal species. Makalu Barun National Park was established in 1992 as the eighth national park of the […]