Nepal

Kathmandu · Muktinath · Pokhara · Nepal

A yatra built around the two darshans that bring most Indian pilgrims to Nepal: Muktinath at 3,800 metres in the Mustang valley, one of the 108 Divya Desams and a Shakti Peetha, and Pashupatinath in Kathmandu. The Jomsom leg is flown rather than driven so the altitude gain is gentle, and the return runs through Pokhara and Manakamana.

Kathmandu · Pokhara · Nepal

The two halves of Nepal in one week. Three days among the temples, stupas and durbar squares of the Kathmandu valley, then the scenic drive west to Pokhara for the lake, the Sarangkot sunrise and the Annapurna wall behind it. No trekking and no early starts beyond the one sunrise, so it works for families and first timers.

Kathmandu · Langtang · Nagarkot · Nepal

The nearest real Himalaya to Kathmandu. Langtang National Park starts a half day's drive from the city, so this trip gets you onto a proper high trail without an internal flight or a two week window. Three trekking days through rhododendron forest and yak pasture, a rest day at Kyanjin Gompa under Langtang Lirung, then a soft landing in Nagarkot for the sunrise view.

Pokhara · Muktinath · Kathmandu · Lumbini

A soulful pilgrimage and sightseeing circuit from Gorakhpur — the lake city of Pokhara, sacred Muktinath in the Mustang region, the temples and stupas of Kathmandu, and Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha.

Pokhara · Sarangkot · Nepal

A short, unhurried Pokhara break. One sunrise at Sarangkot, one boat across Phewa Lake, the waterfall and cave in an easy afternoon, and the rest of it spent on a Lakeside balcony with the Annapurna range in front of you. Nothing here needs a trekking pole or a 4am alarm twice.

Pokhara · Ghorepani · Poon Hill · Nepal

The Poon Hill circuit, the trek most people mean when they say they walked in the Annapurnas. Four days on a well made stone trail through Gurung villages and rhododendron forest, topping out at 3,210 metres for a sunrise that puts Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre in one line. No technical ground and no altitude risk, then two nights back at Lakeside with a zip line day if you want one.