Koshi province
Kanchenjunga & the east
The third-highest mountain on earth, and the fewest trekkers anywhere.
Eastern Nepal gets a fraction of the visitors the Annapurna region sees, and the walk in is long — ten hours of road from the airstrip before the trail even starts. Which is the point.
The reward is a base camp beneath the third-highest mountain in the world with nobody on it, cardamom and tea terraces through the foothills, and river country in the Sun Koshi that is some of the best multi-day paddling in Asia.
- 3Journeys here
- 6,476 mHighest point we reach
- 4Prime months a year
Timing
When to come.
April to May and October to November. The east catches the monsoon early and hard.
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Signature experiences
What you came for.
- Pangpema, the north base camp of Kanchenjunga at 5,143 m
- Rai and Limbu villages through the long approach
- Mera Peak in the Hinku valley — Nepal's highest trekking peak
- Sun Koshi river days with beach camps and no road access
3 journeys
Ways to walk it.
Every departure in Eastern Nepal, from the shortest to the most committing.
Kanchenjunga North Base Camp
20 days · Max 8 travellers · Apr–May · Oct–Nov
The long walk to Pangpema, beneath the third-highest mountain on earth, through a corner of Nepal most trekkers never reach.
Mera Peak high-altitude climb
19 days · Max 8 travellers · Apr–May · Oct–Nov
Nepal's highest trekking peak, approached through the empty Hinku valley, with five eight-thousanders visible from the summit.
Sun Koshi river expedition
9 days · Max 12 travellers · Oct–Nov · Apr–May
270 river kilometres over eight days, from the middle hills to the Terai plains, camping on white sand with no road within reach.
Local knowledge
Who leads here.
Elsewhere in Nepal
Other regions.
Everest & Khumbu
The valley that made trekking famous, walked at a kinder pace.
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Annapurna
Rice terraces to high desert in a single walking week.
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Mustang
Tibet's weather, Tibet's architecture, Nepal's side of the border.
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Langtang & Tamang country
The closest big mountains to Kathmandu, and a valley rebuilt by hand.
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Private departures
Eastern Nepal, on your dates.
Every journey on this page can run privately, at your pace, for your group. Same guides, same lodges, your calendar.