Eastern Nepal · Sleep in a family home, eat at their table
Villages and homestays in Eastern Nepal
Community homestays in Tharu, Gurung, Magar and Tamang villages, from Barauli and Amaltari in the Terai to Ghandruk, Sirubari-style hill villages, Gatlang and Briddim on the Tamang Heritage Trail.
Trips
Eastern Nepalmax 1,850 mArun Valley and Chainpur Crafts
Seven nights from the Arun valley to the plains. Fly to Tumlingtar on its broad river terrace, spend two days with the …
Eastern Nepalmax 2,100 mEastern Hills Overland: Ilam to the Arun
Nine nights across the eastern hills by private car, from the tea gardens of Kanyam and Ilam to the Arun valley at …
Eastern Nepalmax 3,636 mIlam, Sandakpur and Kanyam
Five nights that climb from the tea gardens of Ilam to the Singalila ridge at Sandakpur, 3,636 m, where four of the …
Eastern Nepalmax 2,100 mIlam Tea Country
Four slow nights in the tea hills of Ilam, Nepal's oldest tea district. A night at Kanyam among clipped green slopes, then …
Eastern Nepalmax 5,140 mKanchenjunga Circuit: North and South Base Camps
Twenty-four nights around the Nepal side of Kanchenjunga: up the Tamor and Ghunsa valleys to Pang Pema at 5,140 m, back to …
Eastern Nepalmax 5,140 mKanchenjunga North Base Camp Trek
Twenty nights from Kathmandu to Pang Pema, the north base camp of Kanchenjunga at 5,140 m. A jeep up the Tamor valley, …
Eastern Nepalmax 1,850 mKirat Culture Trail: Bhedetar, Dhankuta, Hile
Four nights in the Kirat heartland of the eastern hills, where Rai and Limbu culture is part of daily life. Visit Budha …
Eastern Nepalmax 4,870 mMakalu Base Camp Trek
Eighteen nights from Kathmandu to the foot of Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain on earth. Fly to Tumlingtar in the Arun valley, walk …
Eastern Nepalmax 3,794 mPathibhara Devi Pilgrimage
Five nights to Pathibhara Devi, the hilltop shrine above Taplejung at 3,794 m that Limbu people call Mukkumlung. Drive the Mechi Highway …
Places
Eastern Nepal1,277 mChainpur
An old hill bazaar of brass jugs, bronze casters and khukuri smiths
Eastern Nepal1,192 mDhankuta
A tidy ridge town of oranges, tea and Athpahariya Rai villages
Eastern Nepal3,475 mGhunsa
The last real village below Kanchenjunga's north face
Eastern Nepal1,300 mIlam
Nepal's oldest tea hills, rolled green to the Indian border
Eastern Nepal3,636 mSandakpur
Four of the world's five highest peaks from one ridge top
Eastern Nepal518 mTumlingtar
A broad river terrace above the Arun, gateway to Makalu
Experiences
CraftInside a Chainpur karuwa workshop
A morning with a metalworking family in Chainpur, watching how brass and bronze vessels, above all the karuwa water jug, …
HeritageOld bazaar walk on the Chainpur ridge
A slow walk through Chainpur's old trading bazaar with a local guide: shop-houses with wooden windows, small temples, workshops and …
CraftKhukuri forging with a local smith
A visit to a blacksmith's forge near Chainpur to see how khukuri, the curved Nepali knife, are forged, shaped, hardened …
FoodNewar food and yomari in Chainpur
A cooking session with a Newar family in Chainpur bazaar, making yomari dumplings and other Newar dishes, with stories of …
HeritageMorning walk through Dhankuta bazaar
A slow morning walk along Dhankuta's ridge-top bazaar with a local guide, past shop-houses, tea stalls and temples, telling the …
FoodOrange orchards around Dhankuta
A winter walk through farm villages and tangerine orchards around Dhankuta, meeting growers, tasting fruit straight from the tree and …
FoodHigh tea garden visit between Dhankuta and Hile
A booked visit to a specialty tea garden on the ridges between Dhankuta and Hile, where orthodox tea is grown …
HeritageSakela circle dance with Kirat Rai families
Join a community Sakela gathering in or near Dhankuta at the Ubhauli or Udhauli full moon, when Kirat Rai families …