Far West & Karnali · Above 3,000 m, with time to adjust
High altitude in Far West & Karnali
Everest, Annapurna Base Camp, Upper Mustang, Gokyo, Manaslu and Kanchenjunga. Routes built on the 'climb high, sleep low' rule, with rest days at Namche, Manang and Dingboche-type stops, because acclimatisation decides how the trip feels.
Trips
Far West & Karnalimax 4,560 mHumla: the Kailash Trail to Hilsa
Eight nights on the old pilgrim and trade route of upper Humla, the way Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims walked toward Mount Kailash. …
Far West & Karnalimax 4,949 mLimi Valley Trek from Simikot
Sixteen nights in upper Humla, a restricted area on Nepal's border with Tibet. Walk up the Karnali from Simikot to Hilsa, turn …
Places
Far West & Karnali4,220 mBadimalika
A goddess temple at 4,220 m above the meadows of Bajura
Far West & Karnali3,700 mLimi Valley
Three Tibetan villages and an 11th-century monastery on the border
Far West & Karnali2,990 mRara Lake
Nepal's largest lake, ringed by pine at almost 3,000 m
Far West & Karnali2,910 mSimikot
Airstrip town on the old pilgrim and salt route to Kailash
Experiences
TrekkingThe dawn climb from Triveni to the temple
Leave Triveni Dham before dawn and climb steadily to the Badimalika temple at about 4,220 m, joining pilgrims on the …
SpiritualJanai Purnima fair on the high pastures
Join thousands of pilgrims at Badimalika for the Janai Purnima fair, with fasting, bathing at Triveni, sacred threads, offerings at …
SpiritualBathing and camping at Triveni Dham
Camp at Triveni Dham, where three streams meet near the borders of Kalikot, Achham and Bajura, and watch pilgrims bathe …
HeritageCompleting the pilgrimage at Nateshwori
Walk from Badimalika to Nateshwori, the temple of the goddess's elder sister in Triveni municipality, which tradition says pilgrims must …
SpiritualInside Halji's Rinchenling monastery
Visit the Rinchenling gonpa at Halji, believed to have been founded by the 11th-century translator Rinchen Zangpo, with a lama …
TrekkingKailash and Manasarovar from the Lapcha La
Climb to the Lapcha La on the Tibetan border above the Limi valley, where on a clear day the view …
TrekkingOver the Nyalu La into Limi
Cross the Nyalu La at about 4,995 m, the high pass on the southern approach to the Limi valley, then …
WildlifeBlue sheep and kiang on the upper pastures
Spend a day scanning the high pastures above Til and Jang with a local herder or guide, looking for blue …