Beat The Summer By Going on A Trek To These Places in Nepal

Being an ecologically diverse country, Nepal receives a heavy rainfall and scorching sun in the summer season. Hence, very few people go on a trek in Summer. People often consider trekking in summer as a difficult thing to do. These early monsoon and summer days give life to parasites, leeches, and various bugs.

Likewise, trails in monsoon are fairly slippery, and filled with mush. The risk of landslides and small freak accidents get higher in this quarter of the year. Fog, depletion of Oxygen due to increase in moisture in air, along with the risk of getting sunburn are some of the challenges any trekker faces while they trek in Summer. The days in summer are damp and you will have to wait for a clearer visibility, which also can be one of the reasons to not trek. 

However, colorful flowers on the trails, greenery in the forest, sprouting colorful mushrooms, beautiful rain shadow along with rainbows, and summer showers make your summer trek worth it. Likewise, gazing ponies and yaks, numerous natural waterfalls, and colorful butterflies directing your way, and unique settlements will also be the highlights of your Trekking in Summer.

Though, there are places which remain closed for the visitors during summer as they are fairly dangerous. There are also enough destinations perfect for a summer trek in Nepal. So, why waste your summer vacation watching movies inside an AC room? Imagine swimming in natural fountains rather than a swimming pool.

No wonder, Trekking in Summer can get you a little dry and wet. But at the same time you get to see the hidden side of nature. Very few people get a chance to experience it. So, if you are in Nepal for the summer time, Pack your bag and trek to these destinations to beat the Summer.

Everest View Trek

Period: 6 - 7 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Lukla Airport

Ending Point: Lukla

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 7 hrs

Highest Altitude: 3860 m at Tyangboche

Highlights

• Hillary Bridge and everest view point
• Danphe, Gurans
• Namche Bazar
• Sherpa Culture
• Highest Five Star hotel at the Everest view point
• Yeti skull and Hands in Display at the khumjung Monastery
• Tengboche Monastery
• Makalu
• Lhotse
• Ama Dablam
• Mount Everest

Ghorepani - Poonhill trek

Period: 5 - 7 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 8 hrs

Highest Altitude: 3210 meters at Poonhill

Highlights

• Beautiful Tikhedhunga
• Tadapani
• Magar and Gurung culture
• Experience Mountain Lifestyle
• Eat Himalyan Bread
• Enjoy Yak cheese
• See Annapurna Massif
• Sunshine from Poon Hill

Chisapani  Namo Buddha Trek

Period: 5 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Sundarijal, Kathmandu

Ending Point: Panauti, Banepa

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 8 hrs

Highest Altitude: 2175 m at Nagarkot

Highlights

• Panauti 
• Indra Sarovar Lake and Temple 
• Panauti Durbar
• Roshi River 
• Namo Buddha Monastery
• Everest, Langtang and Rolwaling Himalayan range
• Rare birds, Wild Flowers
• Sunrise from Nagarkot
• Zipline along the way

Mardi Himal Trek

Period: 7 - 9 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Siding

Trekking hour per day: 5 - 7 hrs

Highest Altitude: 4500 m at Mardi Himal Base Camp

Highlights

• View of Mardi Mountain
• Entire Annapurna Massif view
• Machhapuchhre
• Annapurna South
• Hiunchuli
• Migratory Birds
• Rhododendron Forest
• Fungus and hydroponic vegetation
• Seasonal Waterfalls

Ghandruk Loop Trek

Period: 3 days

Difficulty level: Easy

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 7 hours

Highest Altitude: 2164 m at Deurali

Highlights

• Breathtaking scenery
• Gurung Museum 
• Annapurna-south
• Gangapura
• Machhapuchhre 
• Himchuli 
• Bird watching opportunities
• Gurung Culture
• Photography
• Easily accessible

Annapurna Base Camp Trek

Period: 7 - 15 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 7 hours

Highest Altitude: 4130 m at ABC

Highlights

• Annapurna base camp
• Panoramic Himalayan view from base camp
• Gurung villages of Chomrong and Ghandruk
•  Hot spring bath in Jhinu
• Trek through the rhododendron and bamboo forest
• Bird Watching
• Beautiful Landscape

Lower Mustang Trek

Period: 7 - 9 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Jomsom

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 8 hours

Highest Altitude: 3800m at Muktinath

Highlights

• Mountain views on your flight to Kagbeni 
• Kagbeni Mustang
• Marpha Brandy
• Culture and religion of Mustang
• Rain Shadows
• Cycling
• Muktinath Temple
• Tukuche 
• Kalopani Waterfall

Phoksundo Lake Trek

Period: 9 -10 days

Difficulty level: Moderate

Starting point: Nepalgunj

Ending Point: Kathmandu

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 7 hours

Highest Altitude: 3,589 m at Shey Phoksundo Lake

Highlights

• Phoksundo Lake
• Tibetan culture in Ringmo village
• Numerous waterfall
• 900-year-old Bon monastery called Tshowa Gompa

Nar Phu Valley Trek

Period: 15 - 18 days

Difficulty level: Difficult

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 8 hours

Highest Altitude: 5416 m at Thorong-la Pass

Highlights

• Panoramic view of massif Annapurna
• The blood rushing view of kaleidoscopic Mountains
• Experience Tibetan village diverse culture
• Kang-La and Thorong-La Pass

Panchase Trek

Period: 5 days

Difficulty level: Easy

Starting point: Pokhara

Ending Point: Pokhara

Trekking hour per day: 6 - 7 hours

Highest Altitude: 2500 m at Panchase peak

Highlights

• Easier treks good for families 
• Fit for the people with moderate fitness 
• Dhaulagiri
• Annapurna I
• Lamjung
• Machhapuchhre
• Manaslu 
• Panchase Hill (2,500m) 
• Rural Nepali life in the villages
• Gurung and Brahman culture