Koshi Province
The Everest province — Sagarmatha, Kanchenjunga, Makalu and Cho Oyu all in one state.
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Trails & landmarks
Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)
The roof of the world — Chomolungma to Tibetans, Sagarmatha to Nepalis, the highest point on earth.
Kanchenjunga
The 'Five Treasures of Snow' on the India–Nepal border — the third-highest peak and Nepal's easternmost giant.
Lhotse
Everest's southern neighbour — the fourth-highest peak, separated by the South Col from Sagarmatha.
Makalu
The four-sided pyramid — Nepal's fifth eight-thousander above the wild Barun valley.
Cho Oyu
The 'Turquoise Goddess' on the Tibet border — the most-climbed eight-thousander after Everest.
Ama Dablam
Mother's necklace — the Matterhorn of the Khumbu, a classic technical summit above Tengboche.
Nuptse
The western wing of Everest — a steep Khumbu wall that frames every Base Camp photograph.
Baruntse
A classic 7000er between Everest and Makalu — long approach through the Hongu valleys.
Island Peak (Imja Tse)
The most popular trekking peak in the Khumbu — an island of rock and ice in the Imja glacier.
Mera Peak
Nepal's highest permitted trekking peak — a snow dome with five 8000ers on the horizon.
Everest Base Camp
The two-week pilgrimage of trekkers — Sherpa villages, monasteries and the Khumbu icefall viewpoint.
Kala Patthar
The 'black rock' — the best viewpoint of Everest's south-west face, above Gorakshep.
Gokyo Lakes
A chain of six turquoise lakes beside the Ngozumpa glacier — Cho Oyu towers above.
Gokyo Ri
Dawn summit above Gokyo village — Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu all in one view.
Cho La Pass
A glaciated pass linking Gokyo to Everest BC — the middle pass of the Three Passes Trek.
Renjo La Pass
The quieter western pass on the Three Passes — Everest framed perfectly from the prayer-flag summit.
Kongma La
The highest of the Three Passes — between Chhukhung and Lobuche under Nuptse.
Three Passes Trek
The Khumbu's toughest loop — Renjo, Cho La and Kongma La in one 20-day circuit.
Tengboche Monastery
The spiritual heart of the Khumbu — a whitewashed gompa facing Ama Dablam and Everest.
Namche Bazaar
The Sherpa capital — amphitheatre-shaped town where every Everest trek acclimatises.
Khumbu Glacier
The glacier that feeds Everest Base Camp — serac fields and the infamous icefall.
Sagarmatha National Park
UNESCO-listed Khumbu — blue sheep, snow leopard tracks and the highest ecosystem on earth.
Lukla
The gateway to Everest — Tenzing-Hillary airstrip on a cliff, start of every Khumbu adventure.
Kanchenjunga North Base Camp
Pangpema — the grand amphitheatre below Kanchenjunga's north face, ringed by seven 7000ers.
Kanchenjunga South Base Camp
Oktang — the southern approach, with Jannu and the Yalung glacier in full view.
Pathibhara Devi
A Shakti peetha on a Taplejung ridge — the goddess who grants wishes, with Kanchenjunga behind.
Makalu Base Camp
A wild trek into the Barun — rhododendron forests giving way to moraine under the black pyramid.
Arun Valley
The deepest valley in the world — terraced fields and Rai-Limbu villages under Makalu.
Tumlingtar
Gateway town for the Makalu and Arun treks — a flat terrace above the confluence.
Ilam Tea Gardens
Rolling green terraces of orthodox tea — Darjeeling's cousin, with views to Kanchenjunga.
Antu Dada (Shree Antu)
Nepal's eastern sunrise viewpoint — the dawn sky lights up Kanchenjunga over the Mai valley.
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Ramsar wetlands on the Sapta Koshi — Asia's last wild water buffalo, gharials and a bird flyway.
Barun Valley
The conservation area around Makalu — dense rhododendron, hot springs and red panda country.
Tyamke-Maiyum Danda
Bhojpur's rhododendron ridge — an open spine of forest and meadow with an unbroken Makalu–Kanchenjunga skyline.
Bhedetar (Charles Point)
Dhankuta's misty hill resort — the British-era Charles Point view stretches from Terai paddy to the Kanchenjunga wall.
Kechana Kalan Wetlands
The lowest point in Nepal — Jhapa's flat Kechana paddies and ponds that host painted storks and open-billed flocks.
Halesi Mahadev
Khotang's triune cave shrine — sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Kirats together beneath a limestone hill.
Letang Forest
Morang's thickest community sal belt on the Chure footslopes north of Biratnagar — winter bird walks and paddy-edge picnics.
Rumjatar Viewpoint
Okhaldhunga's airstrip plateau — rolling pastures, a Rai heartland and a sweeping look across to Numbur Himal.
Chyangthapu
Panchthar's cardamom village — the quiet southern gateway to the Kanchenjunga trail through Limbu country.
Tinjure Danda
Terhathum's rhododendron crest — part of the world's largest continuous rhododendron ridge with Makalu to the north.
Udayapurgadhi Fort
Udayapur's ridge fort — a Shah-era outpost above the Triyuga with views clear down to the Koshi plains.