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Explore Nepal's villages
From high Himalayan trails to terraced hill towns and Terai jungle — each destination is a real place with families ready to host you.
Himalaya
HimalayaKagbeni
Mustang
An ancient mud-walled village at the gateway to Upper Mustang, where the Kali Gandaki winds past whitewashed gompas and apple orchards.
7 stays
HimalayaManang
Manang
A high Himalayan valley on the Annapurna Circuit at 3,500m, where stone houses, yak pastures and the Gangapurna glacier set the rhythm of mountain life.
7 stays
HimalayaNamche Bazaar
Solukhumbu
The bustling Sherpa hub of the Khumbu, terraced into a horseshoe of hills with Everest and Ama Dablam on the horizon.
6 stays
HimalayaJumla & Rara Lake
Mugu
Remote far-western highlands cradling Rara, Nepal's largest lake, ringed by blue-pine forest and snow peaks far from any crowd.
5 stays
Annapurna
AnnapurnaGhandruk
Kaski
A classic Gurung village of slate-roofed homes stair-stepping the hillside, with Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre filling the sky.
7 stays
AnnapurnaBhujung
Lamjung
One of the largest Gurung settlements in the Annapurna foothills, wrapped in terraces of millet and millennia-old traditions.
6 stays
AnnapurnaGhalegaun
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu ValleyBhaktapur
Bhaktapur
A living medieval Newar city of brick and carved wood, where potters, temples and Durbar Square keep the valley's craft heritage alive.
7 stays
Kathmandu ValleyBungamati & Khokana
Lalitpur
Twin Newar villages south of Kathmandu famous for wood carving, mustard-oil pressing and the Rato Machhindranath festival.
7 stays
Kathmandu ValleyCultural Hills
Cultural HillsBandipur
Tanahun
A preserved Newar trading town on a ridge above the Marsyangdi, with a car-free bazaar street and a sweeping Himalayan skyline.
7 stays
Cultural HillsCharikot & Dolakha
Dolakha
A historic Newar bazaar town beneath sacred Kalinchowk, where pilgrim trails climb to a shrine high above the clouds.
6 stays
Cultural HillsTansen
Eastern Nepal
Eastern NepalKanyam & Ilam
Ilam
Rolling tea gardens of eastern Nepal blanket the hills around Ilam and Kanyam in mist and endless green.
7 stays
Eastern NepalTaplejung
Taplejung
The far-eastern trailhead to Kanchenjunga, where Limbu villages and rhododendron forest give way to the world's third-highest peak.
5 stays
Terai
TeraiSauraha, Chitwan
Chitwan
Subtropical jungle and the Rapti riverside, home to Tharu culture, rhinos and birdsong on the edge of Chitwan National Park.
9 stays
TeraiThakurdwara, Bardia
Bardia
Wild grasslands and sal forest on the western Terai, Nepal's best chance to track tigers, rhinos and wild elephants.
9 stays
