Chiang Mai
Doi Luang Chiang Dao
Thailand's third-highest peak: a limestone spire above the clouds, with plants found nowhere else.
Challenging2–3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
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Chiang Mai (Omkoi)
Doi Mon Jong
Golden grass ridgelines, a chance of wild goral at dawn, and a night under the stars.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Wildlife
Chiang Mai (Fang)
Doi Pha Hom Pok
Thailand's second-highest summit, a sea of mist at sunrise and Fang hot springs on the way down.
Beginner-friendly2 daysSea of mist · Summits
Oct–Dec
Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son
Doi Muea Ka Do
Quiet high grassland ridges with layer after layer of mountains — few people, big views.
Challenging3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Chiang Rai
Langka Noi – Langka Luang
Chiang Rai's rocky ridges and cliffs — a proper challenge with open views all round.
Challenging3 daysSummits
Uttaradit
Phu Soi Dao
A pine plateau carpeted with purple flowers and a sea of mist on the Thai–Lao border.
Moderately fit2–3 daysWildflowers · Sea of mist
Nov–Feb
Phayao
Doi Luang – Doi Nok
A lesser-known summit pair with Kwan Phayao lake far below the ridge.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Pre To Lo Su & Doi Sam Muen
A deep-jungle waterfall you can only walk to, then the Doi Sam Muen ridge — the most-viewed trek.
Challenging3 daysWaterfalls · Summits
Oct–Jan
Tak
Doi Luang Tak
Bald grassy summits and the famous lone pine, with sunrise over rows of mountains.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Mon Khluy – Jawale – Tule
Three border summits, endless mist and Karen villages along the trail.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Jan
Tak (Umphang)
Lerkwadoh
A mountain sacred to the Karen: short walk, wide views, a rewarding weekend.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Culture
Kanchanaburi
Khao Chang Phueak
A knife-edge 'dragon's back' ridge with drops on both sides — a must for strong hikers.
Challenging2 daysSummits · Adventure
Kanchanaburi
San Nok Wua
Grassy ridges above Khao Laem lake that turn gold at sunset.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits
Sukhothai
Khao Luang Sukhothai
Four summits in one trip and mist over old Sukhothai — the best-value summit trek.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Loei
Phu Kradueng
Climb 9 km to a plateau in the sky: sunrise at Pha Nok Aen, sunset at Pha Mak Duk.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Khao Luang Nakhon
The South's highest peak: mossy rainforest and a flowering summit after the rains.
Challenging3 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Oct–Feb
Vientiane Province
Phou Khao Khouay
Laos' wild national park: cliffs and waterfalls few visitors ever reach.
Moderately fit4 daysWaterfalls · Summits
Nov–Feb
Kayin State (via Mae Sot)
Mulayit Taung
A sacred Burmese summit with a pagoda above the mist, crossing from Mae Sot.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Culture
Sabah
Mount Kinabalu
Borneo's 4,095 m summit — overnight on the mountain, then a 2 a.m. push for sunrise.
Challenging4–5 daysSummits
East Java
Bromo – Ijen
Sunrise over Bromo, blue fire in Ijen's crater and the Tumpak Sewu waterfall.
Beginner-friendly5 daysSummits · Waterfalls
Lombok
Mount Rinjani
Climb a 3,726 m volcano and camp on the crater rim above its blue lake.
Expedition5 daysSummits · Adventure
Khumbu
Everest Base Camp
Two weeks on foot to the base of the world's highest mountain, through Sherpa villages.
Expedition15 daysSummits · Culture
Annapurna
Annapurna Base Camp
Stand in an amphitheatre of 7,000 m peaks after rhododendron forest and Poon Hill.
Challenging10–12 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Annapurna
Mardi Himal
A quiet ridge route with Machapuchare so close it feels touchable.
Challenging8 daysSummits
Ladakh
Leh, Ladakh
A high desert on the roof of the world: cliff-top monasteries and blue lakes at 4,000 m.
Moderately fit8 daysCulture · Summits
Kashmir
Kashmir Great Lakes
Alpine meadows and seven turquoise lakes — one of India's most beautiful treks.
Challenging8 daysWildflowers · Summits
Himachal Pradesh
Hampta Pass
Cross from green valleys to the Spiti desert in days — a great first Himalayan pass.
Challenging7 daysSummits · Adventure
Sichuan
Yading
Three sacred snow peaks, the Milk Lake and autumn grasslands on the Tibetan plateau.
Moderately fit5 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Yunnan
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Walk the high trail above one of the world's deepest gorges, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain opposite.
Moderately fit5 daysSummits · Adventure
Yamanashi – Shizuoka
Mount Fuji summit
Climb to 3,776 m in the short summer season and greet sunrise above the clouds.
Challenging4–5 daysSummits
Nagano (Kamikochi)
Japanese Northern Alps
From Kamikochi valley to the Hotaka ridges, sleeping in Japanese mountain huts.
Challenging6–7 daysSummits
Dolomites
The Dolomites
Pink rock spires at dusk, hut-to-hut walking and pasta in alpine meadows.
Moderately fit10 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Jul–Sep
Caucasus
Tobavarchkhili lakes
Silver lakes in the Caucasus, stone-tower villages and the world's oldest wine.
Challenging8 daysSummits · Culture
Nordland
Lofoten Islands
Fishing villages under sea cliffs — northern lights in winter, midnight sun in summer.
Beginner-friendly7 daysSea & islands · Summits