Village & Homestay
Homestay Trek
9 days
5,988 ft / 1,825 m
Village to village through the Gyangphedi hills, sleeping in Tamang homes.
More infoADVENTURE
THAT CHANGES
COMMUNITIES
Homestay treks and village stays in the Himalayas. Every fare supports the local families who host you.
Pick your trips and dates, and a trip expert in Kathmandu will write back to plan it with you.
Every trek you take with Empact changes a livelihood and fights exploitation, one step at a time.
Your fare reaches the village
We hire local and pay fairly, so the money lands with the people you walk past.
Guides who grew up here
Sherpa and Tamang guides who know the culture and the land, because it is theirs.
You sleep in homes, not hotels
Tamang homestays on the signature paths. You are a guest rather than a booking.
Fifteen years in the same place
Running trips in Nepal since 2011, in the same villages, with the same families.
Empact Originals.
Trips we designed ourselves, ten in all. Slide through them below.
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Village & Homestay
Gyangphedi Homestay Trek
8 days
Tamang families
Stay with a Tamang family in Gyangphedi, far from any tourist trail.
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Village & Homestay
Badi Homestay
8 days
Lowlands
Live with the Badi community and go on safari in Bardiya.
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Village & Homestay
Helambu Trek
5 to 8 days
11,975 ft / 3,650 m
Sherpa and Tamang villages close to Kathmandu, no extreme altitude.
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Village & Homestay
Jumla Trek
11 days
10,023 ft / 3,055 m
Remote western Nepal, where few trekkers ever go.
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Himalayan Treks
Langtang & Gosainkunda
14 days
14,370 ft / 4,380 m
Langtang Valley and the sacred lakes in one trip.
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Himalayan Treks
Gosainkunda Trek
14 days
14,370 ft / 4,380 m
Forest trails up to the sacred alpine lakes.
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Wildlife & Jungle
Red Panda Trek
13 days
11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Track wild red pandas and stay in mountain homestays.
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Wildlife & Jungle
Bardiya Fly Fishing
8 days
Lowlands
Fly fish for golden mahseer in Bardiya's rivers.
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Short Trips
Motorbike to Gyangphedi
7 days
5,250 ft / 1,600 m
An off-road ride from Kathmandu to village homestays.
More infoWe run the villages the trips pay for.
Most operators donate a slice of the fare to a project they visit twice a year. Empact is the project. We have been running trips in Nepal since 2011, and the community programmes came first.
The trips exist because the programme needed a way to pay for itself. That is the whole arrangement.
- Running since
- 2011
- Signature paths
- 10
- Highest point we walk
- 4,380 m
Why people should travel with Empact.
15 years of impact
We have been running trips in Nepal since 2011.
Sherpa guarantee
Led by expert guides who know the culture and the land.
Community based
Every adventure you take supports communities and prevents exploitation.
Ethical
We hire local, pay fairly, and keep tourism working for the locals.
Village homestays
Stay with Tamang families on our own routes and see village life from the inside.
How to book your trip.
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Choose
Pick your adventure, or tell us you are not sure yet and we will suggest one.
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Prepare
Read or watch the material we send to get ready, and we answer whatever is still open.
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Enjoy
Get on the flight and start the journey to your adventure of a lifetime.
Not sure which trip is right for you?
Tell us your dates, your group size and how fit you feel, and a guide in Kathmandu will write back with a trip that suits you.
