Scale New Vacation Heights With These Top Five Dream Hiking Destinations.
Through treacherous mountains, hidden valleys and storybook settings, hiking in the most beautiful settings is every adventurer’s dream. Here are the five best hiking destinations around the world.
Everest Base Camp Trek, Nepal
Mount Everest is considered around the world to be the height of hiking expeditions. Since May 29, 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully climbed the world’s highest peak, the mountain has attracted thousands of tourists every year.
Hiking to the Everest Base Camp takes you beneath the spectacular Khumbu Icefall, leading up to the original route taken on the first ascent of Everest, The South Col.
How to reach it: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla and then drive through the Khumbu region and various Sherpa villages alongside Imja Khola River to reach High Valley below Mount Everest.
Duration: 16 days.
When to Go: March through December.
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Chilkoot Trail, Alaska and Yukon Territory, U.S. and Canada
Spread over Two National Parks, two countries, a state, a province and a territory, Chilkoot Trail is an unforgettable experience. The historical setting of the Klondike Goldrush and the rainforest, alpine tundra and boreal forest trails make this one of the most iconic wilderness routes in North America.
How to reach it: Start and end at Whitehorse, Yukon.
Duration: Three to five days.
When to go: August sees maximum traffic, but the season starts in late June
Chilkoot Trail/ nationalgeographic
Petra Through the Back Door, Jordan
Petra is a hiker’s paradise in the kingdom of Jordan. Through mountains, deserts and grand monuments, Petra’s sheer beauty is deeply enchanting. The route starts from the ancient city of Dana and leads toward Sharah Mountains and finally to the Al Deir Monastery, the most exquisite monument of the kingdom. Petra was chosen by the BBC as one of “the 40 places you have to see before you die”.
How to reach it: Travel by road from Queen Alia International Airport in Amman.
Duration: Seven days.
When to go: October through April.
Petra/ nationalgeographic
Grindelwald, Switzerland
With lush pastures and flower-strewn meadows, the fairy-tale Alps invite adventure. Grindelwald is a picture-perfect setting for capturing the beauty of nature each moment of the day. The highlight of the route is the stunning view of the world famous Eiger and Shreckhorn mountains. There’s also a lift option to ascent for less-intrepid hikers.
How to reach: Grindelwald is accessible by international airports of Zurich and Geneva. It can also be reached by train or by road.
Duration: Three days.
When to go: June through September.
Grindelwald/ nationalgeographic
Kungsleden, Sweden
From hidden glaciers, birch forests, waterfalls and mountains, Kungsleden has something for everyone. Running through four national parks and a reserve, the entire region would take more than a month to see. The most popular hiking route is the northernmost area from Abisko Mountain Station to the Saami Village of Nikkaluokta, where the trail passes past Arctic tundra and glaciers.
How to reach: Easily accessible by bus or train from Kiruna.
Duration: Three to five days.
When to go: August and September.
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