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Dispatches tagged "transport".

Permit changes, route conditions, post-walk dispatches, ops decisions. Written by people who walked the route last month, not last decade. Dated, signed, no SEO.

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ebcFEATURED · 28 MAY 2026

Lukla flight from Manthali airport in 2026: why your KTM hotel is 4 hours from the runway

If your EBC trek is Apr 1 – May 15 or Oct 1 – Nov 15, your Lukla flight leaves from Manthali airport, not Kathmandu. The 01:00 wake-up, the 4-hour jeep, the USD 170 flight, and how to plan around it.

Anjana Shrestha · Ops Lead, Kathmandu · 8 min
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28 May 2026
annapurna-circuit7 MIN

Annapurna Circuit jeep cheat-sheet 2026: where the road actually ends

How far the road reaches on each end of the Annapurna Circuit in 2026, which jeeps to take, what it costs in NPR, and how the road has cut the classic 21-day trek to 9 days.

Bibek Tamang · Field reporter28 May 2026