Trek the world's great trails

Go higher. Go further.

Kilimanjaro at dawn, Everest Base Camp, the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu — legendary treks run by the best guides on earth.

Expert local guides
Small groups
Iconic summits & trails
Hand-picked routes
Getting there

Flights & hotels to the trailhead

Compare flights and stays in one search — we check the big booking sites at once.

The mountain doesn't care. That's the point.

You don't come back from a trek the same person.

There's nothing like standing somewhere you had to earn with your own legs. The thin air, the sunrise over the summit, the quiet pride of having made it. That's what we send people to do.

We work with the best small-group operators and local guides — the ones who keep you safe, fed, and grinning — on the trails everyone should walk once.

"Hard days, unforgettable views, and a version of you that's a little bit tougher."

Where to walk

Trails worth the blisters.

Tap any trek to read the full, honest guide.

A trekker celebrating at the Uhuru Peak summit sign on Mount Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaTanzania
Kilimanjaro

Roof of Africa

Stand on the highest point in Africa at sunrise. The trek of a lifetime.

8 dayssmall-group trek
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Trekkers on the snowy trail to Everest Base Camp with Himalayan peaks behindNepal
Himalaya

Everest Base Camp

Follow the legends to the foot of the world's highest mountain.

14 dayssmall-group trek
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The ancient ruins of Machu Picchu shrouded in cloud-forest mist, PeruPeru
Andes

The Inca Trail

Four days through cloud forest to a sunrise at Machu Picchu.

5 dayssmall-group trek
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An Alpine ridge trail leading toward the snow-capped Mont Blanc massifAlps
France · Italy · Switzerland

Tour du Mont Blanc

The classic Alpine circuit — three countries, endless valleys.

9 dayssmall-group trek
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A taste of the trails — read the guide for each, or join the list for new departures.

How it works

From sea level to summit.

01

Pick your trail

Choose the mountain or trek that's calling you.

02

Read the guide

Honest detail on routes, cost, fitness and the best season to go.

03

Earn the view

Lace up, climb high, and stand somewhere unforgettable.

Why Summit & Trail

Only the treks we'd do ourselves.

We don't list everything — we list the trails worth the effort, run by operators who get the safety, the pacing and the magic right. Big mountains, in good hands.

Vetted guides

The operators who do it safely and brilliantly.

Small groups

A tight crew, not a crowd.

Life-list trails

The treks everyone should do once.

A hiker with arms outstretched watching sunrise from a Himalayan summit
What it's really like

What the trail actually feels like.

Summit night is the hardest, coldest, most rewarding few hours of the whole climb.

Kilimanjaro

You walk for days into thinner air, and the mountains just keep getting bigger.

Everest Base Camp

Four days on Inca stone, then the Sun Gate opens onto Machu Picchu at dawn.

The Inca Trail
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