Humla District, a part of Karnali Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of 5,655km² and has a population (2001) of 40,595.

The Northern part of Humla District is inhabited by Buddhists whereas in the Southern part mostly Hindus are living. Life for the Humli people is challenging, the agricultural season in these high mountain valleys being short and the winters long and severe, with most of the population living by subsistence farming amid the region’s difficult, though extraordinarily beautiful and dramatic terrain. This mountain landscape of high peaks, cut through by green valleys, turbulent rivers and forests of rhododendrons teeming with wildlife, and featuring Hindu and Buddhist temples, shrines and religious sacred places, make trekking in the region an extremely rewarding and rejuvenating experience.

Trekking itineraries programmes for Humla region (Please click the link below to view the itineraries):

• Round Humla Trek