Day:
01 Arriving into Kathmandu
Namaste and welcome to Nepal, You'll be met and assisted
at the airport by our local representatives who will
arrange your transfer and check in to your hotel.
Day: 02 Kathmandu and Valley
In the morning we explore Kathmandu on an organized
sightseeing tour visiting Bodhnath Stupa & Swoyam,bhu
Nath Stupa. Here we may observe Buddhist monks in prayer
in the monasteries surrounding the Stupa. where we can
visit the surrounding monasteries and perhaps watch
the monks as they chant their daily mantras. In addition,
we visit Pashupatinath, the most famous Hindu temple
in the country, located on the banks of the holy Bagmati
River. Here we will see Hindu holymen (or Sadhus), pilgrims
bathing and, occasionally, funeral pyres burning on
the ghats. In the evening, you will be supplied with
your trek packs and final departure details for tomorrow.
Day 03 : Kathmandu to Hille (1850m)
This morning we'll take a 45 minute flight to Biratnagar,
an Indus trail ity in the lowlands of eastern Nepal,
from here we'll drive to Hille, a Tibetan settlement
at around 1800m and the area where we pitch our first
camp tonight.
Day:04Hille to Shudua (2020m)
Today we start our trek following along a ridge to Buranse
Danda towards the Tamur River. At the top of this ridge
we'll arrive at Shidua where we camp for the night.
Day5: Shidua to Door Pani (2890)
After breakfast today we'll trek through a forest area
to Chitre, observing the local wildlife along the route.
The views of Mt. Makalu and Chamlang area the main highlights
along the trail, we continue through rhododendron forests
to the hamlet of door Pani for our overnight camp.
Day 6 : Door Pani – Gupa
Pokhari
After a gentle climb through more rhododendron forests
to a mountain ridge, we drop down to the village of
Tongise Phedi and continue to Chanki, an area used for
summer pasture. We continue through grassy fields with
Mt. Makalu in constant view. Soon the Kanchenjunga range
appears and we come to Mongol Bharai pass, lined with
mani stones. We descend to a lake, Gupa Pokhari, for
our camp.
Day 7 : Gupa Pokhari –
Nesum
Today we cross a pass at 9,922 ft. and descend through
a dense forest towards Gurja Gaon and continue to descend
to Nesum (5,297 ft.) with Mt. Jannu and Mt. Kanchenjunga
behind us. We camp in Nesum.
Day 8 : Nesum – Taplejung
Today we visit the central hub of this region, Taplejung.
We descend to Doban through paddy fields and start the
trek up the Tamur River, to Taplejung.
Day 9 : Taplejung – Chirwa
Continuing up the Timur River in a valley populated
by the Limbu peoples, the descendants of the Kirati
warriors who ruled Nepal at the dawn of Nepalese history,
we camp near Chirwa, a pleasant bazaar with a few tea
houses and shops.
Day 10 : Chirwa – Sakathum
We continue up the Tamur past Tapethok and cross the
Simbuwa Khola, a river formed by the Yalung Glacier.
We climb over another ridge to join the Ghunsa Khola
valley and camp by the banks of the river at Sakathum.
Day 11 : Sakathum
– Amjilassa
We follow a steep and narrow trail up-river. From the
high spots there are wonderful views of the Ghunsa Khola
below. The path descends steeply and we arrive at the
mountain-side village of Amjilassa for our overnight
stay.
Day 12 : Amjilassa – Kyapar
We shall be doing some real climbing during the next
5 days! We climb to Kyapar perched in the middle of
terraced hills about 1000 ft up, steep climbs from the
Ghunsa Khola.
Day 13 : Kyapar
– Ghunsa
We descend from Kyapar and make an easy climb up the
right bank of the Ghunsa Khola. After the village of
Phere, we enter rhododendron forests and climb a gentle
hill before descending back down to the Ghunsa Khola
and crossing a wooden bridge to the village of Ghunsa.
Day 14 : Khambachan
Today we glimpse the Jannu Glacier. Later on we get
a view of Mt. Jannu (25,289 ft). We descend the mountain-side
to our camp at Khambachan.
Day 15 : Khambachan
We have to climb over 8,000 ft. in the last 4 days.
We deserve a rest today to collect our thoughts on how
wild and wonderful everything has been so far.
Day 16 : Khambachan
– Lhonak
Well rested, we shall now start a stint of real climbing.
We trek to the edge of Kanchenjunga Glacier and cross
over to the Lhonak Glacier. We arrive at our campsite
at Lhonak, from where we can see Mera Peak (20,208 ft.)
Day 17 : Day
Trip To Pangpema
We shall have excellent views of the towering peak of
Kanchenjunga today.
Day 18 : Khambachan–
Tha Passea
We select to cross either of the 2 passes today depending
on the weather conditions: Lapsang La, the higher pass
at 17,000 ft., and Mirgin La the lower pass at 15,000ft.
Day 19 : High Camp
We shall again rest today to recover from the efforts
of the previous days.
Day 20 : High
Camp - Ramche
We descend to the Simbuwa Khola valley and camp at Ramche.
Day 21 : Ramche
– Tserma
We take a day trip to the Yalung glacier for a magnificent
view of the Kanchenjunga south face from a chorten at
about 15,000 ft. We descend later to Tseram for the
night.
Day 22 : Tserma
– Torantan
We are starting to descend from today. We steadily descend
through forests of rhododendron to Torontan at 9,800
ft.
Day 23 : Torantan
– Yamphudin
We descend today to Yamphudin (5,360 ft. ) Yamphudin
is a mixed community of Sherpas, Limbus, Rais and Gurungs
and is the first real village since Ghunsa.
Day 24 : Yamphudin
– Ponphe
We descend from Yamphudin to the Kabel Khola and climb
to Ponphe (5,500 ft. ) for our camp.
Day 25 : Ponphe
– Pha Khola
From Ponphe we climb to a ridge at 5,700 ft. We descend
through as series of side valleys past Phun village
to Kesawa (6,120 ft.). The trail continues to ascend
to a Gurung settlement at Bhanjyang (6,640ft.) From
here the trail traverses a ridge and descends to the
Limbu village of Khunjari (5,250 ft. ). We camp below
on the banks of Pha Khola.
Day 26 : Pha
Khola – Taplejung
We descend today to the airport of Taplejung for our
overnight stay.
Day 27 : Taplejung
– Kathmandu
We fly this morning back to Kathmandu via Biratnagar
after a well-remembered trek
Day 28 : Kathmandu
Free day in Kathmandu. |
