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Kanchenjunga Olangchung Gola Trek

Kanchenjunga Olangchung Gola Trek

Facts About Trip

Days 22
Grade Moderate to Hard
Best month October/November & April/May
Maxi Elevation Kanchanjunga north Base Camp 5,143m, Sinion La pass 4,440m
Group size minimum 2 people
Accommodation Camping services/Lodge Accommodations services
Meal Camping trek meals including
Starts From Flight: Kathmandu to Bhadrapur
End at Flight: Bhadrapur to Kathmandu

Overview And Highlights

The Kanchenjunga and Olangchung Gola Trek is tough and we recommend them only to trekkers with previous experience of trekking at high altitudes and long walking about 6 to 8 hours each day.

This is a long and adventurous trek to a remote part of Nepal, a region that sees far fewer trekkers than other areas because of its remoteness. It is a fantastic trip where you’ll see a lot fewer people than on many of the other trekking routes in Nepal. The trail explores the area around Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.

The combination of Camping Services and Tea House services in Kanchenjunga Olangchung Gola Trek & Base Camp

We recommend combining 8 days of camping services and 13 days lodge accommodation services arrangement for this trek.  Most lodge accommodation stay and food are basic and provide local food rice/Daal (lentil), Thukpa/potato/fried noodle, etc. The lodges above the Ghunsa usually close down at the end of November because of starting of heavy snowfall. This trek’s infrastructure, as far as tea houses, is considered basic and not developed like the Everest region trek and Annapurna region trek. However, the trail here is not anything like the other developed and over-commercialized treks. It is quieter and truly off the beaten path.

The most attractions of Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek

Trekking in the Kanchenjunga region is relatively strenuous since the region is regarded as the most remote place in Nepal. The region offers an infinite variety of landscapes, cultures, and panoramic views of the Himalayas. Walking on the lowlands of Nepal passing terraced fields, colorful villages, green forests, this trek enters into a ridgeline of rhododendron and gains altitude as we reach Olangchung Gola(Walungchung Gola). Easily one of the best places in this region – Olangchung Gola is a fantastic alpine valley that is stunning both in scenery and culture.

Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trekking routes 

From Olangchung Gola, we hike up the remote northern valley to Tibet. After crossing the Nango La to Ghunsa, we trek up north along the Kanchenjunga glacier to pay a visit to the North base camp at Pang Pema. From there, our trail leads us across the village-laden middle hills of eastern Nepal before it comes to an end in Taplejung. The Kanchenjunga and Olangchung Gola Trek is tough and we recommend them only to trekkers with previous experience of trekking at high altitudes.

Day to Day Itinerary

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Day 1 : Arrival in Kathmandu
Food
Dinner
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
1350

Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel stay in Kathmandu, Overnight stay in Kathmandu hotel

Day 2 : Flight Kathmandu to Bhadrapur
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge

Flight Kathmandu to Bhadrapur about 50 minutes and drive Bhadrapur to Ilam about 5 hrs Overnight stay in Ilam, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION

Day 3 : Drive Ilam to Taplejung
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
1820

Drive Ilam to Taplejung 1,820m about 5 hrs and trek to Chiruwa, CAMPING SERVICES - 6 hrs walking

Day 4 : Trek Chiruwa to Lelep
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
1750

Trek Chiruwa to Lelep 1,750m, Overnight stay Lelep, CAMPING SERVICES – 7 hrs waking

Day 5 : Trek Lelep to Magwa
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
2370

Trek Lelep to Magwa 2,370m, Overnight stay in Magwa, CAMPING SERVICES – 5hrs walking

Day 6 : Trek Magwa to Olangchun Gola
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3191

Trek Magwa to Olangchun Gola 3,191m, Overnight stay in Langchun Gola, CAMPING SERVICES – 6 hrs walking

Day 7 : Rest day in Olangchun Gola
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3191

Rest day in Olangchun Gola, Oernight stay in CAMPING SERVICES

Day 8 : Trek Olanchun Gola to Yangma Khola,
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3430

Trek Olanchun Gola to Yangma Khola, Base Camp 3,430m, Overnight stay in base camp, Camping SERVICES – 6 hours walking

Day 9 : Trek Yangma Khola to Dharmasala
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge

Trek Yangma Khola to Dharmasala, Overnight stay in Dharmasala, CAMPING SERVICES

Day 10 : Trek Dharmasala to Nanggo La pass
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4776

Trek Dharmasala to Nanggo La pass 4,776m and Overnight stay in Phale Kharka, CAMPING SERVICES

Day 11 : Trek Phale Kharka to Gunsa
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3595

Trek Phale Kharka to Gunsa 3,595m, Overnight stay in Gunsa, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION

Day 12 : Rest day in Gunsa,
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3595

Rest day in Gunsa, Oernight stay in LODGE ACCOMMODATION

Day 13 : Trek Gunsa to Kambachen
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4050

Trek Gunsa to Kambachen 4,050m, Overnight stay in Kambachen, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 4 hrs walking

Day 14 : Trek Kambachen to Lhonak
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
4780

Trek Kambachen to Lhonak 4,780m, Overnight stay in Lhonak, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 4hrs walking

Day 15 : Day trip to Kanchanjunga north Base Camp
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
5143

Day trip to Kanchanjunga north Base Camp 5,143m, Overnight stay in Lhonak – 8hrs walking

Day 16 : Trek Lhonak to Gunsa
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3595

Trek Lhonak to Gunsa 3,595m, Overnight stay in Gunsa, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 8 hrs walking

Day 17 : Trek Gunsa to SELE LE pass & SINION La pass
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
3870

Trek Gunsa to SELE LE pass 4,290 & SINION La pass 4,440m, Overnight stay in Cheram 3.870m, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 8 hrs walking

Day 18 : Day trip to south Base Camp
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge

Day trip to south Base Camp about 7 hrs walking & Overngiht stay in Cheram, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION

Day 19 : Trek Cheram to Yamphudin
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
2080

Trek Cheram to Yamphudin 2,080m, Overnight stay in Yamphudin, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 8hrs walking

Day 20 : Trek Yamphudin to Khebang
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
1910

Trek Yamphudin to Khebang 1,910m, Overnight stay in Khebang LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION – 4 hrs walking

Day 21 : Trek Khebang to Khamdime
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
1500

Trek Khebang to Khamdime 1,500m, Overnight stay in Khamedime, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION - 4 hrs walling

Day 22 : Drive Khamdime to Bhadrapur
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Lodge
Elevation
93

Drive Khamdime to Bhadrapur 93m, Overnight stay in Bhadrapur, LODGE STAY ACCOMMODATION

Day 23 : Flight Bhadrapur to Kathmandu
Food
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accomodation
Hotel
Elevation
1350

Flight Bhadrapur to Kathmandu about 1 hrs and transfer to your hotel stay in Kathmandu

Note: Above holiday itinerary can be customized as our guest specific requirements and can make shorter and longer. We design your holidays accordingly.

What Is Included ?

  • Transportation: return transfers from the International airport to your hotel
  • Hotel stay: one-night hotel accommodation stay in Kathmandu
  • Entry fees: all government taxes and Kanchanjunga national park entry fees
  • Entry fees: Kanchanjunga special permit fees.
  • TIMS CARD: (Trekking Information Management System)
  • Guide & porter for camping trek services: Required number of experienced English-speaking guides and support staff (we pay for their daily wages, insurances, trekking equipment, food, and accommodation).
  • Guide & porter for lodge trek: One experienced English speaking guide & necessary supporter to carry your luggage (two guests = 1 porter (we pay their daily wages, insurances, trekking equipment, food, and accommodation)
  • Accommodation services: 8 nights TENT CAMPING accommodation during the trek on camping services.
  • Accommodation services: 13 nights Lodge accommodation during the trek on camping services.
  • Wages: 15 days for camping crews
  • Wages: 23 days guide camping & lodge trek wages including his insurances/meals/accommodation/insurances/equipment
  • Wages: 23 days porter camping and lodge trek (to carry your luggage) wages including his insurances/meals/accommodation/equipment
  • 13 nights mountain lodge accommodation (best available) with twin sharing basis on tea house services trek
  • Flight: Kathmandu to Bhadrapur
  • Transportation: Bhadrapur to Ilam and Taplejung by Jeep
  • Transportation: Taplejung to Bhadrapur by Jeep
  • Flight: Bhadrapur to Kathmandu
  • Trekking equipment: trekking poles, sleeping bag/duffle bag/down jacket (we provide these if necessary), to be returned after the trek completed
  • Water purification tablets: unlimited Chlorine treated Safe Drinking water
  • Supplementary snacks: energy bars and cookies at base camp
  • Fruits: Seasonal fresh fruits where is possible
  • Local SIM CARD (NCELL), to be returned after the trek completed
  • Rescue arrangements: in emergency situation & worst weather condition
  • Diamox: Additional medication for altitude sickness (Acetazolamide etc)
  • Digital pulse Oximeters for high altitude check
  • Crampons: Ice walking crampons on trek
  • Map: Kanchanjunga trekking map
  • Rubbish disposal
  • government taxes & PNT official service charge

Medical support: emergency first aid kit carried by the support staff

Camping equipment: We always provide every guest holiday trek with high qualities equipment: good qualities tent, Gas stove for food preparation, toilets tent and papers, kitchen tent with necessary utensils, Dining tent (for eating), table and chairs as a group, hand clean up towel and soap with tap water, Ice ax and sable.

Accommodation and meals: During camping treks, an expert cook accompanies us and serves the best local dishes with different items on our plates. Both food and accommodation during camping treks are our responsibilities. We serve three meals on camping treks.

Breakfast Verities: Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, milk, boil water/different kinds Tibetan bread, toast, omelet fried or scrambled, boil an egg, porridge, musli, cornflake, chapatti, jam, honey, pinner butter, rice pudding, pancake, butter, salami, sinoman role.

Lunch: Juice, tea (black/lemon/coffee), boil water/ sandwich, potato cheaps, different items bread, vegetable, macaroni, chaumin, fried/boil potatoes, plan chapatti, black beans.

Dinner: Different items Soup, popcorn, prawn, cookies, papad/ local Nepali verities food (Daal/rice/vegetables/meat/pickle), pizza (vegetable/mushroom/chicken), burger, pasta, chicken meat, can meat, veg/non-veg momo, spagity, noodles, tuna fish, sasit, spring roll.

Desert: tea, coffee, milk, chocolate, boil water, cake, pie, seasonal fruits, tin fruit, mango, apple, banana.

Water: we serve with boil water drink along the trek either you can make tea or coffee for a day trip. It should be better to bring a good quality water bottle for the trek.

What Is Excluded?

  • Meals: All meals (lunch/dinner/breakfast) in Kathmandu city
  • Snacks: chocolate/aerated drinks/mineral water/alcoholic drinks/nutria bars
  • Hotel stays: extra night hotel stay in Kathmandu
  • Tipping: end of the trek tips to guides and support staff
  • Rescue services: additional costs in case of emergency (You must have adequate medical & travel insurance to cover any kind of emergencies), including helicopter evacuation & hospitalization (medical test, medicine) if required
  • extra expenses: personal expenses and any other unforeseen expenses, such as bottle water/coca-cola/WIFI on trek/hot shower/electric device recharge
  • city visit: sightseeing in Kathmandu entrance fees/transportation/hire guide
  • Flight ticket: Your International flight ticket airfare & Nepal entry visa fees which travel visa can get up on your arrival in Kathmandu airport, On Arrival Visa Fee 15 Days – 30 USD, 30 Days – 50 USD, 90 Days – 125 USD
  • Services not mentioned herein
  • Personal trekking equipment

Food on tea house trek: During tea house treks our guests pay for their own food (breakfast/lunch/dinner) at the lodge. It can be about USD $25 each day per person. You can choose your own meal as a menu for every tea house.

Travel Insurances: –

Travel Insurances are compulsory for clients trekking or climbing with us. The insurance should cover you in case of emergencies like accidents, altitude sickness, and ambulance and helicopter rescue charges if required. Please carry a copy of your insurance papers while traveling in Nepal and do send us a copy as well. This will help us in making all the necessary arrangements in case of any sort of emergencies.

Altitude Graph

Additional Information

Nepal has four climatic seasons


  • Spring : March – May
  • Summer: June – August
  • Autumn: September – November
  • Winter: December – February

While there are no seasonal constraints on traveling to Nepal, different regions are best visited in different seasons. Once you inquire about any trekking itinerary we’ll email you regarding the best season for that particular trek.

Check-list of personal equipment:

  • Good standard trekking boots
  • Camping shoes/thongs
  • Socks-polypropylene
  • Down Jacket
  • Fleece
  • T-shirts
  • Trekking trousers
  • Shorts (both casual and for treks)
  • Swimwear
  • Sun Hat
  • Woolen Hat
  • Nylon Windbreaker
  • Gloves
  • Gaters
  • Strong Rucksack
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Water Bottle
  • Torch/headlamp (with spare batteries)
  • Toiletries/soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Sunblock
  • Travel Towel
  • Wet-wipes
  • Medication (cough medicine, throat soothers, water purification tablets)
  • Sunglasses
  • Binoculars
  • Camera & lenses
  • Memory cards
  • GPS Tracking Units may be helpful
  • Altimeter
  • Compass
  • Book/music player/pack of cards
  • Padlock
  • A plastic bag for waste
  • Energy/snack bars

The following equipment is needed during the Climbing period: –

(Warm Down Jackets, Sleeping Bags, Warm Trousers, Koflach Shoes, Trekking Shoes and Sandals, Perfectly fitting Crampons, Gaiters, Ice Axe, Jumar, Ice Screw, Rock, Picton, Snow Bar, 2 locking Carabiners, Gloves, Sun Glasses, Head Light, Helmet, Rope, Stove, Harness, Figure -8, Gore-Tex Jackets).

CHOOSE A PRIVATE DATE

If you’d prefer to share this Peace Nepal holiday trip with your own group of friends, we’ve got good news, it’s also available as a Private Adventure!, Our Private Adventure specialists are on hand to give you a quote or talk through some different options.

Feel free to give them a call on 977-1-4266467 or Email us at info@peacenepaltreks.com

You can send your enquiry via the form below.

23 Days
USD 2975 Per Person
Enquiry Whatsapp 9779851014405

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