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Kanchenjunga
Trek
Trip Profile: 30 Days Trip
05 Nights in Kathmandu
25 Days Trekking
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 We
invite you to trek in one of the most remote and beautiful areas
in Nepal which still lies surrounded in mystery: Kanchenjunga.
The area is abundant with wildlife, as inhabitation consists
of only scattered villages.
There are musk deer, blue sheep and, for the believer,
the Yeti! Magnificent
views of Everest, Makalu and Kanchanjunga massif will make the
trip worth your while.
ITINERARY
DAY 01: ARRIVE IN
KATHMANDU
When you arrive in Kathmandu,
you'll be taken to your hotel. While in Kathmandu you will have
time fascinating Buddhist and Hindu temples and shrines reflecting
ancient local traditions are highlighted on our guided tour.
There's time to explore the city's many charms on your own too.
In the evening delicious traditional Nepali well come dinner
await for you. O/N
in Kathmandu. DAY
02: KATHMANDU CITY TOUR
After breakfast, we'll visit Swayambhunath temple, and
said to be 2000 years stupa on a hillock offers breath-taking
view of Kathmandu City. We will then processed to Visit Pasupatinath
and Bouddhanath. After lunch
we'll visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur)
- which is the oldest of the three major cities in Kathmandu
Valley - famous for its Buddhist monuments and Hindu temples,
and you can catch the
traditional artisans working with wood, stones and metals. O/N
in Kathmandu.
DAY 03: KATHMANDU
– HILLE
We take a 45 min. flight to
Biratnagar, an industrial city in the lowlands of Eastern Nepal
and you will be welcomed by our guide and other crew at the
airport. We drive to Hille, a Tibetan settlement at 6,070 ft.
where we pitch our first camp.
DAY 04: HILLE – SHIDUA
We already start to trek.
We take the trail to Buranse Danda, towards the Tamur
River along a ridge. At
the top of this ridge we arrive at Shidua ( 7,450ft. ) where
we camp for the night.
DAY 05: SHIDUA – DOOR
PANI
We are trekking through a
forest today to Chitre.
We have opportunities to see wildlife along the way.
The views of Mt.
Makalu (27,825ft. ) and Chamlang (24,000 ft. ) are today's
highlights. We
continue through rhododendron forests to the hamlet of Door
Pani (9,120 ft. ) for overnight camp.
DAY 06: DOOR PANI
– GUPA POKHARA
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 07: GUPA POKHARA
– 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 08: 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 09: 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
(25,289ft). 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: KHAMBACHEN
– THA PASSES
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 – TSERAM
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: TSERAM – TORONTAN
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 28-29: FREE DAY
IN KATHMANDU
After breakfast you’re free as your own in Kathmandu.
O/N in Kathmandu
DAY 30: DEPARTURE
After breakfast free for you
until time to leave the international airport for your final
destination.
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