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Panch
Pokhari Trek
Trip Profile: 18 Days Trip
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Pristine mountain views, rich culture and
genuine adventure, offering a trekking experience to the base
of Jugal Himal towards
north east of Kathmandu. This area offers a combination
of rich cultural heritage, unsurpassed beauty and biological
diversity. Beginning from Chautara, home of Sherpa and Tamang
people. This trek starts from 1,400m and goes up to 4,000m at
PanchPokhari, a seldom visited pilgrimage site and ends at the
Tibetan border Tatopani.
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.
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 CHAUTRA - SYAULE
After breakfast drive three and half hour to Chautara and
start trek after lunch. (O/N) camping at Shyaule.
DAY 04: SYAULE KAMIKHARKA DANDA
Walk about 6 hours through Sherpa villages and pine forest.
Just near the top of the ridge on grass land we stop for camping.
DAY 05: KAMIKHARKA DANDA CHOCHYO DANDA
Gradually climb through grass land, pine forest and rhodondendron
forest. Camping will be at the grassy land of the Hille at the
ridge of the mountain.
DAY 06: CHOCHYO DANDA HILLE BHANJYANG
Gradual nice and tall on the trail for about the same distance.
Views are great. You can see Rolwaling from the east and Manaslu
to the west.
DAY 07: HILLE BHANJYANG
Rest day at Hille for acclimatisation.
DAY 08: HILLE BHANJYANG NASEM PATI
We walk through the falter trail and two thirds distance
of the trail is gradual ascending and descending. You may not
forget that you will have to walk through same kind of forest.
DAY 09: NASEM PATI PACH POKHARI
Today we arrive PanchPokhari the interesting point of the
trek. Five lakes
called PanchPokhari in Nepali. There are interesting festivals
in August called Janaipurnima. Many Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimages
will be gathered. Specially Buddhist monks who will come with
their interesting festival dress. Lots of Buddhist prayer flags
will decorate the buildings.
DAY 10: PACH POKHARI - MAHATHAN
Half an hour of ascend and gradual descend for about 5 and
half hours to Nyanyamsal Khola Camp at the riverside near by
Mathana. If you can manage some more time to walk, you can visit
Chhandy Gomba an old Tibetan refugee camp.
DAY 11: MAHATHAN - TEMPATHANG
Walk for about four and half hours along the river-side
and a gradual ascent for about one hour to Tembathnag, the first
Sherpa village after Panch,
Pokhari.
DAY 12: TEMBATHANG - AMBAKHARKA
Gradual ascent through rhododendron, pine and fir forests
to Ambakharka.
DAY 13-15: AMBAKHARKA GOLUDANDA CHANKANG
BAKHANG GOMPA
Gradual descent through different Sherpa villages, Tibetan
Monastery and visit Tibetan Lamas.
DAY 16: AKHANG GOMPA - KATHMANDU
End at Tatopani with 4 hour drive to Kathmandu. O/N at hotel
DAY 17: KATHMANDU
Free day in Kathmandu on your own. DAY
18: DEPARTURE
After breakfast, you're free before airport drop for your final
departure.
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