| Day
1 |
Arrive in Kathmandu International Airport. Transfer to the hotel and stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day
2 |
City sightseeing in and around Kathmandu valley. (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur & Patan). Stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day
3-4 |
Drive
from Kathmandu to Basantpur via Dharan(428m.),
Dhankuta (1158m) and Hille (1822m.) by
bus. Stay overnight at camp in Basantapur. |
| Day
5 |
Trek from Basantpur
to Chauki (2400m.) takes about six hours.
The trail follows a gentle ascent and descent
route as well. The path is covered by rhododendron
forests. If the sky is clear, you can enjoy
the panoramic views of Mount Makalu and
Kanchenjunga himal. On the way, you can
see some small human settlements. You can
also view villages at a distance from your
hiking point. Chauki is a small village
with a few lodges and Nepali tea shops.
Stay overnight at camp in Chauki.
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| Day
6 |
Trek from chauki to
Gupha Pokhari (2940m.) to Gurja Gaon(2145m.)
takes about seven hours. While trekking
through this way, you pass through rhododendron
forests. At a point, you come across a
pass situated at 3000 meter. There is a
pond at the Gupha Pokhari where prayer
flags and Buddhist mani walls can be seen.
On the way from Gupha Pokhari to Gurja
Gaon, you can see yaks and mountain sheep
grazing in the jungle. You will also observe
some villages at a far distance. Gurja
Gaon is occupied by Buddhist and Hindus.
It is situated at a low elevation. Stay
overnight at camp in Gurja Gaon.
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| Day
7 |
Trek from Gurja Goan
to Dovan (730 m.) takes approximately five
and half hours. The trails descend upto
Dovan. En route you pass through jungle
and villages. You trek through terraces
as crops grown here are wheat, maize, rice,
millet, potatoes and so on. Dovan is a
village situated at low elevation between
two streams. There is a small market in
Dovan. Stay overnight at camp in Dovan.
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| Day
8 |
Trek from Dovan to Mitlung
(921m.) takes approximately six hours.
Crossing a suspension bridge over Tamur
River, you follow quite a flat route. Your
hike continues along the bank of Tamur
Koshi through paddy fields. From time to
time, you cross through small jungles of
cardamom plants and other natural vegetation.
You can see some small village stretching
at a far distance. The inhabited area of
this part is occupied by the Brahmin, Chhetri
and Limbu communities. Stay overnight at
camp in Mitlung.
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| Day
9 |
Trek from Mitlung to
Chirwa (1171m.) takes about seven hours.
The path to follow is quite narrow and
passes through jungle mainly covered with
cardamom plants and other vegetation. You
can also see small gardens of oranges on
your way. You cross through some small
streams while trekking. your trek is through
ascending and descending paths. You walk
along the more flat land. Chirwa is a small
town where you find small lodges and camping
site with local shops. The local folks
here are mainly engaged in agricultural
activities. Stay overnight at camp in Chirwa.
Trek from Mitlung to Chirwa (1171m.) which
takes about seven hours. The path to follow
is quite narrow and passes through jungle
mainly covered with cardamom plants and
other vegetation. You can also see small
gardens of oranges on your way. You cross
through some small streams while trekking.
your trek is through ascending and descending
paths. You walk along the more flat land.
Chirwa is a small town where you find small
lodges and camping site with local shops.
The local folks here are mainly engaged
in agricultural activities. Stay overnight
at camp in Chirwa.
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| Day
10 |
Trek from Chirwa to
Sekathum (1635m.) takes about six hours.
Your trek passes through a small jungle
along the bank of a river. You find the
plants of cardamom and other different
vegetation. The trail normally ascends
and descends as well. You cross a small
hanging bridge before you reach Sekhathum.
Stay overnight at camp in Sekathun.
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| Day
11 |
Trek from Sekathum to
Amjilosa (2510m.) takes about five hours.
The first one and half-hour you trek through
normally flat land. Then your trail goes
steeply ascented up to Amjilasa. Amjilassa
is a small village with a few houses and
yak herds with local shops where you find
minimal supplies. These shops are also
called Bhattis (local bar) and teashops.
Stay overnight at camp in Amjilosa.
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| Day
12 |
Trek from Amjilosa to
Gyable which takes about seven hours. The
trail is quite flat in the beginning and
gently ascends to Gyable passing through
the jungle. Human settlements are visible
at Gyable. People living here follow the
Buddhist culture. Stay overnight at camp
in Gyable.
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| Day 13 |
Trek
from Gyable to Ghunsa (3468m.) takes about
six hours. Your trail passes through a
dense green jungle. You can see Gunsa River
down the trail. The trail passes through
a few human settlements and it is clearly
visible that their life style and culture
has been inherited from Tibet. You pass
through terrace fields where there are
grown potatoes, wheat, barley, buck wheat
and so on. The local traders are involved
in export-import business in Tibet. The
traders go to India for trade activities
during the winter season. Stay overnight
at camp in Ghunsa. |
| Day 14 |
Rest
day at Ghunsa for acclimatization. This
is a day to rest in order to acclimatize
and do some excursions in and around Ghunsa.
Gunsa is also rich with Tibetan and Buddhist
culture. Ghunsa is a relatively larger
town and inhabited by Tibetan people. The
women are mainly involved in the carpet
weaving profession. The carpet weaving
industry is practically run in their homes
on a small scale and most of the local
people are involved in this trade. The
trekkers come across a few check points
at Ghunsa. There are also local shops where
you can buy goods to take along with you
to the higher altitudes. Stay overnight
at camp. |
| Day 15 |
Trek
from Ghunsa to Kambachen (4124m.) takes
about seven hours. The trail makes a gradual
ascent along the south bank of the Gunsa
Khola, then crosses a boulder strewn flood
plain and crosses back to Rambuk Kharka
on the north side of the river. Once on
the opposite side, the trail passes a waterfall
then makes a short, steep ascent to a very
unstable scree slope. It's a passage across
the slide, with loose footing, a steep
fall to the river and lots of tumbling
football-sized rocks. Beyond the slide,
the trail drops to the single locked hut
at Lakep, then traverses to Khambachen,
a Tibetan settlement of about a dozen houses
at 4040m. Stay overnight at camp in Kambachen. |
| Day 16 |
Trek
from Kambachen to Lhonak (4780m.) takes
about seven hours. The trail climbs gradually
through open rocky fields to Ramtang at
4240m, then across moraines north-west
of the Kanchenjunga Glacier. Lhonak, at
4790m, is near a dry lake bed on an open,
sandy plain; water is scarce here. There
are no houses, but you can camp among the
large boulders to get out of the wind.
Terrific mountain views abound in all directions.
Stay overnight at camp in Lhonak. |
| Day 17 |
Trek
from Lhonak to Pangpema (5152m.) takes
about four hours. From Lhonak, the trail
ascends gradually across the plain, and
then gets a bit steeper as it follows the
moraine. You can drop off the moraine and
follow the bottom of the valley to avoid
the steeper section. The views are dramatic,
but you cannot see Kanchenjunga or Wedge
Peak until you are near Peng Pema. The
spectacular main peak of Kanchenjunga,
and a panorama of other peaks that make
up one of the largest mountain masses in
the world, tower over the single roofless
hut at Pang Pema. It's oddly stunning as
you delightfully camp for the night down
here. Stay overnight at camp in Pangpema. |
| Day 18 |
Trek
from Pangpema to Kanchanjunga (North) Base
Camp (5280m.) to Lhonak and it takes approximately
six hours. Here you can enjoy the snow
capped mountains and the Kanchenjunga glacier.
There are gorges of mountain glaciers from
water flows all the time. During the middle
of the day, the scene of falling avalanches
captivates your imagination completely.
Stay overnight at camp in Lhonak. |
| Day 19 |
Trek
from Lhonak to Ghunsa takes about seven
hours. Now you trek to a descending path
crossing the jungle along the Kambachen
River. Somewhere you can see the mani walls
and prayer flags hanging over the trees.
At a point, you have to cross a wooden
bridge. Stay overnight at camp in Ghunsa. |
| Day 20 |
Trek
from Ghunsa to Mirgin La (4583m.) takes
about seven hours. By ascending, you pass
through a less thick jungle. Here also
you can see mani walls and prayer flags
hanging over the trees. While trekking
you get views of various beautiful mountains.
You also observe different animals like
mountain goats and yaks grazing over the
green hills. Stay overnight at camp in
Mirgin La. |
| Day 21 |
Trek
from Mirgin La to Tseram (3725m.) takes
about seven hours. You trek through almost
desert like areas and in some places you
cross the trail is almost stony. The path
is ascending from Mirgin La to Tseram.
On the path, you can see Lapsang La glacier,
Mirgin La glacier and snow-capped mountains.
There are very few stone roof houses at
Tseram and also some yak huts. Stay overnight
at camp in Tseram. |
| Day 22 |
Trek
from Tseram to Oktang (5225m.) takes about
eight hours. You trek through moraines.
On the trail, you can see the Yalung glacier
and Lapsang glacier. You can also see mountain
goats as you cross through a desert like
area. The view of snow-covered mountains
and Kanchenjunga is absolutely magnificent.
Walking through this trail is full of adventure.
Stay overnight at camp in Oktang. |
| Day 23 |
Excursion
to Kanchanjunga Base Camp (South) takes
about six hours. The trekkers have to walk
through moraines and strenuous rocky path.
Trekking this day is pretty adventurous
as you have to walk along the glaciers.
Today you cross the Oktang glacier. The
panoramic views of Kanchenjunga and Mount
Jannu with other different peaks captivate
your emotions completely. Some parts of
the area touch the neighboring India. Stay
overnight at camp in Oktang. |
| Day 24 |
Trek
from Oktang to Tseram (3725m.) takes approximately
seven hours. You trek following a stream
alongside the moraines of Yalung Glacier.
Trekking through a jungle of juniper is
required. The path is quite loose and rocky.
mani walls and prayer flags will be seen
hanging over the trees. Along the way,
you will see the difficult route of Lapsang
La pass at a distance. There are very few
stone roof houses at Tseram and some yak
huts. Stay overnight at camp in Tseram. |
| Day 25 |
Trek
from Tseram to Yamphudin (2090m.) takes
about nine hours. The first part of the
trail goes along the bank of the river
Simbua Khola. You have to walk through
a dense jungle. On the way, you can see
the effects of a landslide at some places.
The trails normally ascend up to Lamite
Bhanjyang and then descend to Yamphudin
crossing a small river. Yamphudin is a
mixed community of Sherpas, Limbus, Rais
and Gurungs. Among the corn and rice fields
of the village there is a school and some
shops with minimal supplies. Stay overnight
at camp in Yamphudin. |
| Day 26 |
Trek
from Yamphudin to Khebang (1740m.) takes
about seven hours. In the beginning, you
descend crossing the Omje Khola up to halfway.
Now you ascend through a jungle of cardamom
and orchid plants. You pass a small village
where you can find different human settlements,
small thatched roof houses and local shops
with minimal supplies. From here, the trail
is quite ascending up to Khebang Danda
and then you trek in descending order to
Khebang village. Khabang is a comparatively
big village where the local people follow
the Hindu and Buddhism faiths. Stay overnight
at camp in Khebang. |
| Day 27 |
Trek
from Khebang to Thorpu (1500m.) takes approximately
nine hours. The trail starts descending
to Jorepul and then begins to ascend. You
also trek along the flat and low land crossing
paddy fields and thatched roof houses.
There are many villages on the way where
you can buy things you may require from
the shops in these villages. Thorpu is
a town where transportation facilities
are available. Stay overnight at camp in
Thorpu. |
| Day 28 |
Trek
from Thorpu to Gopetar (2250m.) takes about
six hours. First of all, you ascend through
the small villages up to the last destination,
Gopetar. It is a town with a few small
restaurants, teashops and other some local
bars. From here, you get on your bus to
reach Phidim and finally on to Ilam. Stay
overnight at camp in Gopetar. |
| Day 29-30 |
Drive
from Gopetar to Kathmandu via Phidim (1264m.)
and Ilam (1229m.). Stay overnight at hotel
in Kathmandu. |
| Day 31 |
Recreation & shopping day. Stay overnight at Hotel in Kathmandu. |
| Day 32 |
Transfer to the Airport for final departure. (Fly out from Kathmandu). |
The Kanchenjunga South and North Base Camp trek takes you on an adventurous passage that rounds off at the base of the third highest mountain peak in the world, Mt. Kanchenjunga which stands at a height of 8586m. Kanchenjunga is a huge massif located in the far northeast part of Nepal on the borders of Sikkim and Tibet.
