Nepal Environmental Trekking

Makalu Base Camp trek is a challenging trek in a very remote area of Nepal.
It is certainly an outstanding trek to the base camp of the world’s fifth highest mountain. You drive from Kathmandu to Hille and walk up the lush and beautiful Arun valley before crossing the Shipton La (4127 m) into the upper Barun Khola Valley. En route, you will meet the ethnic groups of Limbu, Newar and Rai at the lower elevations and Tibetan Buddhists at the higher elevations. At the Makalu base camp you can have closer panoramic views of Makalu (8481 m.) in addition to Everest, Lhotse, Baruntse and Peak 6 and 7.

This is a purely camping trek. The lodges are not available along the route. This trek goes high up to 5,100m. This is a region where you hardly find any modern facilities and amenities but blessed with an incredible diversity of natural beauty.

Outline Itinerary
Day 01-02	Drive from Kathmandu to Hille (1860 m) which takes about sixteen hours.
Day 03	Trek from Hille to Mangmaya which takes about six and half hours. The trek starts with gentle ascend and moves along flat trail through the jungle of pine trees, rhododendron trees.
Day 04	Trek from Mangmaya to Surtibari which takes about six hours. The trail passes by the side of a river which is gently a flat trail with some small descends.
Day 05	Trek from Surtibari to Tumlingtar which takes about six and half hours. The trail starts with an adventurous action of hanging ropeways over the river. The trail then will ascend about 2 hours. This is a small town with an airstrip. There is a market and you find some government administrative offices and some tea houses.
Day 06	Trek from Tumlingtar to Maney Bhanjyang which takes about five and half hours. The trail ascends all the way through forest of rhododendrons and sal trees. En route, you pass few villages. Maney Bhanjyang is a ridge inhabited by some people. It is quite surrounded by forest and this is grazing filed for local people.
Day 07	Trek from Maney Bhanjyang to Chilchile (1830m) which takes about five hours. The trail ascends through forest of rhododendrons and sal trees for about three hours and you will ultimately walk over a flat trail and you approach Chilchile. This is a small village mainly inhabited by Gurungs and other communities as well. There is a government school where locals send their children. You will find some good tea houses.
Day 08	Trek from Chilchile to Num (1500 m) which takes about four and half hours. The trail ascends for about 2 hours and then descends by a small perennial river and the walk on a flat trail for about 1 hour and reach Num. Num is a beautiful village which is enriched with many tea houses and telephone facilities.
Day 09	Trek from Num to Seduwa (1510 m) which takes about four and half hours. The trail descends steeply for about 2 and half hours till a big river named Neguwa Khola. The trail passes through the suspension bridge and the trail ascends through forest and few traditional villages. People of this area are mainly engaged in agriculture and the crops grown here are paddy, millet, potatoes and vegetables depending upon season. There is a check post and local office of Makalu Conservation Area.
Day 10	Trek from Seduwa to Tashigaon (2070 m) which takes about four hours. The trail slightly ascends but major part of the trail is flat and easy through the bushes. While walking, you can villages at far distance. Tashigaon, surrounded by verdant forest is a big sherpa village. You find prayer flags fluttering in sky in and around village. The camping spot in this village is really praiseworthy.
Day 11	Trek from Tashigaon to Khongma la (3560 m) which takes about six hours. The trail ascends throughout the day and you will walk through forest of Rhododendrons and Sal trees until you reach destination. Kongma la is a ridge and there is only one tea house here. This is also perfect place for camping. There falls snow during March and April.
Day 12	Trek from Khongma la to Mumbuk (3550 m) which takes about six and half hours. The trail ascends and then following a trail you reach a beautiful lake named “Kalo Pokhari” at the height of (4004 m). Leaving this lake, you go downhill until you reach Mumbuk. It is a camping spot surrounded by green forests.
Day 13	Trek from Mumbuk to Yangle Kharka (3600 m) which takes about four and half hours. The trail today is bit adventurous and strenuous. The trail passes for about 3 hours through a landscape which is very prone to landslides. The Barun river through the trail adds more dimensions to the trail with its spectacular views of Mt. Tutse (Peak 6) 6739 m, Peak 7 (6185 m).
Day 14	Trek from Yangle Kharka to Yak Kharka (4810 m) which takes about five and half hours. The trail ascends through the grassland and forest. You can enjoy the majestic peaks such as the Mt. Tutse (Peak 6) 6739 m, Peak 7 (6185 m), Isuwa La (5340 m) and many unnamed mountains and peaks. Yak Kharka is a grazing field and you camp overnight here.
Day 15	Trek from Yak Kharka to Makalu Base Camp (4812 m) which takes about four hours. The trail passes through a flat trail and will descend to Perennial River. As you reach Makalu Base Camp, you will be mesmerized by the views of Mt. Makalu (8463 m), Baruntse (7152 m), Kali Himal (6985 m), Chamlang (7390 m), Makalu II (7640 m), etc.
Day 16	Rest at Makalu Base Camp. You will enjoy the whole day in the base camp. You will have a spectacular views of different mountains and peaks like Mt. Makalu (8463 m), Baruntse (7152 m), Kali Himal (6985 m), Chamlang (7390 m), Makalu II (7640 m), etc. You can also hike to Baruntse Base Camp.
Day 17	Trek from Makalu Base Camp to Yangle Kharka (3600 m). which takes about four and a half hours. After ascending for few hours, the trail moves along flat level path and at the end it descends to reach Yangle Kharka. En route, you walk through rocky forest path with views of green hills and huge stones at some distance.
Day 18	Trek from Yangle Kharka to Dobato which takes about four and half hours. The trail ascends for almost three hours through the same landscape of landslide. Then you have to trek uphill passing through jungle all the way to Dobato. This is not a village but a camping place. Here, you find small bushes of rhododendrons.
Day 19	Trek from Dobato to Tashigaon (2070 m) which takes about six hours. The trail descends steeply upto Khongma la via Kali Pokhari through jungle. You again walk along downhill all the way to Tashigaon.
Day 20	Trek from Tashigaon to Num (1490 m) which takes about five hours. The trail steeply descends in the beginning and will pass through a steep ascend later on to reach Num. You pass through small forest of bamboo and small villages.
Day 21	Trek from Num to Maney Bhanjyang (1158 m) which takes about five hours. The trail ascends in the starting through the forest and will gently descend in the second half of the day.
Day 22	Trek from Maney Bhanjyang to Surtibari (300 m) which takes about four and half hours. The trail descends all the way to Surtibari through grassland and villages. At some point of walking, you can see the airport and villages at far distance.
Day 23	Trek from Surtibari to Hille (1860 m) which takes about six and half hours. The trail today will steeply ascend through the forest of Rhododendrons, pine and Sal trees.
Day 24	Drive from Hille to Kathmandu which takes about 8 hours. You will drive through the pitched road through different village and town and then ultimately reach Kathmandu.
Day 25	Trek from Khebang to Thorpu (1500m.) and it 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 the things you require from the shops in these villages. Thorpu is a town where transportation facility is available.

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