| Day
1 |
Drive
from Kathmandu to Hille via
Dhankuta. |
| Day
2 |
Trek
from Hille to Mangmaya (1649m)
|
| Day
3 |
Trek
from Mangmaya to Khare (2490m)
|
| Day
4 |
Trek
from Khare to Chainpur (1600m)
From Khare the trail gradually
ascends to chainpur. |
| Day
5 |
Trek
from Chainpur to Nundhaki (2340m)
|
| Day
6 |
Trek
from Nundhaki to Milke Dhanda
(3500m) |
| Day
7 |
Trek
from Milke Dhanda to Dhoban |
| Day
8 |
Trek
from Dhoban to Thuma |
| Day
9 |
Trek
from Thuma to Chirwa |
| Day
10 |
Trek
from Chirwa to Tortang |
| Day
11 |
Trek
from Tortang to Walungchung
Gola |
| Day
12 |
Rest
at Walangchung Gola
|
| Day
13 |
Walungchung
(3,200m) in Tamur valley with
Kangbachenga (4038) in Ghunsa
valley are the highest settlements
in the area. The latter was
an important trading centre
between the towns of Darjeeling
and Tipta La in Tibet. |
| Day
14 |
Trek
from Walangchung Gola to Nango
Khola |
| Day
15 |
Croos
Nango La (4820m) and trek to
Gunsa (3340m)
You explore the upper reach
of Tamur and cross Nangola (4802m)
to reach Gunsa. |
| Day
16 |
Rest
at Ghunsa |
| Day
17 |
Trek
from Ghunsa to Kambachen (4124m.)
which 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. |
| Day
18 |
Trek
from Kambachen to Lhonak (4780m.)
and it 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. |
| Day
19 |
Trek
from Lhonak to North Base-camp
From Lhonak, the trail ascends
gradually across the plain,
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.
Here you can enjoy the snow
capped mountains and Kanchenjunga
glacier. There are gorges of
mountain glacier from water
flows all the time. During the
middle of the day, the scene
of falling avalanches captivates
you completely. |
| Day
20 |
Rest
at North Base Camp (4940m) |
| Day
21 |
Trek
from North Base Camp to Ghunsa
(3340m) |
| Day
22 |
Trek
from Ghunsa to Amjillassa |
| Day
23 |
Trek
from Amjillassa to Chirwa |
| Day
24 |
Trek
from Chirwa to Pathibhara
From Chirwa ascend the steep
trail to Pathivara (3700m). |
| Day
25 |
Trek
from Pathibhara to Taplejung
(1798m) |
| Day
26 |
Drive
from Taplejung to Ilam. You
stay overnight in Ilam |
| Day
27-28 |
Drive
from Ilam to Kathmandu via Biratnagar
(174km). |
