Itinerary
We
invite you to trek in one of the most remote and beautiful areas in
Nepal which still lies shrouded 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.
Day
01
Arrive
Kathmandu:
Arrive
Kathmandu and Transfer to Hotel
Day
02
Kathmandu
Sightseeing: 1/2 Day sightseeing to Monkeys Temple and trekking permit
arrangements. 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 Pokhari:
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
Pokhari / 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 (
25,289 ft ). 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
- Torontam:
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
Kathmandu: Free day in Kathmandu.
Day
29
Departure: Drive to airport & depart
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