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  Great Himalayan Trail in Nepal (165 Nights/166 Days)  
   
 
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Trip at a Glance
Trip Code: ET-KRT-04 Activities: Trekking Max Grp Size: 15 Pax
Country: Nepal Duration: 166 Days Min Grp Size: 2 Pax
Area: Kanchenjunga Region Level: 4 Max Altitude: 6,190 M.
Seasons: March - May , Sept - Nov

We operate great Himalaya Trail  in Nepal of mountains goes from Namche Barwa in Tibet to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, that's about 4,500 km of continuous mountain! The Great Himalaya Trail takes the highest feasible route through them all and has been completely walked and documented in Nepal, which is roughly 1600km - the highest and hardest section of the Himalaya to trek. In Nepal there are 20 passes over 5000m and many more lower passes that mean you have to do a lot of up and down, in total over 150,000m as you cross the country. This trek was much harder than a climbing trip I have ever done. Many times I thought we would have to finish because we nearly had no food or fuel. Everybody lost weight and because of the hard trails I often had sore knees and back and ankles. There were 4 of us to walked the whole trek

Kanchenjunga Great Himalayan Trail : 22 days
Kanchenjunga is the 3rd highest mountain and we get very good views from Pang Pema Base camp. The Gunsa people are very helpful. Olangchun Gola is an interesting village. Nearby is the Lumbha Sambha range which is the least visited mountain range in Nepal. The whole area is very famous for rhodode      Makalu Region
In the upper Arun valley live the Lhomi people who want to see more trekkers! Makalu Base Camp trek and then over the highest passes in the Himalaya - the Sherpani Col base camp has big ice caves, the West Col 6190m is highest point and Amphu Labsta to Everest region. Makalu is a 3km high rock face and has a long glacier. There are many nice camping spots.
Everest Region  and Makalu Great Himalayan Trail : 37 days.
Solu Khumbu is my home place, famous for Sherpa people and Mt Everest. The Renjo La has the best views of the mountains in the area. There are many good tea houses to stay in. This region is best combined with Rolwaling or Makalu for a really good trekking experience.
Rolwaling Great Himalayan Trail  : 10 days.
There is a big rock like a chorten in Bedding village in the Rolwaling valley and it is good luck for your whole lifetime to tie a prayer scarf on it before you leave the village. From Orangdanda view point you can see Gauri Shankar and there are many interesting Gurung, Tamang and Sherpa villages.
Langtang Region  and Helambu Great Himalayan Trail:19 days.
The Tamang people love to dress up and have parties and singing. Tilman Pass is a good place to see snow leopard. There are also sacred lakes at Panch Pokhari and Bhairav Kund which are very remote places. Langtang is just a day's drive from Kathmandu
Ganesh Himal Great Himalayan Trail : 9 days.
There are not many villages in this area and the trail is mostly in very old forest. The Gurung people here are mostly Christain and very intersting. The way to join to Manaslu trail is hard to find and no tourists go this way. Of course there are views of Ganesh 1,2,3,4 and 5
Manaslu Great Himalayan Trail : 30 days.
There are 5 different ethnic groups here and a mix of Hindu and Buddhist. The view point at the top of the Larkye La is very pretty - you can see the Annapurnas and the campsite of Bimthang. This is perhaps the best trek in Nepal and is really good if you combine with the Annapurna Circuit then you can have very comfortable teahouse and good trails.
Annapurna Region
The Annapurnas is the most popular trek in Nepal. There are many exellent tea houses, and the lake at Manang,
Mugu Great Himalayan Trail: 13 days.
Mugu is one of the poorest districts in Nepal. There are many large valleys and the Yala la viewpoint. This is some of the hardest trekking in the whole Himalaya and you need to be very fit and strong to go here. You might need to do some rock climbing if we take the more difficult trails. This area is very good to trek with Upper Dolpo or Rara Lake
Dolpa Great Himalayan Trail : 13 days.
People in Dolpa are Tibetan origin and their culture hasn't changed over the years. Phoksumdo lake is the most beautiful lake in Nepal and the landscape is very dry. Many people say this is the best trekking place as there are many high passes and interesting villages, some are 800 years old
Humla Great Himalayan Trail : 13 days.
The Humla trek is a nice and easy trek. The local people want to get more involved in trekking as it means they will be able to earn some money. This place is popular for people who want to go to holy Mt Kailash and we can also visit Dolpo as well.

Itinerary in Detail

Day 01 : Arrive at Kathmandu. Receive you at Airport & Transfer to Hotel.
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 - HILLE
Take a 45 min. flight to Biratnagar, 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 POKHARA
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 POKHARA - 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 - Thumma
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 : Thumma - Chirwa alt 1190 Meters/5- 6hrs Trek.
From Thumma trail ascend along Tamor Koshi valley passing small settlements, rice field
DAY 10 : CHIRWA - SAKATHUM alt 1640 m/5-6hrs trek.
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 alt 2490 M/ 5-6hrs.
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 alt 2730 m/5hrs.
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 alt 3430 m/5-6hrs.
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 : GUNSA- KHAMBACHAN alt 4040 M/ 5-6HRS TREK.
Today we glimpse the Jannu Glacier. Later on we get a view of Mt. Jannu (25,289ft). We descend the mountain-side to our camp at Khambachan.
DAY 15 : KHAMBACHAN
Acclimatization & take a side trip to Jannu Himalaya Base camp.
DAY 16 : KHAMBACHAN - LHONAK alt 4790 M/4-5hrs.
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 : Lhonak- Pangpema
Today we will go to Pangpema to have close view of Mount Kanchanjunga and other towering peak includes wedge pea 6750 m, Twin Peak 7350 m, Pyramid peak 7168 m, Tent Peak 7365m
DAY 18 : Pangpema to Khambachen return trek.
DAY 19 : Khambachen to Gunnsa
It is short walk today along Gunsa Khola down hill, in Gunsa you have opportunity to have bath, wash yours shocks, t-shirt and dry it.
Day 20 : Gunsa - Cellele alt 4200m , 5-6hrs.
We select to cross either of the 2 passes today depending on the weather conditions: Lapsang La 5100 m, the higher pass at 17,000 ft., and Mirgin La 4663 m, the lower pass at 15,000ft, Mirgin La pass often snow covering and hard to cross but here we plan over Mirgin La Pass. We may learn about pass condition through locals, we can decide to take either to take higher one or Lower One.
Day 21 : Celle to Lapsang alt 3870 m/5-6hrs trek.
Today you have pleasant walk across peaceful altitude herbs & scrubs spreading out its smell, blooming, after crossing the Pass can be seen dramatic views of towering peaks.
DAY 21 : Lapsang alt 4620 m/5-6hrs.
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
DAY 22 : Lapsang - Toronton, 5-6hrs
We are starting to descend from today. We steadily descend through forests of rhododendron to Torontan.
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 -Suketar
Today, final day we will reach Suketar for lunch, local porters return home, those who have gone from Kathmandu spend a night there, next day you will fly to Kathmandu and they drive to Kathmandu. TREK ENDS.
DAY 27 : TAPLEJUNG - KATHMANDU
FLY TO KATHAMNDU VIA BIRATNAGER, TRIP
Day 28 : Free day for self explore & for shopping

Day 29 : Fly back home or extend yours stay.

Cost Detail

Cost Includes :

  • Plan accommodation in Kathmandu and two men a tent during trek,
  • All the transportation to the commence point& ending point, all airport transfers, sight seeing tour.
  • Freshly cooked Fallboard meals- alternative; Nepalese, Chinese, Indian, Western styled cooked by experience cook, during trekking, hot drinks; tea coffee, hot chocolate, boiled water etc, all the cooking utensils & cutlery.
  • Essential Camping Equipments; tents, Dinning tent, Kitchen Tent, Toilet Tent, foam, thermal mattress and sleeping Bags.
  • Trained cook, Kitchen boys, Sherpa and needed porters for the equipments and insured them.
  • All the government permit and fees.

Cost Excludes :

  • Personnel item of Expenses & Bar drinks
  • Travel insurance ,Rescue flight
  • Kathmandu-Biratnagar(US$ 77 O/W),Taplejung -Biratnager US$ 55.00 ( O/W)
  • Airport Taxe(Dep.time).
  • Warm clothes for trekking for client's
 
 
     
 

 

 
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