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Kanchanjunga Trek – A Tranquil, Picturesque
Trek / NPL –
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Eastern part of
Nepal Mt. Kanchenjunga (8595m.),is the third
highest mountain on earth This area is declared as
the gift of the Earth full of alpine grass lands,
rocky outcrops, dense temperate and sub-tropical
forests and low river valley. It is situated north
in north eastern part of Nepal border by Tibet,
China and India. This enchanting area offers the
excellent display of flowering glory of
rhododendrons, orchids, lilies, primula and many
other flowers. The must-see place of this region is
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area spread in an area of
2,035 square Kilometers. The area has a rich
diversity of wildlife including snow leopard,
Himalayan black bear, musk deer red panda and
others. Impheyan, pheasant, red-billed blue mangpie,
shy drongo are the major birds found here.
The inhabitant of Sherpas who have different culture
and tradition from those of Solukhumbu district.
Rais, Chhetris, Brahmans are other ethnic group of
this region. Monasteries, chhortens, temples, prayer
walls are the representation of this area. So
Kanchenjunga is the most popular trekking
destination which will fire up the imagination of
everyone. |
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Featured
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Brief
Itinerary |
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Day |
Activities |
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01 |
Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to
the hotel |
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02 |
Visit
Kathmandu Durbar Square,
Swayambhunath and Patan Durabr
Square |
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03 |
Fly Kathmandu -
Suketar and trek
to Phurumba. |
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04 |
Trek Phurumba –
Chirwa |
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05 |
Trek Chirwa –
Sekathum |
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06 |
Trek Sekathum –
Amjilhasa |
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07 |
Trek Amjilhasa –
Gyapla |
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08 |
Trek Gyapla –
Gunsa |
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09 |
Trek Gunsa –
Khumbachen |
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10 |
Rest day |
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11 |
Trek Khambachen
– Lhonak |
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12 |
Trek Lhonak -
Pang Pema (Kanchangunja
north Base Camp) |
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13 |
Trek Pang Pema –
Khambachen |
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14 |
Trek Kambachen –
Gunsa |
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15 |
Trek Gunsa –
Selele |
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16 |
Trek Selele –
Tseram |
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17 |
Trek Tsairam –
Yak Kharkha |
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18 |
Rest day |
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19 |
Trek Yak Kharkha
– Omji khola |
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20 |
Trek Omji khola
– Yamphudin |
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21 |
Trek Yamphudin –
Phunpe Danda |
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22 |
Trek Phunpe
Danda – Kande |
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23 |
Trek Kande –
Lalikharkha
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24 |
Trek Lalikharkha
– Suketar |
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25 |
Fly back to
Kathmandu |
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26 |
Free day in
Kathmandu |
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27 |
Departure
transfer to the
airport for
onwards journey |
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Day
01: |
Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer
to the hotel |
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Day 02: |
Visit Kathmandu Durbar Square,
Swayambhunath and Patan Durabr
Square
In the morning after breakfast start
sightseeing tour of Pashupatinath -
One of the holiest Hindu shrines
situated on the banks of Holy
Bagmati River. The richly ornamented
pagoda houses the sacred linga, (or
phallic symbol) of Lord Shiva. This
is also a cremation site for Hindus,
where the dead bodies are burned
with ritual ceremony on the banks of
the holy river. Just a few minutes
drive from Pashupatinath is
Boudhanath which is one of the
biggest stupas in the entire world.
With its four pair of eyes in four
cardinal directions, it keeps watch
for righteous behavior and human
property.
In the afternoon sightseeing tour of
Patan city. This sister capital is
an ancient city also known as
Lalitpur and is situated on the
southern bank of the river Bagmati
River and is 5 km southeast of
Kathmandu. This city is full of
Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments
with bronze gateways, guardian
deities and wonderful carvings. It
is also known as the city of fine
arts and for the superb
craftsmanship of its artisans. |
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Day 03: |
Fly Kathmandu - Suketar and trek to
Phurumba.
After breakfast at the hotel, we
take a flight to Suketar (35 min).
From the airport in Suketar, the
trail inclines gradually along the
rhododendron covered Surke Danda,
crossing a ridge at 2580m the trail
branches from here, the Kanchanjunga
trail descends and contours through
forests to Phurumba. |
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Day 04: |
Trek Phurumba – Chirwa
Trek to Chirwa(1171m.) and it takes
about Six hours. The path to follow
is quite narrow and passes through
jungle mainly covered with cardamom
plants and other vegetation. You can
also see the small gardens of orange
on your way. You cross through some
small streams while trekking. This
day your trek is through ascent and
descent 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
people are mainly engaged in
agricultural activities. |
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Day 05:
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Trek Chirwa – Sekathum
Trek from Chirwa to Sekathum(1635m.)
which takes about six hours. Your
trek passes through a small jungle
along with the bank of 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. |
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Day 06: |
Trek Sekathum – Amjilhasa
Trek from Sekathum to Amjilosa (
2510m.) and it takes about five
hours. The first one and half-hour
you trek through normally flat land.
Then your trail goes steeply ascent
up to Amjilasa. Amjilassa is small
village with few houses and yak
herds with local shops where you
find minimal supplies. These shops
are also called Bhattis and
teashops. |
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Day 07:
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Trek Amjilhasa – Gyapla
Trek from Amjilosa to Gyapla (
2730m.) which takes about seven
hours. The trail is quite flat in
the beginning and gently ascent to
Gyable passing through jungle. There
can be seen human settlement at
Gyable. People living here follow
Buddhist culture. |
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Day 08: |
Trek Gyapla – Gunsa
Trek to Ghunsa (3468m.) which takes
about six hours. Your trails pass
through jungle. You can see Gunsa
river down the trail. The trail
passes through 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 are
grown potato, wheat, barley, buck
wheat and so on. The local trader
are involved in export-import
business in Tibet . The traders go
to India for trade activities during
the winter season. |
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Day 09: |
Trek Gunsa – Khumbachen
Trek from Ghunsa to Kambachen
(4124m.) which takes about six and
half 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 |
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Day 10:
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Rest day
Khambachen (4099m) It is again time
to stop and acclimatize. There are
view of the high peaks near
Kanchenjunga , Khabour, Phole, Nango
Ma and Jannu. Climb a ridge above
the village for more views or take
aday hike to the Jannu base camp. |
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Day 11: |
Trek Khambachen – Lhonak
The trail climbs gradually through
open tocky fields to Ramtang, 4240
metres, then across moraines
northwest of the Kanchenjunga
Glacier. Lhonak 4790 metres is near
dry lake bed on an open sandy plain.
Terrific mountain views abound in
all directions. |
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Day 12: |
Trek Lhonak - Pang Pema (Kanchangunja
north Base Camp)
You can not see the main
Kanchenjunga peak from Lhonak, for a
view of this peak you must go on to
the base camp at Pang Pema, 5140
meters. The spectacular main peak of
Kanchenjunga and a panorama of other
peaks that make up one of the
largest mountain in the world tower
over the single roofless hut at Pang
Pema |
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Day 13: |
Trek Pang Pema – Khambachen
Take a moraning hike up to the ridge
north of Pang Pema. A climb of 200
to 300 meters provides a vantage
point with views of Kanchenjunga,
Wedge Peak , the Twins, Pyramid Peak
and Tent Peak . As usual, the
descent goes faster, you can easily
get back to Khambachen in a single
day. |
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Day 14: |
Trek Kambachen – Gunsa
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. |
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Day 15: |
Trek Gunsa – Selele
Ascend steeply to Selela. The hike
is around 3 to 5 hours. The pass
from Ghunsa to Ramje involves
crossing five passes - Tamo La
(3,900m), second pass (4,115m),
Mirgin La (4,663m), Sinion La
(4,660m) and the final pass
(4,724m). |
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Day 16: |
Trek Selele – Tseram
The views from the pass are
breath-taking. Makalu (8,481m) is
also visible towards the west.
Descend to Tseram. |
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Day 17: |
Trek Tsairam – Yak Kharkha
Yak Kharka is a long day from Tseram,
crossing two 4,800 m passes. From
the exotically named Sinion La is a
view to rival Poon Hill.
Kangchenjunga and Jannu dominate the
eastern horizon, to the west is the
jagged ridge of Jaljale Himal which
separates the Tamur and Arun
watersheds, and far in the distance
are Makalu and Everest. On a clear
day, you see down to the Indian
plains to the south. |
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Day 18: |
Rest day (Climbing to Sunpati
Peak + Octang) |
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Day 19: |
Trek Yak Kharkha – Omji khola
Walk through the jungle and river
bank to reach Omji Khola. |
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Day 20: |
Trek Omji khola – Yamphudin
We descend today to Yamphudin which
is a mixed community of Sherpas,
Limbus, Rais and Gurungs and is the
first real village since Ghunsa. |
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Day 21: |
Trek Yamphudin – Phunpe Danda
We descend from Yamphudin to the
Kabel Khola and climb to Ponphe for
our camp. |
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Day 22: |
Trek Phunpe Danda – Kande
We trek from Phumphe Danda to Kande
Bhanjiyang which takes about six
hours to reach. The trek on this day
passes along River Kabeli and with
the scenic and stunning view of
mountains. |
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Day 23: |
Trek Kande – Lalikharkha
Continue trekking through the
forests to Lalikharka. There are
several home-stay facility at
Lalikharka if interested one can
stay at the local house or share the
food with the local family members. |
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Day 24: |
Trek Lalikharkha – Suketar
Trek approximately 3 hours through
dense forest to reach Suketar. |
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Day 25: |
Fly
back to Kathmandu |
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Day 26: |
Free day in Kathmandu |
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Day 27: |
Departure transfer to the
airport for onwards journey |
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Highlight
of this Trek |
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Eastern part of Nepal Mt. Kanchenjunga
(8595m.),is the third highest mountain
on earth This area is declared as the gift
of the Earth full of alpine grass lands,
rocky outcrops, dense temperate and
sub-tropical forests and low river valley.
It is situated north in north eastern part
of Nepal border by Tibet, China and India. |
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Trip Facts |
Minimum altitude: 1635m.
Maximum altitude: 5140m.
Grade: Easy
Mode: Camping Trek
Duration of Trek: 19 Day
Entry: Kathmandu - Suketar
Exit: Suketar - Kathmandu |
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