Full Itinerary

• Day 01

  Arrival in Kathmandu

  Welcome to the Himalayan country of Nepal! Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport one of Community Trek representatives will be there to welcome you before taking you to your hotel in Kathmandu.

  (Dinner) (1335 meters) (Hotel)
• Day 02

  Kathmandu half day sightseeing and preparation for Trekking

  Sightseeing around Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu Durbar Square and Monkey Temple) with your guide then your Trekking guide briefs you regarding our trek as well as provides us opportunity to ask any questions we may have regarding our upcoming adventure.

  (Taxi, Car, Bus) (Breakfast) (1335 meters) (Hotel)
• Day 03

  Flight to Bhadrapur and drive to Illam

  The morning is free to sort out any last minute arrangements for the trek. An afternoon flight to the hot and humid Bhadrapur. From Bhadrapur, a 4-5 hour ride takes to Illam, tea capital of the country.

  (40 minute flight and 5-6 hours drive ) (BLD) (Illam 3636 meters) (2 - 3 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 04

  Drive to Suketar (2420 meters) and trek to Lali Kharkha .

  A brief 4 hours drive finally leads to Suketar. Now, the trek starts on a new dusty road with views of Kanchenjunga (8586 meters) and Jannu (7110 meters), and passes Deurali, a small stop with two small shops. After Deurali, a short ascent and a continuous downhill with many shortcuts lead to Lalikharka.

  (4- 5 hours drive ) (BLD) (2420 meters) (3-4 hours ) (Tea House)
• Day 05

  Trek to Kade Banjyang

  After an easy, quick walk in the morning, a steep descend through some villages follows. The downhill continues as the trail passes through the fields of Simbu village and keeps on going all the way upto the river (Pa Khola). Now, a climb starts to go up for the next good couple of hours and pass through a higher secondary school at Kunjari and finally reached Bhanjyang, (the top). After Bhanjyang, the trail is more subtle and undulates for less than half an hour to reach a small settlement of couple of houses at Kade Bhanjyang.

  (BLD) (2130 meters. ) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 06

  Trek to Phumphe Danda

  A short climb after Kade Bhanjyang is soon followed by a gradual drop and reaches Khesewa in around 20 minutes. Now, the trail once again drops steeply through this long extended village down to a small stream. This steep drop takes a little less than an hour and soon is followed by a gradual uphill but with few steep sections. The trail steadies a bit and then undulates and reaches a small village and once again undulates but gradually gains height until it reaches to Phunglung village in less than half an hour. Now a gradual drop starts a descend through yet another terraced field of this big extended village which soon turns very steep for the next half an hour. Once again, more undulating trail is followed by a steep trail to a top of the ridge and more steady trail arrives near Phumphe village.

  (BLD) (1858 meters. ) (6-7 hours ) (Tea House)
• Day 7

  Trek to Sherpaguan

  A good descent for less than half an hour, followed by another good climb for a bit more than an hour leads to Mamankhe. A gradual downhill soon turns into a steep climb. The climb becomes gentler but continuously keeps going up and undulates for a while. The morning steep part is for about an hour and the next undulating trail takes nearly an hour. The valley starts going down through a thin forest for a little less than an hour. After the drop, a brief climb leads to a wider valley of Thungim. Continue climb lead us to Sherpaguan stay overnight at sherpaguan at tea house about 6 hours walk.

  (BLD) ( 1678 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 08

  Trek to Torongton

  The day starts with a steep climb through jungle. The forest consists of bamboos and rhododendrons. After two hours of climb, a paved trail starts and goes on for another couple of hours. Finally, the uphill ends and a brief leveled ground leads to Lashe Bhanjyang. After Lashe Bhanjyang, a brief drop that goes near by a landslide section is followed a half an hour climb. (by the side of this ridge is a sheer drop of nearly 200 meters or more) The climb turns into a steep drop for the next hour and half and meets Torongden River at the bottom of a narrow valley. Now the trail undulated through the forest but consistently goes up for the next hour and after crossing a simple wooden bridge, we arrive at Torongton.

  (BLD) (2995 meters. ) (7-8 hours) (Tea House )
• Day 09

  Trek to Tseram

  The trek follows Simuwa Khola for the whole day towards North-East. The whole day is an easy uphill with few very steep climb along the valley made by the river. The trail goes through a rhododendron forests and reaches Anda Phedi, it takes another 2 hours to reach Tseram. A brief steep climb away from the river is rewarded with views of Kabru from Tseram.

  (BLD) ( 3870 meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House )
• Day 10

  Acclimatization day at Tseram

  Acclimatization day at Tseram.

  (BLD) ( 3870 meters) (Tea House)
• Day 11

  Trek to Ramche

  A shorter day’s walk up the final 600m to Ramche where the trail to Kanchenjunga South turns dangerous. The scenery is magnificent as we ascend past snout of the Yalung Glaciers into a series of ablation valleys which gives easy walking and good camping. A frozen lake, clear streams and views of Koktang, Rathong and Kabru are the highlights of this stroll. Expect to feel the altitude today.

  (BLD) (4615 meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 12

  Trek to Oktang View Point and back to Tseram

  The trail moves further up into the valley with a ridge separating Yalung Kang Glacier on the right and many cliffs on the left. As the valley heads deeper, Kabru (7412 meters), Rathong (6678 meters) towers like skyscrapers on the right. After couple of hours up in the valley with couple of meadows on the way, the trail slowly starts to climb and all four summits of Kanchenjunga (8586 meters) starts to appear enclosing the valley. Finally, Oktang view point (4780 meters) appears ending the trail with gigantic Kanchenjunga (8586 meters) and Kabru Range kissing the sky and the long extending views of Yalung Kang Glacier extending downward the valley. The trek retraces back following the same route to Tseram.

  (BLD) ( 3870 meters) (7-8 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 13

  Trek to Sele La

  The first two hours is through woods and a rocky trail continues with views of wide valleys and for a brief moment Kanchenjunga (8586 meters) can be viewed. This straight steep climb, for little less than around 4 hours gets to the first pass. After the first pass, the trail briefly drops and once again climbs for the second pass. Views of several smaller 6000 meter peaks and Makalu appears from the second pass. Once again, the trail drops briefly and then again climbs for the third pass (here a Mirgin La signboard is present). Now, The trail continuously drops and zigzags through a rocky trail and finally reaches a small stream to reach Sele La.

  (BLD) ( 4290 meters) (8-9 Houra) (Tea House)
• DAY 14

  Trek to Ghunsa

  The first bit is an easy walk with bits of steep drop. The trail is bit rocky and after the first hour it gets to the first pass (there are prayer flags). It continues in similar way until the second pass but sharply starts to drop through the forest of Rhododendron trees for nearly an hour an half. A small flat ground is followed by a hydro power’s water pipe that leads into the wide valley with the big village of Ghunsa.

  (BLD) (3475 meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 15

  Trek to Kambachen

  The trail heads deeper into the valley following the Ghunsa Khola on a fairly comfortable terrain but passes through several small landslide areas. After couple of hours the trail enters the rocky river and bed crosses Ghunsa Khola. Another brief comfortable walk leads to a bottom of a waterfall and then a steep climb through a difficult landslide section continues for the next half an hour. The hardwork is rewarded with different angled views of Jannu (7710 meters). A brief drop shows the wider views of the valley and several unnamed 6000 meters peak (Tengkoma is one of these peaks) but all these disappears as we enter Khambachen, a village where two valleys meet. Fantastic views of Sobhi Thongje and Gabhur is on the south of Khambachen and Sarphu on the west completes the Panorama.

  (BLD) (4225 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 16

  Trek to Lhonak

  The day start with a brief climb out into the narrow valley and passes through a rocky glacial trail, the trail goes through a eroded section and keeps continuing into the narrowing valley. After passing by a waterfall, a brief climb leads out into a wider valley, with views of Kanchenjunga (8586 meters) and Kangbachen (7903 meters) opening up. The trail is more comfortable for the next hour and then once again climbs into a narrow valley via another eroded section but quickly goes to cross the river that leads to Lhonak. It is another small meadow where two valleys join but is lot wider than Kambachen. Kirat Chuli (7365 meters), Nepal Chuli (6910 meters) are in the east, with Mera peak in South-West and Laser Peak II in North-West.

  (BLD) (4815 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House )
• DAY 17

  Trek to Pang Pema (5,150m) and back to Lhonak

  The trek continues into the valley surrounded by towering mountains and heads further into the valley towards Pangpema (Kanchenjunga North Base Camp). The trail slowly and gradually climbs and enters into several eroded parts where the trails are almost invisible. Undulating through these rubble of glacial rocks, the valley finally ends at Pangpema.

  (BLD) (5150 meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 18

  Trek Back to Ghunsa

  The trek retraces back to Ghunsa via Kambachen following the same route taken earlier. (Around 7 hours) stay overnight at Ghunsa at tea house.

  (BLD) (3,475 meters) (6-7 Hours ) (Tea House)
• Day 19

  Trek back to Gyalba

  The trek retraces back to Ghunsa and after crossing the Ghunsa Khola, it starts to head down in the valley following the same river to Phale. This village is full of Tibetan immigrants.

  (BLD) (2,725 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 20

  Trek to Amjiloso

  Now a steep drop through bamboo forests and crosses several small streams and slowly leads the trek back into civilizations.

  (BLD) (2,510 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 21

  Trek back to Taplethok

  After Amjilosa, the trail follows with the river and has some very steep sections along the way. Now, smaller settlements start to become frequent and the trail leads us finally small villages of Sekathum. Passing through the small villages Tapethok also marks the end of the conservation area and the treks entry into more populated hilly villages of Nepal.

  (BLD) (2510 meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 22

  Trek to Linkhim or further up to Phurumbhu

  Now the trek happens on the lower elevations of the hilly region and passes through several Limbu villages. An easy walk from Tapethok through the busy village of Chirwa. Now we will leave the high way to taplejung and will follow the local trail toward to Linkhim or further on Phurumbhu.

  (BLD) (1270 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 23

  Trek to Suketar

  Trek to Suketar. Our last walking day of the trek, about 4 hours walk lead us to Suketar stay overnight at Suketar.

  (BLD) (2,420 meters) (6-7 hours) (Tea House)
• Day 24

  Drive to Kanyam

  After Breakfast drive to Kanyam one of the beautiful tea garden of nepal stay overnight at Kanyam at Hotel.

  (BLD) (3,636m meters) (5-6 hours) (Tea House)
• DAY 25

  Drive to Bharatpur and Fly to Kathmandu

  Drive to Bhadrapur and fly to Kathmandu. After breakfast drive to Bhadrapur airport and flight to Kathmandu, receive at airport and transfer to Hotel, evening cultural dinner overnight at Kathmandu Hotel.

  (Flight and Drive) (Breakfast) (1,300m) (Hotel)
• DAY 26

  Departure from Kathmandu

  Your adventure in Nepal comes to an end today! A representative from Community Trek will take you to the airport, approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight. On your way home you’ll have plenty of time to plan your next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal.

  (BLD) (Camp)
• Note

  Customize your trip

  ALL ITINERARIES CAN BE CUSTOMIZED AT YOUR REQUEST. There are flights twice in a week to Suketar directly from Kathmandu. The flights are on Sunday and Wednesday.