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Overview
Soft and hard adventurous trek activities that you can experience in and around Nepal are so unique that you get nowhere else in the world.
Visualize a place where you could gaze at the wonders of the world’s highest mountains range whose beauty is a feast to behold, trek to the lower slopes where an aroma of fresh air and scent of unusual flowers meet you at every river, fly across the country for candle-lit dinner in the mountains under the clear blue sky with the Himalayas for company.
Likewise, imagine yourself trekking through the third-highest mountain in the world and the second-highest peak making it one of the most famous and hardest treks of Nepal. Yes! You read that right. Trek to Mount Kanchenjunga will offer you a sunrise that splashes hues of red on a blushing mountain range.
Mount Kanchenjunga is located on the far north-eastern side along the border of Sikkim and Nepal in the Himalayas raising an elevation of 8586 meters (28,169ft). It is still considered a remote trekking trail which is still an unexplored virgin trekking route. The first person to climb this mountain was Joe Brown and George Band on 25 May 1995.
Mount Kanchenjunga gets its name from 5 submits giving meaning to its name as “Five Treasures of Great Snow” symbolizing gold, silver, grains, precious stones, and holy scriptures.
Kanchanjunga Circuit Trek will proffer you with massive wildlife like snow leopards Red pandas, musk deer, and birds like Shy dragons, Amphibians, pheasants, and many more. This trail will allow you to explore the remarkable valleys, their rich culture, and tradition, native resident, magnificent views of the mountains, etc.
Apart from this, experience the unique lifestyle of the rural part of Nepal will offer and welcome your great hospitality. You will trek through lush, low-lying valleys with incredible forests. Not only this you will get the chance to explore Nepal’s true diversity of cultures, religions, and landscapes.
We start our trip by arriving in Kathmandu first and flying from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur. On to reach Bhadrpur we will take a day off and next day drive to Illam to Taplejung. From this region, we will legitimately start our trek. We will be hiking from a minimum of 5 hours to a maximum of 8 hours per day. It might be difficult and exhausting at some point but the Paradise is so much more nearby than you think.
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Itinerary
Maximum Altitude: (1300m/4428 ft)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
On arrival at Kathmandu airport, you will have beautiful views of the city. You will see the mountains and terraced fields below. Our guide will receive you from the airport and accommodate you in a nice hotel. Feel free and enjoy your day by exploring Kathmandu valley by visiting nearby shops. You can also buy the necessary equipment that is required during the trek or you can just relax and prepare yourself for the trek.
Maximum Altitude: (1300m/4428 ft.)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you will explore the two most popular and famous places of Kathmandu valley i.e. Pasupatinath Temple and Bouddha Nath Stupa.
Boudhanath stupa is located at the heart of the city and is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites making it one of the most imposing landmarks in Kathmandu. It is also the largest Stupa in the world.
Pasupatinath is a Hindu sacred and famous religious place which is an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva as “Lord of the animals”. We will attend the arati at night which is very much famous among people.
Maximum Altitude: 300m/984.52ft
Kilometers: 241.7 Km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After having breakfast your guide will take you to the airport. With access to air transport, you will get to see the magnificent view of the Himalayas on your way. You will have to take a trip of a vehicle to Illam (3-4 hours drive).
Stay a night in Illam.
Maximum Altitude: 1820m/5,972ft
Kilometers: 113km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerEnjoy your long day trip from Illam, known as the Tea plantation area of our country. After having breakfast, for 4 hours we will go towards Taplejung through terrace fields and hills. On your way, you will see interesting Buddhist Gumbas.
You can explore the hills, city, and have lunch on your way.
Stay a night in Taplejung.
Maximum Altitude: 921 m / 3,021 ft
Kilometers: 23km
Trek duration: 7hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This is the starting point of your trek. After having morning breakfast you start your journey with your tour guide from Taplejung to Chirwa for 6-7hours.
It will be a long day of hike mainly to the downhill but we will have a chance to rest at the Sinwa village. It is located at the bank of the river of Tamor.
Stay a night at the village of Sinwa.
Maximum Altitude: 1,860m/6,103ft
Kilometers: 25km
Trek duration: 7hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
It will take around 5-6 hours to reach Lelep. On your way, you will encounter the Kanchenjunga conservation area where you will have your tourist permit grant before heading in the direction of an extended suspension bridge to reach Lelep.
Overnight at Lelep
Maximum Altitude: 2,510m/8,235ft
Kilometers: 20km
Trek duration: 5hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After a night at Lelep, we will have morning breakfast and head towards Amijilosa. This hike will take around 5hours where on your way to Amjilosa you will get to see attractive villages of Sherpa, Wildlife, Waterfalls, and bridges.
The village here is very less crowded with yaks and sheep in their homes. The village of Amjilosa is mainly used when they have to pastures their domesticated animals like yaks and sheep. So you will realize only a few families live here.
Stay overnight in Sherpa village.
Maximum Altitude: 2,730m/8,957ft
Kilometers: 11km
Trek duration: 4hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today your trek will be more beautiful than usual. As you move forward you will traverse people of different cultures and traditions ie. Tibetans. We will ascend towards the dense forest and make our way through the bridge onto Gyabla.
You will make your way through a beautiful forest with flowers like Rhododendrons, Pines, and birds. After a minimum of 4 hours hike, you will reach Gyabla.
Overnight at Gyabla
Maximum Altitude: 3,595m/11,795ft
Kilometers: 10.5km
Trek duration: 4hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will hike through dense forest and pass through the Village of Phale. This place used to be a Tibetan refugee camp before.
After hiking for 4 hours you will reach Ghunsa. It is the largest village in the area where you will have all the necessary facilities including telephone, health post, Internet service, police station, handicraft shops, and Kanchenjunga Conservation Office, etc. Stay overnight in Ghunsa.
Maximum Altitude: 4000m,13,124ft
Trek duration: 5hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We are at the highest level of altitude so today we will have acclimatization day. We will go to a higher altitude again so to prepare our body for the situation, we will acclimatize.
In this area, there are a few monasteries to explore, so we can visit that place. From there we can get a beautiful view of Jannu peak.
Kilometers: 12km
Trek duration: 4hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After acclimatization stays in Ghunsa, we will move forward towards Kambachen which is 4-5 hours away from Ghunsa. On your way, you will get mesmerizing views of the Himal that dominates the sky. You will also get to witness snow leopards and blue sheep if you are lucky enough.
You can have refreshments in the tea house and will get to trek past a waterfall to a landslide area.
Overnight at Kambachen.
Maximum Altitude: 4,785M/15,696ft
Kilometers: 4-5hours
Trek duration: 13km
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After having morning breakfast we will head towards Lhonak. We will continue with the trial that blesses us with amazing views of hills and mountains.
As we continue our walk, we’ll see mesmerizing views of Mountains and endangered wild animals like snow leopards, Red Panda, blue sheep, and yaks. After 4-5 hours of walk-through uphills, you will reach Lhonak.
Stay overnight at Lhonak.
Maximum Altitude: 4,785m/ 16,873ft
Kilometers: 15km
Trek duration: 6-7hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This will be our final destination of the trek. We will ascend towards moraine from the glaciers of Kanchenjunga. We will continue walking uphill where we will get beautiful views of the mountains surrounding us.
After a hard arduous climb of base camp for 6-7 hours, you will be enthralled by the view of hills and mountains nearby you from every side. You can have some snacks or lunch and enjoy the view at the lap of mountains.
Overnight at Lhonak
Maximum Altitude: 3,595m/11,795m
Kilometers: 12km
Trek duration: 6hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will return to the places that we have hiked before. We will move towards Ghunsa where we had stayed the night before. On our way to Ghunsa, we will see pretty greenery lands covered by glaciers.
Overnight at Ghunsa
Maximum Altitude: 4290m/14,075
Kilometers: 12km
Trek duration: 5hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today on our way towards Sere La we will see the view of Mt.Makalu from a distance. The trail will take us to the dense forest along with the grassy ridge from where we will see 2 villages Phale and Ghunsa.
Overnight at Sele Le
Maximum Altitude: 3,870m/12,697ft
Kilometers: 13km
Trek duration: 6-7hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We start our trek early in the morning as we will have to hike a long way to get to the destination. Get a magnificent view of Mt.Makalu from a distance during a 5-hour hike to Sere. La base camp.
The surrounding gets much greener and the trail takes us in a dense forest from where we can see Ghunsa and Phale village.
Maximum Altitude: 4580m/15,027ft
Kilometers: 11km
Trek duration: 6hurs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We hike for 6-7 hours to touch Ramche. Lands are occupied with glaciers and we take lunch on our way.
Stay overnight at Ramche
Maximum Altitude: 2,080m/6,825ft
Kilometers: 9km
Trek duration: 4hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we will step down the trail from Cheram to Torongfing. We will see very few tea houses on our way to Torongding. You will acknowledge that civilizations are there in trails between these two places Cheram and Torongding. The trail goes from uphill to forests and we will have to walk for 4hrs to reach Torongding.
Overnight at Torongding.
Maximum Altitude: 2,200m/7,218ft
Kilometers: 10km
Trek duration: 7-8hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After having breakfast we step downhills and make a long way uphill. Trails to reach Sherpa Gaun are very risky as it is a landslide-prone area that will ultimately lead us to Bhanjyang village.
Sherpa gaun also is known as the Yamphuding village of the Sherpa community people. After a steep downhill hike through mountains and forests for 7-9 hours, we will reach our destination.
Stay overnight at Yamphuding.
Maximum Altitude: 1,910m/6,267ft
Kilometers: 11km
Trek duration: 5-6hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Walking is very much easier now as we have already passed out the hard trails. We will see amazing villages and fields during the trek.
After walking for 5-6 hours we will reach the beautiful village of Khebang which is surrounded by greenery.
Overnight at Khebang
Maximum Altitude: 1500m/4921ft
Kilometers: 9km
Trek duration: 5-6hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
This is the concluding day for the hike where we will walk for 4-5 hours to reach happukhola where we will be remaining for a night there.
Maximum Altitude: 800m /2624m
Drive duration: 7-8 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
From Happukhola we will take a vehicle to reach Birtamod. We can relax in a comfortable bed after a long tiring driving journey.
Maximum Altitude: 1,350m/4,430ft
Kilometers: 89.1 Km
Meals: Breakfast
After having morning breakfast our guide will help you catch an early flight and after reaching Kathmandu you will be accommodated in a nice hotel where you can have a rest.
Meals: Breakfast
After having breakfast our guide will help you with the luggage and you will be safely driven to the airport. Today your beautiful journey in Nepal ends. You will take a beautiful memory of Nepal with your friends, family or with yourself too.
The best time would be spring. You will be blessed to see the surrounding blooming with Rhododendrons along with the varieties of flowers in various colors. You can trek in the Kanchenjunga circuit from early March to mid-May and also from October to November.
Yes. Kanchenjunga circuit trek can be a 22-25days long trek where we will hike through the high Himalayas with the rugged trail. We will have to ascend and descend every day for more than 3-6 hours. As the hiking is in the high Himalayas, you could suffer due to thin air and cold if you are not physically fit. You can do light exercises to make your body strong and fit before the trekking starts.
Routes are not easy for trekking but to get to the starting point of Kanchengunja Trek you can either take a domestic flight from Kathmandu to Birtamode or you can also rent or drive a vehicle from Kathmandu to Taplejung to get to the starting point of the trek.
Yes, as Kanchenjunga is a remote and restricted trekking border of Sikkim and Tibet, so you will need a trekking permit to get through this region with the Government Register Trekking Company. Also, you will have to register a trekking guide and a party of two or more trekkers in the group.
This trek will approximately take 15-20 days. Trails to this trek are very rough and you will have to climb to higher altitudes so you need to go slower which will demand extra days.
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