Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek 28 Days

Once you reach the Tribhuvan airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, you will be warmly received by our Sherpa Expedition and Trekking representative who will help you transfer to the hotel on a private tourist vehicle After checking into your hotel, you can either rest or explore around your vibrant surrounding at your convenience.

Today, we spend the day exploring different tourist sites in the Kathmandu valley. Our City tour guide will take you to the following places in Kathmandu Pashupatinath Temple: It is a holy site for Hindus all over the world. The pagoda-styled temple of Lord Shiva is visited by thousands every year. Boudhanath Stupa: An important pilgrim site for Buddhists and Hindus, it is one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world. Swoyambhunath: Another famous Buddhist holy site, it is also called the Monkey temple. this place is enough for a day tour.

Today, After breakfast, we will take a scenic flight from Kathmandu to the Bhadrapur it takes approximately about 45 minutes. After arriving at Suketar we will take a drive from Bhadrapur to reach Suketar, which our trekking starting point. We will spend our night at Suketar.

Leaving Suketar, After breakfast, we start with an easy 3 to 4-hour walk along the ridgeline to Lali Kharka, a grazing area.

Leaving Lali Kharka, We will fallow the trail that continues descend to Tembewe before slogging up to a ridge and dropping steeply to the villages of Pokora and Simbu and on down to a suspension bridge over the Phawa Khola at 1430m/4,692ft. Then after we will steeply climb up the east side of the valley, through wheat fields, to the Limbu village Kunjari. we will continue trek towards to reach Kande Bhanjyang ridge. Views of the Kabru peaks along the border and on to Kangchenjunga should be possible.

Leaving Kande Bhanjyang, We will fallow the trail that passes through terraced fields, past several hamlets high above the Kabeli Khola.then after enters the forest, passes a high waterfall, and finally drops to cross the Khesewa Khola before climbing eastwards to Phumphe. Overnight at Phumph Danda.

Leaving Phumphe Danda, we will follow the contours of the hillside above the Kabeli Khola (river), traversing small rivers and valleys. There are several great places to take a rest and take a dip in the river as we follow it until reaching Yamphudin Village. We will also stop beside the river for lunch. We will stay at Yamphudin in a guest house tonight.

leaving Yamphudin, Today we will walk around eight to nine hours, leads us through cooling forests, and along the way offers splendid views of the Himalayas. The path follows the Amji Khola. Further down the trail, we cross Lassiya Bhanjyang Pass before reaching Tortong where we will stay the night in a guest house.

Today, we will Follow the riverside trail, as it climbs steadily through rhododendron and pine forest to Tseram (Cheram): a summer pasture settlement, for herds from Yamphudin or below. It is also the start of the five-pass trail to Ghunsa Village. Two rudimentary lodges open in the trekking season. From here we can see good views of the Yalung Glacier moraine, Rathong and the Kabru peaks. We stay overnight at Cheram.

After breakfast, we trek up to the Yaglung Ri Base camp to let our bodies get used to the high altitudes. Today's trek will require good determination and also some luck we can only cross the high passes if the weather is good. We will return back to Ramche for overnight stay.

We trek back to Cheram. We will see magnificent views as we pass Yalung Glaciers and a series of valleys, frozen lake, clear streams

Today we start our trek early in the morning the trail heads down into the valley and along the way pass the trail that leads to the physically demanding Lapsang La Pass trail to Ghunsa and the north side of Kanchenjunga. This pass is dangerous, so we will head across the southern passes crossing Mirgin La Pass. At the beginning, it is a steep ascent to reach the pass. On reaching the pass we have fantastic panoramic views of Jannu, and further away in the distance Mt. Makalu, Gyakung Kang, Everest, Lhotse, and Chamalang. Today’s trek will take about six to seven hours and will leave you tired and ready for a good night’s sleep at our campsite/Teahouse tonight.

Today we will trek the trail that descends through pine and rhododendron forests until we reach Ghunsa, the last village in the valley. Ghunsa is a charming Tibetan village with many wooden houses displaying fluttering prayer flags. Ghunsa has two monasteries that are worth a visit. Tonight we stay at Ghunsa in a guest house.

Today we have a rest day at Ghunsa, Acclimatization is very important to avoid mental and physical Mountain sickness. The best way for acclimatization walking through forest areas and heads up towards Lapsan La at 4,200 meters. At Ghunsa, it will possible to make a phone call back home or send some messages to our family and friends. we will spend our night at Ghunsa village.

After breakfast, we will follow the paths that go along the east bank of the Ghunsa river. We will cross a suspension bridge at Rampuk Kharka and continue our trek passes through a sacred waterfall before we crossing a large landslide affected areas. That place is always the danger for rock falls in the landslide affected areas, We need to cross this area as quickly as we can. After that, the first view of Mt. Jannu can be seen from above the ridge. After a six hours of trekking, we will reach Khambachen. We will spend our night in Khambichen at the teahouse.

Leaving Khambichen, the trail goes through the north bank of the river. The trail can be very slippery and icy, carefully walking our steps one at a time we will cross a bridge and then climb up to reach the grazing grounds of Ramtang. From Ramtang we will follow the trail that becomes narrow and loose before descending down to the river and head to Lhonak. We will spend our night at Lhonak.

Leaving Lhonak, we ascend the lateral moraine from Kanchenjunga Glacier passing through several sections of rocky trail and landslide area for around 2 hours. The trails steepness decreases as we reach the stone huts in a grassy area at Pang Pema. We will see magnificent views of the vast north face of Mt. Kanchenjunga from Pang Pema. We spend our night at teahouse.

Today, We have an optional hike up a ridge, north of Pang Pema for those who are interested. It's a 200 or 300 meters climb and provides great views of Kanchenjunga, Wedge Peak, the Twins, and Tent Peak. From there we can descend to Khambachen. We stay overnight at teahouse.

After breakfast, we will trek down to the valley to reach Ramtang. Along the way, we will have the opportunity to see blue sheep trying to find food on steep mountainsides. We will continue our trekking until we reach Ghuasa village. We will spend our night at Ghunsa.

After having breakfast, We will pack our bag and head to the trail for Amjilosa. Today we will walk mostly downhill except two uphills, nearby Gyabla and before Amjilosa. The path follows the bamboo forest all the way to Amjilosa. After walking six to seven hours from Ghunsa we will reach a little village Amjilosa. Overnight in a local guesthouse.

Today after having breakfast, We make a steep descend to the junction of the Ghunsa Khola and Tamur River. We stay overnight at the Local teahouse near the bank of the River.

Today from Sekathum, we cross the Simbu Khola, the same river that we followed up from Torontan. Since we are at lower altitude the weather will be pleasantly warm at these low altitudes and we can ee cardamom growing freely in the moist shaded forest. Then after we will cross the numerous small tributary streams we reach Chirwa, a village set among large boulders.

Today, the trail is again splendid. As we leave Chirwa, the valley gets narrower. We will walk through rugged trails where you will see the debris of landscape. After crossing it, we will walk down to a stream called Thiwa Khola. We will cross the river, will walk through exotic trails reach Mitlung.

After breakfast, Leaving Mitlung It is an easy and short trekking day. We will gradually trek to reach Taplejung.

After breakfast, we will take a drive from Taplejung and head towards Bhadrapur. Along the drive route, we can see the many activities of local people for daily survival while we drive through several villages and towns. After arriving at Bhadrapur we can relax and celebrate the completion of the wonderful Kanchenjunga circuit trek. We will stay in Bhadrapur at Hotel.

Today we will take a scenic flight from Bhadrapur back to Kathmandu. We will have a final meal together in the evening. You can once roam around this vibrant city and buy gifts and souvenirs to take back home.

Today, In the evening we will have a farewell dinner in a traditional Nepalese restaurant with cultural performances.

Finally, today is the day of the final departure. Sherpa Expedition and Trekking representative will transfer you to the Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu. We hope you had a great journey with us. We wish to see you in the next adventure nearest future. Safe journey!