Kanchenjunga Trek

Nepal Intrepid Treks will be your dedicated travel companion until you return to your home country. Once you arrive at Kathmandu airport, we will be there to pick you up and take you to your hotel. Accommodation for our valued customers includes room and breakfast in a three star hotel in Kathmandu.

Take in the impressions of Nepal as we drive you from the airport to your hotel. We will assist you with the check-in and provide you with further information regarding your Kanchenjunga Trek. You may then have a rest or stroll through the bustling, colorful streets and alleys of Kathmandu.

Prepare for a day of immersion into the Nepalese culture, while visiting the most important landmarks of this fascinating city and its outskirts. Our experienced guide will take you to Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO heritage site which represents the political and historical values of Nepalese civilization.

We then proceed to Swayambhu Nath Temple, also known as ‘Monkey Temple’ thanks to its adorable colony of monkeys that run free. This temple is the symbol of harmony between Buddhists and Hindus.  At the top of the stupa you will have a splendid birds-eye view of Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings.

We continue to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple, a holy place for Hindu devotees. Especially interesting is the holy cremation area where preparations and daily cremation ceremonies take place. From here we return to the hotel.

Today, we take a flight to Taplejung from domestic terminal of Kathmandu airport. After flying in the air for around thirty minutes, we will find ourselves in the Suketar airport in Taplejung. Upon arrival, we grab our trekking bags and start our trekking journey to Mitlung. We stay at a guesthouse in Mitlung for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Mitlung, we follow our trail and start ascending for few hours and then start descending steadily until we reach the village of Sinwa. From Sinwa we continue downhill to Tawa. We then ascend up until we reach certain height and cross a suspension bridge over a river at Thiwa. We further pass beautiful wild landscape along our way until we reach Chirwa. Chirwa is a beautiful Limbu village that has few lodges and tea houses stalled up. We stay at a guesthouse in Chirwa for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our destination for the day is Sukathum. We leave Chirwa and pass the beautiful landscape all the way through the cardamom fields and the dense forests. After trekking uphill for some time, we descend down to the lush green fields. We further continue walking along the Tamor River and pass a dense forest on the route. We walk for around five to six hours uphill and downhill trek until we cross Ghunsa River. We further walk until we reach Sukathum where we stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our walk today is quite challenging. At first, we cross a suspension bridge over a river and walk outside the Sukathum to enter a dense forest. We ascend up along a steep trail and then descend down to cross a river again. From here, we climb up a gorge and pass Solima village. We again descend down to the level of the river and continu walking until we reach Amjilosa. Our day is quite tough and it recommended to walk carefully as we climb up the gorge. The later part of the trail after the gorge to Amjilosa is also quite tricky. Once we reach Amjilosa, we stay at a guesthouse in Amjilosa. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We leave Amjilosa and continue our trail from the bank of the river. We pass a dense forest full of rhododendron, bamboo and fir trees until we reach a stone house that lies by the river. We further ascend up and cross few bridges that comes through on our way. Today, we can enjoy the outstanding waterfalls that originates from those high mountains. It can be a good spot for taking photographs and resting for a while. From here, we take a short uphill walk until we reach Gyabla. Gyabla is a Tibetan settlement where we will find the people of Tibetan origin. We stay at a guesthouse in Gyabla for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we descend down the river where we get a glimpse of beautiful valley which opens up before us as we reach Phale. Phale is a Tibetan refugee settlement area where we can find many shops of handicrafts and homemade rugs. We can buy some stuffs here if interested. We further walk through pine and conifer forest until we reach the village of Ghunsa. Ghunsa is a Sherpa village which is popular for its hydroelectricity plant and remembered for a tragic helicopter crash. It is the same village where more than twenty conservationists died in a helicopter crash. We stay at a guesthouse in Ghunsa for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We spend our day exploring the village of Ghunsa. It is essential for acclimatization purpose and also the village has so many things to be explored. We take a short hike to a monastery called Laspsan monastery for which we have to walk all the way through lush dense forest. After exploring the monastery, we return back to Ghunsa by afternoon. For the rest of the day, you can either rest or explore around the village. We stay at a guesthouse in Ghunsa for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Ghunsa, we continue our trail to the north along the river bank that offers some fantastic views of mountains. On the route, we pass through the meadows adorned with beautiful wildflowers. We further walk along the rhododendron and pine forests. Moving ahead, wecross a bridge at RampukKharka and continue walking until we pass a beautiful waterfall. We cross the tricky section of the landslide and continue walking with the view of Mt. Jannu on our sight. We further tackle with the challenging mountain trail until we reach Kambachen which would be our stopping point for the day. We stay at a guesthouse in Kambachen for the night.(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

It is a day separated for acclimatization to sustain with the gain in altitude. We spend the day hiking along the nearby places for a while and relaxing for rest of the day. We can take bath and explore around the area of Nupchukhola valley. After spending a quality day in Kambachen, we spend our night at a guesthouse. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

As we head forward in our trekking journey, our trail gets more challenging. We start early and pass the rocky fields with large boulders on the hill side. We walk along the river bank until we encounter a waterfall. We then cross a bridge over the river to visit Ramtang monastery. Before we reach Lhonak, we come across a landslide area. We carefully cross the section in asteady pace and descend down to river to reach Lhonak. Upon arrival, we stay at a guesthouse for overnight halt. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

An exciting day of our journey where we make our way along the Kanchenjunga glacier to Pangpema! It is the base camp of Kanchenjunga on the north side of the mountain. The trail to the base camp is quite rocky and is prone to landslide therefore it is recommended to be very careful while trekking along this section. When we reach Pangpema, we can see a flat section of base camp. We can climb a little high from base camp and enjoy the spectacular views of Mt. Jannu, Mt. Kanchenjunga and Chang Himal. We stay at a camp in Kanchenjunga Base Camp for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

After beholding the beauty of mountains in Kanchenjunga section from the northern base camp, we retrace our journey back to Lhonak. We descend down all the way down to Ramtang monastery. The return journey is also full of fasntastic mountain views as we can enjoy the splendour of mountains like TapleShikhar, Gimmigela, Mera Peak and many others. We continue descending all the way to Kambachenwhere we stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We retrace our journey back to Ghunsa through same lush and dense forests with the views of impressive mountains on our sight. We stay at a guesthouse in Ghunsa for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

From Ghunsa, we walk steep uphill until we reach Sele Le. On the route, we pass the beautiful dense forest of rhododendron, moss and juniper. We stay at a guesthouse in Sele Le for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we ascend up enjoying the views of mountains like JannuHimal and Mt. Makalu. Our trekking for the day is rather strenuous as we have to cross passes like Sinion La, Mirgin La and Sinelapche Bhanjyang. From the pass, we make a steep descend all the way to Cheram where we stop for the night. We stay at a guesthouse in Cheram for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we ascend up from Cheram and pass the snout of yalung glacier. We walk alongside of Simbuwariver and pass Lapsang village to reach Ramche. We further ascend up the valley of ridge where we can get the view of blue sheep. We follow the stream and climb up a moraine that confronts the southern face of Kanchenjunga. We further walk ahead enjoying the glimpse of JannuHimal and descend down to Cheram for overnight stay. If we have enough time, we may also visit Oktang monastery on the way. We stay at a guesthouse in Cheram for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we descend down to Tortong where we will encounter two trails. One of the two trails will take us down from Sele Le. However, we will not take this route and follow another route that will take us down to Simbuwa Khola. Tortong we first encounter two trails. One trail is the one we took while descending down from Sele Le. However, we ignore this route and descend down to Simbuwa Khola. We enjoy the lush landscape and rhododendron forest on our way own to Tortong. We stay at a guesthouse in Tortong for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We further descend down from Tortong to Yamphudin. We pass the LasiyaBhanjyangon the way where we walk up through the forests and landslide areas. The terrain gets sloppy and difficult to walk in monsoon however during October; the path is stable and fine. We continue through the trail until we reach Yamphudin. Yamphudin is a beautiful village inhabited by Sherpa, Limbu and Rai people. We stay at a guesthouse in Yamphudin for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today we retrace our journey all the way to Mamanke. We stay at a guesthouse in Mamanke for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We retrace our journey all the way to Lali Kharka and stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We retrace our steps back to Suketar. After walking for around four to five hours, we find ourselves in the same place from where we had started our trekking journey earlier. Reaching Suketar is an informal declaration of end of our trekking journey. We stay at a guesthouse in Suketar for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we take a flight back to Kathmandu. After flying for around thirty minutes on air, we will find ourselves in Kathmandu airport. You will be driven to your hotel in Kathmandu. You can enjoy your time on your own. Stay at a hotel in Kathmandu for the night. (Breakfast included)

Spend this day at your leisure in or around Kathmandu. You can take one of our optional day trips, relax or roam around Kathmandu city. Perhaps go for a massage – you deserve it – or do some last-minute shopping. Take a leisurely lunch in one of the many tea gardens or dine on one of the rooftop terraces. Overnight stay at the hotel (breakfast included).

After this wonderful adventure, it’s finally time to bid you a farewell. We will pick you up from the hotel and escort you to the airport for your journey home! We hope with all our hearts that we served you well and look forward to seeing you or your friends again someday.