Tea-House Trek:

 

We offer eco-friendly way of do trekking, called “Tea-House trek (Lodge trek) Arrangement”, which allows you to be more in contact with local people en-route trek. In this arrangement overnight halts with dinner and breakfast will be in Tea-Houses (Lodges) and lunches in local Restaurants en-route. In trek crew there will be one Govt. licensed English speaking leader trek guide for each group of 1 to 4 persons and a porter for each group members of 1 to 3 persons to carry their personal belongings.

 

Offered prices DO NOT include followings:

Insurance of any kind including emergency Evacuation Insurance, expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table/soft drinks, telephone call charges, Hotel accommodation before and after trek, sightseeing tours which are quoted above separately.

Regarding personal equipment one need to bring with him/her a pair of well broken trek Boot, walking stick, warm clothing such as Down Jacket, pullovers, neck scarves, etc. for evening/night/morning use, Sun Hat, casual warm clothing for day use, at least 2 pairs of Good quality socks per day. Apart from above please bring small torch light for reading purpose and night use, slippers, water tumlet, suntan lotions and your personal medication. Most of the equipments listed above are available at Trek Equipment Rental Shops in Kathmandu at reasonable rental charge.

*** All trekking package rates do not include meals in Kathmandu or pokhara, hotel in Kathmandu, sightseeing tours and excursions before and after trek ***

 

11 DAY ANNAPURNA SANCTUARY (BASE CAMP) TREK

 

Day 01 :

Drive or fly to Pokhara. We drive for about 45 minutes from Pokhara to Suikhet ( trek starting point). From here, the path diverts and climbs the ridge above the Yangri river and reaches the village of Astamkot at the top of the ridge. Follow the ridge west through

Hengjakot and Dhampus,  which is a good view point for the Annapurna ranges, which is a good view point for the Machhapuchhare. Camp a little above the school at Dhampus.

 

DAY 02:          

From Dhampus, the trail ascends for about an hour through a beautiful forest of hododendrons and orchids to a pass at 2160m, then descend gradually to Ghatte river for lunch. Continue downhill to a large Gurung village Landrung situated above the Modi river and camp for the night.

 

Day 03 :

Cross the Modi river, climb a set of steep stone stairs to Ghandrung, a huge Gurung village which is a confusing cluster of closely spaced slate-roofed houses with neatly terraced fields. Lunch and dinner will be served here.

 

Day 04 :

Trek along the village and gradually ascend to Kimru ridge through a sparse forest. Descend down through thicket forest to Kimru river and stop for lunch. After lunch is a steep ascent for about 3 hours then the trail levels off till you reach Chomro.

 

Day 05 :

From Chomro village, trail descend to Chomro river and ascend after crossing it. Pass through thick forest vegetation and follow the western bank of Modi river to Khuldi for lunch. After lunch, another 3 hours trek through bamboo and bushes takes you to Doban where you camp for the night.

 

Day 06 :

A steady ascent of about 3 hours for Doban takes you to Hinko. The bushy forest in this area is well stocked with leeches. Once you reach Hinko the forest disappears and the valley opens up and becomes very picturesque. You are at the foot of the Modi Himal and Machhapuchhare now. Camp by the river on the flat ground.

 

Day 07 :

Rest day at Base camp.

 

Day 08 :

Descend to Doban for about 3 hours. Another 3 hours' trek through bamboo and bushes takes you to Khuldi where you camp for the night.

 

Day 09 :

From Khuldi,, follow the western bank of the Modi river to Chomro river. Then ascend steadily to Chomro village and camp for the night.

 

Day 10 :

From Chomro, a short climb of about 15 minutes, then an hour and half of steep descend brings you to the river. From here, it is easy walking to Landrung where you stop for lunch. After lunch, continue on to Dhampus and camp for the night.

 

Day 11:

Descend down to Phedi for about one and half hour and drive back to Pokhara. From Pokhara you either drive or fly back to Kathmandu.

 

Included in price: Flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara.Transfer from Hotel in Pokhara to trek starting point and from trek ending point to Hotel in Pokhara, full-board basis and Annapurna Conservation area Project fee of US$ 30/- per person

 

 

15 DAYS EVEREST BASE CAMP FROM LUKLA

 

DAY 01:

We fly from Kathmandu to the tiny airstrip at Lukla(2800m) for about 40 minutes. This airstrip was built in the sixties by Sir Edmund Hillary and the Sherpas. Once landed, we have lunch while our equipments are sorted out and loaded. We then take an easy walk to Phakding and camp.

 

DAY 02:

As easy day again to help for acclimatization. This is a busy trail with plenty of human interest. There are also tantalizing glimpses of Kusum Kangru (6369m) through the beautiful pine forests and we camp at Joresalee (2800m).

 

DAY 03:

Not a long day but a hard pull up ton Namche Bazar to arrive for an early lunch and our overnight camp. As we climb, we have our first views of Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m). We camp right in the heart of the village and have the rest of the day to enjoy the splendid Sherpa hospitality.

 

DAY 04:

Rest and acclimatization day at Namche Bazar (3444m). We enjoy a rest day here to allow for maximum acclimatization on our way to Everest Base Camp. A pleasant day can be spent exploring the village, talking to the Sherpas and simply enjoying and marveling at the incredible scenery.

 

DAY 05:

Today we walk along a very pleasant trail under the soaring peak to Thamserku and steadily descending to the Imja river and lunch at Phunki where there are a series of water driven prayer wheels. In the afternoon, we climb steadily for about 2 hours to Thyangboche Monastery (3875m) and the views from here are magnificent. The Monastery is literally surrounded by mountains. Yaks graze on the small meadow and the monks drone through their prayers. Surely, this is one of the most beautiful spots in the world.

 

DAY 06:

Rest and acclimatization day at Thyangboche. This is a day to relax and enjoy the magnificent scenery that surrounds you. Everest Lhotse, Nuptse, Taboche (6367m). You can visit the Monastery and the monks will happily show you around. This is just the spot for a rest day.

 

DAY 07:

We move up the Imja river valley to Pangboche (3900m). We stop here for lunch and visit the Monastery and look at the 'Yeti Sculpt'. In the afternoon we continue on to the summer village of Dingboiche (4360m). The scenery all day is superb.

 

DAY 08:

Another rest and acclimatization day at Dingboche. This rest and acclimatization day should give you an excellent chance of ascending Kala Pathar, the Base Camp of the Everest. From these yak herders' village, there are a number of interesting excursions. A 2 hours walk to the huts at Chukung (4700m) will take you to the glaciers flowing off Nuptse and Lhostse. We camp at the foot of Amadablam.

 

DAY 09:

We walk up a small ridge and then contour around the base of the Khumbu Glacier and have a light lunch at Dhungla (4600m) From here, we have a short steep climb to the terminal moraine of the glacier from where the views are stunning. We contour round the moraine again to camp at the foot of the Lobuje Ice Fall (4930m).

 

DAY 10:

Today, we climb Kala Pathar. The actual distance is not so far but we take it very slowly to compensate for the altitude stopping at Gorekh Shep (5288m) for a light lunch. We then take the climb to Kala Pathar (5545m). This is a hard pull but the view from top surpasses anything you can imagine. All around us flow huge glacier ice. The mountains of Pumori (7145m), Lingtren (6697m) and Khumbutse (6623m) separate us from Tibet, and just over the Lho La pass. We see the huge rock of Changtse (7550m) in Tibet itself. But the queen of them all- Sagarmatha (Everest) towers over everyone. This is the Roof of the World. We return to Lobuje at our camp.

 

DAY 11:

We retrace our steps along the glacier to Pheriche (4260m) and stop for lunch. In the afternoon, we take the lower trail to Pangboche and Thyangboche and camp.

 

DAY 12:

Descending to Imja river we climb to Khumjung for lunch. Excellent views all day and camp at Khumjung (3779m).

 

DAY 13:

Descending, pass through Namche Bazar passing under the towering Kongde ridge (6186m) and follow the Dudh Koshi to Phakding to camp.

 

DAY 14:

We walk to Lukla and enjoy a farewell party with our Sherpa crew.

 

DAY 15:

Fly back to Kathmandu.

 

Prices includes: Transfer from Hotel in Kathmandu to domestic airport, flight to Lukla and from domestic airport to Hotel in Kathmandu, full-board basis and Everest Region National Park Conservation fee of US$ 15/- per person.

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