While we’re obtaining the restricted area permit on your behalf, you’ll embark on a full-day sightseeing tour of the Kathmandu Valley. Accompanied by an experienced tour guide, you’ll visit some of the most popular UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites; Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, and Boudhanath. You’ll encounter numerous monasteries, temples, and cultural sites in Kathmandu.

After an early breakfast, you’ll drive to the airport to embark on a brief flight to Bhadrapur town. Located close to Indian Border in Eastern Nepal, Bhadrapur remains warm and humid almost throughout the year. The flight may last only 45 minutes. From here, you’ll drive 4-5 hours north to the touristic destination of Ilam that is popular for its lush, green tea estates.

After enjoying a beautiful sunrise, you’ll have your breakfast and embark on a road journey further north to Taplejung. A 4-hour drive takes you through Taplejung and brings you to Suketar village. From here, you’ll begin trekking. Although a dusty road, you’ll encounter numerous beautiful houses and panorama of mountains like Kanchenjunga and Januu (7110 meters ). You’ll pass through Deurali to arrive at Lalikharka.

Leaving Lalikharka, you continue along the trail. You’ll encounter a steep descent that takes you to Simbu village. The trail continues along Sikheba Khola crossing Phawa River. You’ll continue an uphill walk for a few hours until you reach Kunjari. A short walk from here will bring you directly to Bhanjyang. An easy trek of less than half an hour will take you to Kande Bhanjyang.

After a short ascent from Kande Bhanjyang, you will encounter a gradual descent until Khesewa. The trail further drops through the long extended village towards a small stream. You’ll make way to a small village that opens up a trail towards Phungphung Danda village. A short downhill trek will bring another uphill climb and will continue steeply until you arrive at Phumphe village.

Leaving Phumphe village, you head down through cardamom plantation gradually trekking downhill for less than half an hour. Crossing a suspension bridge followed by an uphill climb, you arrive at Mamankhe. From there, the climb is steep and after an hour you’ll encounter numerous detours. The trail passes Mamankhe and heads to Thumsa. From here, you’ll continue to climb until you reach Sherpagaon.

The trek starts with a steep climb through lush forest of bamboo and rhododendron. Two hours of uphill walk will bring you to a brief leveled ground that leads to Lasiya Bhanjyang. A steep drop from here goes nearby a landslide section and is followed by a short climb. You’ll reach Amji River at the bottom of a narrow valley and follow a trail that goes all the way to Tortong.

Leaving Tortong, the trail follows Simbuwa Khola and continues north-east through an easy uphill trek. It is one a beautiful walk as you hear the sounds of the river, and walk through pine and larch tress. You may encounter few very steep climbs along the trail that goes through beautiful rhododendron forests. By noon, you’ll reach Anda Phedi. It will take another 2 hours of trek to reach Tseram.

You have trekked above 3000 meters and it is best to allow your body to get acclimatized to the high altitude. Today, you’ll spend the day exploring Tseram village and the surrounding places. A small settlement, Tseram is mostly inhabited by Limbu tribe. You can catch some beautiful sights of the valley, forests, and river before resting for the night.

The day starts with a very steep climb that continues for the first half an hour. The valley widens up and the trail passes through pines and rhododendron forest, several pastures, and yak shed. You can catch the beautiful sight of Rathong (6678m) and Kokthang (6148m). The trail is fairly comfortable afterward. Ramche village lies just beneath a huge ridge on a flat land over Yalung Glacier.

You’ll continue along the trail and climb further up into the valley that separates Yalung Kang Glacier on the right and mountain cliffs on the left. As you continue along the trail, you’ll encounter Kabru (7412m) and Rathong (6678m) peaks dominating the view. A couple of hours of trek will bring an open valley that offers beautiful view of Kanchenjunga (8586m). You’ll reach Oktang and enjoy the majestic sight of the surrounding glaciers before heading back to Tseram.

Today, you’ll leave Oktang and trek towards Selele La. You’ll initially walk through deep forest over a rocky trail to reach a wide valley that offers the sight of Kanchenjunga (8586m). A straight steep climb will take you through the first pass, Sinion La (4645m). You’ll descend briefly and then climb through the Selele La (4480m) catching beautiful view of several smaller peaks.

Leaving Selele La, you’ll continue with an easy walk. The trail further is bit rocky and after an hour it reaches the first pass with Buddhist prayer flags. The trail continues in a similar manner until you reach the second pass. Afterward, it starts to drop sharply through the Rhododendron forest until you arrive at the Tibetan village of Ghunsa.

You’ll head deeper into the valley along the Ghunsa Khola. A brief comfortable walk leads you to the bottom of a waterfall. A steep climb will take you uphill that offers a beautiful sight of Januu Peak (7711m). You’ll start descending and enter Kambachen, a small village where two valleys meet. Here you can enjoy the fantastic views of Thongje (6645m) and Ghabur (6044m).

Leaving Kambachen, you’ll start with a brief climb out into the narrow valley and pass through a rocky trail to reach a waterfall. The trail is fairly easy for few hours until it climbs into a narrow valley via another eroded section. After a while, you’ll reach Lhonak, village with stone huts right above the Kanchenjunga Glacier. You can catch the beautiful sight of Kirat Chuli (7365m), Nepal Chuli (6910m), and Mera Peak (6364m) from the village.

The trail continues into the deep valley surrounded by high mountains. You’ll continue along a tough trail to reach Pang Pema. You’ll cross rubbles of glacial rocks until the valley finally ends at Pang Pema or Kanchenjunga North Base Camp. From the base camp, you can catch the beautiful sight of Kanchenjunga (8586m), Kanbachen (7802m), Ramtang Peak (6601m), Nepal Chuli (6910m), and Kirat Chuli (7365m). Afterward, you’ll head back to Lhonak village for an overnight stay.

Leaving Lhonak, you’ll retrace your path and head back to Ghunsa via Kambachen village. Although mostly a downward descent, you may have to walk for over 6 hours to reach Ghunsa. This might be hard on our knees so take it easy. You will pass through waterfalls, rough trail and rhododendron forests to reach Ghunsa.

The trail continues to descend through lush forests of pine and rhododendron until you cross Ghunsa Khola. You’ll continue along the trail to arrive at Phale. A short hike from Phale will bring you to Gyabla which is inhabited by Tibetan immigrants. Here, you will be below 3000 meters and find it considerably easier to breathe and walk.

Leaving Gyabla, you’ll encounter a steep descent through bamboo forests. You can also cross Ghunsa Khola to pass through an ancient gumba, Tashi Choding. You’ll cross several small streams and slowly trek back to populated villages. The trek is pleasant taking you through lush pines, blue spruce and rhododendron forest. The day ends at Amjilosa.

Leaving Amjilosa, the trail follows along the river and goes through some steep sections that opens up to many smaller settlements. The village will finally lead you to Sukethum. You’ll continue through the sparse settlements to arrive at Taplethok that also marks the end of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.

As you’ll be trekking through the lower Kanchenjunga region, you’ll encounter more settlements with highly decorated houses. You’ll encounter numerous Rai and Limbu villages along the way. An easy walk from Taplethok through Chirwa and Linkhim will bring you to Phurumbu. You can also choose to walk no further than Linkhim and stay for a night there.

Today is the last day of the trek as you hike down to Suketar village. You will walk through tractor road and will arrive at Lapsibote first. After a short rest here, you will cross a suspension bridge, walk downhill towards the end to arrive at Suketar. The trek may last around 4 hours and will not be too tiring.

After breakfast, you will drive to Kanyam, one of the most beautiful tea gardens of Nepal. Enjoy the tea garden and spend the day relaxing after a long trek through some rough trails. You can observe the Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586m) from the tea garden; so, you enjoy sunset and sunrise view here.

After breakfast in Kanyam, you will retrace and drive back to Bhadrapur, heading towards the domestic airport. From here, you will catch a flight back to Kathmandu. Our company representative will receive you at Tribhuvan International Airport and transfer you to your hotel.

Today, you’ll be driven back to the international airport to catch your flight back home. Thank you for travelling with us. We hope you have had a fulfilling journeying through the landscape of Nepal. We bid you farewell and hope to meet you again for another trip.