Kanchenjunga Circuit Trekking 24 Days

Kanchenjunga Circuit Trekking 24 Days

​Mt. Kachenjunga (28,198ft & treasures of the snow) is the third highest mountain in the world and was first climbed by the British in 1956. Lying on the Nepal – Sikkim borders, the lush landscape of the Kanchenjunga area is an ideal environment for musk deer, blue sheep, and the infamous yeti. Few westerners have traveled to this remote area.

Kanchenjunga Round trek offers an endless variety of culture and changing countryside as it proceeds from terraced fields, forests of birch, bamboo, and rhododendron that eventually turn to stands of fir and hemlock as one climbs higher into the mountains. Himalayan bear, barking deer, and the lesser panda are among the rich animal and birdlife that fill the area. Kanchanjunga, Makalu and the spectacular Jannu are among the peaks at the outset of the trek. Passing through villages of Brahmins and Chhetries, you enter an almost exclusive Limbu territory with a scatter of Gurung and Sherpa settlements.

Itinerary

Day 1 Kathmandu Arrival (1300m), Transfer to Hotel & Briefing+
Day 2 Kathmandu sightseeing tour, packing and preparations+
Day 3 Kathmandu to Suketar/Taplejung (2320m), Trek to Mitlung (920m) or Fly to Bhadrapur (40 min), and drive to Phedim (5 hrs)+
Day 4 Mitlung to Chirwa (1336m) or Drive to Taplejung – Lunch – drive to Chirwa+
Day 5 Chirwa to Sekathum (1640m)+
Day 6 Sekathum to Amjilosa (2360m)+
Day 7 Amjilosa to Gyabla (2690m)+
Day 8 Gyabla to Ghunsa (3472m)+
Day 9 Acclimatization Day at Ghunsa+
Day 10 Ghunsa to Khambachen (4130m)+
Day 11 Rest Day at Khambachen+
Day 12 Khambachen to Lhonak (4792m)+
Day 13 Lhonak to Pang Pema Base Camp (5140m), Return to Lhonak (4792m)+
Day 14 Lhonak to Ghunsa (3415m)+
Day 15 Ghunsa to Selele (4480m)+
Day 16 Selele to Yalung (4128m)+
Day 17 Yalung to Ramche (4360m)+
Day 18 Trek to Oktang valley (4780m), Return to Ramche+
Day 19 Ramche to Tortong (2980m)+
Day 20 Trek to Hellok village (7 hrs)+
Day 21 Trek to Ranipul (4 hrs) and drive to Taplejung same day, 6 hours+
Day 22 Drive to Bhadrapur (8hrs) and fly to KTM (40min)+
Day 23 Free day, shopping and celebration meals in the evening+
Day 24 International Departure+