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Day
01 : Arrive Kathmandu and trasfer to hotel |
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02 : Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj:
You will fly by a scheduled flight to Nepalgunj.
Alternative is a 12 hours bus ride, that goes
towards South via Narayanghat and then head West,
along the paved highway. Overnight at the local
hotel. |
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03 : Fly from Nepalgunj to Simikot (2,856m.).
Trek to Majgaon (2,400m.), Walking takes
approximately 4 hours.. The flight Nepalgunj to
Simikot takes 45 minutes, Which goes over Western
Terai of Nepal, The Mahabharata hills, Bheri river
valley as well as the Karnali river. After having a
rest to the Immigrations office, the group will meet
the Guide and Sherpa crew & start trekking to
Majgaon. The trail climbs to the Simikot Lagna in
about 2 hours, and then start to descent steeply
into the Karnali gorge. Camp is made under some
walnut trees by long tea houses or nearby on the
opened ground. |
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04 : Trek to Danda Karmi ( 2550m.) Hike up to
the upper Karnali river valley, past the Toling and
Dharapani villages and several beautiful waterfalls,
gradually ascending towards Karmi village. Walking
takes 6/7 hours.. Camp site is suggested on the open
field at Danda Karmi. |
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05 : Trek to Yalbang Chaur ( 2,700m). Karmi is
the first village that you will be passing, this
village is inhabited by upper Humla people of
Tibetan sect. Afterwards, Contour up the valley only
to descend rather steeply to the Sali Khola with its
beautiful stream flowing through the forest. Walking
takes 6-7 hours. Camp is made a little further where
there is a wide open meadow by the beside the river,
The meadow is called the yalbang Chaur. |
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06 : Trek to Tumkot Khola(2800m.). Climb
gradually to the village of Yalbang. From here the
upper trail passes through Toothpaling monastery,
while the lower one leads directly to the village of
Yankhar. Another 3 hours of hiking around the bend
of the Karnali brings to the bridge below Muchu.
From Muchu the trail drops gently to the stream
below reaching the settlement of Tumkot. Walking
takes 6-7 hours. Camp is suggested by the stream
side at the bottom of the valley. |
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Day
07 :
Trek to Yari (3,450m.). After crossing a wooden
bridge over Tumkot Khola. You veer - of the Karnali
gorge towards Yari village and the Nara La Pass, the
trail will lead into Tibet. The trail climbs
steadily up the Mountain side to a distant Yari.
Yari is the last Nepali village, before heading
towards Nara La . Walking takes 5-6 hours.. Camp can
be made by the stream side near the last group of
houses at Yari. |
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Day
08 : Trek to Over Nara La Pass (4,325m.) to
Sher(3,600m.) in Tibet. It will take 3 to 4 hours to
cross the Nara La Pass from Yari. The Nara La Pass
is marked by a seap of stones, travellers have put
there crowned by many flag poles & strings of
colourful prayer flags. The descent to meet the
Karnali once again is steep. Precipitous & narrow
winding & following the ridges to drop giddily to
the river far down below. Walking takes 7-8 hours.
Camp is made on the banks of the Karnali on a flat
area near the bridge. |
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09 : Trek to Kocher/Purang (3,600m.) Bus drive
to Taklakot (3,500m.). After breakfast. You will
start your trek, passing through a village of Sher,
the first Tibetan village that you come across along
the trail. The gravel trail continues, twisting &
bending finally reaching the village of Kocher.
Here, you will see the famous Gompa of Kochernath.
And at Kocher, only an arranged transport will be
waiting for all. After boarding the bus or a lorry
take a ride to Taklakot ( also known) as Purang or
Burang ride may last for an hour . Walking time
taken to reach Kocher is approximately about 2
hours.. Overnight - at Purang Guest House or Camp |
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Day
10 :
Bus drive to Darchen(4,500m.) at the base of
Mt. Kailash. From Chiu Gompa, the bus journey again
continue heading North to a village called Darchen.
Darchen is a small settlement at the button of the
Southern slopes of the holy mountain - Kailash. In
the past it was a Drokpa village(Village of the
nomads - not a permanent settlement). Now there are
mixture of people living here. Their houses are made
out of boulders & stone. Drive to reach this place
takes about 2 hours.. Overnight camp at Dharchen. |
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11 : Trek to Dri-Ra Phuk Gompa (4,900m.)
From here you will begin trekking up towards the
Western valley of Lha Chu. After Lha Chu you reach
Tarpachan, and by the meadows there are numerous
flagpoles, from this point you can have the stunning
view of the holy mountain - Kailash, at the far
distance, and the Gompa of Chugu is also seen on the
far side of high the high waterfalls. The trail
continue twisting and turning then finally reaching
the distinction -Dri-Phunk. This is a long trek,
walking takes approximately 6-7 hours.. Settle in
for the night camp opposite to the lone monastery of
Dri-Ra Phunk. |
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12 : Trek through Dorma La Pass (5,400m.) to
Zuthul Phunk Gompa (4,700m.). From Dri-Ra Phunk the
trail to Dorma La pass gain height, steadily through
open area of many stone cairns heaped up by the
pilgrimage to the Sacred mountain. After having
reached Dorma La pass, you will notice one, the only
one so huge boulder fastened with strings of
colorful prayer flags, this happen to make the
highest point of the long journey to this holy part
of mountain. From here the trail descends, passing
by the holy lake of Guari Kund. It is believed, here
the pilgrims who have come on pilgrimage, fill their
water bottles to carry the water, for friends and
relatives. From this lake side the trail keeps
following down the eastern side of the valley of the
Dzong Chu river, and reach the cave monastery of
Zuthul Phunk. It is long days walk, time taken is
approximately 7-8 hours.. stay at night camp. |
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13 :
Trek to Darchen. At Zuthul Phunk village,
afternoon time is free. You can visit the only cave
monastery of this place. This cave monastery is
believe to be the famous one, as it being the
meditation retreat for one of the great Tibetan
saint namely - Saint Mirarepa. The print impression
of his pair of palms on the roof of the rock cave
believed to have been left behind when he was trying
to lift up the rock to make more rooms inside. After
the monastery visit to over, get set for the move
again down the valley. Take the trail leading down
the valley and the Dachen. Walking takes
approximately about 3-4 hours to reach Darchen. Make
a Over night camp at the Darchen. |
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Day 14 : rive to Lake Manasarover (4,558m.)
From Taklakot you will continue your bus ride
heading North towards the Kailash Parbat. The bus
journey will take us passing around the deep blue
waters of "Rakshas Tal(Demand lake)" and the "Manasarovar".
And far away in the distant you can see Mt. Kailash,
a white dome like formation. The bus will take you
as far as Chiu Gompa Which is situated by the
bank-side of Manasarovar. This is a Beautiful sport
and is revered by the Buddhist people as the resting
place of Guru Padma Sambhava before his death. The
bus ride may last for 3-4 hours.. Camp is set up
near the Chiu Gompa. |
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Day
15 : Drive to Paryang. |
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Day
16 :
Drive to Saga. |
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Day
17 : Drive to Nyalam. |
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Day
18 : Drive to Kathmandu via Zhangmu. |
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Day
19 :
Kathmandu |
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Day
20 : Final Departure. |
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