Rhododendron Trek Kanchenjunga Region

Fly from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur, Jhapa

Drive early morning from Jhapa to Taplejung in group jeep (13 hrs.)

Trek from Taplejung to Miltung. (5 hrs.)

Rest day at Miltung

Trek from Mitlung to Chiruwa 1171m. (5 hrs.)

Rest day at Chiruwa

Trek from Chirwa to Helllok 1740m (5 hrs.)

Rest day at Hellok and sightseeing around village

Trek from Helllok to Gyabla 2760m (6 hrs.)

Trek from Gyable to Ghunsa (3468m.)

Rest day at Ghunsa for acclimatization. This is a day to rest in order to acclimatize and ex-cursion in and around Ghunsa. Gunsa is also rich with Tibetan and Buddhist culture. Ghunsa is relatively larger town. It is inhabited by Tibetan people. Mainly the women are involved in carpet weaving profession. There is run Carpet Weaving Industry in their home at small scale by local people. The trekkers come across with few check point at Ghunsa. There are local shops where you can buy goods to take along with you at high altitude.

Trek from Ghunsa to Kambachen (4124m.)

Trek from Kambachen to Lhonak (4780m.) and it takes about seven hours. The trail climbs gradually through open rocky fields to Ramtang at 4240m, then across moraines north-west of the Kanchenjunga Glacier. Lhonak, at 4790m, is near a dry lake bed on an open, sandy plain; water is scarce here. There are no houses, but you can camp among the large boulders to get out of the wind. Terrific mountain views abound in all directions.

Rest day at Lhonak, and look around.

Trek from Lhonak to Pangpema(5152m.) which takes about four hours.
From Lhonak, the trail ascends gradually across the plain, then gets a bit steeper as it fol-lows the moraine. You can drop off the moraine and follow the bottom of the valley to avoid the steeper section. The views are dramatic, but you cannot see Kanchenjunga or Wedge Peak until you are near Peng Pema. The spectacular main peak of Kanchenjunga, and a panorama of other peaks that make up one of the largest mountain masses in the world, tower over the single roofless hut at Pang Pema.

Trek from Pangpema to Kanchanjunga (North) Base Camp (5280m.) to Lhonak and it takes approximately 8 hours. Here you can enjoy the snow capped mountains and Kanchenjun-ga glacier. There are gorges of mountin glacier from water flows all the time. During the middle of the day, the scene of falling avalanches captivates you completely.

Trek from Lhonak to Ghunsa which takes about seven hours. Now you trek in descending path crossing the jungle along the river Kambachen river. Somewhere you can see the mani walls and prayer flags hanging over the tree. At a point, you have to cross a wooden bridge.

Rest day at Ghunsa

Trek from Ghunsa to Se lele Camp(4200m.) which takes about 6 hours.

Trek from Se lele La to Tseram (3725m.) and it takes about seven hours.
You trek through almost desert like area and some places you cross are stony trail. The path is ascent from Mirgin La to Tseram. On the path, you can see Lapsang La glaci-er,Mirgin La glacier and snow-capped mountains. There are very few stone roof houses at Tseram and yak huts. You stay overnight.

Trek from Tseram to Okhardunga ( 4730m) for 8 hours.

Rest day at Okhardunga

Trek from Okhardunga to Yalung Base Camp (5400m) for 6 hours.

Excursion to Kanchanjunga Base Camp (South) which takes about six hours.

Trek from Ramchaur to Tortong (2995m) 6 hrs.

Rest day at Tortong

Trek Tortong to Mamankhe (1920m) 6 hrs.

Rest day at Mamankhe

Trek Manankhe to Kande Bhanjyang(2179m) 7 hrs.

Rest day at Khande Bhanjyang

Drive from Kande Bhanjyang to Taplejung (1820m) by bus/jeep 5 hrs.

Drive from Tapeljung to Jhapa by group jeep.

Fly back to Kathmandu from Jhapa