Trekking amid the great Himalaya, we take the high route and
cross the two challenging mountaineering passes to complete this quarter of the
Great Himalaya Trail, Nepal.
This is both a cultural and mountain journey, from village to
village middle hills trekking with kids herding buffalo on the way to school,
through forests to peaceful wilderness campsites with glorious views, exploring
to traditional gompas to being surrounded by huge mountains, and crossing some
of the wilder mountain passes of Nepal.
Do note Tilman's Pass 5300m and the Tashi Labtsa ~5700m are
tough passes with rockfall, and steep, exposed "trails", and
crevasses on the latter too.
2/3 star hotel in Kathmandu, single with breakfast
1 night Nepalgunj hotel, twinshare
domestic flights as per the itinerary
group transportation by private vehicle
entrance fees and permits as needed
Kathmandu group dinner
Expedition-style trek includes
all meals, afternoon tea and hot drinks
roomy single tent / large double for couples
our special comfy dining tent
and more Project Himalaya comforts
porter and horse porterage
very experienced crew
we care for our porters providing:
warm jacket, pants, hat, gloves & sunglasses
warm duvets, mattresses and sleeping tents
Nice touches included
fresh filtered coffee for breakfast
solar charging for cameras, USB devices
filtered drinking water at camp
Our service excludes
insurance, Nepal visa, other meals in Kathmandu
additional hotel nights due to delays
satellite phone however available for rent
international flights, equipment rental, alcohol, bottled water and soft drinks, laundry,
tipping and other items of a personal nature
Tips & extra cash
allow approx $50 per day for Kathmandu meals
allow more if you are a shopaholic
we suggest 5% of the trip cost per trekker for the crew tips pool
Day 1 - arrive Kathmandu 1350m
2 - drive Syabru Besi 1500m
3 - trek Riverside 2410m
4 - trek Ghoretabela 3030m
5 - trek Langtang 3430m
6 - trek Kyangjin Gompa 3830m
7 - rest Kyangjin Gompa 3830m
8 - trek Langshisa Kharka 4285m
9 - rest-explore Langshisa Kharka 4285m
10 - trek High Camp North 4720m
11 - trek High Camp South / camp 4646m via Tilman's Pass 5308m
12 - trek Intermediary 4270m
13 - trek Chedupa Kharka 2510m
14 - trek Tembathang 2160m
15 - Nautale Kharka 3760m
16 - trek Bagam 2700m
17 - trek The Last Resort 1200m
18 - rest-resupply
19 - trek Kaymarle Kharka 2285m
20 - trek Sano Jyandan 3125m
21 - Tingsang Kewa 3270m
22 - trek Bigu Gompa 2500m
23 - trek Loting 1750m
24 - trek Laduk 2050m
25 - trek Jagat
26 - trek Tasinam ~2400m
27 - trek forest camp
28 - trek camp via 4000m pass
29 - trek Beding ~3900m
30 - rest Beding ~3900m
31 - Menlung High camp?
32 - trek Na / Sanma Kharka ~4400m
33 - rest Sanma Kharka ~4400m
34 - trek Kabug 4820m
35 - trek Glacier Camp 4735m / Noisy Knob
36 - trek Tashi Labtsa top 5755m
37 - trek Thyangbo 4230m
38 - trek Thame
39 - trek Namche
40 - trek Lukla
41 - fly Kathmandu
Day 42 - trip ends (late departure?)
The trip ends today and you are free to fly out of Kathmandu however note the
domestic flight out of Lukla yesterday is entirely dependent
on good visibility. It is possible to be delayed, and leaving today after 5pm
today allows an extra day to cover possible domestic flight delays, or leave
tomorrow to be safe, and to have some time in Kathmandu.
Tilman's Langtang
This is the first half of the trip...
Day 1 - meet Kathmandu
...
17 - trek The Last Resort 1200m
18 - drive Kathmandu
Day 19 - trip ends
Rolwaling Tashi Labtsa
And this is the second half of the trip...
(day 17) / Day 1 - meet Kathmandu
(18) / day 2 - drive The Last Resort
...
(41) / day 25 - fly Lukla-Kathmandu
(Day 42) / Day 26 - trip ends
Above GHT Kanchenjunga; although we won't have to cross any bridge as adventurous as this, we always do have adventures on our GHT treks - Jamie McGuinness
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