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Kanchanjunga world's third tallest mountain
stands on the border of Nepal & India and south
of Tibetan Autonomous. Government of Nepal
opened Kanchanjunga region to trekkers in 1988.
A trekking to Kanchanjunga is real wilderness
adventure, fascination of Mountains, Local
villages and living in harmony of different
ethnical group in the low land Rai, Limbu and
Chhetri and upper part dominated by Sherpa
Peoples who have migrated from Tibet long ago.
Various types of the flora, fauna, herbs &
scrubs are the other feature of the trip. So
Kanchanjunga is the most popular trekking
destination which will fire up the imagination
of everyone. It was first climbed by G. Band,
Evans & J. Brown in 1955This region was opened
for trekkers in 1998 only but lots of
mountaineering groups were already accessing
this route for their attempt to summit the
mountain. This region is largely inhabited by
Rai and Limbu who are known to be very friendly
people.
This trek begins and ends at the small airstrip
at Suketar (Taplejung) which lies in the remote
north east corner of Nepal. From Suketar we will
begin out trek, following a route alone a ridge
top towards the Tamour River where we will enjoy
panoramic views of the Makalu (27825ft) and
Chamlung (24000ft) peaks. We will continue
through forests and rhododendron thickets and
soon the Kanchenjunga range will Arrear River
through the Limbu villages to the terraced
mountainside village of Amjilassa and the
legendry Sherpa village of Ghunsa (11400ft). We
will visit the monastery there and soon have our
first glimpse of a sea of unclimbed peaks
including the Jannu (25289ft), known as a
mystery peak or Terror. We will trek to the edge
of the Kanchanjunga glacier and after crossing
the lateral moraine; we will cut across at this
junction and arrive at our campsite at Lhonak,
an undisturbed landscape of unspeakable beauty.
After a couple of days of rest and exploration
at Lhonak, including a day trip to Pangpema
(16900ft) to see the north face of Kanchanjunga,
we will head south to Yalung glacier. We will
cross of two passes, the Lapsang-La (16700ft) or
Margin-La (15300ft) depending on which is the
safest at the time, into the Simbua Khola valley
and camp at Ramche (14000ft). We will rest and
explore the Yalung Glacier and the southern face
of Kanchenjunga , then begin out trek back to
our last night of camping, we will celebrate
with our Sherpas and porters the completion of
our trek together.
Kanchanjunga Base Camp Trekking 26 days
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Trip Code |
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NAP-KAN-410 |
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Trip Cost |
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USD 3315 per person |
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Group Size |
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Minimum 2 upto 16 person |
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Accessibility |
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45 minutes flight to and from Taplejung from
Kathmandu |
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The Route |
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Pangpema (5150m) northern Kanchanjunga Base
Camp, 5/7-hrs average walking per day, moderate
to strenuous trail. |
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Season |
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Spring: March - April/Autumn: September
November |
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Facility |
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Camping only |
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Special Permit |
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US$ 10 per person for first 4 weeks & US$ 20
after 4 weeks |
Highlights of the trip
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Visit temple, Art/architecture and Pagodas,
heritage sites in Kathmandu
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Scenic flight from Kathmandu - Taplejung -
Kathmandu.
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Trekking through terraced fields and typical
eastern- Nepali villages
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Snow capped Himalayan peaks
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Traditional villages, Unique Himalayan
culture with majority of Sherpa, Rai, Limbu,
Tamang, Chhetri, Brahamn & Tibetan
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Monasteries, Chortens, Temple & prayer walls
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Explore the Kanchenjunga Base Camp.
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Explore worlds biggest blue glacier of
Yalung.\
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Magnificent views of Mt. Everest, Makalu and
Kanchenjunga
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Crossing the pass over Mirgin-La.
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Diverse flora and fauna and rich local
culture\
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Pang Pema, Kanchenjunga's North BC, and the
superb view of the biggest concentration of
mountains in Himalaya
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