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Days 01 :
Arrive at Tribhuwan
international airport,
Kathmandu, you are welcomed
by the hospitable meeting
and then you will be
transferred to your hotel.
Short briefing will be
followed about necessary
formalities and rest of the
program. Depending on
arrival time you will have
choice of visiting nearby
sanctuaries or have a rest
day.
Days 02 :
After breakfast we drive to Swoyambhunatha
stupa has it that Manjushree,
found of Kathmandu valley,
and discovered the lotus of
ancient valley lake on which
site the great stupa of
swoyambhunath was later
built. The omni sighted
stare of Buddha greets
visitors & residents a like
compassion. This is one of
the oldest Buddhist stupa in
the world, which has been
registered in UNICEOO
heritage side. We then visit
to Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Kathmandu durbar square
situated the center of
Kathmandu where you can see
the House of Living Goddess
”KUMARI” Kasthamandup
temple” Said that was built
from single tree in 16th
century, big bell-big drams,
erotic carving in old
temple, old palace etc. We
then finally were
sightseeing to Patan Durbar
Square. Patan Durbar square
is one of the beautiful
Durbars square in Kathmandu
valley. It is very famous
for woodcarving, Metal
works, Temples and
Monasteries. Tour of Patan
includes tour of Krishna
temple, Patan king’s palace,
Golden temple and much more.
Days 03 :
Transfer to airport to
connect CA-408 Kathmandu to Lhasa flight. Upon
arrival you will be met by
our Tibet representative &
transferred to hotel. After
lunch walking tour of
Jokhang & the bustling
Barkhor market.
Days 04 :
Guided sightseeing tour of Potala, the winter
palace of the Dalai Lama;
Drepung, the biggest
monastic university of Tibet
& Nechung Monastery, temple
of the State oracle of
Tibet.
Days 05 : Guided sightseeing
tour of Norbulinka, the
summer palace of the Dalai
Lama and Sera Monastery.
Days 06 :
We drive to Shigatse.
Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery,
the seat of Panchen Lama who
is the 2nd. in the Buddhist
religious hierarchy &
Shigatse Market.
Days 07 : Drive to Xiegar
across Tsoula pass (4500m) &
Gyatso-La pass (5220m).
En-route visit Sakya
Monastery.
Days 08 :
Drive five hours to Kharta , enjoying beautiful
views from the Pang-La
toward Makalu, Lhotse,
Everest, and Shishapangma.
Drive down the Dzakaa Chu
and then the Phung Chu
valley toward Kharta. We'll
make camp past the boarding
school on the banks of the
Kharta Tsangpo River, the
headwaters of Nepal's Arun
River.
Days 09 :
Hike up the Kharta
Tsangpo valley past several
villages. The trail to the
Shao-La leaves the Kharta
valley and climbs steadily
up a side valley to the
south. We'll camp either at
the beginning of this climb
on a ledge overlooking the
valley and its villages (at
approximately (13,000 feet)
or continue up the side
valley following a small
stream for another two hours
to camp on meadows by the
stream.
Days 10 :
Ascend steadily over rocky
ground to reach the Shao-La in about two hours.
Weather permitting; the
views from here toward
Makalu, Lhotse, and Everest
are stunning. Once at the
top of the pass we descend
for about an hour and then
plunge steeply to the valley
below. At once the scene
changes from barren rock
slopes to lush
rhododendrons, birch, and
willow trees. Continue one
hour down this valley to
camp at Joksum, following a
stream through thick fir and
juniper forests.
Days 11 :
Hike steeply through juniper
and rhododendron forests to
reach the high pastures
above the Kama
River. On clear days, we'll
see splendid views toward
Everest and Lhotse. The high
ridges south of the Kama
River drip with hanging
glaciers and in the spring
are alive with bellowing
avalanches. We continue to
traverse alpine meadows and
pass yak herders' camps and
a serene green lake to a
campsite on a large meadow
with great views of the
Khangshung Valley. )
Days 12 : Hike up a ridge
affording a clear sight
right up the Khangshung
Valley, with views of
Everest, Lhotse, Lhotse
Shar, Tshertse, Petangtse,
Chomolonzo, Makalu, and a
myriad of other great peaks.
From this ridge we descend
rather steeply down to the
Kama River coming from the
Langma La. After wading
across the river we enter
the Khangshung Valley, a
wide valley drained by the
Khangshung stream. A
receding glacier has left
behind wide undulating
hillocks now covered by a
thick growth of willow,
rhododendron, juniper, and
other shrubs. Camp at the
meadow called Pethang about
an hour's walk uphill from
the stream crossing.
Days 13 :
Hike steeply up onto a large
rockslide. The views of Makalu and the incredible
upheaval caused by the
Chomolonzo glaciers are
amazing. After the rockslide
the trail traverses around
the mountainside to reach a
beautiful glade, locally
called Okpa. Continue hiking
up meadows of lateral
moraine with views of
Everest, Lhotse, and Tserse
to reach camp on the grassy
knolls of Pethang Ringmo.
Days 14 :
Optional day hikes up the Khangshung Valley
alongside the glacier to the
base camp used by
expeditions attempting the
east face of Everest.
Days 15 :
Retrace our steps down the
valley along the Khangshung Glacier, across
the rockslide opposite the
Chomolonzo glacier, and past
Pethang to a stream crossing
at the Raabka Chu. The camp
on the grassy meadow across
the river is a very pleasant
place to spend the
afternoon. We can also reach
this campsite from Pethang
Ringmo by taking a side trip
to Guru Rimpoche's cave at
Tse Chu Lake. The trail
climbs high above Okpa
meadows, crosses Lamtsho and
then descends steeply to the
lake.
Days 16 :
Hike steadily uphill,
steeply at first for an hour
to a shelf above the river,
then another hour across
relatively flat ground to a
small meadow called Pangboche, where we
have lunch. Continue to hike
steeply over alpine slopes
for another couple of hours
to a small but beautiful
lake at the base of the
Langma-La. The views of
Makalu and Everest are great
from here and camp at Tsho
Tshurigma.
Days 17 :
Climb steeply over rocky
ground to reach the Langma-La in just over two
hours. En-route we pass
another lake, and the views
of Makalu become more
impressive as we climb
upwards, while Everest and
all the other attendant
peaks are visible all the
way to the pass. From
Langma-La we bid farewell to
the Khangshung Valley and
the impressive panorama of
some of the world's highest
mountains, then descend
steeply four hours over
rocky moraines and glaciated
valleys. Camp is on a grassy
meadow beside a clear stream
at Troshay.
Days 18 :
We follow the stream from
camp down the Kharta
Tsangpo valley along a
well-defined trail. We'll
hike across grassy hillsides
used for grazing animals and
past villages with barley
and potato fields ringed by
willows and birch. After two
hours we reach the fork of
the trail where we climbed
to Shao-La at the beginning
of the trek. Cross the river
below Yulba village and
reach our riverside campsite
where we started the trek.
Days 19 : Drive five to six
hours to Rongbuk monastery,
the highest monastery in the
world and a shrine dedicated
to Everest, is the last sign
of habitation before
commencing the trek to
Everest via the north face.
Days 20 :
Hike along the Dza
Rongphu Glacier, the main
glacier flowing from the
northern flanks of Everest,
or just relax and take in
the marvelous views from
camp.
Days 21 :
Drive six hours to the Tingri plains.
Days 22 :
Drive to Zhangmu, a town
near the Tibet/Nepal border,
where we will go through
customs and immigration
before continuing on to
Kathmandu.
Days 23 :
After breakfast we drive to Daksinkali to see
the animal sacrifices.
Daksinkali temple located at
the foothills south of the
valley is the most important
venue of animal sacrifices
to the goddess Kali.
En-route we visit Pharping
Monastery & Chovar Gorge.
The Buddhist history says,
Milerapa from Tibet took one
night shelter in the cave,
and accordingly blessed this
monastery. Hindus have their
version that it was Pancha
Pandav who had visited this
place. The Chovar gorge
which god Manjushree to
create the Kathmandu valley
drained the waters of
primeval lake. We then
finally visit to Kritipur.
The oldest Newari village,
which is famous for local
architect, then back to
hotel.
Days 24 : After breakfast you
will have some free time
until the time to leave the
international airport for
your final departure.
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20 DAYS EVEREST KHARTA VALLEY TREKKING
