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Camping Trekking » Kanchanjunga
Region
Kanchanjunga Base Camp
Trekking Duration: 22
days Grade: Adventurous
Government of Nepal opened Kanchanjung
Region to trekkers in 1988. Though people had trekked in
the area in connection with mountaineering. Kanchanjunga
is situated on the border of Nepal and India, state of Sikkim.
To entire circuit of mountain politically is not possible.
The next best alternative is to visit both Base Camp North
Pangpema (5100m.) and south Yalung (4800m.) from Nepal.
You require being well equipped for a high pass crossing
and  having
a minimum of four week to spare. It is not so easy to cross
pass either Lapsang La or Mirgin La. Bad weather and snow
are often to blame, but more often it is sim;lu lack of
time to get startint point of Kanchanjung. Either you have
to fly Suketar or drive from Kathmandu to Hille Basantapur
(552kms.), other option you can drive from Kahtmandu to
Taplayjung via Ilam, but it is long journey. On the route,
elsewhere, lodges are not. There is some in the manor village
at the lowland that are primitive styled. You can trek either
to the North or South Kanchnjunga Base Camp but takes luck,
determination and allot of time to visit both side of the
peak. Both side of upper land is particularly remote. Visit
of this trek is tremendously wilderness. If you are having
short time, you can fly to Suketar from Biratnagar and fly
from Suketar.
| Day to Day Itinerary |
| Day 1 |
Fly to Biratnagar |
| Day 2 |
Fly
to Taplejung and trek to Mitlung. (1698m) |
| Day 3 |
Trek
to Chirwa. (1608m) |
| Day 4 |
Trek
to Sakathum. (1650m) |
| Day 5 |
Trek
to Amjulasa. (2100m) |
| Day 6 |
Trek
to Kyapra. (2700m) |
| Day 7 |
Trek
to Ghunsa. (3475m) |
| Day 8 |
Trek
to Khambachen. (4130m) |
| Day 9 |
Trek
to Lhonak. (4780m) |
| Day 10 |
Trek
to Pangpema. (5150m) |
| Day 11 |
Trek
to Pangpema. |
| Day 12 |
Trek
to Ramtang. (4340m) |
| Day 13 |
Trek
to Ghunsa. (3475m) |
| Day 14 |
Trek
to Lapsang La base camp. (4750m) |
| Day 15 |
Trek
over Lapsang La (5100m) to Lapsang. |
| Day 16 |
Trek
to Tseram. Visit Yalung Glacier. |
| Day 17 |
Trek
to Borungdi Khola. |
| Day 18 |
Drive to Amji Khola. |
| Day 19 |
Trek
to Khesewa. (2100m) |
| Day 20 |
Trek
to Tambawa. |
| Day 21 |
Trek
to Taplejung. |
| Day 22 |
Fly
to Biratnagar and to Kathmandu. |
Best Seasons
September-December
February-May
Cost includes:
All meals (Breakfast/lunch/dinner with tea\coffee), accommodation
in Camp, a guide, sleeping bag, down jackets, ground
transportation, entry permits, all necessaries for Nepalese
staffs (all meals, accommodation in tea houses, equipments,
insurance etc).
Cost excludes: Any bar bills
(alcoholic drinks, mineral water, cold drinks), cigarettes,
clients personal insurance, personal insurance, personal
equipments, flight tickets (Pokhara to Kathmandu) for clients,
rescue charge, any kind of unforeseen expenses etc.
Note: * The departure schedule
can be change on any unavoidable circumstances such as weather
hazards, natural changes of walking track, road slides,
and avalanches, public strikes.
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