Makalu Base Camp Trek

Overview

Makalu Base Camp Trek & Arun Valley Trek ... Exploring the valleys of Eastern Nepal. This is a demanding, and an outstanding trek in eastern Nepal. The trek up to Makalu base camp visits one of the most remote and unfrequented areas of Nepal. The long trek and unspoiled terrain makes this trek a classic in its own. This trek goes high up to 5,100m. This is a region where you hardly find any modern facilities and amenities but blessed with an incredible diversity of natural beauty.

This region is  Due to its isolation and lack of tea houses this area still receives few trekkers. Sherpa, Rai and Limbus are main habitants in this area. Walking north up the Arun river to Sedua and Num, you get to the upper Barun Khola valley for a close look at Makalu (8,463m). You can put together even wilder trek by crossing Sherpani Col and west Col into the upper Hongu valley.

Prayer Flags - What you see very often while trekking in Himalaya

While you trek in Nepal, in most of the places you see the strips of colored cloth printed with Buddhist sutras are strung up at the top of passes and streams and houses. The colors are highly symbolic - red, green, yellow, blue and white represent the elements of fire, wood, earth water and iron. These are believed to purify the air and pacify the gods. Beautiful, multi-hued prayer flags line every hilltop, rock wall and trail side singing prayers to the gods with every breeze and every passing traveler.

Climbing the smaller peaks

If you trek in Nepal, lets say in most of the places you'll have an options or more to the extension of your plan to climb lesser known peaks designated as "Trekking Peaks".

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu & Transfer to Hotel. (See the Hotels we use).

Day 02: Full day guided sightseeing around of the Kathmandu valley. Join us for the welcome dinner at evening. Hotel Overnight.

Day 03: Flight: Kathmandu - Tumlingtar (860 m).Trek to Khadbari (1,040m) (4 hrs). Camp

Day 04: Trek Khadbari to Chichila (1,830 m) (5/6 hrs). Camp

Day 05: Trek Chichila to Num (1,490 m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 06: Trek Num to Sedua (1,460 m) (5/6 hrs). Camp

Day 07: Trek Sedua to Tashi Gaon (2,070 m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 08: Trek Tashi Gaon to Kauma (3,470 m) (6 hrs). Camp

Day 09: Rest / Exploration day at Kauma. Camp

Day 10: Trek Kauma to Mumbuk  (3,570 m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 11: Trek Mumbuk to Nhe Kharka  (3,000 m) (6 hrs). Camp

Day 12: Trek Nhe Kharka to Sherson (4,615 m) (7 hrs). Camp

Day 13: Trek Sherson to Makalu Base Camp (5,000 m) (4/5 hrs). Camp

Day 14: Explore Makalu Base Camp.

Day 15: Trek Makalu Base Camp to Nhe Kharka (3,000 m) (7 hrs). Camp

Day 16: Trek Nhe kharka to Mumbuk (3,570 m) (6 hrs). Camp

Day 17: Trek Mumbuk to Kauma (3,470m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 18: Trek Kauma to Tashi Gaon (2,070 m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 19: Trek Tashi Gaun to Pukuwa (1,520 m) (6 hrs). Camp

Day 20: Trek Pukuwa to Bumling (1,160 m) (5 hrs). Camp

Day 21: Trek Bumling to Tumlingtar (860 m) (4 hrs). Camp.

Day 22: Flight: Tumlingtar - Kathmandu. Hotel Overnight.

Day 23: Free day to explore, and enjoy Kathmandu. Hotel Overnight.

Day 24: Final Departure.