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MAKALU BASE CAMP TREKKING

 

Arun Valley & Makalu Base Camp 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. 

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Expeditions in Nepal
 
Everest (8,848 m)
Kanchenjungha (8,586 m)
Lhotse (8,516 m)

Makalu (8,463 m) [Next]
Cho Oyu (8,201 m)

Dhaulagiri (8,167 m)
          
Dhaulagiri V (7,618 m)
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Manaslu (8,163 m)
Annapurna (8,091 m)
Shisapangma (8,013 m)
Ama Dablam (6,812 m)
Pumori (7,161 m)
Himalchuli (7,893 m)
Khangaru (7,010 m)
Thamserku (6,623 m)
 
 
Peak Climbing in Nepal
Mera Peak (6,654 m)
Chulu East (6,584 m)
Singhu Chuli (6,501 m)

Hiunchuli (6,441 m)
Chulu West (6,419 m)

Kusum Kangaru  (6,367 m)
Parchamo (6,187 m)
Island Peak (6,160 m)
Lobuche (6,119 m)
Pisang (6,091 m)
Kwangde (6,011 m)
Ramdung (5,925 m)
Paldor (5,896 m) 
Kongma Tse (5,849 m)
Naya Kanga (5,844 m)
Pokhalde (5,806 m)
Tharpu Chuli (5,663 m)
Mardi Himal (5,587 m)
 
 
Makalu Base Camp Trek - Itinerary   One of the remote and less visited areas...
 
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.

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Trip Duration: 24 Days
Kathmandu Hotel: 04 Nights
Flights
               Kathmandu - Tumlingtar
               Tumlingtar - Kathmandu
Total Trekking: 19 Days
Type: Camping
Max Elevation: 5,000 m
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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 coloured cloth printed with Buddhist sutras are strung up at the top of passes and streams and houses. The colours 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 trailside 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".
 


See the Expeditions in Nepal  page to find where you would be interested


MAKALU BASE CAMP TREKKING - Trekking Facts
 
Highlights :   Follow the footsteps of the first Westerners to visit Everest.
 Trekking over high passes to the remote eastern valleys.
 Close-up views of the world's highest mountains.
 Continue beyond the Makalu Base Camp crossing 3 high passes
 
Normal Weather Conditions :   Be well prepared against coldness and very often the rains
Accommodation :   Give priority to Camping / Local Lodges not found everywhere
Medical / Emergency Facilities :   Better to carry own First - Aid Kit while trekking. 
 
Communication Facilities :   Telephones available at Tumlingtar, trek starting point.
Rescue Operations :   Helicopter Flights from Kathmandu (Normally within 01½ hrs)
Guidebook(s) :   Trekking in Nepal Himalaya - Lonely Planet
Season(s) :   Spring: March - June / Autumn: September - November

EVEREST BASE CAMP - Among the worlds journeys of lifetime 
 

Everest Trek in justifiably famous, not only for its proximity to the world's highest mountain (8,848m) but also for its friendly Sherpa people, picturesque villages, great variety of cultures and traditions, colorful festivals and monasteries.The story of the yeti is still a mystery in the world from the Khumbu region. So, must be why it has been selected among world's 20 Journeys of Lifetime by The Observer, UK (11, January 2004).


  Equipments we use
 

Super Quasar :      

UK Made High Quality Expedition Tents 

 Salewa UNI :          

Expedition Tents from Germany
 
  Looking Behind Mount Everest ...

ICE COL TREKKING... Crossing 3 High Passes 

A truly adventurous expedition to a remote and wild region of the Great Himalayas, with full logistic support. This is a journey that seeks a different route, a fresh perspective, a challenge. 
 
Our route traverses a spectacular, seldom visited region of Nepal & crosses 3 high mountain passes. Only on the final section does it meet the popular southern approach to Everest Base Camp at Chhukung. The rare views, some of which will be ours alone, are quite the most breathtaking in the whole Himalayan range; sublime vistas in which are amplified the power of 3 of the world's 5 highest mountains- Makalu, Kanchenjunga & Everest. 

  
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