Day
01 :
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Drive from Kathmandu
(1350m.)to Gorkha
(1143m.) which takes
approximately 6/7 hours
drive. After your
breakfast at 7 o' clock
at 7:30 moving for the
trekking by private
transport to Gorkha. (6
hours drive; Lunch will
be pack lunch and from
Gorkha Bazaar 45 minutes
walk up to the Gorkha
palace which is the nice
view point and a
important historical
place related to King
Prithivi narayan Shah,
visit there about 15
minutes around the
palace with enjoying
nice views and 10
minutes walk to the
campside (kalikasthan
1650m). The campside is
a very nice view point
of Boudha himal,
Himchuli and Manaslu.) |
Day
02 :
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Trek from Gorkha to
Khanchok (927m.) and it
takes about 4 to 5
hours. This day the way
is descent in the
beginning 30 minutes
several steps passing
down and flat. There is
already built a road but
no vehicles are run
there. You have to walk
several up and down the
side of the road and
most of flat trail along
the ridge both side. You
can see very nice views
even though very far
mountains. You will pass
many villages on the way
where are mix peoples
like Gurung, Chettri,
Brhamin, kami, damai
etc. Khanchowk is more
than 25 houses
settlement there, it's
like small bazaar with
majority of mix peoples.
Moreover, it is nice to
walk at evening around
Ghampesal for while.
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Day
03 :
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Trek from
Khanchok to
Arughat Bazaar
(500m.) which
takes about 4 to
5 hours.
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Day
04 :
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Trek from
Arughat Bazaar
to Soti Khola
(530m.) and it
takes about 5 to
6 hours.
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Day
05 :
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Trek from Soti
Khola to Machha
Khola (890m.)
which takes
about 5 to 6
hours.
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Day
06:
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Trek from
Machha Khola to
Jagat (1350m.)
and it takes
about 5 to 6
hours.
You cross the
Machha Khola -
Fish Stream -
and head
upstream to the
tiny village of
Khola Bensi and
the hot springs
at Tatopani. The
valley sides are
steeping until
they are
impassable and
the route then
switches to the
left bank by way
of a suspension
bridge. The
trail is quite
exposed and
challenging in
places. After a
short section of
forest path you
reach the single
teahouse at
Doban. Above
Doban, the Buri
Gandaki descends
an impressive
series of
rapids. Beyond
this steep
section, the
river is much
more placid,
meandering
across a broad
gravel bed. At
Lauri, you re
cross the river
on a suspension
bridge, and then
climb on a high
path to the
fields of Jagat,
where you camp.
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Day
07 :
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Trek from Jagat
to Philim
(1700m.)
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Day
08 :
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Trek Philim to Deng
(2095m.) |
Day
09 :
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Trek Deng to Namru
(2900m.) |
Day 10 :
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Trek Namru to Lhogaon
(3100m.) |
Day
11 :
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Trek Lhogaon to Samagaon
(3450m.) Leaving the
village, you follow the
right bank of the river,
with views of Peak 29
ahead. As you continue
on the main trail, you
soon reach the fields of
Sama Gaon, 3500m. You
camp at Sama Gompa, 20
minutes beyond the
village, or Samdo, near
the Tibetan border. |
Day
12 :
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Rest day at Samagaon for
acclimatization.
Surrounded by mountains
in a peaceful forest,
you take a rest day to
acclimatize and relax.
It is a good time to
catch up on that book or
wash clothes. |
Day
13 :
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Trek from Samagaon to
Samdo (3900m.) |
Day
14 :
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Trek from Samdo to
Larkya La Phedi (4400m.) |
Day
15 :
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Trek from Larkya La
Phedi to Larkya La
(5135m.) to
Bimdakothi(3350m.) |
Day
16 :
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Trek from Bimtangkothi
to Tilje (2300m.) Below
us is Bimthang, a broad
and level ablation
valley with a number of
Mani walls and deserted
houses. Crossing this
high pasture, we descend
the valley of the Burdin
Khola to the area of the
Base Camp for the West
side of Manaslu. From a
ridge at 4150 metres, we
have excellent views of
Manaslu to the South
East and Annapurna II to
the South West. Beyond a
bridge over the
headwaters of the Dudh
Khola, we descend into a
rhododendron forests and
follow a trail through a
narrow valley until we
reach the highest
cultivated land in this
valley at Karche, 2785
metres. |
Day
17 :
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Trek from Tilje to Jagat
(1800m ) |
Day
18 :
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Trek from Nagdi to
Besishahar (823m.) |
Day
19 :
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Trek from Larkya La
Phedi to Larkya La
(5135m.) to
Bimdakothi(3350m.)
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Day 20 :
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Drive from Besishahar to
Kathmandu via Pokhara |