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Makalu and Solukhumbu Valley Trek
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Makalu and Solukhumbu Valley Trek

Makalu and Solukhumbu Valley Trek

Country

Nepal

Duration

18 days

Max Altitude

4,286 m

Group Size

5 Person

Difficulty

hard

Best Seasons

Autumn

Description

You can experience mountain adventures along with the richness of diverse cultures in the Solukhumbu region. Cultural Makalu and Solukhumbu Valley Trek allow you to grasp amazing experiences in this region. This trek is an amazing opportunity to witness natural and topographical variation with extraordinary and mystical diverse cultural insights of the local Sherpas community of Nepal.

Cultural Makalu and Solukhumbu Valley Trek will take you through the unexplored lower regions passing through rhododendron forest, magnificent monasteries, and the diverse ethnic cultural groups. In this trek, you can witness the unseen sight of the Everest region. The villages resting in this region are culturally and religiously diverse. We begin our trek from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar and drive to Num. This trek will offer you the panoramic scenes of the mountains including Gauri Shankar, Numbur, Katanga, and Karyilung. Not only this, but you can witness some significant ancient monasteries including nunneries as well.

In this trek, you can explore the mini Tibet and witness the great and diverse cultural aspects of lower Solukhumbu cultural trails. You also get to enjoy and experience the traditional Nepali cuisine. The experience will be memorable when one gets a close look at the Himalayas through the eyes of local people. The best time to go for this trek is around September to December as it will offer you the best views of the entire natural beauty. And it will be an easy trek where you can enjoy and capture one of the best landscape photographs too.

Itineraries

We take a 35 min Flight to Tumlingtar (460 m). On the way to Tumlingtar flight; you may see beautiful and majestic Mt. Everest range, Makalu & Mt. Kanchanjunga range. After we land at Tumlingtar then we drive to Num. Overnight in Tent camp.

We trek from the Sherpa village of Num to Seduwa. We travel along a surging trail and through the dense lush forest to reach Seduwa. Overnight in Tent Camp.

After breakfast, we ascend through the fields to the Arun Khola bridge. We continue our trek until we reach the village of Navagaun. It is another Sherpa village situated right above the Seduwa village. Overnight in Navagaun.

We continue our trek from Navagaun to reach Nurbugaun via Tashi Gaon. We reach Tashi Gaon along the way which is another Sherpa village. Then we continue walking towards Nurbugaun. Overnight in Nurbugaun.

From Nurbugaun, we will begin our journey ascending towards uphill for three hours then plain pastures for two hours with ascending and descending to enter into Walung Village. Overnight in Walung.

We will begin trekking early in the morning with beautiful scenes of high massifs along sheer cliffs for two hours via Deurali Pass. Then we will descend slowly to reach Dobatak where we will stay at tea house.

Today we visit Milarepa Cave which is a famous holy place in Tibet. There are also associated Milarepa Meditation Caves in the Himalayas of Nepal. We will visit one of them and move to Gauthala to stay overnight in a tented camp.

Gauthala -  Gopedanda 6hrs

Gopedanda -  Sisuwa 5-6 hrs

Sisuwa -  Kulung 6hrs

After morning breakfast, we move towards Lankuwa village and then further on to reach Dobane. You can also buy delicious tangerines that are sold along the trail by local villagers. We cross the river on a flexing bamboo bridge and trek through several small charming whitewashed villages with thatched roofs. Then we begin the steep, uphill climb to Dobane. Overnight in Dobane.

We continue our trek as we pass through a thick tropical forest and climb the waterfall steps and reach Tala (Lower) Phedi. We continue hiking another hour uphill along a pleasant trail. As we reach Salpa Phedi, we make a steep climb up stone steps through upper Salpa Phedi, then keep climbing, with increasingly amazing views down the valley. Finally, we reach Jaubari village. Here, you can find the best barley in the region. Overnight in Jaubari.

Today we continue our trek past terraced fields and through rhododendron forests. Then we pass the turnoff for Salpa Pokhari. Overnight in Salpa Pokhari.

Early in the morning, we will trek to reach Salpa Phedi. We will enter the SoluKhumbu region bypassing the Salpa Phedi. Here we can have a magnificent panorama of Mt. Kanchenjunga, Mt. Makalu, and Mt. Everest among others. Then we continue to ascend and walk past beautiful rhododendron and pine forests to reach the small town of Sanam which is a settlement of the Sherpa people. Overnight in Sanam.

Today we continue our trek as we descend through the forest of rhododendron, brown oaks, and chir pines towards the village of Sorung. After we trek for about two hours from Shorung, we finally reach the Rai village of Gudel. Overnight in Gudel.

Gudel -  Sotang 6hrs

Sotang -  Phaplu (Drive by Jeep)

Today we have a scenic flight back to Kathmandu. You can witness the beautiful and majestic snow-capped mountains for the last time before you reach Kathmandu. After we arrive at Kathmandu we can either relax at our hotel or stroll around Thamel to do some shopping. Overnight in the hotel.

Cost Includes

  • Guide (English speaking)
  • Cook (if camping trek)
  • Kitchen helpers (if camping trek)
  • Accommodation and foods in Tents camping or Lodge (service- B, L, & D with tea/coffee)
  • Assistant guides (if required)
  • Necessary Porters
  • Required area’s restricted/normal trekking permits
  • Two men tent for members, Guide/Sherpa tent, Kitchen tent/ Dinning & toilet tent (if camping trek)
  • Domestic Airfares for round trip (if required)
  • Guide’s airfares
  • Ground transportation during the trekking in jeep/bus/van/car as per itinerary
  • Cook, Sherpa, kitchen staffs and porter’s accommodation, foods, transportation, and day-wages as per itinerary
  • Whole staffs and porters accidental covering insurances
  • Company Duffel bag (after trekking need to return to the company)
  • Company T-shirt as a souvenir
  • First-Aid kit box for all involved in the trip

Cost Excludes

  • Kathmandu stays accommodation and foods
  • Nepal Visa & visa extension fees
  • Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural calamities, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, flight delays and changes in Government regulation, etc.
  • Personal trekking/climbing equipment
  • Tel/internet
  • Helicopter Rescue (if needed) and hospitalization fees
  • Personal insurance
  • Bar bills like coke, mineral water & any Alcohol items…
  • Tips to staffs
  • Any extra staffs/porters than specified and expenses which is not included as per itinerary

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