Today we begin a comfortable easy walk through farm villages. Then we ascend the gradual hill between Ipsuwa River and Kasuwa River and go through the meadows and few streams that take us to the Tashi Gaun. Overnight in Tent Camp.

Today’s trek’s first real challenge is spent hiking to an altitude of 1400 meters. It’s a worthwhile day as the trail leads through forests and scenic Lakelands to a series of rough trails that lead up to Khongma Danda. Overnight in Khongma.

As we continue our trek, the trail to the pass of Shipton La (4125 m) presents another challenging and rewarding day, with remarkable panoramas of the surrounding ranges. As we pass the beautiful lake of Kalo Pokhari, the trail leads over the next pass of Keke La and finally descends to the village of Dobato. Overnight in Dobato.

Today our trail drives us through the Barun Valley through rhododendron forest and across Barun River. Then we continue to ascend a strenuous pathway that finally smoothes out and turns at a more relaxed trail to Yangle Kharka. Overnight in Tent Camp.

Today we trek through the valley, forests, and past Yaks grazing. In the beginning point of today’s trek, we are edged in by towering valley walls. We then come to Merek and then ascend where there are more incredible views of the Himalayas. We will stay the night at Langmale Kharka.

Today the trek is quite hard compared to other days. We climb to higher altitudes, the route is more physically demanding as we head to Makalu Base Camp. We head up to Shershong from Langmale and then to Makalu Base Camp. The trail from Shershong offers stunning views over glaciers and snow-capped mountains, especially of Mt. Makalu. Overnight in a tent camp at Makalu Base Camp amidst the mountains.

Today we take a look around Makalu Base Camp enjoying the scenes and beauty. You can witness a harsh arid rocky terrain with Barun Glacier just above it. From here we can see the south face of Makalu and a panorama view of Mt.Everest and Mt. Lhotse. We will stay the night at Makalu Base Camp.

Today we leave base camp and make a rapid descent through Sherson, Langmale, and Merek to Yangle Kharka. It is one of the benefits of going downhill. Overnight in Tent Camp.

Today’s trek takes us through dense green forests towards Dobate along the banks of the Barun River. We then reach Dobato where we stay the night.

Today we begin our trek following the trail to Mumbuk moving through fir and rhododendron forests. Then we cross Keke La Pass and Tutu La Pass (Shipton’s Pass) to reach Khongma Danda. From here, we pass through thick forests to the Sherpa settlement of Tashi Gaon. Overnight in Tashi Gaon.

We commence our trek after morning breakfast. Today the trail moves uphill towards the ridge of the mountain to reach Nurbugaun. Overnight in Nurbugaun.

From Nurbugaun, we will begin our trek ascending towards uphill for three hours. Then the trail moves through the plain pastures for two hours with ups and downs to enter into Walung Village. Overnight in Walung.

Today we will begin our trek early in the morning enjoying the beautiful panoramas of high massifs along sheer mountains for two hours. Then the trail will descend slowly to reach Dobatak. Overnight in Dobatak.

We will make a Pilgrimage visit to Gururinpoche Cave today. Gururinpoche Cave is a famous holy place in Tibet and there are several associated Milarepa Meditation Caves in Himalayas of Nepal. After visiting the cave we continue our trek to Gauthala. Overnight in Gauthala.

Gauthala -  trek to Tamkhu

Tamkhu -  trek to Kulung gaun

Today we will cross the river on a flexing bamboo bridge and trek through several scenic whitewashed villages with a thatched roof and ochre bases. We will pass through Lankuwa village and start on a steep uphill climb to reach 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.

As we move forward, a large chorten features at the entry to Salpa Pass. It indicates that we are heading into the Tibetan Buddhist region of the trek. We descend swiftly through rough terrain and pass through the forest where we can notice numerous birds and possibly black bears and red pandas too. The trail continues via Dhaka (2676 m) until we reach Sanam. Overnight in Sanam.

Today we descend through the forest of rhododendron, brown oaks, and chir pines towards Sorung village. As we continue our trek from Shorung, we reach the Rai village of Gudel. Then we cross Hinku River on a steel suspension bridge, after which the trail descends and goes through farming terraces to reach the village of Bung. Makalu Barun Conservation Area entry permit is required to enter Bung. Overnight in Bung.

Today we descend abruptly through the cliff of a hill cloaked in wispy bamboo to reach Najindingma village. Overnight in Najindingma.

The trail continues to descend from Najingdingma till we reach Gai Kharka. Then the trail climbs steeply up and crosses Pangom La Pass (3,145 m) before reaching Pangom Village. Overnight in Pangom.

Today we ascend through the dense forest of rhododendron and oak, we head towards the village of Paiya. A continuous ascend through the range takes us to the peak of Kari La (3145 m). Kari La serves as a vantage point to observe the majesty of Kusum Kanguru (6367 m), Thamserku (6608 m), and Kangtega (6685 m). From Paiya, the trail ascends gradually through the dense forest with mixed vegetation to arrive in Chutok La (2945 m). Finally a slow descend from Chutok La takes us to Surke.

Today the trail ascends through Chheplung and Nurning to reach Phakding. We pass many small monasteries and Mani walls along the trail before we reach the small Sherpa village of Phakding. The village presents us with an amazing view of Kusum Kangaru (6367 m) and Thamserku (6608 m). Then we continue our trek by crossing the suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River and descending through rhododendron and pine forests to reach Lukla. We pass through many Buddhist villages and their prayer flags along the trail to Lukla. Overnight in Lukla.

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.