trekkers at sele la pass in kanchenjunga circuit trek
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    Nepal
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    Strenuous
  • trekking
    Lodge to Lodge Trek
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    Private Transport+Plane
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    Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
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    Lodge To Lodge
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    Group Size: 2-16 Pax
  • altitude
    4840m.

Highlights of Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek

  • Kathmandu city cultural tour
  • Scenic mountain flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu
  • Tea and cardamom farming
  • The second highest mountain in Nepal and its range
  • Traditional local settlements and lifestyle

 

 

 

About Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek

The Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek is a magnificent adventure for nature and trekking enthusiasts. It offers a unique and tranquil experience as it takes you through remote and less-traveled areas of the eastern region of Nepal. With breathtaking scenery, diverse biological settings, and warm hospitality from the indigenous groups, this trek provides a memorable journey.

The trek starts from Taplejung and gradually takes you through various indigenous valleys, where you can encounter different ethnic groups such as Brahmin, Chhetri, Rai, Limbu, and Sherpa, each adding their distinct culture and charm to the trek. As you ascend through the alpine region, you'll be treated to stunning views of the Himalayan peaks, including the majestic Mt. Kanchenjunga, the third-highest mountain in the world.

The trek involves crossing challenging passes like Sele La Pass and Mirgin La Pass, which add to the excitement and adventure. The highlight of the journey is reaching the Kanchenjunga base camps, both the southern and northern ones, which offer spectacular views and a sense of accomplishment.

It's evident that Frolic Adventure, a trekking company, is well-equipped to guide trekkers on this awe-inspiring journey. With experienced trekking guides, porters, and a camping team, we prioritize acclimatization to ensure the safety and well-being of the trekkers. We offer a well-organized and unforgettable trekking experience.

For those seeking a peaceful and naturally beautiful trekking destination with stunning landscapes and cultural encounters, the Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek is undoubtedly an excellent choice. If you're interested, you can contact us for more details and embark on this incredible adventure. Remember to prepare yourself physically and mentally for high-altitude trekking and to respect the local culture and environment during your journey.

Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek Itinerary

Our 25-day Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek Itinerary begins with your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport. Our airport representative picks you up with a warm greeting and takes you to the hotel in private transport, where you meet the company manager and talk about the trip.

On the second day, one of our experienced and knowledgeable tour guides takes you to the UNESCO world heritage sites for a full-day Kathmandu city tour. You visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Pashupatinath, and Bouddhanath during this heritage tour in Kathmandu.

After spending the first two nights in Kathmandu, you fly to Bhadrapur and drive to Taplejung, from where the walking journey of the Kanchenjunga Circuit begins. You take the South Base Camp side through Lalikharka, Kandebhanjyang, Phumphe Danda, Yamphuden, and Tseram. You cross Miring La and Sele La during the Kanchenjunga Circuit Itinerary to go to the North Base Camp from Gunsa by following the trail through Khambachhen and Lhonak.

After visiting the North Base Camp in Pangpema, you trek back on the same trail until Gunsa and walk back to Taplejung through Amjilosa, Sekathum, Chhiruwa, Sinuwa, and other typical villages. After spending one night back in Taplejung after the trek, you drive to Birtamod and fly out to Kathmandu from Chandragadhi after a one-night stay in Birtamod to complete the Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek Itinerary.

Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek Difficulties

The Kanchenjunga Circuit is an adventure with high passes and a remote trek. There are fewer trekkers compared to other commercial trekking routes in Nepal, and you feel a lack of support and difficulties during the trek. Check out the difficulties of the Kanchenjunga Circuit trek below:

  • The trek reaches elevations of up to 5,140 meters, so proper acclimatization to the high altitude is important to avoid altitude sickness. You need to ascend slowly and take rest days to acclimatize.
  • On a high-altitude trek, temperatures can drop below freezing in the morning and at night and remain quite cold during the day. Proper insulation and warm layers are a must.
  • There are several steep ascents and descents on the trek, especially as you cross high passes. The trails can be strenuous due to the steep terrain. Trekking poles are highly recommended.
  • The Kanchenjunga region is a remote area with limited infrastructure and facilities. Trekkers need to be prepared with basic amenities.
  • The area is prone to storms, rain, snow, and high winds at times. Trekkers need to be ready to handle harsh weather conditions. Having proper gear for rain and cold is critical.
  • There are only basic tea houses and limited accommodations along the trek. Comfortable sleeping conditions and amenities are lacking.

Proper physical fitness, acclimatization, quality gear and supplies, caution while trekking, good route-finding skills, and flexibility for delays and changes are key to handling the demands of this challenging Kanchenjunga Circuit trek. Doing proper research and preparation helps you mitigate the difficulties.

 

 

 

 

 

Itinerary

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Upon your arrival at Kathmandu Airport, you will meet our airport representative, who will greet you with a warm welcome and transfer you to the hotel in private transport. You will meet the company manager at the hotel and be briefed about the trip. Overnight in hotel.
  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1350m.

Today, you have a full-day Kathmandu City Tour, which starts at 9:00 a.m. Our experienced, knowledgeable, and government-licensed tour guide takes you to four UNESCO world heritage sites in private transport: Swayambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, and Bouddhanath. After the tour, you meet the trekking guide and the company manager to talk about the trek. Overnight in hotel.

  • Meals: Breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1350m.

Today, you fly early in the morning to Bhadrapur from Kathmandu with the guide. After landing at Bhadrapur Airport, you drive to Taplejung on the hillside road. It is a long drive, so you reach Taplejung late in the evening. Overnight in the guesthouse

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Taplejung
  • Altitude: 1820m.

The walking journey of the Kanchenjunga Circuit begins here. You start walking on the road, cross somewhere, and walk towards Suketar Airport. You walk the whole day on a flat trail to Lalikharka. Lalikharka is a small settlement where you get basic facilities like a lodge and food. Overnight in an Inn

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Lalikharka
  • Altitude: 2266m.

The day begins with a descending trail for about an hour and a long ascent. Here, you stop for lunch and walk on a gradually ascending trail to Kandebhanjyang. Kandebhanjyanj is located on a hill, so you can see Mt. Kanchenjunga from here on a clear day. Overnight in the guesthouse

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Kandebhanjyang
  • Altitude: 2190m.

Today, you walk through different typical villages, seeing rice fields and green vegetation. You also see some cardamom farming inside the forests. The day does not have a lot of steep and downhill trails, although you will have some short uphill and downhill trails. Overnight in a guesthouse

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Phunphe Danda
  • Altitude: 1795m.

The day begins with a long descent for about an hour and then starts ascending the trail for another hour to Mamankhe. After Mamankhe, you will have a gradual descent and flat trail to Yamphudin. Overnight in a guesthouse

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Yamphudin
  • Altitude: 1692m.

You walk for about half an hour on a flat trail in the morning and start ascending for a couple of hours. Right after reaching the hill, you walk on a flat part for a while, cross Amji Khola, and climb again through the forest. After walking a couple of hours on this steep trail, you reach Lasia Bhanjyang and stay overnight in a guesthouse.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Lasiya Bhanjyang
  • Altitude: 3415m.

In the morning, you start walking on a flat and descending trail through the forest for about an hour and cross a river. Today, you will have an easier trail, so you do not have to walk on many ascending and descending trails to Tseram.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Tseram
  • Altitude: 3868m.

Today, you have a rest day in this beautiful place and can explore the town and hike a little higher for acclimatization before going to a higher elevation. And overnight in a guesthouse.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Tseram
  • Altitude: 3868m.

In the morning, you start ascending gradually after breakfast, cross a small river, and ascend for a short time. It is also an easy day, so you will walk on a flat trail to Ramche and overnight in a small Inn.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Ramche
  • Altitude: 4610m.

Today, you hike to Kanchenjunga South Base Camp in the morning and come back to Ramche overnight. You see magnificent mountain views and wild animal blue ships along the way to Base Camp.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Ramche
  • Altitude: 4610m.

It is an easy and short day. You trek back the same way that you walked before the Base Camp to Tseram and overnight in a guesthouse in Tseram.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Tseram
  • Altitude: 3868m.

Today, you start walking very early with a flashlight to go over Miring La and Sele La Pass. The trail ascends steeply on the stone steps at the beginning for about an hour up to a small lake, then goes gradually up and down trails for a long time. In the Final part, for about an hour, you will have a steep descent to Sele La Kharka. After Sele La Kharka, you descend more through the rhododendron forest to Gunsa and overnight in a guesthouse.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Gunsa
  • Altitude: 3415m.

You will have a gradual ascent through the valley to Khambachhen. You cross a small river and walk through a rhododendron forest.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Khambachen
  • Altitude: 4145m.

It is a short day of trekking to Kanchenjunga to go to the north Base Camp. After breakfast in the guesthouse, you start the journey and walk for around 4 hours to reach Lhonak, where you stay overnight in a small Inn.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Lhonak
  • Altitude: 4790m.

It is a beautiful day to be reaching Kanchenjunga North Base Camp. You won’t have to walk on a steep ascending trail today; just walk around 4 hours to Pangpema and stay overnight in an Inn.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Pangpema
  • Altitude: 5140m.

After exploring the north Base Camp, you walk back through the same trail to Khambachen through Lhonak. It is also an easy walking day, with a gradual descent trail to Kambachhen and staying overnight in an inn.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Khambachen
  • Altitude: 4145m.

Today the trail is easy to Phale. Phale is a beautiful place in an open location. You pass Gunsa on your way down and will be back in the rhododendron forest. Overnight in a guesthouse

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Phale
  • Altitude: 3215m.

Today is a long day from Phale to Sekathum. You walk on long uphill and downhill trails through Amjilosa and see cardamon farming on the way.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Sekathum
  • Altitude: 1650m.

You are already in the lower region here, and the trail is easier today. You walk along the Arun River and pass Chiruwa and other small villages to Sinawa from Sekathum, where you overnight in a guesthouse.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Sinwa
  • Altitude: 1070m.

After breakfast, you start ascending to Taplejung through typical villages. You see captivating landscapes and rural lifestyles on your way to Taplenung and stay overnight in Taplejung.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Taplejung
  • Altitude: 1826m.

You drive in the morning through the hillside road to Birtamod today. You will be driving through Phidim, Gopetar, Ilam, and other towns. You see beautiful tea gardens on your way to Birtamod and stay overnight in a guesthouse in Birtamod.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Lodge
  • Place: Birtamod
  • Altitude: 300m.

You drive in the morning for around half an hour to Chandragadhi Airport from Birtamod and fly to Kathmandu today. You see magnificent mountain views from start to finish and captivating landscapes with traditional settlements from the plane. You will have a farewell dinner with Frolic Adventure in the evening and stay overnight in a hotel.

  • Meals: Breakfast+Dinner
  • Accommodation: Hotel
  • Place: Kathmandu
  • Altitude: 1350m.

You will fly back home with mesmerizing memories of the adventure of the Kanchenjunga trek today. Frolic Adventure provides private transport for your final departure to the Kathmandu International Airport.

  • Meals: Breakfast

Cost Details

  • Airport picks up and drops by private car/van/bus.
  • 3 nights Accommodation in 2/3 star standard hotel including breakfast as per the above itinerary twin sharing basis.
  • Private car/van/bus for the cultural tour.
  • All ground and air transportations during the trip.
  • Your standard meals BLD during the trek with a cup of hot tea/coffee in breakfast
  • All necessary paper works, special trekking permit, conservation area entry permits, TIMS card and monument entrance fees
  • All accommodations in lodges/tea houses during the treks.
  • An experienced, helpful and friendly guide, porters (1 porter for 2 peoples).
  • Salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transportation and insurance for the guide and porter.
  • An arrangement of an emergency helicopter service which will be paid by your travel insurance company.
  • Sleeping bag, down jackets, duffle bags, city and trekking route maps – if necessary.
  • Frolic Adventure invites you farewell dinner on last night.
  • All government taxes (Gst) and Stationery expenses.
  • Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at Tribhuvan international airport  (Kathmandu). You will require 2 passport size photos & 25 USD.
  • Your travel insurance (compulsory).
  • Lunch and dinner while you are in Kathmandu.
  • All entry fees for heritage sites.
  • Your personal expenses.
  • All the alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Sweet things like dessert/chocolate.
  • Hot shower/batteries charge/heater during the trek.
  • International airfare.
  • Tips for the guide, porter & driver. 
  • Any others expenses which are not mentioned in including section.

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