Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1337m)

You are welcomed to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal renowned for historical monuments, Hindu Temples, and Buddhist Stupas/Monasteries. We meet our guests at the Tribhuvan International Airport. A representative will be waiting with a Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition placard with our guests’ names displayed. After dropping luggage at the hotel,

Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu(1337m)

A local guide will be available. According to your wishes, the guide will escort you for sightseeing. Sightseeing may include the Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupati,  Boudhanath, Patan Durbar Square, and the Swoyambhunath areas.  Starting after breakfast, usually at 9.00am, the exploration of Kathmandu Valley can continue until 5.00pm. Lunch and dinner, you will be responsible for.

Day 03: Kathmandu – Arughat Bazar- Soti Khola to Machha khola (869m) by bus/jeep 7-8 hours hold night.

We set off early morning from Kathmandu through Prithvi Highway by bus. The bus goes down through the zigzag road and from a point the road splits and we turn right crossing a bridge over Trisuli River.  The road to Arughat from the main road is not very good and we just drive slowly. But the view around the road is very beautiful. It goes through green jungles and villages in some places.  We cross a large mountain village called Arughat. Gurung and Newar people live in a majority here. The bus service is available for up to Arughat. After Arughat we have to hire a jeep for Machhakhola via Soti Khola. The main part of the journey we follow is the Budhi Gandaki River upstream. The landscape of the valley is full of is terraced farm fields.   We pass several villages and small settlements. We spend the night in a lodge beside the bank of the river in Machha Khola. Telephone and mobile phone service are available. We can witness the northeast view of Ganesh Himal from here.

Day 04: Machha Khola – Jagat (1070 m) 6-7 hours walk.

From today walking starts. The path still goes along the Budhi Gandaki River. Today we have a long trek. We walk on the off road along the Budhi Gandaki River. We cross Khorla Besi the path is seasonal road where jeep plays during winter season only.  From Khorla Besi we can have a spectacular view of Ganesh Himal.  At Tatopani, there is hot water spring.  In order to reach Jagat early we have to follow off road but It’s better to go through trekking trail by crossing a suspension bridge over Dobhan Khola but it is bit lengthy rout. Dobhan means a meeting point of two rivers or streams.  From Dhobhan it may take four hours. We have to ascend gentle slope up to Yarubagar. Just before reaching to Yarubagar we have to cross old landslide area its distance is about half km. After Yarubagar we walk on easy trekking trail. From here crossing suspension bridge walk on off road    then walking about half an half an hour we reached Jagat. We stay in Jagat.

Day 05:Jagat – Deng (16000m) 6-7 hours walk

The path is slightly uphill, flat and downhill since we are walking in the hilly region of Nepal. The path goes through landslide area in some section of the path where we must be careful because the pieces of rock may come down falling from the cliffs. We have a spectacular view of waterfall on the way. The path goes sometimes along the river too. Along the way, we view the Shringi Himal, a 7161-meter high summit in the north, close to the border with Tibet. There is a check post of Manaslu Conservation Area Project and special permit. We head to Deng crossing suspension bridge at several places. We have to pass through alpine forest in several places.   We stay in Deng

Day 06:  Deng  – Namrung  (2130 m) 7-8 hours walk

The path for today also goes uphill, flat and downhill. We cross several small streams and river through wooden and suspension bridges.  Such a path is common in the hilly region.  We sometimes walk through villages and sometimes through a beautiful ancient forest. Since we are in the Buddhist area, prayer flags and prayer wheels are part of the landscape.  After passing through beautiful village Bihi and Ghap, we cross the  suspension bridge over Budhi Gandaki River in several places and we have to walk through alpine forest and bamboo bushes. After that we reach to Namrung where we spend night.

Day 07:  Namrung – Shyala (3502  m) 5-6 hours walk

Namrung has police check point where we have to show our permits to move further. From here we walk downhill about 15 minutes and cross suspension bridge. We always have beautiful views over the fields and pass many mani walls and stupas or chortens as they are called in Tibetan. We pass the gompa of Lihi and continue ascending until we pass through the stone gate of Sho. A little later we have a beautiful view of the Naike Peak, Manaslu north and finally Manaslu Peak. Shyala  is a beautifully situated village with walled fields that are golden yellow in the autumn with ripe grain. In the east we have a view of the peaks of Ganesh Himal and in the north the glaciers on the mountains that form the border with Tibet. In Shyala  we can visit Monastery where disciple of Buddhist monk studies about Buddhism.

Day 8: Samagaon Acclimatization / Rest day in (3350 m) 

Today as it an acclimatization day, we can have just rest for the whole day or there are so many things we can do. Maybe we can get a hold of Puja (prayer) in the gompa or the monastery. We can bathe and make washing. If we wish to observe Tibetan culture, we can walk through the village and see how the Tibetan villagers live and work in this region. We can make a walk to the Birendra Lake or a piece of a way to Manaslu BC or a longer walk to Pung Gyen Gompa also is the things we can make. The Gompa is in the altitude of about 3900 m on one of the slopes along the Numla Khola. This is a point from where we can see the view of Manaslu, Larke, Naike Peak, Manaslu glacier etc. Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition guide will arrange for our visit to the various places today.

Day 09:   Samagaon- Samdo to (3875 m) 2-3 hours walk 

Today we have a short trek along the Budhi Gandaki River. Since we are walking in the high altitude, we slowly acclimatize. We climb uphill gradually. Slowly we feel the cold wind as we climb up. So, the warm clothes in your rucksack are suggested. We follow the Budhi Gandaki in a northwesterly direction to the last inhabited village before the pass. We walk through yak Weiden with dozens of meters long manimuren.  We camp in Samdo in a lodge. Telephone service is available here. Mani walls and stupas can be seen everywhere here. We can visit the viewpoint from where we can witness Naike and Pangboche Peak.

Day 10: Restday in Samdo.

Guide of Hv treks will take us to visit around Samdo, in fact Samdo is the ideal place for acclimatization.

Day 11: Samdo – Dharmashala (Larke Phedi) (4460 m) 3-4 hours walk 

We walk today flat first then slightly uphill. We have to take it easy because today we rise about 800 meters and tomorrow await us a hard day as we will cross the pass Larke La. On the south side of the path we have a view of the North Peak, Naike Peak, and the Larke Peak and the Manaslu massif and to the north, the barren, rough stone desert that lies between us and the Tibetan plateau. This will be the coldest night on this trip and probably also the shortest. We spend the night in a lodge in Dharmashala in the other word Larke Phedi.

Day 12: Larke La BC – Larke La( 5160 m) – Bhimtang (3590m) 6-7 hours walk

We get up very early and leave early because of today because maybe most of the snowy pass and which may, in particular, make the long steep descent difficult and time-consuming. The run-up to the pass is gradual and hopefully, it’s a bright sunny day so that, once the light is able to enjoy the impressive landscape.  Moraines, glaciers, snow-capped peaks which stand out stridently against the blue sky and the icy glacier lakes are the view of the surrounding. The pass is not really showing signs of a sharp transition but the prayer flags tell us that we have arrived at the highest point. We too, hang our prayer flags in there. In the succeeding descent, it goes again slightly uphill and then comes the long and very steep down but we occasionally take the time to enjoy the extraordinary view. Only at the moraine path becomes less steep and the going easier. Along the moraine-shore, we walk to the large lawn with some houses. We walk for long hours today; we must bear in mind that average of 9 to 10 hours walks including a few short breaks along the way. But the duration can vary since it depends on the local conditions like weather. In the evening we are very much exhausted but contented today. We stay in a lodge for the night in Bhimthang. Bhimthang has telephone service facility. There is a viewpoint of Lamjung Himal, North-East face of  Manaslu, South face of Phungi, Cheo Himal and North-West face of Himlung.

Day 13: Rest day in Bhimthang: Free day. From there we can have charismatic view of Mountain range. There is wide meadow where we can have sun bath. From the meadow we can have breath taking view of wide range of mountain.

Day 14: 2023 Bhimthang –Goa (gho) 4-5 hous.walk.

Today our journey goes down slowly. In the beginning, we walk through glacier shore.  Then beautiful forests with great views of the peaks of the Manaslu behind us,  we walk quietly along the river to Kharche. This is just off the Suti Khola, a river coming from the northwest and flows into the Dudh Khola. We walk along the Dudh Khola down south. Small villages with tea houses are on the way. First a horrible climb over the Pass of Kharche but then mostly down along moraines, yak kharka, white beaches, and rocks along the river that swirls down and called Dudh (milk) delivers. Also, we see a beautiful view of waterfalls and the forest with mosses. We love the path that has a view of the magnificent mountains around us. We slowly head to the Gurung village Goa where we will spend the night in a lodge.

Day 15: Goa (Gho)- Rest & Relax 

We can visit Gho Gurung village, power supply station. From the view point of Goa we see the breath taking view of Mt. Manaslu.

We can visit Tilije Gompa here and telephone and NTC mobile service are available here. Apple Wine and brandy is produced here since the apple farm is there. We can have a taste of local wine, alcohol and other products here.

Day 16: Goa -Taal  4-5 hours walk.

We walk thru the Gurung village Tilje and walk downhill to the point where the Dudh Khola comes together with the Marsyangdi River. We reach the Annapurna trail. It may take about 2 & half hours walk to reach Dharapani after that we reach Taal. Taal is located at the bank of river Marshyangdi.  At Taal, we witness a great waterfall that directly touches the ground from a hill. We spend night at Taal.

Day 17: -Taal – Chitwan by vehicle 5-6 hours.

From Taal we travel by vehicle up to  Besisahar via Jagat  to Dumre. We go over the bridge to the west bank of the Marsyangdi and we will check with the postmark to let our permits. We are now in a completely different world with many tea-houses, restaurants, and lodges in comparison of the routes we walked in the past.  In Dumre we meet high way that run between Kathmandu to Pokhara. From Besisahar we have to change vehicle & travel up to Muglin. In Muglin roads goes to three directions to east Kathmandu, to west Pokhara and to south west to Chitwan. If we travel by private vehicle no need to change vehicle in between Taal and Chitwan and time also will be saved.

Day 18: Chitwan: 2 Nights 3 days Package tour (815m)

 Chitwan is best known for its culture and wildlife activities. Chitwan means “heart of the jungle”, because of its dense forests and wild animals. Chitwan national park is located in the central south of Nepal, just 165 km far from Kathmandu and 150 km from Pokhara, which offers us many jungles as well as cultural activities. Such as Elephant back safari, canoeing trip, jungle walk, visit ethnic local people house, culture dance perform by local tribe people, visit sunset point and so on. The people who have at least 2 nights and 3 days time to visit Chitwan national park, we can have quiet relax and luxuries program, which will allow us to know about Chitwan national park, jungle activities, and local people, their daily life.

Day 19: Chitwan to Kathmandu (1337m)

 Today we drive to Kathmandu by tourist bus or private vehicle. The distance is just 165 km but the road is winding. So we drive slowly through the jungle along the Narayani River in the beginning. Then from Muglin, we drive along the Trisuli River through the jungle, terraced fields and small cities on the way. At the place called Kuringhat, we witness Nepal’s only cable car service: Manakamana Cable Car. The cable cars fly above the Trisuli River, several green hills and villages to the famous Manakamana GoddessTemple of Gorkha District. The term “Manakamana” means the “Wish of our Spirit”. The pilgrims to Manakamana Goddess Temple believe that the Goddess will make their wish fulfilled. We sometimes see the rafters in the Trisuli River through the window of the bus.

Day 20: Shopping /Rest in Kathmandu  Sightseeing in Bhaktapur 3-4 hours

This day is free too. If you wish, a sightseeing trip to the ancient temple/king’s seat of the world heritage site of incredible Bhaktapur can be arranged.  The tour lasts 4 hours and will cost an additional upcharge. In the evening, a Farewell Dinner is given by Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition.

Day 21: Departure from Kathmandu(1337m)

Today, we check the list of all necessary documents and goods of our guest. We confirm the flight tickets before 72 hours of departure flight. We advise our guest to put passport and tickets at their handbag for convenience. Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition staff representative will take our valuable guests to the airport (3 hours prior to your flight) and bid goodbye. It will be not only goodbye but also the welcome for next visit to Nepal.

Important Information:
Our Guest’s security is of dominant concern while traveling with Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition. The trekking leader has the authority to adjust or cancel any part of the itinerary if it is necessary due to unfavorable circumstances. Unfavorable weather conditions, the health condition of a group member, or an unexpected natural disaster can force changes to the itinerary. However, every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary. The lead guide will try his/her best to ensure that the trip goes smoothly and according to plan, but please be ready to be flexible if necessary. Himalayan Vacation Treks and Expedition is capable, experienced, and prepared to give a 24-hour emergency response to an accident or condition that requires attention or evacuation.

Important Also: 

Himalayan Vacation Treks & Expedition requires that trekking and expedition guests have Insurance Policies.  A Travel Insurance Policy should cover the cost of emergencies (including altitude sickness), injuries, and evacuations.  Please, it is essential to bring your Travel Insurance Policy, or copies of your pertinent existing insurance coverage with you to Nepal.  HV Treks will require a copy for our office records.  We, as well, advise you to inform your existing insurance agent/company of your itinerary, including trekking, climbing, and hiking, and ensure your current policy provides sufficient coverage.