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Makalu Base Camp Trek

Makalu Base Camp Trek

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Key Information

Trip Duration

24 Days

Accommodation:

Hotel / Tea House

Grade:

Moderate / Adventure

Altitude

3,645m

Activity:

Trekking / Sightseeing

Best Season:

Jan- May, Oct- Dec

Group Size

2- 4, 5- 10

Treks Type:

Tea House Trek

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Makalu Base Camp Trek Trip Description

Makalu Base Camp trek is the adventure trekking to the valley of the fifth highest mountain, Mt. Makalu. It is situated in the north eastern part of Nepal between Nepal and China border. The shape of the mount Makalu is stunning four-shaped pyramid.

Makalu Base Camp trekking is a strenuous trekking into the remote north-east of Nepal, full of adventure and challenges. We start walking after landing at the airstrip of Tumlingtar. The trail takes us deep into the northeastern Himalayan and to the base of the fifth highest peak in the world.The trek offers some of the most amazing scenery to be found in Nepal, passing through the lush Arun valley.

Over the Barun pass (4,200 m) and on to the awesome ice fields surrounding Makalu (8,481 m). The trail takes us to Sherpani col and offers views of the formidable hulks of Everest EST, Lhotse and Baruntse. This part of the kingdom is an extremely isolated area where only a few venture.

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First we welcome you to home of Mt. Everest, Nepal, country of Himalayas. Upon arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport our representative will welcome you and assists to transfer to your hotel in Kathmandu. You will have to make rest day in Kathmandu. Make permit day and you can look around in Kathmandu valley or make Sightseeing tour in the Kathmandu valley. After time to get refreshed, evening you will meet and transfer for the welcome dinner in any comfortable restaurant in Kathmandu and short briefing about your trip and overnight hotel. We meet early morning and start our trekking trip.

Food
Breakfast
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
1305

Today is the sightseeing day around the famous and the world heritage sites like Pashupatinath temple, Swoyambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square etc. You will also do necessary shopping and trek preparation. Hotel overnight.

Food
Breakfast
Accomodation
Hotel

This morning you'll be transferred to the airport to fly to Tumlingtar overlooking range of snowcapped peaks from Langtang all the way to Mt. Everest, Makalu & Mt. Kanchenjunga.On arrival at Tumlingtar airport which is a village town located on a shelf above the Arun River, we'll walk besides the airstrip and walk to the camp for overnight and meet up our crews for the trekking. Rest of the time explores the town and overnight at tented camp.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
950

We starts our adventurous journey from Tumlingtar with pleasant walk for an hour through the farm fields and villages the trail climbs up gradually towards Khadbari in the midst of the subtropical forest of Sal tree Sorea Robusta) and more farm fields along the way, as we come to a town of Khadbari a major town of the Makalu region and from Khadbari with up and down walk lead to the camp at Mani Bhanjyang.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
1200

Today we start our Himalayan adventure Trek with ascending few hours to the ridge on a wide and well-used trail, reaching our lunch stop at Bhotebas. After lunch we walk passing through fertile land and forested path brings you to the top of the small ridge at Chichila village for the overnight after few hours walk which is settled few local houses with superb scenic mountains of Mt. Makalu and Khumbakarna range.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
1800

Our journey further to Num leads us through the cool and serene forest of rhododendron, oaks and hemlocks as we climb to the top of the ridge, from the top it is almost downhill for few hours to the overnight camp at Num, which is a small village with about fifteen houses and a primary school on the large flat ground, from where we have good view of our route for the next couple of days.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
1500

Today, we descend incredibly steep and terraced slopes towards the Arun River, nearly 800 meters below. The lower slopes of this narrow valley are densely forested and the paths are quite slippery, after reaching the bottom, cross the suspension bridge across the torrential Arun River, and climb back out of the rain forest, reaching our lunch place at Runruma. Further walk steep climb takes us up to Seduwa a village with a small health post and a primary school nearby we will camp for the night.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
1493

We have easy and pleasant short walk takes you to rural farm villages, on the gradual trail through the farm fields and terraces, as we come near to Tashi Gaon, it's an uphill climb for an hour through the millet and rice fields. We'll overnight at camp and rest of the time walk around the village.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
2200

This is the last village up to the Makalu and after this village the walk is refreshing for an hour and a half in the beautiful shade of the rhododendron and oaks forest, after leaving the dense forest coming to a summer pastures with traces of temporary made shepherd huts. From here onwards to Kahuma ridge is strenuous uphill climb, as the tree lines declines for the bushes of rhododendron and juniper. We'll stay here and can be seen scenic mountain ranges.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
3500

After the superb mountains view and the surrounding landscapes and snowcapped peaks, our trek follows a gradual trail with few ups and down as we pass through the ThuloPokhari big pond and Sano Pokhari (small pond). In the heavy snow, the path from here can be quite misleading and it will be arduous to find the trail sometime and further walk cross the pass of Tutu-la at 4,075m. We onwards our journey, it is all downhill back to vegetation, a small clearing place for camping in the middle of the woods of pines, hemlock, birch and rhododendrons to reach at Mumbuk for the overnight.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
3400

Our camp settled in the shade of the tree, the view of the Kumbakarna can be seen through the vegetation of the tree lines, the walk from here is downhill to the enclosed and concealed Barun Valley, one of the least explored area in the eastern Himalayan region of Nepal. This unique landscapes within the Makalu-Barun National Park are some 3,000 species of flowering plants, 440 bird species and 75 species of mammals, including the endangers clouded leopard, red panda and musk deer.

As we reach the lush alpine area of Barun Valley the walk is very pleasant with gradual uphill slopes, following the Barun River upstream on the valley gorge towards our camp at Nehe-Kharka, one of the summer pastures for the local folks of Tashi and Navagaun.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Camping
Elevation
3750

Our trek onwards crossing the wooden bridge on the Barun River and walk on the boulders, where is a large prayer wall at Ramara, after few hour the vegetation gets sparse, although the rhododendron, barberries, cotoneaster and juniper bushes persist for some time. With a pleasant walk we come nearer to Sherson in sight of the lower Barun glacier and the towering majestic Mt. Makalu. Sherson is also the lower base camp of Mt. Makalu. There are number of stone enclosures at this high grazing ground with outstanding view of host of peaks, including the upper part of Makalu south face, and Mt. Baruntse 7,220m and at Sherson we make camp for the night.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House
Elevation
4600

Today you have full day rest at the camp or for acclimatization visit around some interesting hike and viewpoints to explore, the most scenic walk would be taking a hike on the right side of the camp above for the closer view of Mt. Makalu, Barun Pokhari and the view of the rare face of Everest the Kanshung face with Lhotse. A one hour steep up brings you to the large meadow you can walk farther up to have a greater view of the mentioned peaks and more other peaks of this area and beyond. After exploring the area stroll back to the camp.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House

We have another full day to explore the surrounding area as optional visit to the base camp of Makalu and for back to camp.

Food
Breakfast / Lunch/ and Dinner
Accomodation
Tea House

After a wonderful exploration in the surrounding valley, we trek back to end of the Barun valley named Yak Kharkha for the overnight stop.