Our representatives will receive you at the airport and guide you to the hotel. The team will later meet up for a short briefing about the trip.
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Day 1 Arrival in Kathmandu
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Day 2 Sightseeing in Kathmandu
After breakfast, we will visit the UNESCO listed world heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley. We will visit one of the royal palaces of the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu Durbar Square. We will also visit the Pashupatinath, Swoyambhunath, and Bouddhanath temples. Back to the hotel for final preparation and overnight stay.
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Day 3 Drive from Kathmandu to Phalpu (7-8 hours)
We will get on a 4wd jeep and start our drive towards the village of Phalpu, some 270 km east of the capital city of Kathmandu. We will drive via the Khurkot-Ghurmi Madhya Pahadi Highway. We will take a break at the Ramechhap district and fill our bellies there. After lunch, we will continue our drive to arrive at the village of Phalpu.
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Day 4 Phalpu to Junbesi (4-5 hours).
We will use the uncrowded route to get to the village of Junbesi today. We will climb up on narrow trails through the green lush pine forest along the river to arrive at Junbesi, a traditional Sherpa village sitting at 2675 meters. The village has several nice tea houses and we will be able to have great views of the Himalayas at the far end of our view.
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Day 5 Junbesi to Thupten Choling Monastery to Taktor.
We will get out of the village of Junbesi to arrive at one of the largest monasteries of the country with more than 900 monks and nuns under its care. An easy climb uphill will take us to the village of Taktor. Overnight at tea house
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Day 6 Taktor to Pikey Base Camp.
Climb out of the village of Taktor on a steep path through a forest to arrive at the village of Jase Bhanjhyang. We will have our lunch there and again climb up on the steep narrow trail to arrive at the Pikey Base Camp. The trail after Jase is filled with uneven grounds and rocks.
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Day 7 Climb Pikey Peak and trek to Bhandar.
Today, we climb up the Pikey Peak, standing tall at a height of 4065 meters. The climb will take us approximately one hour. The top of the peak will reward us with landscape views of the Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, and several other unnamed peaks. We will descend back to the village for breakfast and start our trek to get to the village of Bhandar. We will leave the base camp and climb down through the lush forest to arrive at Ngaur. From there, we will continuously descend down until arriving at the Likhu Khola. After an ascent from there, we will arrive at the village of Bhandar. Overnight at tea house
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Day 8 Bhandar to Jiri.
Today, we will climb up to the village of Deurali and descent steeply from there to arrive at Shivalaya. After lunch at Shivalaya, we will descent all the way to Jiri. Along the way, we will be able to have great panoramic views of the Himalayas. Overnight at Jiri.
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Day 9 Jiri to Kathmandu (6-7 hours)
After breakfast, we will drive in a narrow and bumpy road to get to the capital city of Kathmandu. The drove will take us about 6-7 hours depending on the traffic. Overnight at hotel.
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Day 10 Departure
Our representative will drop you at the airport as per your flight timings and conclude the trip.