Makalu Base Camp Trek

Upon your arrival one of our representatives will be there to welcome you then he/she will take you to your hotel. The representative will provide a quick explanation of your further travel plan. There will be no planned activities for day one so you may relax in your hotel room or roam nearby your hotel. Overnight stay will be at the hotel.

We will take a morning flight to Tumlingtar, the flight duration will be 35 minutes. From Tumlingtar we will drive to Chichira, which is a tiny Gurung village, we will continue further to Num village (1490m). Tonight’s stay will be in Num in a guest house. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

After breakfast we will begin to trek towards Sedua, while observing artistic fields of various crops, we walk slanted terrain down to Lumbang. We will walk further down to cross the suspension Sky Bridge over the Arun River. We will walk on a rough, rocky trail all the way up to Sedua where we will establish our camp for an overnight stay.

On the way to Tashigaon from Sedua we will see our geography being transformed into agricultural fields with small houses from rough/rocky terrain. Tashigaon is a charming village. Today’s camp will be set at Tashigaon.

We will walk an intersecting forest, stony path; mountainous terrain finally reaching to grassy land of Kauma Kharka where we will set today’s camp and will watch mesmerizing views of Mt. Makalu from the viewpoint.

From Kauma kharka we will walk up through a rhododendron forest which will lead us to the ridge where we will locate a huge Mani (prayer stone) decorated wall, also decorated with colorful prayer flags. From this point, we can see the gorgeous view of Chamlang, and other peaks. From there we will further walk up through stony crafted stairs, passing through a small lake to finally ascend Kike La via stony terrain. We will go further down passing another tiny lake, big sized stones to Tutu La. We will walk through a scattered rhododendron forest to finally reach Mumbuk. Our overnight stay will be in the camp.

From Mumbuk we will walk vertically down following a stream. Then we will walk through a forest along the edges of Barun valley. We will continue to follow the river to get to the Yangle Kharka while passing through the scattered forests. From Yangle Kharka we will ascend along the Barun River bank till we reach Nhe Kharka. Tonight’s camp will be set up at the Nhe Kharka.

We will begin our walk leaving Nhe Kharka in the east, passing through Rhododendron forest. Today’s trek will be quite challenging as we reach 4615m from 3000m of Nhe Kharka. On the way to Sherson, we get to see the breathtaking view of peak 4 and Pyramid Peak.  Today’s camp will be set at Sherson. Tomorrow’s trek will be to the Base camp.

We will descend along the stream and pass a huge rock before reaching the base camp. This will be the most awaited time of the trek. From the base camp, we will witness the unexplainable beauty of Mt. Baruntse, peak 6, peak 7, and Mt. Everest. Today’s camp will be set at the base camp.

Yes! One extra day to explore the Makalu base camp. The South of Makalu directly faces the huge Barun Glacier. The Barun valley or the Glacier is another attraction of the Makalu base camp. Tonight also we will set our camp at the base camp while capturing the magnanimity of the scenery in our memory.

Descending becomes quicker and easier than the climb. Today our target is to make our way back to Nhe Kharka. Overnight stay will be in a tented camp.

We will return to Mumbuk with treasuring the beauty of the forest, sunlight, and bird chirps. Our camp will be set in Mumbuk today.

We will pass through the rhododendron forest, Keke La, Shipton La, Tutu La, and Kauma La pass, and then finally descend to Kauma. We will establish our camp at Kauma.

From Kauma we will need to descend vertically down to reach Tashigaon. Following rocky terrain, we will pass through a jungle to finally reach the Sherpa Gaon / Tashigaon. Our camp will be set at Tashigaon.

From Tashigaon we will trail down to the Kasuwa River to Sedua further down following the Arun River towards Mulgaon. We will walk through rocky terrain traversing the cultivating field, and then we will cross Sky Bridge over the Ipsuwa River. We will pass through a small settlement surrounded by crops growing on the land. We will further continue the rocky path to Balung. We will set up our camp at Balung today.

We will pass through the colorful Walung village of Rai inhabitants. While trailing down we will cross over the Suspension bridge of the Ipsuwa River once again. We will pass by another village named Chayang. We will ascend for a while then descend to reach Parangbu village on the coast of Arun valley, enveloped by the crops field. We will trek further ahead to reach Pukuwa. We will stay in a tented camp at Pukuwa.

From Pukuwa we will descend down to Tome then we will ascend, observing Arun Valley in a wider version through rock-scattered ridges. After trailing up the Steep staircase we will trail down to reach the river bank of Sankhuwa, walking further straight we will reach the Bumling village, the major occupant of the Chhetri community. Our stay will be in a tented camp at Bumbling.

Finally, we will trail to reach the end point of our trek Tumlingtar, where we stay in a teahouse. Tomorrow morning we will be flying back to Kathmandu.

We are flying back to Kathmandu with tired legs and blissful hearts. No planned work so you can relax in your hotel room, or go shopping or write down your memories in your diary. The overnight night will be in Hotel. Breakfast included.

You will be picked up by one of our representatives approximately 3 hours ahead of your scheduled flight. We are bidding you goodbye with the hope to see you again. Have a safe flight home.