Helambu Trek

Following your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, you will be picked and escorted to a hotel room. You can relax for a while in a hotel and then take a short brief tour of the tourist hub of Nepal- Thamel. You will help you get acquainted with good restaurants, ATMs, trekking gear shops, etc. We will also brief you about the trekking by taking you to the office. Later today, we will host a welcome dinner program for you in a restaurant where you can pick meals from Nepali, Italian, Chinese and Continental menus. Overnight stay in a hotel at Thamel.

We will get up early and have a hot breakfast in Kathmandu, after which we will take approximately 1 hour of scenic drive to Sundarijal. Sundarijal is an onset point of this trek and we will take an ascending trail towards Chisapani located at 2300 meters. we will cross a small hydroelectric plant, Shivapuri National Park, and Mulkhara village (The main residents of this village are Tamang) after trekking up a ridge at 1895 meters. We will trek through a thick jungle of oaks and rhododendron. Taking this trek in the Spring season will you bestow with thriving multiple colored rhododendrons. Upon passing this forest we shall reach Chisapani.

We will have breakfast in Chisapani enjoying the wonderful sunrise views from Chisapani.  After enjoying our breakfast, we will head out to Kutumsang which requires about 7 hours of trekking. We will trek through the meadows and grounds relishing the brilliant sights of the Langtang Highlands. We will then descend in the ridge, which takes us to a small and serene village of Pathi Bhanjyang. We will trek to Gul Bhanjyang and continue the uphill and downhill trek to arrive at Kutumsang.

We will ascend above Kutumsang through a lush forest of fir and rhododendron. We will continue trekking and the views of snow-clad Langtang and Gosaikunda peaks that you see while approaching Thadepati are simply spectacular. We will continue to Yurin Danda enjoying the awesome views of mountains and alpine forest. We will trek for 6 hours from Kutumsang looking at attractions like rhododendron forest and snow-capped peaks to finally arrive at Thadepati. We shall stay overnight at a local lodge in Thadepati.

Today’s trek will reveal to you the unique culture and lifestyle of remote Nepal. We will head towards TarkeGhyang, plunging downhill towards the enthralling Melamchi village. The Sherpa people of Melamchi village are diverse from the Sherpa to the east and Khumbu region. You will witness beautiful and revered Buddhist Stupas shrines and monasteries (these monasteries are also visited by the revered Guru Rinpoche). We will trek up to TarkeGyang and pass through some Sherpa settlements whilst relishing the Himalayan summits. Today, we will also visit and explore the village’s ancient monastery which is one of the oldest and biggest monasteries in this place. The inhabitants of this village mainly belong to the Hyolmo caste and the village is more popularly called Helambu. We will stay overnight at a lodge in TarkeGyang.

While returning from Tarkeghyang to Sermanthang we will trek in a relatively even/flat terrain amidst dense beautiful forests. We will also come across small streams as we proceed and also cross Parachin and Gangul village before reaching our final destination of today. Sermanthang is a Sherpa village with a number of monasteries and it also offers great Jugal Himal ranges. Overnight stay at a basic lodge in Sermanthang.

We will start the day a little late today with breakfast in Sermanthang. After breakfast, we will follow a gradually descending trail through dense forests and cultivated terraced fields today. We shall stay overnight in Melamchi which is a village with a unique lifestyle and tradition of its own. After trekking for 4 hours, we shall stay overnight in Melamchi.

We will take a scenic 4-hour long drive passing the streams, rivers, forests, and numerous settlements today to arrive at Kathmandu.

This is the final day of the tour and you will be traveling to your own destination today.