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Day 01 : |
Drive from Kathmandu (1350m.)to Gorkha (1143m.)
which takes approximately 6/7 hours drive.
After your breakfast at 7 o' clock at 7:30
moving for the trekking by private transport to
Gorkha. (6 hours drive; Lunch will be pack lunch
and from Gorkha Bazaar 45 minutes walk up to the
Gorkha palace which is the nice view point and a
important historical place related to King
Prithivi narayan Shah, visit there about 15
minutes around the palace with enjoying nice
views and 10 minutes walk to the campside
(kalikasthan 1650m). The campside is a very nice
view point of Boudha himal, Himchuli and
Manaslu.)
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Day 02 : |
Trek from Gorkha to Khanchok (927m.) and it
takes about 4 to 5 hours.
This day the way is descent in the beginning 30
minutes several steps passing down and flat.
There is already built a road but no vehicles
are run there. You have to walk several up and
down the side of the road and most of flat trail
along the ridge both side. You can see very nice
views even though very far mountains. You will
pass many villages on the way where are mix
peoples like Gurung, Chettri, Brhamin, kami,
damai etc. Khanchowk is more than 25 houses
settlement there, it's like small bazaar with
majority of mix peoples. Moreover, it is nice to
walk at evening around Ghampesal for while.
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Day 03 : |
Trek from Khanchok to Arughat Bazaar (500m.)
which takes about 4 to 5 hours.
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Day 04 : |
Trek from Arughat Bazaar to Soti Khola (530m.)
and it takes about 5 to 6 hours.
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Day 05 : |
Trek from Soti Khola to Machha Khola (890m.)
which takes about 5 to 6 hours.
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Day 06 : |
Trek from Machha Khola to Jagat (1350m.) and it
takes about 5 to 6 hours.
You cross the Machha Khola - Fish Stream - and
head upstream to the tiny village of Khola Bensi
and the hot springs at Tatopani. The valley
sides are steeping until they are impassable and
the route then switches to the left bank by way
of a suspension bridge. The trail is quite
exposed and challenging in places. After a short
section of forest path you reach the single
teahouse at Doban. Above Doban, the Buri Gandaki
descends an impressive series of rapids. Beyond
this steep section, the river is much more
placid, meandering across a broad gravel bed. At
Lauri, you re cross the river on a suspension
bridge, and then climb on a high path to the
fields of Jagat, where you camp.
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Day 07 : |
Trek from Jagat to Philim (1700m.)
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Day 08 : |
Trek Philim to Deng (2095m.)
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Day 09 : |
Trek Deng to Namru (2900m.)
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Day 10 : |
Trek Namru to Lhogaon (3100m.)
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Day 11 : |
Trek Lhogaon to Samagaon (3450m.)
Leaving the village, you follow the right bank
of the river, with views of Peak 29 ahead. As
you continue on the main trail, you soon reach
the fields of Sama Gaon, 3500m. You camp at Sama
Gompa, 20 minutes beyond the village, or Samdo,
near the Tibetan border.
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Day 12 : |
Rest day at Samagaon for acclimatization.
Surrounded by mountains in a peaceful forest,
you take a rest day to acclimatize and relax. It
is a good time to catch up on that book or wash
clothes.
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Day 13 : |
Trek from Samagaon to Samdo (3900m.)
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Day 14 : |
Trek from Samdo to Larkya La Phedi (4400m.)
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Day 15 : |
Trek from Larkya La Phedi to Larkya La (5135m.)
to Bimdakothi(3350m.)
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Day 16 : |
Trek from Bimtangkothi to Tilje (2300m.)
Below us is Bimthang, a broad and level ablation
valley with a number of Mani walls and deserted
houses. Crossing this high pasture, we descend
the valley of the Burdin Khola to the area of
the Base Camp for the West side of Manaslu. From
a ridge at 4150 metres, we have excellent views
of Manaslu to the South East and Annapurna II to
the South West. Beyond a bridge over the
headwaters of the Dudh Khola, we descend into a
rhododendron forests and follow a trail through
a narrow valley until we reach the highest
cultivated land in this valley at Karche, 2785
metres.
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Day 17 : |
Trek from Tilje to Jagat (1800m )
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Day 18 : |
Trek from Jagat to Nagdi (850m.)
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Day 19 : |
Trek from Nagdi to Besishahar (823m.)
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Day 20 : |
Drive from Besishahar to Kathmandu via Pokhara
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