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Nepalgunj - Rara - Jumla - 16 days
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Rara Lake preserves Mythological and legendry
journey surrounded by pine forests, blooming
flowers and distant snowy peaks where waters
glitter line that of precious gem. Rara Lake is
28 kilometres north of Jumla. The large lake, at
an altitude of 2,980 metres, is perched on a
high shelf on the northern flank of Ghurchi Lekh
(4,067 m). The oval- shaped lake has a water
surface of nearly eight square kilometres with
hills of pine and rhododendrons around it. The
peaceful surroundings are enhanced by the
reflection of Ghurchi Lekh in its blue waters.
Chankheli peak (4,201 m) looms in north .Large
across the deep Mugu Karnali gorge.
Trekking in Rara Lake offers the best scenery on
the north – western most side of Nepal. The
trail is very much "off the beaten path" and
affords glimpses of distinct culture of the
local people. Summer rainfall is low, but winter
snow can be heavy and persistent. Since the
region is fairly high and free from monsoon
thunderstorms, the summer season is ideal for
trekking. Winters are cold, but the autumn
seasons trekking is rewarded with a profusion of
alpine flowers. Within its confines lies the
Rara National Park, the smallest park in Nepal.
On the contrary there lies the biggest and one
of the deepest lakes of Nepal, the Rara Lake
covering the area of 10.8 sq. km. at 2,990
meters. Considered one of the finest parks in
the world, Rara National Park abounds in
coniferous forest and is the ideal habitat to
the endangered red panda, musk deer, Himalayan
black bear, leopard, jackal, Himalayan tahr,
yellow-throated martin, wild dog, wild boar,
common langur, rhesus macaque and common otter.
During winter the Park abounds in bird varieties
like cots, great crested grebe, black necked
grebe, red crested pochard, mallard, common
teal, merganser and gulls. Migrant water fowls
and gallinaceous birds can also be found during
certain seasons. Among the fish varieties, the
snow trout is seen so far.
Facts of the Trek
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Duration: 16 Days
Trek type: Camping
Max Altitude: 3060 m.
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Minimum Pax: 1 +
Mode of travel: Flight
Grade: Strenuous
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Itinerary in Detail
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Day 01 : |
Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj which takes
about 40 minutes. This flight journey is best
described by the scenic views of Jungle and
Himalayan Range. |
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Day 02 : |
Fly from Nepalgunj to Jumla (2370m.) which takes
about 35 minutes. This day you can enjoy the
views of Sisne Himal, Dudu Kundari Himal and
other unnamed mountains. |
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Day 03 : |
Trek from Jumla to Patmara (2920m.) and it takes
about six hours. The early part of the trails is
through flat level and after some distance turn
steep ascent up to Patmara. En route you pass
pine forests, green hills and through
picturesque villages. You find the local people
exercising their distinct cultural and social
practices. These villages are mostly inhabited
by Chhetri and few other castes. Patmara is a
relatively big village with chortens, prayer
flags, mani walls and temples dedicated to Hindi
God and Goddess. People living here follow
either Buddhist or Hindu religion. |
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Day 04 : |
Trek from Patmara to Bhargaon (2690m.) which
takes approximately six hours. You trek through
steep ascent path for early two hours. After you
cross Kharila pass (3050m.), the trails go down
gently until you reach Nyawer (2670m.). This is
a small village with terraces, mud roof houses
and mainly inhabited by Chhetri. Now your trails
go gently up crossing suspension bridge over
Nyawer Khola (stream) to Bhargaon. En route you
move through forests covered with pine, oak,
juniper, bamboo and other local vegetation.
Bhargaon is relatively a big village where there
are monasteries, chorten, prayer flags
fluttering in the breeze. Mostly people are
involved in farming and they grow wheat, buck
wheat, barley, potato , maize and green
vegetables.
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Day 05 : |
Trek from Bhargaon to Pina (2380m.) and it takes
about six hour. The trails you move through is
gently ascent until you cross a suspension
bridge. Again you trek through ascent path and
reach check point of Rara National Park at
Bhulbule (3130m.). Now you have to pay entrance
fee in order to get inside the National Park.
The trails upto Ghurchi La Pass (3460m.) is
steep ascent. Then the trails turn steep
downhill all the way to Pina. En route, you can
enjoy forests covered with pine, oak, juniper,
rhododendron, bamboo, wild animals and local
birds. You are amazed to see the splendid hills,
ridges and villages at some distance. |
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Day 06 : |
Trek from Pina to Gumgarhi (2580m.) which takes
approximately six hours. This day you cross
wooden bridge over Jhari Khola (stream) and
follow mostly ascent path. At some place the
trail goes downhill. On the way, you can observe
musk deer, pheasant in forests covered with
pine, juniper, oak, rhododendron and other
natural vegetation. You come across several
villages rich in terraces, monasteries, chortens,
prayer flags, mani walls and people following
Tibetan life style. Gumgarhi is yet another
village mostly inhabited by Sherpa, Gurung and
other castes.
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Day 07 : |
Trek from Gumgarhi to Rara Lake (3060m.) and it
takes about five hours. The route is mostly
downhill and goes uphill for some distance. You
come across villages and forests. This day you
can enjoy the sight of magnificent lake which is
Rara. Naturally built Rara lake is the biggest
lake of Nepal. |
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Day 08 : |
Rest at Rara Lake. On this day trekkers can
walk around the lake to see lot of wild animals,
birds and beauty of nature.
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Day 09 : |
Trek from Rara Lake to Jhari (2500m.) which
takes about seven hours. To reach Jhari, you
trek through steep descent path following
forests, wooden bridge over Jhari Khola and
villages. Jhari is a small village where you can
enjoy monasteries, chortens, prayer flags and
houses of Tibetan style. This is mainly
inhabited by Gurung who are close to life style
of Tibetan people. |
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Day 10 : |
Trek from Jhari to Bhargaon (2690m.) and it
takes six hours. The route in the beginning
moves downward and after some distance turns up
until you cross Ghurchi La Pass (3460m.). From
here the route falls down and up for a while and
the route is now through quite descent path up
to Bhargaon. It is also a village dominated
mainly by Chhetri and few other castes. En route
you pass through forests covered with pine, oak
, rhododendron, juniper, green hills and several
villages.
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Day 11 : |
Trek from Bhargaon to Patmara (2920m.) which
takes about six hours. Leaving Bhargaon, you
follow steep descent path all the way to Khari
La Pass and then the route turns steep down up
to Cherry (2009m.). This is a village with
Tibetan style houses, apple and cherry orchard,
terraces where local farmers grow wheat, buck
wheat, maize and green vegetables. Now the route
moves through gently flat land all the way to
Patmara. Patmara is a relatively big village
with chortens, prayer flags, mani walls and
temples dedicated to Hindi God and Goddess.
People living here follow either Buddhist or
Hindu religion. |
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Day 12 : |
Trek from Patmara to Jumla (2370m.) and it takes
about five hours. This day you trek through
steep descent path all the way to Jumla passing
splendid views of green hill, forests, villages
and ridges.
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Day 13 : |
Fly from Jumla to Nepalgunj by flight which
takes about 35 minutes.
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Day 14 : |
Fly from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu by flight 40
minutes.
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Services
Included
Guide, Cook, Necessary Porters, Kitchen helper, Sherpa, All surface transportation by bus, All meals three times a day, Necessary Camping equipment such as tents, kitchen
tent, dining tent, toilet tent, mattresses, down sleeping bag, down jacket, cooking utensils, fuel
etc., Camping charges , Rescue help, Insurance and equipments for the staffs
Services
Excluded
Personal expenses, Insurance, Tips, Emergency
evacuation by Helicopter, Alternative
transportation in case of heavy rain, landslide,
strike, road blockade etc.
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