Arrive in Kathmandu. You will be met by our representative and brought to your hotel. You will meet the rest of the group during the trek briefing.

We take a short flight to Phaplu. The flights can be delayed by foggy weather. We get on local jeeps at Phaplu to be driven to the trek’s starting point on a rough jeep track. The drive will be bumpy but very scenic, and you will see parts of Nepal where very few tourists come.

We either stay in a basic guesthouse or camp, depending on when we get to our stop.

We start the trek with a climb on a village track (usually narrower than the popular areas’ trekking trails). Next, we stop at a Rai village for lunch. Then, we continue our uphill hike to a lovely village where the inhabitants are of Rai and Sherpa ethnic groups. Finally, we camp away from the settlement in a pristine wooded or terraced field area. Overnight camp. 4-5 hours hike.

We continue our upward hike through a beautiful forest where we might meet a few villagers on the trail. We stop for lunch at the shepherds’ transit point for their animals on the way to higher pastures during the summer.

After lunch, the trail is less strenuous as we continue through oak and rhododendron forest. Finally, we camp at a lovely opening in a forest away from the village.

Today we hike through a trail that villagers rarely use. Instead, we continue to trek through a forest. As we gain altitude, the forest turns to a combination of trees and shrubs. Our chef and kitchen crew will prepare lunch for us on the way.

We continue on our ascent until we get to some shepherd’s huts. Our team will set up camp here. Thus, we will have another lovely night away from civilization in nature.

We hike up to the top of a small hill for forty-five minutes. We will see panoramic views of Mount Thamserku, 6,608m, Kusum Kanggaru, 6,367m, Charpate Himal (Kyashar), 6,769m, and Mera Peak, 6,476m, as well as other Himalayan peaks.

We retrace our steps through the rhododendron and oak forest to the Kirat ani Sherwi village with a stop for lunch in the woods.

We have a descent passing by Chortens (Buddhist monuments) on a forested part of the trail. We will see terraced fields as we get closer to the village. This is the village of one of our longest-serving staff.

Don’t be surprised with villagers pay a visit to our campsite. But, unfortunately, it is a scarce occasion when outsiders, let alone foreigners visit these villages.

We steeply descend to the valley and cross a river over a suspension bridge. Next, we have a climb up to the town where we spent the first night. We stop there for lunch. In the recent few days, you might find the city “modern” after the villages and forest area. We continue our hike on a gentle uphill for about an hour. Finally, the trail levels off from the top with some descends to our final stop for the night.

An extra day to witness the wedding.

We get on the jeeps back to Phaplu to catch our flight back to Kathmandu the next day.

This is an extra day if the flight is cancelled at the beginning of the trip. We will use the extra day to drive to or from the trek’s start or end.

You will be brought to the airport three hours before your international flight.