Itinerary
- Day 1
Kathmandu
You'll arrive in Kathmandu and connect with your guide and staff for the drive to your hotel. After settling in and getting refreshed, your guide will walk through what's ahead on the trek, talking about the local lodges, the views you'll see, and the history and culture of the region. Later this evening, there's a welcome dinner at a Nepalese restaurant with traditional cultural performances.
- Start point
- त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, त्रिभुवन विमानस्थल, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal (Pick up from airport .)
- Meals
- Dinner (Nepalese dinner at local restaurant with cultural performances)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at Nepalese restaurant with local cultural programs
- Day 2
Kathmandu
This is a free day to get ready for the trek. If you're interested, there's an optional morning tour of Kathmandu's heritage sites that takes a few hours, then you'll head back to your hotel. The afternoon is yours to handle personal tasks and final preparations for the days ahead.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- City tour of Kathmandu world heritage sites by private vehicle
- Day 3
Kathmandu - Bhadrapur - Ilam
You'll head to Kathmandu's domestic airport for a 45-minute flight to Bhadrapur in Far East Nepal. During the flight, you'll see panoramic views of Himalayan peaks including Everest, Makalu, and Kanchenjunga. From Bhadrapur, the drive climbs uphill to Ilam, a cooler alpine town known for tea gardens and views of Kanchenjunga.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flight from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur
Landmarks Kanchenjunga Mount Everest Makalu 
- Day 4
Ilam - Taplejung
A short morning drive takes you to Sukhetar, where there's a small airstrip, then you'll transfer to your local lodge or tented camp. After settling in, you can walk around Taplejung town and see the unique cultures and traditional farm life of eastern Nepal's people.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Explore Taplejung town and observe local cultures and traditional farm life
- Day 5
Taplejung - Sinuwa
Your first trekking day starts with a hike past small farm villages toward Mitlung. The path winds through rhododendron and pine forests with climbs offering views of Mt. Kanchenjunga and Kabru. You'll descend to the Tamor River and trek through more forest to reach Sinuwa village for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Taplejung to Sinuwa village
Landmarks Kanchenjunga Kabru Tamor River - Day 6
Sinuwa - Taplethok
Trekking downhill from Sinuwa toward Tawa village, you'll cross fresh streams and pass farm villages to Chirwa, a mixed-tribe settlement. Then the trek climbs over farm fields where you'll see cardamom growing in shaded areas, descending to Taplethok where the air gets noticeably cooler and Tibetan Buddhist culture becomes more visible.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Sinuwa to Taplethok, passing through Chirwa village
- Day 7
Taplethok - Sakathum
You'll trek through farm villages with paddy fields and terraces, then enter a cool forest with short climbs offering peak views. The path leads to Sakathum, a farm village where your overnight camp is set up near the village.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Taplethok to Sakathum
- Day 8
Sakathum - Amjilosa
Trekking through several small farm villages brings you to a river bank where cardamom cultivation happens in dense tree shade. You'll climb to gain elevation, passing fields and settlements with views of distant peaks and rolling green hills before reaching Amjilosa for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Sakathum to Amjilosa
- Day 9
Amjilosa - Gyabla/Kyapra
The trek follows higher terrain as altitude increases toward cooler areas where paddy farms end. You'll walk closer to mountainous regions with scattered summer pastures, reaching Gyabla or Kyapra, a small cattle herders' village populated by Sherpa and Bhotia people of Buddhist culture.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Amjilosa to Gyabla/Kyapra
- Day 10
Gyabla - Ghunsa
Start with a gentle downhill walk for about an hour, then climb through pine, oak, and rhododendron forest to a flat area at Ghunsa river. You'll continue on nice terrain to Ghunsa village, a settlement of Bhotia and Sherpa tribes with stone houses and neat small farms.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Gyabla to Ghunsa village
Landmarks Ghunsa River - Day 11
Ghunsa
Today is a rest day in Ghunsa to acclimatize before moving to higher elevations. You can hike around this beautiful village with its Buddhist culture, heading to a scenic viewpoint hill for panoramic mountain views and surrounding landscapes.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Acclimatization hike around Ghunsa village to scenic viewpoint
- Day 12
Ghunsa - Khambachen
From Ghunsa, you'll trek following the river with waterfall views along the way. You'll pass yak herder camps (depending on season), then continue along the Ghunsa river bank through rhododendron and pine forest. The path gradually ascends to Rambuk Kharkas with grand views of Khumbukarna and Janu peaks before descending gently to Khambachen valley.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Ghunsa to Khambachen
Landmarks Khumbukarna Mount Janu Wedge Peak Sharphu - Day 13
Khambachen - Lhonak
You'll trek high above the river, heading east toward the terminal moraine of Kanchenjunga glacier. After passing Ramtang Kharka, the trail joins the Kanchenjunga glacier area as you reach Lhonak for the night with views of the glacier and surrounding peaks like Mera and Nepal Peak.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Khambachen to Lhonak
Landmarks Kanchenjunga Glacier Mera Peak Nepal Peak Wedge Peak - Day 14
Lhonak - Pang Pema (Kanchenjunga North Base Camp)
This is the main highlight: you'll hike to Kanchenjunga North Base Camp (Pang Pema) and stand at the foot of the world's third highest mountain. The walk includes high river crossings with views of Kirat Chuli and Nepal Peak, then rocky terrain with glacier paths leading to base camp surrounded by giant peaks before returning to Lhonak.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike to Kanchenjunga North Base Camp (Pang Pema)
Landmarks Kanchenjunga North Base Camp (Pang Pema) Kanchenjunga Kirat Chuli Nepal Peak Taple Sikhar Givegela Chuli - Day 15
Pang Pema - Ghunsa
After your time at the base camp, you'll trek back on the same route. The hike is long but passes through magnificent high mountain terrain as you head back to Ghunsa village for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Kanchenjunga North Base Camp back to Ghunsa village
- Day 16
Ghunsa - Sele-La Kharka
Leaving the northern Kanchenjunga area, you'll trek into complete wilderness with thick forest and grazing areas. A long climb brings you to Sele-La Kharka, a summer pasture and meadow where you'll spend the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Ghunsa to Sele-La Kharka
- Day 17
Sele-La Kharka - Tseram
You'll trek higher today, crossing two scenic high passes with great views across the entire Kanchenjunga range. Walking through dense tree lines and crossing streams, you'll cross Sele-La pass with a gentle climb, then gradually descend to the base of Sinion La before reaching Tseram for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Sele-La Kharka to Tseram, crossing two high passes
Landmarks Sele-La Pass Sinion La Pass - Day 18
Tseram - Ramche
Today's optional day hike goes to Oktang and Kanchenjunga South Base Camp, where the 1955 British Expedition was set up. You'll have close views of Yalung Glacier and Kanchenjunga's south wall, plus views of Talung and Kabru peaks. After about three hours, you'll return to Ramche for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Day hike to Oktang and Kanchenjunga South Base Camp with views of Yalung Glacier, Talung Peak and Kabru
Landmarks Kanchenjunga South Base Camp Yalung Glacier Talung Peak Kabru - Day 19
Ramche - Tseram
From Ramchaur, you'll climb steeply but briefly through magnolia, rhododendron, and bamboo forest. After crossing a stream and walking past a serpent-shaped shrine in a boulder, the path goes through forest to a riverbed then uphill to Tseram, where roofless bivouac caves face the Yalung glacier's terminal moraine.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Ramche to Tseram
Landmarks Yalung Glacier Kabru Talung Peak - Day 20
Tseram - Lamite Bhanjyang
You'll trek back into green forested areas from the south base camp region. The path reaches Tortung, a small cattle herders' village surrounded by woodland, then continues mostly downhill with short climbs to Lamite Bhanjyang for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Tseram to Lamite Bhanjyang
- Day 21
Lamite Bhanjyang - Yamphudin
This is an easier trekking day as altitude drops with each hour. You'll head downhill through serene rhododendron and pine forest, crossing streams and entering a gorge to reach the small village of Yamphudin for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Lamite Bhanjyang to Yamphudin
- Day 22
Yamphudin - Pompe Dhada
The trek goes on steep downhill terrain toward rice and millet fields and into forest alongside the Nandeva khola stream. After crossing the stream, you'll continue downhill to a river, then climb into forested areas to Yangpang village, eventually reaching Pompe Dhada on a scenic hilltop with Mt. Jannu views.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Yamphudin to Pompe Dhada
Landmarks Mount Jannu - Day 23
Pompe Dhada - Kunjari
Another long trekking day takes you downhill through farm villages dominated by Hindu tribes including Brahmins and Chettries, mixed with Rai and Limbu people. You'll descend to Phawa khola, cross it toward Pokora village, then trek through farm fields across suspension bridges before climbing to Kunjari village.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Pompe Dhada to Kunjari
- Day 24
Kunjari - Taplejung
Your final trekking day goes from Kunjari to Kande Bhanjyang with grand views of Kanchenjunga and Yalungkang. You'll trek through farm villages and reach Sukhetar, then continue to Taplejung, the main district town, for your last night. This hill town is known for Tomba, a warm local drink made from millet with mild alcohol content.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek from Kunjari to Taplejung
Landmarks Kanchenjunga Yalungkang - Day 25
Taplejung - Bhadarpur
After finishing your trek around both sides of Kanchenjunga Base Camp, you'll drive more than five hours through the morning into the warmer Terai area of eastern Nepal. The route passes through Ilam town and its tea gardens, descending to the main highway and arriving at Bhartamod, a large town in Nepal's eastern zone, for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive from Taplejung to Bhadarpur via Ilam
- Day 26
Bhadarpur - Kathmandu
After breakfast, you'll drive to Bhadrapur airport for the short scenic flight back to Kathmandu. As you transition from nature to city life, your remarkable Kanchenjunga Base Camp trekking adventure comes to completion with memories that will last.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Flight from Bhadrapur to Kathmandu
- Day 27
Kathmandu - Departure
This is your final day in Nepal. Your guide and staff will transfer you to Kathmandu International Airport for your flight home, ending your grand Kanchenjunga Base Camp trekking adventure with glorious memories from the Himalayan wonders.
- End point
- त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल, त्रिभुवन विमानस्थल, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal (Drop to airport after complete trek. )
