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Day 1 Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
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Imagine Nepal's Land-only package services begin with the evening meal. The hospitality continues as you are whisked away to your accommodation in Kathmandu and meet your fellow climbers at our welcoming dinner. Airport transfers are provided.
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Day 2 Drive Kathmandu to Chhet Chhet, Trek to Simigaon
Elevation:
1997 m
Distance:
183 km
Time Taken:
11.5 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today is the day you start your trekking adventure in Nepal. You will drive from Kathmandu around 5:30 AM towards Dhulikhel and continue to Chhet-Chhet via Dolakha. The total distance from Kathmandu is around 180 km, usually taking 8-9 hours.
From Chhet-Chhet, take the trekking trail on the right towards the suspension bridge. Just after crossing the bridge, the trekking trail begins a long and rapid zigzag ascent on the cemented stone steps and takes you to a small settlement called Simigaon. It usually takes 3 hours from Chhet Chhet to your lodge at Simigaon.
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Day 3 Trek to Dongang
Elevation:
2817 m
Distance:
9.81 km
Time Taken:
6.5 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today, we will be trekking from Simigaon to Dongang. The trail begins at the lodge and veers right, passing through the rhododendron forest. After half a kilometre, the trail climbs gently and drops down to the river bank, where you can see the suspension bridge that takes you to Riku village. Without crossing the bridge, continue on the right and continue your ascent to Surmuche, where you will stop for lunch. The trial is mostly zigzagged, wired stone steps. After a couple of uphill climbs, you will reach Kyalche, where only one lodge exists. From Kyalche, walk straight and descend to the village of Dongang, just beside Rolwaling Khola. Again there are only two lodges available here!
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Day 4 Trek to Beding
Elevation:
3570 m
Distance:
10.42 km
Time Taken:
6 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today's trek will take you through the Rolwaling Valley, home to some of the most beautiful scenery in Nepal. You'll start in Dongang at the confluence of two rivers—the Rolwaling Khola and the Tsho Rolpa. From there, you'll head upriver until you reach Thangdingma, where you'll stop for lunch at a teahouse. After lunch, your trek takes you further upriver, past Nyamare village, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 2015. The trail then follows a gentle climb from Nyamare to Changmi Kha Gateway, where you'll see giant trees that used to be part of a canopy forest before it was destroyed by logging. From Changmi Kha Gateway, it's just about 45 minutes until you reach Beding!
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Day 5 Trek to Naa Village
Elevation:
4199 m
Distance:
6.43 km
Time Taken:
3 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today is the most accessible day of the trek. You'll be hiking to Naa village from Beding, which will take about 3-4 hours and will have countless gentle switchbacks on the left side of a roaring Rolwaling Khola flowing from Cho-Rolpa Lake.
Along the way, you'll encounter prayer flags surrounding what is said to be the most significant rock in Rolwaling. And if you look uphill to your left, you'll see a painting of Guru Rimpoche painted on that rock.
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Day 6 Hike to Dudh Kunda & Cho Rolpa Lake.
Elevation:
4199m
Distance:
5.5 km
Time Taken:
6 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
The day hike of today will be an adventurous and tiring hike that will take between 5 and 6 hours to discover the splendor of Rolwaling Valley. This hike is the best part of the trek when we visit two renowned lakes, The holy Lake Omi Tso (milk lake) and the famous glacier Lake Tso Rolpa. After breakfast in the lodge, we'll take a packed lunch from the lodge and head out to these magnificent lakes. We will be able to see not only the lakes but also the beauty of the Himalayas and enjoy an air of freshness and mountain breeze. Holy Lake Omi Tso is a sacred spot for locals, and the globally renowned glacier lake Tso Rolpa is a popular tourist spot. There will be ample time to visit these beautiful lakes, snap photos, and take our lunch somewhere in the wilderness. The day's hike will be unforgettable, and we'll return to the lodge at night with lasting images of this beautiful valley.
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Day 7 Trek to Yalung Basecamp
Elevation:
4984 m
Distance:
4.70 km
Time Taken:
4 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today, we'll take a steep climb up to Yalung Basecamp. Along the way, we'll pass through Cho-Rolpa Lake and see the mountains of Rolwaling, including Cho-You and Pharchemo.
After crossing the box bridge from Naa Village, follow the trail on the right side of Rolwaling Khola that takes you to Cho-Rolpa Lake. From halfway, the steep ascent to Yalung Ri basecamp begins; it is a relentless climb, but the steep slope gets ever more scenic as you gain height, with the panoramic view of the mountains of Rolwaling, including Cho-You and Pharchemo. Finally, after 3-4 hours of steep climbing, you reach the small porter shelter built by IFMGA guides at Yalung Basecamp.
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Day 8 Climb Yalung Ri (5630m) and trek to Na Village.
Elevation:
4199 m
Distance:
9 km
Time Taken:
7 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
We will have a basic tea and porridge breakfast and a pre-dawn start from camp, setting off with the assistance of our head torch. The ascent of Yalung Ri is initially across scree and moraine, and we will take our time. After an hour and a half, as it starts to get appropriately light, we will reach the edge of the glacier on the mountain. Here, we will stop, take a break, fit our crampons to our boots, rope up for the straightforward ascent across an open snow slope and then an airy, but never too steep, snow ridge to the prayer-flagged summit—enjoyable climbing with fantastic views. We should reach the top by mid to late morning and return to base camp for lunch early afternoon. Then, we will descend steeply back to the Rolwaling Khola and to Na Village.
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Day 9 Trek to Beding (3570m).
Elevation:
3570 m
Distance:
6.43 km
Time Taken:
3 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today we will be on the easy downhill along the Rolwaling Khola to Beding. The rest of the day is free for rest after a strenuous climb to Yalung Ri.
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Day 10 Climb towards Dolma Khang BC
Elevation:
4193 m
Distance:
3.83 km
Time Taken:
3-4 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today we will retrace the trail toward Nyamare until you see the giant tree in the area and a Kani gateway. From there, take the narrow trail on the right towards the right side of the waterfall. Then, climbing sharply above the waterfall, follows the river towards the corner of the mountain where Dolma Khang BC. The hike is about 3.83 km, taking 3-4 hours from Beding to Dolma Khang base camp.
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Day 11-12 Climbing period for Dolma Khang.
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Day 13 Trek to Dongang (2800m)
Elevation:
2817 m
Distance:
16.85 km
Time Taken:
7 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
Today is more extended than usual regarding distance covered, but the trekking is easy downhill along the Rolwaling Khola. We pass through several hamlets and isolated farms along the way. The route stays on the north side of the river until just before Thangdingma, when it crosses to the south side. We may stop for lunch at Thangdingma before returning to complete our day's walk to Dongang.
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Day 14 Trek to Simigaon
Elevation:
1197 m
Distance:
9.81 km
Time Taken:
5 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
We begin by skirting above the Rolwaling Khola, passing the isolated lodge at Kalche, and descending via several long sections of stone steps towards Simigaon.
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Day 15 Trek to Chetchet and drive to Kathmandu
Elevation:
1400 m
Distance:
183 km
Time Taken:
9 hrs.
Meals:
BLD
From Simigaon, we descend to the bridge over the Tama Kosi River and cross it. Then, we continue to Chetchet, where we'll board our vehicle for our 8-hour journey back to Kathmandu. We arrive in Kathmandu by late afternoon.
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Day 16 Final Departure
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At the end of your program, we will arrange for transportation to the airport, and your guide will go to see you off. Flight check-in times vary based on the airline but are typically three hours before flight time.
