TSUM VALLEY
A beautiful break in the Living Valley.
A unique journey in this amazing valley, authentic piece of Tibet in deepest Nepal. As The Tsum Valley and its inhabitants have always stayed out of modernity, the Tibetan Buddhism culture is still intact. Many Lamas reincarnated and Milarepa would have meditated in this place. So it has become sacred to Buddhists.
You will discover villages, monasteries, fields of barley, herds of horses and yaks, under the benevolent gaze of Ganesh Himal (7 400m).HIGHLIGHTS
- Valley totally preserved and recently opened to trekkers
- Contacts with friendly people of Tibetan culture
- Views of Manaslu and Ganesh Himal
- Wild nature, horses and yaks in the mountain pastures at altitude
Itinerary
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Airport pick-up, transfer to hotel.
- Accommodation: Hotel
Free day. Getting special permits for the Tsum valley and Manaslu.
- Accommodation: Hotel
We reach Gorkha by van in about 5 hours. Visit to the palace of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of Nepal.
- Hours of walking: 2h
- Accomodation: Guest House
We hike up to the valley of Dhorandi Khola.
- Hours of walking: 5h
- Accommodation: Lodge
We continue along the same river to Ranglung. Then we start a steep climb to Barpak.
- Ascent: +1000m
- Hours of walking: 6h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Hours of walking: 7h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Hours of walking: 6h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Hours of walking: 7h
- Accommodation: Lodge
Region inhabited by Gurungs and Tibetans. Ascent to Gnyak.
- Hours of walking: 8h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Hours of walking: 6-7h
- Accommodation: Lodge
We start our walk through a very pretty pine forest and then through villages in the middle of barley, buckwheat and potato crops, as in all Tibetan-dominated highlands. We then reach Chhokangparo from where we can enjoy the view of Ganesh Himal, Buddha Himal and Himal Chuli. Chhokangparo is home to three monasteries. Then we continue to Rachen Gompa. The largest convent in Nepal has about one hundred Gelugpa nuns. In a cliff neaby (about 20 minutes walk) is a sacred cave where the hermit saint Milarepa once meditated.
- Ascent: +850m
- Hours of walking: 6-7h
- Accommodation:Lodge
- Ascent: + 550m
- Hours of walking: 5h
- Accommodation: Lodge
If the weather allows us, after an excursion to Kalung and Bhajyo, separated from Tibet by a pass, we descend to Rachen Gompa.
- Descent: - 500m
- Hours of walking : 4h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Descent: - 800m
- Hours of walking: 5h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Descent: - 400m
- Hours of walking: 6h
- Accommodation: Lodge
Long day of easy descent into the valley of the Bhudi Gandaki that we cross after Philim.
- Descent: - 700m
- Hours of walking: 7h
- Accommodation: Lodge
- Descent: - 350m
- Hours of walking: 6h
- Accommodation: uest House
Last day of trek in the mountains of moderate altitude, in the “hills” : villages and rice terraces.
- Descent: - 350m
- Hours of walking: 7h
- Accommodation: Lodge
6 hours drive in jeep to reach Kathmandu.
The rest of day is free.
- Accommodation: Hotel
End of our services.
What's included
- 3 night in hotel Manaslu on BB in Kathmandu
- English speaking trekking guide for entire tour
- Tsum valley special permit
- Lodge trek on full board
- Porters and assistant guide as per the group size
- Carriage of baggage upto 13 kg / person during the trek
- 1 day sightseeing in Kathmandu including entrance fees
- English speaking cultural guide for day visit in Kathmandu
What's not included
- Nepal visa
- flights
- Mandatory helicopter rescue insurance
- Personal expenses and gears (sleeping bag …), hot shower bath during the trek, recharging gadget etc…
