Arun Valley Trekking

14+

Age

Nepal

Country

Round The Year

Dates

17 Days

Duration

Trekking

Activities

Arun valley lies in the Makalu-Barun National park, between the Sagarmatha and Makalu mountain regions. It is not only a picturesque, but also a diverse region with stunning terraced landscapes and prosperous wilderness. Especially interesting is Arun Valley for its peacefulness: It is a much less touristy area and an exceptional route, which has been discovered by Nature Trail trekking team who loves to walk through the isolated valleys and hidden valleys since more than 23 years.

The trek begins from Tumlingtar after an hour’s flight from Kathmandu and makes a half loop in the region ending the trek in Lukla. During the trek, you cross various ethnic settlements of Rai, Sherpa and Limbu people. In addition, Arun Valley offers an amazing trekking experience and the beauty of the natural paradise of eastern Nepal. Some incredible views of Mt. Everest, Thamserku, Makalu, Ama Dablam and the surrounding peaks offer deep magnetism to enliven your sharp imagination. The route of trekking in the Arun Valley is mysterious and extremely panoramic, with the natural jewel of lush hills and rhododendron forest. Moreover, the fluttering prayer flags offer a feeling of mysticism and tranquility. Then, from Paiyan, the trek joins with the usual route of the Everest region trekking and concludes at Lukla.

Outline Itinerary:

01: Arrive KTM airport, and transfer to the hotel, overnight at hotel

02: Sightseeing Tour of Kathmandu Valley

03: Fly Kathmandu – Tumlingtar (450m): 1 hour

04: Trekking Tumlingtar – Marduna (1200m): 5-6 hrs trek

05: Trekking Marduna – Dobani (975m): 4- 5 hrs

06: Trekking Dobani – Salpa Phedi (1700m): 5-6 hrs

07: Trekking Salpa Phedi – Guranse (2920m): 5-6 hrs

08: Trekking Guranse – Sanam (2650m): 5-6 hrs

09: Trekking Sanam – Bung (1700m): 5-6 hrs

10: Trekking Bung – Boskam Gompa: 3-4 hrs

11: Trekking Boskam – Vasme: 5-6 hrs

12: Trekking Vasme – Pangum: 5-6 hrs

13: Trekking Pangum – Paiyan: 5-6 hrs

14: Trekking Paiyan – Lukla

15: Walk to Lukla airport and fly to Kathmandu 1370m

16: Love Kathmandu Tour (Hidden places in Kathmandu and Durbar square)

17: Final Departure Day, transfer airport and fly to home

Arrive KTM airport, and transfer to the hotel, overnight at hotel.

Once you arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you will see Nature Trail Trekking’s representative waiting for you just outside the arrival deck. You will see either Nature Trail’s signboard or a placard with your name printed on it. You will be taken to the hotel where you checked in and relax for some time. Later we will take you for a short tour of Thamel, where Nature Trail office located, the main tourist hub in Kathmandu, to show you some good restaurants, ATMs, money changer and other necessary places you might need to go. You may visit our office and we will introduce our trekking team an dalso you will finalise payments and other official procedures. We go back to hotel after the tour and talk about the trip in details. If your arrival is late today, we will do this tour and trip briefing tomorrow before we start for the tour.

Sightseeing Tour of Kathmandu Valley.

Nature Trail Tour manager will introduce our city tour guide and driver, and you will take a historical tour on heritage sites of Kathmandu valley after breakfast. A full day sightseeing today in Kathmandu takes you to the amazing heritage sites of Boudhanath is considered as the biggest Buddhist Stupa in the world which lies in the middle of a beautiful square. The giant Buddhist shrine is a very important pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhist people. The stupa is considered to have been built in 4th/5th centuries and carries some interesting stories behind its establishment. A stupa is basically a relic monument considered as a sacred shrine in Buddhism but there are several other types of stupas other than relic stupas. A stupa symbolizes the journey of a human being from material world to the world of enlightenment.

Pashupatinath Temple is a Hindu Temple area where you can see a very unique cremation culture for the Hindu dead people. The temple which is considered as the most important Shiva temple in Nepal is open for Hindus only thus non-Hindu people have to stay outside the temple premises observing the Hindu death rites and rituals. We can encounter some Sadhus, the holy men, around who look so fascinating for photographs. The place is a rich spiritual and cultural source to have an insight on Nepali life and rituals

Fly Kathmandu - Tumlingtar (450m) 1 hour

We fly from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar today to start the trek in the Arun valley. It is the flight of about an hour with picturesque views of lush hills, gorges and eastern Himalayas. We are spending full day today at Tumlingtar. Transfer to hotel and take an exploration tour around. Overnight at the hotel

Trekking Tumlingtar - Marduna (1200m)

We commence our trek today after breakfast. We follow the trail alongside Arun River. We head northward and stop for our lunch at Baluwabesi. The surrounding is really exciting and the view is unbelievable. After the lunch, we trek further through the dense woods to Marduna. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Marduna - Dobani (975m)

After breakfast, we climb up to the hill through the forest. View of green forest and gorge entices us to walk further. It is less explored and only few trekkers have gained this opportunity to get the fascinating views of Arun valley. From the top of the hill, we trek down to Chikhuwa Khola and stop for lunch at Ghote Bazaar, a small settlement with some hotels. Then, we steadily trek to Dobani. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 4-5 hours

Trekking Dobani - Salpa Phedi (1700m)

It is a pretty tough day for us to climb up all the way uphill gaining about 700 meters of elevation. We cross many small streams and have our lunch at Tallo Phedi. Then we prepare to climb up further to Salpa Phedi, our campsite for today. Salpa Phedi has got some basic but good teahouses, and amazing hospitality. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6

Trekking Salpa Phedi - Guranse (2920m)

After an early breakfast, we hike up to the top of the hill through the rocky and tough trail. Still, the views are tranquil and breathtaking. When we walk in the woods, it’s going to help us stay cool. The landscape is dominated by the colorful grassy lands and open meadows. Heading through the rhododendron forest, we rarely meet human settlements. When we reach Guranse, we are going to gain about 1200 meters of elevation.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Guranse - Sanam (2650m)

We are dealing with a tough trail and should cross a pass named Salpa La. After a steady ascent from Guranse, we cross the Salpa La pass at 3350 meters and continually trek down through the rhododendron forest and reach Dhaka. We can have some menu options here for the lunch and take a rest for a while. We descend for a while and then walk slightly uphill to our today’s campsite at Sanam where we stay in nice lodges. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Sanam - Bung (1700m)

It is relatively difficult to trek down through the steep trail so we start early and walk with a gradual pace and reach our lunch stop at Guidel and still trek down to Hongu Khola. After we cross the bridge, we climb steadily up through the terraced lush hill and further ahead to a tiny Rai village at Bung. They are one of the ethnic castes of Nepal. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Bung - Boskam Gompa

We are tired enough with a several days walk so relatively shorter walk today is really appreciable. Today we walk for 3-4 hours straight uphill to Boksam Gompa. Boskam Gompa is our lunch stop and also our campsite for the day. It is a striking village with the religious spirits. We spend the whole day walking around the village and exploring the cultural and spiritual aspects of the local people. Overnight at teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 3-4 hours

Trekking Boskam - Vasme

We trek to Vasme today. We pass Gaikharka crossing the pasture through the untidy jungle and the main trail leads us across Hinku Khola. Crossing a long suspension bridge over Hinku Khola, we climb up to the vertical valley of Sibuje, also known as Vasme. Overnight at the teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Vasme - Pangum

We begin the trek passing the tiny Vasme village and the trail leads us through the rhododendron forest. Pangum La Pass lies on the trail today to cross past. We get some awesome sights of the snow covered Mera peak and several other mountain peaks in the region. Walking a bit further, we reach to the picturesque valley at Pangum. Local people offer wonderful hospitality as it is less touristy area. They have rich and unique cultural traditions. Overnight at the teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Pangum - Paiyan

It’s a final day of walking through the isolated mountain foothill of Arun valley. We are going to meet the Everest region trail today. After a slight trek down, we climb up for the last steep and challenging trail. Crossing the Kari La Pass at 3145m and having lunch at the top, we climb down through the steep trail and conclude our trek at Paiyan. Overnight at the teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 5-6 hours

Trekking Paiyan - Lukla

We leave Paiyan, a beautiful village overlooking a tiny tributary of the Dhud Kosi River. Today, we are going to walk to Lukla. We begin trekking down; then head uphill and pass various Sherpa valley. We cross a steel bridge over Thado Koshi River. Arriving at Lukla, we get refreshed and end our tiresome and exciting trekking. Overnight at the teahouse/lodge.

Walking time: 6 hours

Walk to Lukla airport and fly to Kathmandu 1370m

We take another beautiful morning flight back to Kathmandu by a fixed winged aircraft. Saying a heartfelt good bye to the majestic mountains after so many days of wonderful moments amongst them is quite difficult but we have to do it anyway. We finally land at Kathmandu airport to feel the city air after so many days of wonderful and fresh mountain air. We are transferred to your hotel and left on our own to enjoy and relax.

Kathmandu Valley Tour (Hidden places in Kathmandu and Durbar square)

Walk with us around the local town in Kathmandu to experience the local life and culture. If you are looking for the theme-based walking tour in the center of the Kathmandu valley, the tour lets you a great opportunity to experience historical, cultural and spiritual affluence to unveil the social and historical mysteries. Bustling city, to view the artistic Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour bequeaths you an opportunity to capture the snaps of the centuries old monuments and historical crafts in the Kathmandu city. On this walking tour, we explore the Local market of Ason, glass beads market at Indrachowk, oldest supermarket at New Road, Kilagal, and Hidden Stupa etc.

After exploring these hidden charms of Kathmandu, we walk to Kathmandu Durbar Square. It is famous for its unique historical, cultural and religious traditions. The most unique experience in the square is the visit to the temple of living goddess “Kumari”. Durbar square walking tour will be a perfect mixture of culture, history, art, architecture and traditional values prevalent in Kathmandu valley. Evening you will enjoy farewell dinner organize by Nature Trail.

Final Departure Day, transfer airport and fly to home

We will drive you to airport for the departure flight three prior to your flight schedule.

Arun Valley is the deepest valley in the world, located between the Everest and Makalu trekking areas. Arun valley trekking offers superb Himalayan scenery which includes the Mt. Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Baruntse, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Amadablam, Mt. Thamserku and much more experiencing the incredible diversity of God blessed beauty, culture, and landscapes. Arun Valley region is also abundantly rich in natural vegetation and wildlife. More than 650 species of birds and over 800 species of butterflies, the shelter of the rare and endangered Panda is found in this trekking trail. Orchids and other flowers along a faint jungle trail, swirl prayer flags at Shipton La are fond during our trail. Makalu-Arun valley trek is sacred with an unbelievable variety of natural splendor and customs. Walking through the picturesque Sherpa villages is the main attraction of the Arun Valley region.

Arun valley trekking requires stamina and fitness to fully appreciate the beauty of the region and its outstanding mountain views.

Commencing with a flight to Tumlingtar to the East of Everest, the first week is spent trekking through virgin territory into the Solu Khumbu region before a push up on the main Everest trail to Kallapattar for tremendous close ups of Everest Nuptse and Lhotse along with many others before a journey back to Lukla and a flight to Kathmandu.

Arun Valley and Mt. Everest Base Camp Trekking:

After Arun Valley trekking if you still have some time, you could continue trekking further to Namche and Everest Base Camp before you return to Lukla and fly back to Kathmandu. While trekking in Arun Valley area, this trekking will give excellent adjustment with altitude and you could even more enjoy the Everest Base Camp trekking. Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in combining Arun Valley and Everest Base Camp Trekking.

Price & Service Details

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Kathmandu

JOIN GROUP

1 before departure from Kathmandu.

SERVICE INCLUDES

Transportation to trekking starting point and from ending point

Trekking Information Management System Fee (TIMS Fee)

National park Conservation Fee

Lodge trek with all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and accommodation in tea house lodge.

Services of English speaking trekking guide and porter (one porter for two people and the maximum weight carry by one porter is total 25kg)

Accommodation, meals, insurance, equipment and allowance of guide and porter.

Sleeping bag and down jacket if necessary.

All applicable government taxes and service charges.

SERVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

Any accommodation and meals in Kathmandu

Any sightseeing tour in Kathmandu.

Any international and domestic airfare

Your personal travel insurance and medical.

Bottled drinks (mineral water, any cold drinks, and alcoholic drinks).

Expenses of personal nature such as tips for guide, porter, and driver, laundry, bar bill, telephone calls etc.

Liability for expenses against sickness, flight cancellation, road blockage, accidents, and other occurrence, beyond our control.

Nepal visa fee.

Any other optional services not mentioned above as included.

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