Trip Highlights
- 5th Highest Peak in the world- Makalu
- Trekking along Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation area
- Panoramic view of Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Baruntse, Mt. Chamlang and Makalu
- Explore on of the most remote and isolated areas of Nepal
Trip Introduction
Mount Makalu has influenced the Makalu Base Camp Trekking. Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 meters. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest. Also, it is on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.
Makalu Base Camp or Makalu-Barun Valley is a Himalayan glacier valley situated at the base of Makalu. Further, it is in the Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal.
This valley lies entirely inside the Makalu Barun National Park (1992). In the same vein, Makalu Barun National Park is one of the virgin lands. It spreads over 1500 square kilometers in the Eastern part of Nepal.
What does Makalu Base Camp Trekking offer?
Makalu Base Camp Trekking and Barun Valley provide stunning contrasts, where high waterfalls cascade into deep gorges, craggy rocks rise from lush green forests, and colorful flowers bloom beneath white snow peaks. This unique landscape shelters some of the last pristine mountain ecosystems on Earth. Rare species of animals and plants flourish in diverse climates and habitats, relatively undisturbed by humankind.
The Makalu Base Camp trek is a remote route that encompasses some of the best that Nepal has to offer — quiet trails, vibrant terraced farmland, rural cultures, rhododendron forests, rare wildlife, and several 8,000 meter-plus peaks. For experienced trekkers who relish a challenge, this is a great trek with ample rewards.
The Makalu Base Camp trek is an ideal trek for nature-loving trekkers who want to experience a variety of landscapes and cultures, as well as uncommon views of some of the world’s tallest mountains, including Everest. The Makalu Barun National Park is home to 3,000 species of flowering plants, 440 species of birds, and 75 species of mammals including the snow leopard, red panda, musk dear, wild boar, wild yak, and the Himalayan Thar.
Above all, you get the possibility of spotting wildlife at lower altitudes, green pastures, and fields. Likewise, you can find villages, forests, combined with snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and rocky trails. For an instance, this is also an ideal photography territory for getting great photos!
Also, Makalu Region offers you one of the most popular trekking destinations to Mera Peak regardless of the Makalu Base Camp Trekking.
Outline Itinenary
- Day 1:
Flight to Tumlingtar (460m) and drive to Chichili (1980m)
- Day 2:
Trek to Num (1560m)
- Day 3:
Trek to Sedua (1500m)
- Day 4:
Trek to Tashi Gaon (2100m)
- Day 5:
Trek to Kauma (3500m)
- Day 6:
Rest and acclimatization day
- Day 7:
Trek to Mumbuk (3570m)
- Day 8:
Trek to Nhe Kharka (3000m)
- Day 9:
Trek to Sherson (4615m)
- Day 10:
Trek to the Final Destination – The Makalu Base Camp (5000m)
- Day 11:
Explore Makalu Base Camp
- Day 12:
Return Journey to Nhe Kharka (3000m)
- Day 13:
Trek to Mumbuk (3570m)
- Day 14:
Trek to Kauma (3470m)
- Day 15:
Trek to Tashi Gaon (2070m)
- Day 16:
Trek to Balung (760m)
- Day 17:
Trek to Pukuwa (550m)
- Day 18:
Trek to Bumling (370m)
- Day 19:
Trek to Tumlingtar (460m)
- Day 20:
Fly to Kathmandu