Arun Valley Trek

On this day, your trekking adventure in Nepal is completed. You can exchange emails with your travel buddies and organize the trek photographs. Our representative will accompany you to the airport; you will be taken to the airport three hours before the scheduled flight. You will have enough time on your way back to plan your next trip to Nepal. Thank you for choosing us.

First thing in the morning, we board on the flight to reach Kathmandu from Lukla. You can involve in individual activities or just rest when you reach Kathmandu. You can go explore places or go shopping.  You can go explore the places around Kathmandu where a guide can accompany you for sightseeing. Tasty farewell dinner awaits you in the evening to celebrate the successful completion of the trek. Overnight stay at Kathmandu inclusive of breakfast and dinner.

To get to Lukla, we will take around four hours; this trail has been described in the Classic Everest route. Overnight stay at Lukla.

The trail moves to the ridges and the hillsides; this takes us to the classic Everest trail. We move past Kharte (2830 meters).  There is a lunch place at Khari La (3415 meters). We finally reach Puiyan where we stay overnight.

We move down to the Inkhu valley (1830 meters). We climb the trail to get to Sibu (2832 meters). This place has some lodges and even a homestay. We walk along the lush green forest and reach Pangkoma La, also known as Narkung La Pass (3286 meters).  A short descent leads to Pangom where we stay overnight.

Today will be a relatively easier day. The climb from here takes us towards the hillside from where we reach Khiraule (2400 meters) within three or four hours. There is a popular local monastery amidst trees and a lodge here.  We climb till Surkhe La (3085 meters). We can enjoy the panorama around the Inkhu valley. Overnight stay at Gaikharka.

We will descend and ascend a lot on this day. We get to Tiu Nichola, a Sherpa settlement first and then get to Guidel (1968 meters) after walking down through a forest. Even if Bung is just three kilometers from the point we start from, it takes a lot of time, even a whole day to get there. We get to Hongu Khola and ascend through the bamboo forest. We stay at Bung for the night; Bung is a large place.

Salpa pass is marked by a huge chorten. We can witness the Buddhist area here. We reach Salpa Pass as we head up. We walk through dense jungle with diverse wildlife and vegetation and the path will feel cumbersome. If we get lucky, we will see black bears or red pandas. We move through Dhaka (2676 meters) and then reach the main place of Sanam. This place has a tiny monastery and is very neat. We stay here for the night.

The walk will be strenuous as we get to Sanam as elevation rises. We walk for around three hours where we ascend along with a place with bamboos before we pass through rhododendron and oak forests. We finally reach Guranse where we stay overnight.

We follow the Great Himaya Cultural trail on this day. We initially ascend up from Donghae and keep above the river till we reach Tendo (1475 meters). Now, we reach Salpa Phedi (1565 meters) which is below the Salpa Bhajyang pass.  Overnight stay at Salpa Phedi.

The trail moves along Likhuwa Khola and we reach Gothe Bazaar. We cross the Benkhuwa river by a bridge here. Negadaha is a potential overnight stop. If we reach Dobhane on this same day, we stay there.

On this day we move along the Arun valley before we ascend up west. We first reach Kattike (500 meters) and then turn west and ascend along Majhuwa or Mardana to get into the Likhuwa Khola valley also called as Irkhuwa. We move through the Chalise settlement and then get to Tabular by crossing a river. Overnight stay in Tabular.

Our trekking path moves along the Arun valley now. We trek down to reach the Arun river’s banks and then pass through the settlements with traditional houses. Giddhe village has some lodges. And Satighat is one of the prime places. The residents of this place occupy the hillside because the heat is less there. Overnight stay in Chiyabesi also known as Chewable.

We board on the plane to Tumlingtar; this will take less than an hour to reach. Nevertheless, flights are not always available. So we can take a flight to Biratnagar and ride a bus or jeep. Another option is to take a bus all the way to Tumlingtar from Kathmandu which is not recommended mostly. Overnight stay at a lodge in Tumlingtar.

After completing the formalities at the international airport in Kathmandu, you will be transferred to the hotel of your stay by our representative from Sherpa Expedition and Trekking. You can rest and relax afterward. You will be welcomed to Nepal with a tasty welcome dinner hosted by our company. Overnight stay at the hotel in Kathmandu.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner