Lumba Sumba Trek

You will be received by our representative from Sherpa Expedition and Trekking upon your arrival at the airport. You will be transferred to the hotel via a private tourist vehicle. Note that on this day or on the following day we conduct a pre-trek meeting for all the briefings on the trek where you will be introduced to the guide or trek leader. Please bring along your passport, 3 passport-size photographs, and your travel insurance policy, which is readable. Also, kindly clear the remaining amount, if any, and sign the trip contract and the nonliability disclaimer.

Overnight stay at the hotel. Meals not included.

You will be transferred to the airport from your hotel; from here you fly to Biratnagar on the afternoon flight alongside your guide. From Biratnagar, you will be taken to Phidim via drive.

We start our trek from Sherpa Tol, which is in Fungling; this is the starting point of the trekking journey. We first head to Hangedawa as we move across picturesque cardamom fields along with Alnus trees. We move forward to Motlung as we walk past Panesar Tole, Gaigode Tole, Pawa Village, and Asangpati Tole.

We move along the bank of the river, Tamor, to reach Furumba, and then we move ahead to Mitlung. We go to Tawa village en route to Siwa Bazaar and then move up to the village, which has the KCAP entry point. We move down to Chiruwa now. 

On this day, we walk along the Tamor River to reach Tapethok as we walk past lush green forests and amazing fields of cardamom. After having lunch, we go to Lelep, which has the headquarters of KCAP. 

We move along the Tamor River across the green forest and then walk past a suspension bridge to get to Gowatar. We reach Gowatar as we move up a pine forest to get to a monastery and climb down. We move ahead to Ela Danda, to a waterfall, and then we cross the river, Tamor. 

We move along Ulnus and green rhododendron forest for around an hour, which takes us to a suspension bridge. We head to Maguwa as we walk past a dense bamboo forest that is home to red pandas. We move ahead to Selep Kharka as we walk past the maple and Ulnus jungle. 

We move to Jongim, which is a plain surrounded by snowy peaks. We move up to Ramite, where we see rhododendron and deodar trees. We move forward to the picturesque Sherpa village named Olangchung Gola. There is a decades-old monastery that has a golden manuscript here. 

We move through the absolute wilderness for the following three days. We will have a local Sherpa to help us with the direction. We head to Jadak as we walk across rhododendron and pine forests. Then, we move ahead to Upper Langmale. 

We walk along the river, Tamar till we reach Tangchetar and then we head to the Pass Camp. 

On this day, w will have a strenuous walk. We walk past the Lumba Sumba Peak (5200 meters) and then have some ascends and descends. From the peak, we move down to the place named Chaurikharka. 

We trek down to the meeting point of two roads from Chaurikharka. One road leads to Sasha at Tibet and the other to the village name Thudam.  We reach the tiny village of Thudam then. 

We move along the bank of the river Chujung on this day enjoying the beautiful views of the Makalu range. We head to Kharka as we pass through tiny bushes and bamboo trees which are home to the Red Panda.

We move ahead from Kharka as we walk past lush green rhododendron forest. We walk downhill till Arun river and cross a suspension bridge and then move ahead to the Chyamthang villages.

We move to Gimber village as we walk along lush green rhododendron forest. We enjoy the amazing views of the Makalu range ona the way and move forward to Hariya which is a small village. This is the main entrance for Makalu National Park.

We walk along the bank of the river, Arun till we get to the confluence of the rivers Barun and Arun. We head to Gola which is a tiny village with few houses occupied by Rai, Sherpa, and Tamang folks.

On this day, we move along a small Gurung village called Pathibhara. We walk past paddy fields and through water bodies as well as settlements before we reach Gandhi, a village market.

We move downhill till w reach the river, Arun. We pass the river and then walk uphill till Num village. We drive for five hours. We move to Khandbari which is Sankhuwasabha’s district headquarter. We drive to Kathmandu en-route Dharan/ Biratnagar. We have the option to fly from Tumlingtar as well.

We fly back to Kathmandu enjoying the beautiful glimpses of mountains; this will take around thirty minutes.

This day marks the end of your exhilarating adventure in Nepal. You can exchange email IDs and organize the trek photographs in your leisure time. You will be transferred to the airport by our representative around three hours before your flight. On your way back to your country, you can plan for your next adventure. Thank you for traveling with us.