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Kanchenjunga Expedition

Kanchenjunga Expedition

Trip Facts

Duration:

50 Days

Highest access:

8,586 m

Group Size:

Minimum - 2 People

Location:

Nepal

Grade:

Strenuous/Adventure

Best season:

Spring/Autumn

Culture:

Cultural program with Special Dinner

Transportation:

Bus / Private vehicle

Accommodation:

Hotel / Camping

Meals:

Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner + Tea or Coffee

Arrival:

Kathmandu, Nepal

Departure:

Kathmandu

Kanchanjunga 8586 m range in the extreme north-west of Nepal is aligned north to south along the Nepal-Sikkim border. Thus, Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak is the most southerly of the major Himalayan peaks and its proximity to the old hill resort of Darjeeling made it one of the better known mountains during the initial phase of Himalayan exploration.

Trekking route of Kanchenjunga is drained by Tamur River that meets Arun below Mulghat. The river is fed by numerous glaciers. The glaciers north of the main peak are clockwise Nupchu, Lhonak, Chichima, Gimsung, Pyramid, Kanchenjunga and Ramtang. West and south of the main peak are Kumbhakarna (Jannu), Yamatari and Yalung glaciers. The Kanchangunga area has a profusion of high summits of which three are above 8,000 m. & 11 above 7,000 m

Kangbachen 4038 m in Ghunsa valley and Walungchung 3,200 m in Tamur valley are the highest settlements in the area. The latter was an important trading centre between Darjeeling and across Tipta La in Tibet. Access to Kanchenjunga area is road link to Basantapur or through Taplejung bazaar that has direct air link with Biratnagar. There is also a fair weather road from Ilam and traverses Milke Danda. The area is rich with vegetation, particularly variety of rhododendrons.

Kanchenjunga Expedition Highlight’s

  • Trip Name: Kanchenjunga Expedition
  • Hotels in Kathmandu: Standard, Budget or Luxury Star Hotel
  • All the Nights’ Accommodation:  Mountains Lodges (Guest House)
  • Transportation: Land transportation (Car, Van, Local bus, Tourist Bus) or Private Jeep as per Guests required
  • Domestic Flight: Kathmandu to Biratnagar, Kathmandu both ways
  • Attractions: Mount Kanchenjunga  is the third tallest mountain in the world at 8,586 m you will have an Amazing view of Kanchenjunga Himalayan range such as Tent Peak 5,663 m/18,684 ft, Mt. Janu 7,710 m/25,300 ft, Mt. Kambachen 7,902 m/25,925 ft and also several  beautiful villages, waterfalls, (River) nature & culture 
  • Location: Kanchenjunga Conservation Area project (ACAP)
  • Grade: Moderate
  • Best Season: March, April, May and Sept, Oct, & Nov 
  • Walking hours: per day 5 to 6 hours 
  • Point of entry into the KCAP: Taplejung
  • Point of Exit into the KCAP: Taplejung
  • Group size:  2 to 14 members or (we can organize solo travelers private group & Family group as well) Bigger group could have discount rates so ask the expert properly.
  • Kanchenjunga Special Permit entry Point: Gunsa
  • Kanchenjunga Special Permit entry Point: Ghunsa
  • Minimum Altitude: Taplejung 1,442 m
  • Maximum Altitude: Mt. Kanchenjunga 8,586 m
  • Duration: 60 Days

Short Itinerary

Kanchenjunga Expedition : 60 Days

Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu airport welcome by Himalayan Magic Treks member and direct transfers to hotel Kathmandu with Breakfast

Day 02- 04: Climbing Preparation days in Kathmandu

Day 05: Drive to Phidim Overnight in camp

Day 06: Stay in Phidim for arrangement of porters

Day 07: Trek to Panchami. Overnight in Camp

Day 08: Trek to Doban. Overnight in Camp

Day 09: Trek to Khewang. Overnight in Camp

Day 10: Trek to Yamphudin. Overnight in Camp

Day 11: Trek to Amje Khola. Overnight in Camp

Day 12: Trek to Toronto. Overnight in Camp

Day 13: Trek to Tseram. Overnight in Camp

Day 14: Trek to Ramje. Overnight in Camp

Day 15: Rest day Ramje 

Day 16: Trek to Glacier Camp. Overnight in Camp

Day 17: Trek to Kanchenjunga B.C

Day 18 - 19: Free times at B.C. for acclimatization

Day 20 - 50: Climbing Period

Day 51: Return treks to Ramje. Overnight in Camp

Day 52: Trek to Amje Khola. Overnight in Camp

Day 53: Trek to Yamphudin. Overnight in Camp

Day 54: Trek to Khewang. Overnight in Camp

Day 55: Trek to Panchami. Overnight in Camp

Day 56: Trek to Ghopetar. Overnight in Camp

Day 57: Drive from Gopetar to Kathmandu. Transfer to hotel

Day 58: Stay in Kathmandu

Day 59: Departure transport by private from your hotel to Airport for your onward destination

What are included in my Package?

The Trip cost will vary depending on the Group Size duration of days and Services required please contact us via our Email:nabinkarki04@gmail.com with your Details to obtain a Quote

  •  Arrival & Departure: Airport transfers-Airport / Hotel/Airport
  •  Hotel In Katmandu: 4 nights in Kathmandu 3 star Hotel on bed & breakfast Basis-Double Room
  • Member transporta :tion Kathmandu-Badrapur by air Badrapur to Khambudingma by jeep khambudinma to Badrapur by jeep, Badrapur to-Kathmandu (by air ) Nepals staff KTM to Khambudingma to KTM by bus
  • All Ground-transportation above program
  •  Permit: Kanchenjunga expedition permit, National park & TIMS permit.
  • Garbage Management: Stool Shipment Transfer & Garbage Deposit fees
  • Lodging & Fooding: Food 3 meals a day in Trekking & Base camp for member & Staffs
  • Cargo Clearance: International Air cargo clearance of Member Personal Luggage & Payment of Government taxes
  • Liaison Officer: 1 Government Liaison officer with full equipment, salary, accommodation
  • Base Camp Staff: Base camp Cook & kitchen Helper
  • Porter: Porters per member up to Base camp & Porters return from Base camp
  • Staff Salary and allowance: All Nepali staffs & porter’s daily wages, equipment, food & clothing
  •  Insurance: All Staffs Medical & Emergency rescue Insurance
  • Member Luggage: 60 Kg per member for personal baggage
  • Base Tent: VE25 North face or Kailas tents for base camp for per member
  • Base equipment : Base camp foam mattresses, dinning, Kitchen, Toilet & Store tents, hot shower, Tables & chairs & Cooking gears
  • Heater: Heater for base camp in each Dining and other necessary camp
  •  Light: 1 Solar panel for battery charge and light at base camp for use.
  • Dinner: one Farewell Dinner in tourist standard restaurant in Kathmandu with Nepalese Staff
  • Base camp service
  • Oxygen: (O2)-Poisk cylinder: 02 oxygen bottle for each member and 01 oxygen bottle for each high altitude Sherpa
  •  Mask & Regulator: 1 Set of top Out mask for each member and high altitude Sherpa
  • Permit: Satellite Phone /walkie talkie Phone if necessary in basis of Member
  • High Altitude Climbing Sherpa: 1 Climbing Sherpa per member and Climbing Bonus U$ 2000|-
  • High camp service : Necessary cooking gas, cooking pot for member, high altitude Sherpa, high altitude tent, high food and fixing gear (C1) (C2) (C3) (C4)
  • full board service

What are Excluded from my Package?

  •  Lunch & Dinner: Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu Hotel stay and more then 4 nights in Kathmandu Hotel
  • Insurance: Travel and high altitude insurance, accident, medical & emergency evacuation
  • Personal Expenses: Telephone, Internet, Laundry, any Alcoholic beverages, personal equipment and shopping
  • Nepal's Visa: Nepali Visa fee US$ 40 per person for 30 days (to be applied for 60 days (USD$ 100)
  • Sherpa summit Bonus & Tips: Sherpa Summit bonus US$1000, please calculate some tips
  • Rescue Evacuation: Emergency rescue evacuation cost, if needed and all other personal nature expenses

Airport Reception:

Upon your arrival at the airport our representatives person with a Himalayan Magic Treks (LOGO) sign board, to show you on your arrival exit gate. Who taking care of you with reception then safely drive to the hotel, Briefing about program details before going to Mountains. At the airport we cannot enter the interior of the airport because a person who doesn’t have a plane ticket is not allowed to enter.

Accommodations:

We give our first priority to serve the customers with the most standard level. As for the accommodation, we have been providing star hotels in Kathmandu and even Mountain guest houses during the trek according to their need and requirement. We provide convenient Guest House with sound environment and hygienic foods for the guest to make healthy their trip. Everest region is popular and has wonderful accommodation facility compared to the condition of elderly times.

Meals:

We get a paradise of delicious food in Kathmandu valley. We have a lot of restaurants with different cuisine in city but during the Lodge trek we get to eat Continental, Indian and Nepali menu choices like Pasta, Pizza, Mo: Mo, Soup, Dal Bhat, Hot drinks Tea & Coffee etc. Our Guides (Leader) will manage and advice the Food for beloved Guests to be satisfy

Trekking Team:

Being homeland of Himalayas, it’s obvious to have challenging routes, High altitude problems, Weather and other conditions; any of those situations is big enough to ruin your trip. Leading around the steeply hills and rocky routes is not a job of common climbers and trekkers. Himalayan Magic Treks have been providing (native leaders) Mountain Guides and staffs working in this field perfectly since long years to overcome tough challenges and make your trip a golden memory. They are trained and well certified by the Government of Nepal. All of our staffs have received emergency guidance in Himalaya’s and have knowledge of first Aid for our guest. We never compromise giving safety to our staffs; therefore we provide insurance and medical services during the trek and compensation when they need especially to Porters, Kitchen member and other.

Field Staffs Rules:

To pass through challenging routes and to ensure your safety and comfort, we need adequate number of staffs. It includes guide, porter, driver, assistant guide and so on. We provide guide in every trip while one assistant guide to every 4-9 group of guests and two with every 10 crew. As for the porters, we send 1 porter for every 2 guest. The number of porter also varies to the load of the clients; a porter’s maximum load is 25 kg. Our staffs are professional and expert guides (leader) who can speak languages like English, French, Germany, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other as required. We can also manage any other staffs as per your demands.

Trekking Equipment:

Equipment does matter to make your trip comfortable and better so you must be serious about check list before going to trek. We advice to take general equipment for the trek click here Checklist on link about equipment to be more sure.

We believe equipment does matter to make your trip easy and comfortable. Caring excessive quantity of equipment doesn’t make your adventure more interesting but the drawback. So, we request you to carry only selected and needed one and save your extra expenses for other need in trek though we have our potential porters. Warm Clothes, Down Jacket, Trouser, T-shirt, Hiking Boot, Sunglass, Sun cream, Knife, Walking Steak, day back pack, Head Light, Sleeping Bag etc. These are the equipment's which you most carry during the trek.

    Clothing
Liner socks, Trekking shirts short sleeve, Thermal underwear, fleece sweaters lightweight, one heavier Easy drying long sleeved base layer shirts, woolen blends trekking socks, pair trekking pants with zip off bottoms

    Outer layers
down vest, wind/rain proof over layer - jacket and pants, peak hat, headband, Warm winter hat, lightweight thermal layer hat, pair gloves, down jacket, Pair trekking boots, pair down booties Great for keeping feet warm in room and while sleeping and for in the lodge. Pair flip flops (for late night bathroom runs)

Safety & Security:

Security is our first primary concern from your first day you will be under our service and protection. Our staff will pick you up at the airport and will assist you to your hotel. We have proper remedial services during the trek with professional staffs and services like first aid, and we will help to arrange oxygen bag and helicopter service for emergency rescue. We also focus on acclimatization days to get rid of altitude sickness. We will take care of you on arrival to till on in your final departure date (airport drop services)

Best Season to Trek in Nepal:

Autumn (September - November) and spring (March - May) is the best season for trekking and mountaineering in Nepal. Weather is mostly clear and temperature is moderate in these seasons which offer beautiful views without any obstruction. Spring grants you beautiful flowers, plants and rare animals. Walking is favorable during these seasons. Summer (June - August) and winter (December - February). Though summer has heavy monsoon rainfall, it is very much clearer to trek around Upper Mustang Trek, Upper Dolpo Trek and Nar Phu Valley Trek since they are rain shadow areas. Everest Base Camp Trek, Langtang Valley Trek, Annapurna Base Camp Trek, as well as Pikey Peak Trek are always better to trek in winter season.

Experience & Fitness:

Trekking can be challenging and exhausting. So you might need some fitness training and experience for some tough trial. Nepal Trekking in Everest Base Camp does not require past experience or extreme fitness even though we have more challenging routes in different region compared to that of Everest. Trekking in Himalayas always takes us to challenging altitudes and rocky routes. You could ask for proper rest time and acclimatization to sustain your strength. Mountains can never be achieved in a day. We always provide the detail in our itinerary. However certain training like running, skipping and other workouts will definitely be beneficial in such challenging routes.

Acclimatization:

Altitude sickness is a major risk when trekking. You might experience it on any trails above 2,500 m however; good health, proper care and drinking plenty of water will definitely help you to prevent from altitude sickness. Every trekkers needs to be familiar with the heights and altitude so, for this we have life saving appropriate acclimatization days during the trek, We also provide certain medical support for your relief and emergency rescue through helicopter whenever the situation gets worse.

Eco Friendly:

Our only goal in the Himalayas is to leave the memories and foot prints; Himalayan Magic Treks is concerned on environment pollution issue and global warming. We are always serious and genuine about our garbage during the trek especially during camping. We collect the rubbish and dump it to the proper place to protect our environment and also appeal our clients to do the same. We partake in every program conducted in KEEP (Kathmandu Environmental Education Project) and other environmental conservation programs. We want to promote Safe environment act and stand against pollution & global warming.

Tailor-made Itinerary:

Sometimes trekking in the Himalayan region passes through unexpected complication like natural calamity, health challenges and many other problems that might result to the changes of the itinerary so, we kindly request you to cooperate with your guide and the team in such situation.

Helping Hands:

Profit oriented is not only our priority! We have been helping some of ours every villager from different corners of Nepal to sustain their social life and help them with education and required materials. We are always looking forward for interested candidates in this field to give helping hand to support and inspire them for their better beginning and good future. If you are interested please contact us:nabinkarki04@gmail.com they really need us, Support us to be their Helping Hand.

International Flights:

Whilst Kathmandu lacks direct flights to most of Europe, Africa, North and South America and Australia, the airport is well connected and it is usually possible to reach Kathmandu with only one change of flight, in most cases using the same airline.

Baggage Handlers & Concerns:

Your luggage is vulnerable entering and leaving this airport. Do not keep anything of value in checked bags, and if you lock the bag, the zipper may be forced open and broken. There is little to no security for your bags. You should also be aware that most luggage is treated quite poorly in Nepalese airports. It is recommended that all fragile and valuable items be kept in your carry on luggage.

Be aware that when you collect your luggage, an "airport baggage cart collector" may appear and assist you with a baggage trolley. Unless you insist on handling your own baggage, your items will be loaded on the trolley and will be conveyed with you to the entrance of the terminal. You will then be expected to pay a tip to this person. Arriving just beforehand in Nepal, you will often only have larger denomination foreign currency in your pocket, making the issue of a tip a bit of a problem. It's fine to pay the tip in foreign currency but make sure you have some small bills or coins on hand (even a dollar or two will be significant to Nepalis).

Money Exchange at the Airport:

Try not to exchange money at the airport as there are service charges and lower rates offered than what you can get in Thamel or elsewhere in the city. If you Exchange your Money with us, you can definitely get better rates than Money Exchange so before going to your trip ask , our responsible person of the Company. If you keep the exchange receipt, you could change back to your original currency at the rate on the receipt.

FAQs

Mount Kanchenjunga Expedition Climbing is the best in Autumn September to November would be best suitable time for Kanchenjunga Expedition and Second preferable Season will be spring end of March to till end of May best choice in two different seasons in doing  an adventure of Kanchenjunga expedition in the eastern part of Nepal. 
Mr. Peter is the first successful climber from Himalayan Magic Treks we should tell you the truth for the any expedition in the mountains you must feel good and positive way also another point you should have enough time to climbing during expedition period because of Bad weather, insufficient crew there will be a part of unsuccessful point so do not look cheaper organization and short period of time could be happen anything in the mountains so you must be prepared every step of adventure our team will lead to complete your dream come true.

Mount Kanchenjunga Expedition in winter (December to February)
Winter is definitely for the more experienced trekker. The weather is unpredictable, and trails can change in hours due to snow. The sky will most likely be clear, and the scenery changes daily as snow drifts in.  On the positive side, fewer trekkers will be on the trail and lodges.  But if this is for you, let’s discuss the possibilities as lodges often close for the winter as locals go down to lower altitudes to wait out the cold so honestly inform you everyone winter is impossible for high mountains above 7000 meters climb because of high risk so choose the best time of the year Autumn for Kanchenjunga Expedition recommendable. 

Member Personal Equipment

S/No Particular Qty

Down suits (dangri) 1

Summit shoe 1

Walking shoe 1

Crampon 1

Summit Glove (Mitten) 1

Normal gloves 2

Summit Snow goggles 1

Glacier glasses 1

Ice axe 1

Harness 1

Jumer 1

Carabiners (normal) 3

Sleeping bag (-40C) 1

Down filled Mattress 1

Summit socks 2

Normal socks 3

Climbing bag (40 ltr) 1

Helmet 1

Down jacket 1

Down trouser 1

8 finger / descender 1

Headlamp (Icon or Spot) 1

Gore-tex jacket 1

Gore-tex trouser 1

Fleece jacket 1

Fleece trouser 1

Fleece liner gloves 3

Screw Gate Carabiner 1

Balaclava (windstopper) 1

Thermos bottle 1

Base layer (woolen) 2 (set)

Water bottle normal 1

Climbing Gears

S/No Particular

Ice crews

Fix rope

Snow bars

EPI gas

Rock piton

Carabiners (normal)

High tent

Summit rope

Cooking pot

Snow shovel

Ice hammer / adge (set)

Member high food

Oxygen

Mask & regulator

Quick Draws

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