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Makalu Botanical Trek

Makalu Botanical Trek

Trip Facts

Duration:

18 Days

Highest access:

4870 Meters

Group Size:

Minimum - 2 People

Location:

Makalu Barun National park

Grade:

Moderate

Best season:

Spring / Autumn

Culture:

Cultural program with Special Dinner

Transportation:

Flight / Private vehicle

Accommodation:

Hotel / Camping / Home Stay

Meals:

Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner + Tea or Coffee

Arrival:

Kathmandu ,Nepal

Departure:

Kathmandu

Makalu Botanical Trek is most attractive and diversified Bio-diversity among all the conserved area in Nepal. This botanical trek protect the plants and animals which has become the main attractive destination towards the all the trekkers. This is place is the home of the rare animals such a Red Panda, Snow Leopard, Himalayan Black bear and Gray Leopard .One of the main appeals of this place is the unbeatable display of the rhododendrons on the way to the Makalu. Everywhere in this region, we can come across splendid Himalayan orchids and other wild flowers including many valuable medicinal plants. Likewise animals can be indefinable across the area but bird’s life is plentiful while Deer and wild sheep often spotted.

Makalu Botanical Trek is located in Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation Area that situated in the Solukhumbhu and Sankhuwasabha district. It was established in 1992 and formally opened in 1992. Where, you can observe the incredible view of the Mt. Makalu (8,463 m) which is the world 5th highest peak, Chamlang Himala and Barun Valley are the main attraction of this region. It has massive range of latitudinal and climatic variations; the Makalu Barun gives us an incredible and massive diverse habitat for a rich variety of flora and fauna. Plants of all vital ecological zones tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, alpine and sub-alpine are also found. The park is the home of the enrich variety of the wildlife whereas being enrich in natural paradise that consist of remarkable mountains, pristine forest and wide variety of plants, animals life and the lifestyle of the inhabitants their culture and warm hospitality.

Makalu Botanical Trek Highlight’s

  • Trip Name: Makalu Botanical Trek
  • 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 Tumlingtar, Kathmandu both ways
  • Attractions: Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ftand also several beautiful villages, waterfalls, (River) nature & culture 
  • Location: Makalu Barun National park 
  • Grade: Moderate
  • Best Season: March, April, May and Sept, Oct, & Nov 
  • Walking hours: per day 5 to 6 hours 
  • Point of entry into the Park: Tumlingtar
  • Point of Exit into the Park: Tumlingtar
  • 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.
  • Minimum Altitude: Num 1505 m meters
  • Maximum Altitude: Makalu Base Camp 4870 m
  • Duration: 18 Days

Short Itinerary

Makalu Botanical Trek : 18 Days

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu 1310 m, welcome program by a member of Himalayan Magic Treks then transfer to Hotel 
Day 02: Fly from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar (50 minutes flight) then drive to Num 4-5 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 03: Trek from Num to  Seduwa 1540 m, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 04: Trek from Seduwa to Tashigoan 2070 m, 4-5 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 05: Trek from Tashigoan to Khongma Danda 3560 m, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 06: Trek from Khongma to Mumbuk 3550 m, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 07: Trek from Mumbuk to Nghekharka 3750 m, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 08: Trek from Nghekharka to Merek 4570 m, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 09: Trek from Merek to Makalu Base Camp 4870 m, 4-5 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 10:  Explore around Makalu Base Camp overnight at Lodge
Day 11:  Trek to Yangri Kharka 3610 m 7-8 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 12:  Trek to Dobate, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 13:  Trek to Khongma, 5-6 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 14:  Trek to Tashigaon, 6-7 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 15:  Trek to Num, 5-6 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 16: Drive to Tumlingtar, 5-6 hours overnight at Lodge
Day 17:  Fly from Tumlingtar to Kathmandu, 50 minutes flight overnight at Hotel
Day 18: Departure to airport for onward destination

What are included in my Package?

  • Airport picks & drops by private transport
  • Flight fare Kathmandu/Tumlingtar/Kathmandu(Guest+Guide)including all airport taxes.
  • All Transportation
  • 3 meals per day during the trek (Breakfast Lunch Dinner) including Tea or coffee
  • Accommodation on Tea House ( Lodge ) or provided Tents during the trek as mentioned in the trek type.
  • Accommodation in star Hotel in Kathmandu
  • High Experienced Government Licensed Guide and Necessary porter during the trek.
  • All Government local taxes
  • National park Fees
  • Special permit
  • First Aid kit and general equipment for Porter.
  • Guide and porter salary Staff insurance During the trekking and extra services according to the guest per Demand.
  • All organizational requirements
  • Duffle Bags refundable to protect your Luggage
  • Tour Certificate
  • Company T-shirt as a Souvenir.
  • Farewell Dinner with Typical Nepali Restaurant

What are Excluded from my Package?

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
  • Trekking equipment any type of personal expenses such as Alcoholic Beverage drinks,phone and Laundry.
  • Emergency Rescue and Travel Insurance.Trip Cancellation cost accident or Health, Loss Theft or Damage and personal effects. we Advice you to take out personal Travel Insurance.
  • Tips and Gratuities.

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.

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.

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