Ganesh Himal Trekking "22 Nights 23 Days Nepal" (Kathmandu & Ganesh Himal Trekking))

Itinerary

Between Kathmandu and Pokhara are three major groups of peaks: Ganesh Himal, Langtang, Manaslu and Himal Chuli and the large Annapurna Himal. This trek is recommended by many trekers though it is not as popular as Annapurna and Everest. It is famous for Tamang Culture, spectacular views of mountains, rhododendron forest and a convenient distance from Kathmandu.

Day 01	Kathmandu	Arrive Kathmandu ( KTM) and Transfer to Hotel
Day 02		Kathmandu Sightseeing Kathmandu sightseeing to Monkeys Temple and trekking permit arrangements. O/N in Kathmandu.
Day 03	Trisuli - Salangkhu Khola	We drive to Trisuli in the morning and have lunch near the Trisuli Electricity dam. After lunch we walk for about 3 hours to Salangkhu Khola and camp.
Day 04	Salangkhu Khola-Balche Village	An easy walk and then a short climb takes us to Kalawale village for lunch. After lunch we proceed to the big Tamang village of Balche for our overnight camp.
Day 05	Balche-Village - Gonga	We take an easy walk from Balche village through a forest and camp with the peaks of Langtang Lirung and Gosainkunda in good view.
Day 06	Gonga-Singla	We walk through rhododendron forests this day to camp at Singla or Rupchet. Rupchet is a cattle pasture and Singla is the pass. The Singla pass offers spectacular views of Langtang Lirung, Ganesh Himal, Baudha Peak, Himal Chuli, Machhapuchhre, South Annapurna and Annapurna II.
Day 07		Rest day at Singla (4,600 mt.)
Day 08	Singla-Pangsang	We walk up the Singla hill following small trails to Pangsung for our overnight camp. The view from here is spectacular.
Day 09	Pangsang-Shomthang	We follow the ridge for our campsite of the day, Shomthang. This gives us a close up view of Ganesh Himal.
Day 10	Shomthang-Jogeshwarkund Lake	Now undertake a gradual climb for the day to reach our campsite at jogeshwarkund Lake. (Sometimes Shomthang to Jogeshwarkund Lake is not possible due to army training).
Day 11	Rest day at Jogeshwarkund Lake	People interested can do rock and peak climbing above 5000m. today.
Day 12	Jogeswarkund Lake-Linju Khola	Today we start our descent to Linju Khola for our next camp.
Day 13	Linju Khola-Serthung Village	We walk down through pine and rhododendron forests to Shertung village and set up camp with a good views of mountains all around. Shertung is a Tamang cultural village.
Day 14	Sertung Village-Laba	A short flat trail and then a gradual descent passing through Borang village followed by crossing the Akhu Khola takes us to Laba, a big Tamang village.
Day 15	Laba-Mongeythanti	A slight climb to cross a hill and then descend through forests to camp at Mongeythanti.
Day 16	Mongeythanti-Dumchet village	A gradual walk down through forests with lunch by a stream brings us to our camp at Dumchet village.
Day 17	Dumchet village-Budigandak	We take a gradual walk today to Baseri and camp near the Budigandaki river.
Day 18	Budigandaki-Aroghat Bazaar	We walk along the bank of Budhigandaki river and stop at Arughat Bazaar for the night. There are tea shops and a police station here.
Day 19	Arughat Bazaar-Khanchowk Danda	We gradually climb the Khanchowk Danda crossing the Mukti khola and camp for the night.
Day 20	Khanchowk Danda-Gorkha	We cross a ridge today and walk gradually up hill to Gorkha, camping near the old palace.
Day 21	Gorkha-Kathmandu	We have a sight-seeing tour of Gorkha Palace, the palace of the King Prithivi Narayan Shah who united Nepal in 1881 AD and visit the Bazaar and then drive back to Kathmandu.
Day 22		Kathmandu Free day on your own.
Day 23		Departure After breakfast transfer to airport for your onward destination