Lumba Sumba Pass Trek

A representative from Visit Himalaya Treks with the company’s display board will greet you outside the arrival terminal and transfer you to Hotel. (Overnight at Hotel)

Altitude 1335 m

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Accommodation Hotel

After breakfast there is an optional complimentary guided sightseeing tour of the several historical and spiritual attractions enlisted under the World Heritage Sites. Or you may prefer to do on your own while our office staffs will manage for necessary permits for treks. The trek leader will meet the group for a meeting and provide a detailed briefing for the trek. All the required information regarding the trek would be provided. (Overnight at Hotel. Breakfast included)

Altitude 1335 m

Meals Breakfast

Accommodation Hotel

We take you to the domestic airport to get an internal flight across the country to the southeastern part of Nepal.  Bhadrapur is located in the tropical Terai region of Nepal. From Bhadrapur, We will get our vehicles for a two day journey into the mountains. We drive for approximately 5 - 6 hours through a fascinating landscape of rural fields and small towns which quickly becomes turns into hills as we head north. The temperature becomes a little cooler as we climb into the foothills and arriving at the town of Illam. (Overnight at Hotel - Dinner and Breakfast Includes.

Altitude 1633 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Hotel

The drive continues along with beautiful landscape and river belt of the Himalayan foothills. With every turn there are magnificent sights of white snow capped mountain. At the end of the road we get small town of Taplejung (1820m) After late lunch continue drive to Taplethok where we meet our crew stay overnight at Camp.

Altitude 1820 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

After submit our permits to get into KCAP  continuing our journey pleasantly walk  beside the river and through the nice cardamom field to Pembu where we begin a steady climb of a little over 2 hours to our overnight camp at Lelep. Lelep is a big settlement village with police station, health post and also there the headquarters of KCAP. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

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Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

Once again we continue follow the Tamor River upstream through dense forest. We cross the river on a suspension bridge and gradual climb through pine forest for about 45 minutes to a small and old monastery (Sango Chhyolling Gompa). From here we descend gradually to Gowatar (1800m) where we stop for lunch. Afterwards we pass two beautiful waterfalls crossing of the Phedi Khola and then make a final climb of around an hour to our camp at Ela Danda (2051m). This offers a magnificent view of Kasturi peaks and down to the Tamor River. At Ila Danda there is lack of camp side so we may sleep of on local guest house. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 2051 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

Starts Walking through an alnus and rhododendron forest until we reach suspension bridge. After crossing the river we enter an extensive area of bamboo forest and some other trees, inhabited by the endangered red panda. If we are lucky we may have opportunity to catch a sight of one of these intangible creatures as we walk through the bamboo forest to the Maguwa Kharka where the lunches spot for today. Beyond Maguwa Kharka there is more mixture forest with rhododendron, oak, chestnut, alnus, maple etc, abundant with a different variety of birdlife. We have to cross a large landslip area before Selep Kharka (2525m) and we continue another hour to get our night's stop at Jongim Kharka (2635m).  Where we can explore a nice view of the snow capped peak to the north. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 2635 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

After crossing the suspension bridge we enter into the rhododendron forest and climb for an hour to Ramite (2685m) there is more opportunity to spot red pandas as well on and we pass another beautiful waterfall created by Tamor River. Then we reach Sherpa settlement named of Olangchung Gola (3208m) for lunch. After lunch we have free day to explore around the village and monastery. Olangchung Gola is one of the attractive villages of around 50 wooden houses and with a 470 year old monastery which located at the top of the village. Olangchng Gola is pretty much a last civilization we will see until we reach the Arun vally. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included). 

Altitude 3208 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

Side trip around Olangchung Gola, visit monastery and wround stay over night at Camp. 

Altitude 3208 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

After breakfast we set off following the trails used by Tibetan traders walking beside the Tamor to its convergence with Dinsamba Khola. Following the river belt we will have a Lunch and then crossing the river we reach place named Langmale and continue to our overnight stop at the place known as Sanjung Kharka. It is one of the nice camping spot for trekkers where you can discover the beautiful mountain surrounding. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 3910 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

we Continues along the route of the Great Himalayan Trail towards the Lumba Sumba Himal. It is good to keep eyes out for snow leopard which have been sighted on the next section of the trek we also pass little yak pasture and beautiful landscape and few foothills to climb. Now we are in totally wild country, the habitat of the snow leopard. Very few of trekkers come this way to sense the remoteness themselves. Finally we are at pass camp and we are above the green visitation and playing with mountain. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 4700 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

From our last camp before the pass we climb the sharp ridge beyond to a prominent saddle toward pass and we may encounter snow on this section of the trek.We reach a first pass adorned with prayer flags but this is not the top and it is necessary to cross below a peak to reach a slightly higher pass which is the actual Lumba Sumba La (5177m). The views are breathtaking, extending eastwards to Kangchenjunga and Jannu Himalaya range and westwards to Makalu Region. This is a very special place and weather consent, we may have longer broken here if the weather stable and perhaps eat our packed lunches. Now we have a descent of about 600 meters on a trail which is steep downhill at first, into a large valley and we stop at the first suitable camping spot at yak Kharka around 4595 meters. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 5177 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

From our overnight stop we set off down again, passing by many yak kharkas with excellent views of Makalu ahead with the varieties of Rhododendrons tree. Then the trail bring together coming from the Umbak La, a 5200 meter pass by which means goods are traded with Tibet and Nepal, a 2 day journey from here. Reaching a village named of Thudam (3500m) a Sherpa village of around 30 wooden houses which is linked with villages in Tibet, Where we plane to have Lunch and head west through a steep sided valley, having to several landslip areas before climbing steadily to a pass (3370m). And finally get to our Camp (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 3350 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We head west through a steep sided landslide before climbing steadily and passes through a cavernous bamboo forest. The views of Makalu and its satellites are simply eye-catching. We continue descending to a small clearing at 2877 meters, where we make camp these day also require pack lunch (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 2877 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We continue descending through dense rhododendron forest and then climb to a place called Yak Kharka on a ridge overlooking the Arun Valley. We can see the river below and in the distance, our overnight stop in the Lingam School (2320m). After continuing to downhill we will get to the Arun river where we crossed the suspension bridge and steadily uphill to Chyamtang where we plan to have a lunch. After Lunch we pass by Chyamtang and get to the Lingam School. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 2320 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We are already decent the altitude and back to wormer climate. Today we pass few villages among trails with the songs of birds. At our lunch stop in the village of Gimber we have more stunning views of the Makalu Himalayan Range. The afternoon's walk is relatively easy along a good trail to the Tibetan tribe village of Hatiya (1595m). This is the entry point to the Makalu-Barun National Park. (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 1595 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We follow the trail through Arun River down to its confluence with the Barun River which carries the glaciers water of Makalu range. After lunch we continue among the Arun River to the small village of Gola (1128m). There are only around 12 houses here and the village is an interesting mix of Sherpa, Rai and Tamang tribe (Overnight at Camp Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included).

Altitude 1128 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We make a short descent on a pleasant trail to the lowlands. We pass through fields of paddy as we follow the trail though the heaving hillsides above the Arun River. We stop for lunch at the small Gurung village by Pathibhara which boasts a number of local tea houses, shops and homestay. Beyond Pathibhara, the trail continues through a rich agricultural landscape to Gadhi (1179m) the ‘fort’ in Nepali. This is the spot where the Nepalese Army face up to an invading forces from Tibet, eventually driving them back over the passes.  Gadhi is a surrounded with market town with shops and hotels as well as a health post, school, and police station.

Altitude 1179 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Camp

We descend to the suspension bridge across the Arun River at Chiuribas After crossing the river marking at the end of our trek. Chiuribas is connected to the road by a jeep track and after taking some refreshment with the local tea houses here; we get on our waiting vehicles for the 4-5 hour drive along the ridge to Tumlingtar (450m). We spend our final night on trek with our crew in hotal at Tumlingtar Overnight at Hotel. 

Altitude 450 m

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Tea House

We take a morning fly from Tumlingtar, to Kathmandu. Once in Kathmandu we check in to our hotel and the rest of the day is free. At the last night of our trek we will certainly have a farewell dinner at the boutique restaurant Overnight at hotel.

Altitude 1335 m

Meals Breakfast

Accommodation Hotel

A representative from Visit Himalaya Treks Pvt. Ltd. will check your flight tickets and transfer you to the airport before two hours from your flight with a hope of seeing you again in the future. (Breakfast included)

Altitude 1335 m

Meals Breakfast

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