26 Nights & 27 Days
Moderate
5,143 Meters / 16,873 Feet
2 people require
April-May & Sep-Nov
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trekking, an adventure to the Far Eastern Himalayan range, is truly an end of Nepal’s massive mountain range where Mt. Kanchenjunga forms a border between Sikkim (North East small state of India) and Nepal.
Mt. Kanchenjunga towers above as the world’s third-highest peaks at (8,586m and 28,169ft) high a massive range of mountains with both North and South Base Camps to visit on these marvelous walks into high hills and ridges of Kanchenjunga.
Mt. Kanchenjunga is one of the most magnificent mountains to venture around its pristine surrounding covered with a dense alpine forest of rhododendron, magnolia, birch, pines, firs, birch to juniper tree lines and ending at remorseless fields of ice-moraine and glaciers at Pang-Pema Kanchenjunga North base camp.
Mt. Kanchenjunga actually the name comes from Tibetan origin as Kanchendzonga which means five jewels of Gold-Silver-Precious Stones, Grain, and a Holy Scriptures which refers to its adjoining five high peaks.
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trekking is a fascinating and scenic country to visit with an opportunity to explore both sides of Kanchenjunga south and north base camp in one single adventure, which makes this journey more exciting and interesting.
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trekking takes you with a scenic flight from Kathmandu to reach at lower areas of Nepal Far Eastern Terai belt at Bhadrapur town, around the flat-land of the country with sub-tropical temperatures.
After a pleasant flight and then heading towards mid-hills at Ilam a town famous for Tea-Garden and its vast plantation, where our journey leads at Sukthetar in Taplejung district in the far eastern corners of Nepal.
Starting our walks heading due North-East past interesting farmlands and rural villages of great interest and then entering into wild areas covered within the enchanting forest to reach Tseram, close to Kanchenjunga South Base Camp.
The adventure continues crossing scenic passes over Tselele-la (4,250m) to reach further northern areas of Kanchenjunga at Ghunsa and towards Pang Pema at Kanchenjunga North Base Camp on the highest side of the trip at above (5,065m).
Around Pang-Pema enjoy a leisure day with a hike to viewpoints to observe the best panorama of North Eastern Himalayan peaks with Wedge-Kabru-Jannu Himal including massive Kanchenjunga.
After a wonderful time and experience at the north base camp of Kanchenjunga, the return journey takes you on alternative route back to Sukhetar towards Ilam town where a scenic panoramic flight brings you to Kathmandu with lasting memories and adventure on Kanchenjunga base camp trekking.