Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu,
Arrive at Tribuwan International Airport where you will be met by a Griffon Travel representative and transferred to your hotel. In the evening you’ll meet your guide and other group members over a welcome drink. Overnight – hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu,
Your guide will meet you at the hotel in the morning. During the day you will visit the Boudhanath, the largest Buddhist stupa in Nepal, Pashupatinath, a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site where you may see cremation ceremonies taking place on the banks of the Bagmati River. We will then visit Patan Durbar Square where we will see fine examples of ancient Nepalese architecture, after lunch you have the afternoon at leisure. Overnight – hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Fly from Kathmandu to Phaplu (2,470m) then trek to Salleri,
Today we will take a short flight, approximately 35 minutes, from Kathmandu to Phaplu. We then begin our trek, today we will walk for 4 to 5 hours from Phaplu to Salleri. At Salleri you can visit the local market and the Chewang monastery. Overnight – lodge Salleri.
Day 04: Trek to Loding Sherpa Village,
From Salleri the trail climbs gently through fields of barley, wheat and corn to the village of Loding. The village is occupied by a number of different ethnic groups but predominately Sherpas. During your stay you can visit the Buddhist temple in the centre of the village. Overnight – lodge Loding.
Day 05: Trek to Pikey Base Camp,
Today the trail climbs steeply towards Pikey Hill. We will pass large Silver Birch trees on the way up and you will also see snow covered mountain peaks. We continue to climb until we reach an open meadow at 3,430m, this grass area is used for grazing livestock by farmers during the summer. Overnight – basic lodge Pikey Base Camp.
Day 06: Pikey Base Camp,
Today we will visit Lamjura Bhaniyang (3,530m) which is the highest point on this trek. Stones, twigs, sticks and prayer flags are erected by the side of the trail. The trail then descends steeply for about 400m when we pass through Fir and Hemlock forests until we reach open grass land. We then climb up to a huge painted mani stone at a viewing point overlooking the splendid, snow capped, Numbur Himal which towers over the green valley below. Overnight – basic lodge Pikey Base Camp
Day 07: Trek to Toktar,
Today we follow the trail that gently slopes down to the village of Toktar. The trail is very scenic and we won’t see any villages until we reach our destination of Toktar, here we will find only 2 or 3 tea houses. Overnight – basic lodge Toktar.
Day 08: Trek to Thupten Chholing,
The trail descends through the fertile valley, once we reach the village of Junbesi we will stay on the upper trail which will take us to Serlo Monastery. After walking for about two hours we will reach Phugmochhe (3,100m) where we can visit the Traditional Sherpa Art Centre. We then head for Thupten Chholing a huge Tibetan Buddhist monastery which was founded in the late 1960s by Tushi Rimpoche who traveled to Nepal with many monks from Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet. Overnight – lodge Thupten Chholing.
Day 09: Trek to Ringmo,
After breakfast we follow a Yak trail that climbs from Thupten Chholing up to an altitude of 3,467m to Lapcha La pass. Lapcha La is marked by a large Chorten and many prayer flags. We continue to climb crossing a stream and walking through a forest of Rhododendron and Hemlock. We then gently walk down from Lapcha La to Ringmo Khola, passing through the yards and fields of several houses. It requires about 4 hours walking from Thupten Chholing to reach Ringmo (2,700m). Overnight – lodge at Ringmo.
Day 10: Morning excursion to Sinsari Danda and trek to Phaplu,
Today we will spend a few hours in the morning visiting Sinsari Danda and then return back to Phaplu. Overnight - lodge at Phaplu.
Day 11: Fly to Kathmandu,
This morning we will take a short 35 minute flight from Phaplu to Kathmandu or a 260 km 8 to 9 hour drive back to Kathmandu. In the evening we will visit a traditional Nepali restaurant. Overnight – hotel in Kathmandu.
Day12: Free day in Kathmandu,
Spend the day at leisure in Kathmandu, resting, shopping or exploring. Overnight – hotel in Kathmandu.
Day 13: Leave Kathmandu,
A Griffon Travel representative will escort you to the airport to catch your flight.
