Tilicho Lake Trek

One of our office representatives will be at the airport to pick you up and transfer you to the trip hotel. You can easily recognize him since he will be carrying the "Nepal Hiking Team" placard. Upon meeting you, he will assist you with the vehicle and bring you to the trip hotel. At the hotel, we will hold a small brief meeting to give further details about the trek. After that, there are no scheduled activities, so you may enjoy the rest of your time doing whatever you would like.

We will drive to Dharapani from Kathmandu. It is a long scenic drive that shows the pastoral landscape and semi-urban town along the highway. The mountain views, too, are visible during the bus drive.

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From Dharapani, we start our hike to Chame. The trek path goes into a fir forest, bypassing a trail for herds of the mule. Then it goes in the way that follows the river alongside the higher oak and maple trees. Today's journey primarily includes traversing through dense forest, exploring the best views of the spectacular Manaslu & Annapurna range. Similarly, the trail is flat and sometimes uphill.

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Today, we are in the charming town of Chame and heading towards another enchanting village of Pisang. The path goes through the forested way and terraced fields with a great mountain perspective on the backdrop. Moreover, the trail follows a steep and narrow river valley and eventually brings you to the lap of Pisang peak.

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Our agenda for today is Manang. We take the upper route to Manang via the remote village of Ghyaru, Ngawal, and Mungji. The trail offers even more splendid scenery of towering mountain peaks. These majestic views will overwhelm us and push us to walk forward for even more breathtaking scenery. As we move on, we start noticing the change in physical terrain and vegetation. From this day onwards, the trek route looks more rugged and dry with a much harsher environment. Moving on, we halt for a brief visit at the Barge monastery, which is the largest monastery in the entire district of Manang.

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Today is an acclimatization day to prepare your body for upcoming days. We will hike to a higher altitude in the coming days, so preparing the body is most important. You can use this day to roam around the town, visit the monastery, or walk to Gangapurna Lake. There is the Himalayan Rescue Associate Clinic, so if you want, you can see there also.

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Today, we are heading towards Siri Kharka. We will start the hike via a western gate and follow a trekking path via the river. We will cross the river and resume the journey by walking through a coniferous forest on its southern side. After walking for few hours, we reach Kangsar village. Most would stop here for the day, but our stopping point is a few hours away. Continuing the walk, we pass several monasteries on the way before reaching Siri Kharka. All along the trek, we will be in the company of Gungang Himal and Mount Chulu.

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The hike today entails walking through a mild steep path. So it is not physically demanding, but one can be exhausted because we cover quite a height and walk on a narrow path through loose scree and landslide-prone area. We walk past mid-hills where landslide often occurs with the impressive rock formation.

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The initial climb to the Lake is a bit arduous, but our trail proceeds to pester along the mountain's side in a gentle steep incline before reaching the Lake. While ascending, we bypass a mellow grazing terrain where you will see yaks and deer grazing. Tilicho Lake, an immensely stunning lake tucked away at the foot of the north face of Tilicho Peak, is on the other side. The Lake was referred to by the French expedition team leader as 'The Great Ice Lake.' The Lake is sacred for Hindus and is featured in one of the holiest texts of the Hindus, The Ramayana. After spending some time at the Lake. We hike back to the Tilicho Lake Base Camp.

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We trek back to Manang village. Today’s descend is steep and through a forested path, so be careful while hiking down.

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Today, we bid by to the rugged Himalayas and drop to Besisahar. We drive in a private jeep through an off-beat path carved on the massive cliff on the way back. The drive experience is stimulating, so it could be the adventurous jeep drive of your lifetime.

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We return to Kathmandu by private car.

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Nepal Hiking Team representative will be at your trip hotel approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight to take you to the airport.

You will bid farewell to the stupendous mountains and return with memories and beautiful stories to tell. Breakfast included.