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Ganesh Himal Trekking

Ganesh Himal is one of the Nepal's renowned peak particularly as the best tourist destination, situated in central Nepal, northwest of Kathmandu. The trek to Ganesh Himal offers the terraced hillsides dominating the sky as well as ethnical diversity from various groups & their mixed of lifestyle that gives you a glimpse into real Nepali life & the tour gives the trekkers an ample opportunity to observe the rich Nepalese cultural tradition being very closer with locals, & definitely giving you a sense of full satisfaction. This trek ends in Gorkha. Gorkha is an ancient historical place situated on a hill overlooking the snowy peaks of the Himalayas that includes two very attractive temples including Gorakhanath and Kali inside the place precinct. In addition to this, the area also offer you, an excellent habitat for a wide variety of plants & animals; 526 species of plants (including 40 species of orchids), and 300 species of birds & other interesting wild animals includes the Himalayan thar, gaur, many kinds of monkeys and musk deer & so on. Likewise, there are some interesting panoramic views destination too, which includes the Singla pass, Pangsang Bhanjyang, Jaisal Kunda, Jyamrung, Khanchok and Gorkha, offering more than 35 mountains.

Itinerary in Details:

Day 01: Kathmandu
Arrive in Kathmandu ( KTM) and Transfer to Hotel. O/n at 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 Bazaa
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.