Day 01 – Arrival and transfer to hotel – we will pick you up from the airport upon your arrival date and transfer to hotel, hotel would be in Thamel, which is main touristic place of Kathmandu city.
Day 02 – Exploration of Kathmandu valley – Sight seeing to the historical and world heritage sites in Kathmandu valley – Pashupatinath temple (Hindu shrine) Baudhanath stupa (Buddhist monument) swayambhunath also known as monkey temple (Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage sites) and Durbar squire and trek preparation.
Day 03 – Drive to Gonggar and trek to Simigaun – we drive jeep from Kathmandu to Gonggar which may takes about 5 hours. Along the day we will see beautiful view of verdant paddy field, green forest and some of the rivers known as Bhote koshi, Sunkoshi and Tamakoshi, which are famous for the rafting. From Gonggar village we will head to Simigaun village pass by Sherpa village and Rhododendron forest. Simigaun village commands to see alluring view of Gaurishankar mountain and charms landscapes.
Day 04 – trek to Daldung- La (3976m.a.s.l) – 7 hours walks – begins of the morning we will descend an approximately two hours through the lush forest then the trail gently ascend to a small ridge to get Rolwaling river. From the Rolwaling River the trail ascend with massif view of Gaurishankar Mountain, small waterfalls and green hill.an approximately 7 hours walk from Simigaun, we will be in Daldung-La where we will spend a joyful night.
Day 05 – trek to Bedding (3690m.a.s.l)- 8 hours walks)– the trail leads us through the lush forest of Rhododendron doing by up and downhill to get Nyamare village. Nyamare is biggest village of Rolwaling region and offers to see a beautiful Gompa and Gaurishankar temple, which is located just top of the Bedding village. We will set up tent at Bedding village and spend another cool night at bedding village.
Day 06 – Exploration day at Bedding village – actually, its a rest day of the itinerary plan but still there is a beautiful moraine above the Bedding village, on the way to Menlung La pass and offers to see glaciers, lush forest, rocky landscape, remarkable view of snowy peaks and including Gaurishankar mountain and its awesome ranges.
Day 07 – Trek to Na (4180m.a.s.l) -5 hours walks – we will ascend gradual up trail, following by the Rolwaling River to get Dhogre. After a short walk the narrow gorge opens into the wide valley thus it would be great chance to grab some photographs. Along the trail we will see huge Mani walls wrapped by the prayer flags and a huge rock with an image of Bodhisattva on it. Na gaun is settled just bank of the Rolwaling village where we will spend a pleasant night.
Day 08 – Acclimatization day at Na village – early in the morning, we will hike up to Yalung glaciers and Ramdung Go that help us get acclimatization and offers to see Yalung glacier, Yalung peak, training peak and alluring view of Tsho Rolpa lake.
Day 09 – Trek to Tsho Rolpa lake (4540m.a.s.l) -5 hours walks – after short walk from the Na gaun we will cross the Rolwaling river by wooden bridge then the uphill trail lead us through the moraines to reach the majestic Tsho Rolpa lake. The blue Tsho Rolpa Lake hosts an amazing reflection of the surrounding hills and snowy-peaks as it envelops the vicinity in tranquility.
Day 10 – Trek to Trakarding glacier (4800m.a.s.l) – 8 hours walks – trek of the day would be little bit bitter hard due to walk on the glaciers and icy trail but still along the day we will see beautiful view of Rolwaling Kang 6664 m, Takargo 6671 m, Jabou Ri 6166 meters and numerous snow caped peaks. After 7 to 8 hours walk bring us to Trakarding where we will spend a cool night.
Day 11 – Trek to Tashi Lapcha phedi – today, we will towards to Tashi Lapcha phedi and would be another bitter day due to walk slippery uphill trail, rock climbing, on a Drolambau but still we will see high numerous mountain peaks and it panoramic ranges. We will set our tent at safety places and spend pleasant night.
Day 12 – Trek to Tashi camp (5200m.a.s.l) – 7 hours walks – trek begins with steep climb up from the campsite and lead us through the snowy path pass by moraine, glacier to get Tashi Lapcha camp which is also called Tashi Lapcha Phuk. After 3 to 4 hours climb bring us to top of the pass, which command us to see awesome mountain views and panoramas. From the top we will enter Sagarmatha national park and a short descend bring us to Tashi Lapcha camp and we will do deep rest at our tent.
Day 13 – Trek to Thyangbo (4350m.a.s.l) – 5 hours walks – from today, mostly we will trek on downhill trail through the icy and snowy trail to get Ngole, Parchemuche Tsho, a glacial lake in the Khumbu region, en route to Thyangbo. With a view of Pasang Lhamu Chuli 7350 m and Cho-Oyu (8201m), we arrive in Thyangbo where we will set up our tent to spend cool night.
Day 14 – Trek to Thame (3820m.a.s.l) – 5 hours walks – begins of the trek, we will walk on the pasture land and arrive at the temporary yak header’s huts and then the downhill trail passes just bank of the small stream with calm environment to the Thame village where we will sleep in guest house so it would be kinds of rest day for the kitchen staffs.
Day 15 – Trek to Namche Bazaar (3440m.a.s.l – 5 hours walk) – we will head down to samde village with the view of Everest, Cho-Oyu, Taboche, Kongde peak, Thamserku, Amadablam and Cholatse so trek would be really pleasant. There are dozens of guesthouses at Namche Bazaar so we will have comfortable bed and delicious meals after exploring long tine in high Himalayas.
Day 16- trek to Phakding village (2610m.a.s.l) – 5 hours walks- begin of the morning we will walk downhill trail an about one hour to get Larja dobhan then rest of the trek to Phakding village is very pleasant walk due to walk through the forest with the view of green landscape and vista stunning view of Thamserku peak.
Day 17 – Trek to Lukla Bazaar (2840m.a.s.l) – 5 hours walks – we will pass many Sherpa villages called Ghat, Thadokoshi, chheplung and Chaurikharka with the view of Kusum kangaroo and Kongde peak. Along the trail we will see many Chhortens, stupa, monasteries and Buddhist incantation; which are carved on the huge rocks of the center of the trail.
Day 18 – Fly back to Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel – early in the morning we will fly for 25 minutes to get Kathmandu. If the weather is really clear then during the flight we will see panoramic view of Everest, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain ranges from the window of plane.
Day 19 – Final departure – After successful trip of Rolwaling trek you will fly back to your home with great experience of outdoor activities and many tales about mountains, jungles, colorful Nepali people and their culture, traditions and unique costumes that makes you a storyteller among your friends and colleagues.
