Helambu Trek

Upon your arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, you will be greeted by a representative from Himalayan Trekkers and transferred to the designated hotel. We will be discussing the trek in detail and free time of your own. 

We will start our guided tour to several of the most historical and spiritual landmarks (world heritage sites) including the historic Durbar Square, the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupatinath, the famous 'Monkey Temple' (Swayambhunath), and Buddhists shrine (Boudhanath temple) which is one of the largest Stupa in south Asia. 

In the afternoon, there will be a pre-trip discussion where we can meet our trek leader and other team members where we will discuss our trek. We stay overnight at the hotel.

Note: If the clients have limited time, we will start our trek from this day by skipping the day sightseeing in Kathmandu valley.

Today, we drive for an hour and reach Sundarijal (1350m), our starting point for this trek. From Sundarijal, we are going to walk to Chisopani (2300 m). We begin our trek along with a small hydroelectric plant. The trail then enters into the Shivapuri National Park. The first human settlement we come across in this region is Mulkharka, which is predominantly inhabited by the people of the Tamang community. Then we walk along the ridge through a forest of oaks and rhododendron to Chisopani.

After having our breakfast, we head for Kutumsang. Our trek for the day starts with medium-high and low meadows and fields. En route you can enjoy the magnificent views of the Langtang Mountains. Accordingly, we arrive at Pathi Bhanjyang and Gul Bhanjyang. From Gul Bhanjyang, the trail climbs the ridge to another pass. Another downhill trek from the pass takes us to Kutumsang.

We start our climb above Kutumsang on a steep trail, mostly passing through fir and rhododendron forest where there are no permanent human settlements. The trek continues to Yurin Danda with magnificent views of the Himalayas. Finally, we arrive at Tharepati for our overnight stay.

Today, we start walking in the direction of Tarkeghyang. During the early part of the trek, the trail descends until we cross the Melamchi Gaon and head towards the Melamchi Khola. Then we trek up to Tarkeghyang passing through the Sherpa settlements. 

Enjoy the Himalayan snow-capped peaks glistening in the sunshine that appear often. You can also explore the village and its monastery which is one of the oldest and biggest monasteries in the region. The village is more popularly known as Helambu since most of the inhabitants belong to the Helambu caste.

Since we will not be attaining too much altitude today, it's going to be a comparatively easy walk today. We will pass through the lush green forests, fast-moving streams, and the gushing and bubbling waterfalls. The trail makes a sweep around the wide valley end between Parachin and the Sherpa village of Gangyul. 

From Gangyul, we continue to trek until we reach Sermathang. You can explore the village. There is also a Buddhist monastery at the highest point of the village. Sermathang is renowned for the Hyalmo culture and hospitality as they take a guest as a god, “Atithi Devo Bhava”.

On our final day of the trek, we walk down to Melamchi Pul Bazaar. The village is mostly inhabited by the Sherpas, but there are also people of other communities too. From the Bazaar, we catch a bus or take a private drive to Katmandu. In the evening we will have a farewell dinner in an authentic Nepali restaurant.

You can depart from Kathmandu to your home country or extend the trip and head for another trip within or outside Nepal. Our representative you drop you to the airport at your scheduled time.