Tsum Valley Trek – 19 Days

Upon your arrival, a team member representing Unleash Nepal Treks & Adventure will pick you up from the airport and take you to the hotel. In the evening, you will attend a welcome dinner, where you will be served authentic Nepalese cuisine that will introduce you to Nepal’s food culture, at the hotel hosted by Unleash Nepal Treks & Adventure. You will stay the night in Kathmandu.
Included meal: Dinner

We will have a guided tour of several of the most historical and spiritual attractions of Kathmandu, which are are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We will be visiting Durbar Square, sacred Hindu temple Pashupatinath, the famous Swayambhunath (also known as ‘Monkey Temple’) and Boudhanath, which is one of the largest stupas in the world. Afternoon, We will get our equipment checked at night by our leader, get and be introduced to our fellow trekkers and discuss our trip. We stay the night in Kathmandu.
Included meal: Breakfast

A drive early in the morning from Kathmandu takes us to Dhadingbesi headquarter of the Dhading district and to Arughat. Through the off-road from Dhadingbesi with beautiful views of the green hills, we reach Arughat which is also the starting point of our trek. Arughat is a small town in the region and is divided into two parts by Budhi Gandaki River. We stay the night at Arughat.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Our trek starts by cross the bridge over Budhi Gandaki from the western part of Arughat. We follow the street north through the bazaar. We pass through the power plant, fields, and forests and will arrive at Shanti Bazar. We will be crossing a suspension bridge and pass by shops following the steeper trail which will make our trek challenging enough to Arkhet Bazar. We will pass through Kherepani after crossing some waterfalls and descend to Soti Khola from there. We will be staying at the campsite at Soti Khola where we will be staying the night.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Going through the beautiful Sal forest, crossing suspension bridges, we will be climbing onto a ridge just above the Budhi Gandaki River. The path then passes through some tropical waterfalls with ups and downs and goes through a rocky trail following the cliff. Eventually, we will be making our way down and after we will be going around the Gurung village of Labudesi. After walking for some time the valley opens and a wide view of Budhi Gandaki can be viewed. Walking along to the sandy river bed we will head to Machha Khola village. We stay the night at Machha Khola.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

The trek starts with a narrow trail with minor ups and downs and crossing Tharo Khola then Khorlabesi takes us to a small trailside Hotspring from where we reach Tatopani. From there we climb over a narrow path and cross the Budhi Gandaki River on a suspension bridge. Then taking the wide stairs before the landslide area over to Dobhan. Before reaching Duman, we have to cross a suspension bridge over the Dobhan Khola then we walk uphill alongside Budhi Gandaki and reach Yaru Khola. After going up some stoned stairs, we move down to the river through Tharo Bharyangand. At last, crossing the west bank of Budhi Gandaki, trekking along the river will take us to our destination of the day, Jagat. We stay the night at Jagat.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After the process with ACAP is done and with the permission, we will head to Salleri via a small rocky ridge and then to Sridibas. Then with a beautiful and refreshing view of the mountains and rivers, we trek up to Ghatta Khola, a small but very colorful village. After, we will continue upstream to cross a bridge and climb up to Philim, one of the large Gurung villages in this trek. After going across a forest north of Philim with the view of narrowing valley, we reach Chisopani. We stay the night at Chisopani.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We continue our trek crossing Ekle Bhatti with a beautiful waterfall and pass through pine tree forest. We walk downhill to the trail for Tsum Valley. Following, we will climb through pine and rhododendron forests with the views of Himalchuli mountains and Boudha Himal from Lokpa village. Our our way, we sass Lokpa, and continue to walk further for around an hour or two towards Lungwa Khola and finally upon climbing north through pines and rhododendrons forest, we reach Gumlung. Crossing the Siyar Khola, we will finally arrive at Chumling, from where we can view Shringi Himal and visit the old Chumling gompa. We stay the night at Chumling.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We start our trek today crossing a suspension bridge with a great view of Ganesh Himal and walking past Serpu Khola, we will arrive at the Gho Village. After climbing around two hours we will reach Chhokangparo from where we can enjoy the view of Himal Chuli (7,893m) and Ganesh Himal (7,140m). We stay the night at Chokhangparo.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After climbing above Chokhangparo, we must be careful of altitude problems as we have crossed 3,000m. We will be walking through Lamagaon crossing a rope suspension bridge to the Rachen Gompa, which is also known as Nunnery Gompa. We take a small detour, visit Rachen Gompa and then we cross Shiar Khola. We will continue our trek through the well-managed villages Lar (micro hydropower), Phurbe and Pangdun. We will come across old Stupa of Buddha on the way crossing the village of Chhule and climb up to the Nile. If we have time, we can make our visit to a famous monastery of Chhule which is located at the top of the village. We stay the night at Nile.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We take a walk to the west bank of the valley through the Tibetan landscapes and climb up to the Mu Gompa. We also visit the monastery. Then after, we make a visit to the Dhephu Doma Gompa. We stay the night at Mu Gompa.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today we make a sightseeing of the whole Mu Gompa region and acclimatizing our body. Mu Gompa, situated at the highest and most remote part of the valley, is the largest monastery of this region. After exploring the Mu Gompa area, we will also have the option of getting to the base of Pika Himal (4865m).
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today we trek back through Chhule and Phurbe, towards the east bank of the Shiar Khola to Burgi village, a small beautiful village, from where we will climb up to the Milarepa’s Cave (Piren Phu). Milarepa’s Cave is known for its amazing glimpses of Poshyop Glacier, Kipu Himal, and Churke himal. We stay the night at Burgi Village.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We will continue trekking down to Chhokang Paro again and move downhill to Gho. Going downhill further, we arrive at the bridge over the Sarpu Khola. Trekking through lower Tsum Valley takes us back to Chumling, where we will be staying the night.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today we go through Lokpa to Samba falls which is one of the most beautiful falls of this trek. We continue our trek back to Philim after 5 or 6 hour long trekking. A trail passes through the Philim village that leads to the Ganesh Himal Base Camp. We stay the night at Philim.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We trek back from Philim to Khorlabesi, to Jagat and Tatopani. We will be trekking down to Sirdibas and finally reach Jagat. Upon our arrival at Tatopani, we will visit the hot spring. After enjoying the hot spring, we will continue walking ups and downs from Tatopani to reach Khorlabesi. We stay the night at Khorlabeshi.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

The trail today will cross Tharo Khola and continues downhill again to the river and traverse to Machha Khola village. We will be walking along the Budhi Gandaki River to reach to Gurung village of Labubesi. We pass the waterfalls on a steep rocky trail on the side of a cliff to reach Khursane. After crossing Sal forest along with Budhi Gandaki, we will finally cross the bridge to arrive at Soti Khola. We stay the night at Soti Khola.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today, we will be trekking down to the cascading waterfall cross the Arkhet Khola and leave the Budhi Gandaki Valley. Passing by the hydroelectric plant following the stone streets, we arrive at the Arughat Bazar. Then we will drive back to Kathmandu along the banks of the Marsyangdi and Trishuli rivers with serene views of green hills, mountains, farming terraces and villages on both sides of the road with good offroad experience. Upon our arrival in Kathmandu, we will be escorted back to our hotel. We can enjoy the day freely, go shopping, or explore any landmarks we might have missed during our first day in Kathmandu. To celebrate our wonderful journey, we will have a farewell dinner in the evening. We stay overnight in Kathmandu.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Our journey and time together in Nepal comes to an end today! A representative from Unleash Nepal Treks & Adventure will drop us off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our flight. On your way back home, you can plan your next adventure in this beautiful country of Nepal with Unleash Nepal Treks & Adventure.
Included meal: Breakfast