Tashi Lapcha Pass Trekking

After your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. At outside the Airport Terminal, a representative of Sherpa Expedition and Trekking cordially receives you and transfers to a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu at Thamel, backpackers colorful market. In the afternoon, you will be taken to the Sherpa Expedition and Trekking office for a guide introduction and final brief trip information about the trek. In the evening, explore the tourist hub, Thamel.

After having breakfast in the morning, 8:00 am Sherpa Expedition and Trekking City tour guide takes you to a sightseeing trip begins and takes you to several cultural sites and places of historic interest in the Kathmandu Valley. A private car and guide will lead the way!

After having breakfast, we take a drive leaving Kathmandu and head towards Gongor Khola. The drive offers the view of the surrounding environment and farming, the daily activities of the local people. The drive takes around eight to nine hours to reach Gongor Khola – the starting point of the trek. We will spend our night at Gongar Khola.

Leaving Gongor Khola we will start our trek following the path that heads along the normal trail before climbing up and descending through the dense forest. We will trek along the river bank and then cross the suspension bridge before hiking up a steep uphill that leads to the Sherpa village of Simigaun. We will spend our night at a local tea house.

From Simigaun, We follow the trail that passing through more Sherpa villages, enjoying the spectacular views of Mt. Gaurishankar just above the Rolwaling Valley. The paths now head through a beautiful pine forest where we climb up on to a rocky ridge. A gradual trek down towards Rolwaling Khola leads us towards Dovan. We will stay overnight at the Local teahouse.

Leaving Dovan, we will trek along the bank of Rolwaling Khola. We trek through rhododendron and pines filled forest, enjoying the inspiring views of Mt Gaurishankar. After we crossing the suspension bridge we climb up to an open plain where the Sherpa village of Beding is situated. We spend overnight at a local teahouse.

From Beding, we have a short and easy walking day. we will follow the trail that we make an easy gradient through fir trees. As the valley becomes broader and flatter, we will trek to reach Na Village. Na is a scattered village, there are plenty of tea houses and offers good camping options as well.

Today, we take a day rest at Na Village for acclimatization. Besides, This village provides a couple of good day hiking options. We can go hiking up the valley to a small kharka and follow the trail to Yalung Peak Base Camp which takes five hours return trip. Or, we can climb to the end of Tsho Rolpa lake for the views of Kang Nachago above Na which takes four hours for the return trip. We stay overnight at Na village.

Leaving Na village, We start our trek by walking a decent gradient to a bridge over the Tsho Rolpa outflow. We will follow the main route that ascends an ablation valley to the south. Along with the path, we pass through Chhukyima where there are a couple of tea shops that are run by locals peoples of Na Village. Continuing on our trail, we will trek towards the end of the valley and climb a steep uphill for a spectacular view of the lake and surrounding Himalaya peaks. A gradual descent from there leads us to Kabuk. We will spend our night at Kabuk.

Leaving Kabuk, Today we start our trek early in the morning because our trail leads through the crossing of the glacier which is best before the sun gets stronger. We will cross the plateau to the further eastern corner above the glacier before descending a loose earth path towards the southern edge of Trakarding Glacier. From there the path climbs up to reach the northern side of the glacier. Once on the north side, we will follow the trail that leads to the snout of Drolambu Glacier. We will set up our tent for overnight stay.

Today, We will start our trek for the crossing of the challenging Tashi Lapcha Pass. Following the route that goes over the glacier, we will climb a natural ramp that heads for the crossing of the pass. The pass is a rocky ridge often snow-covered and very icy. We have magnificent views of surrounding High Himalaya from the top of the pass. From the top, the high camp is beneath an overhanging rock-face about 100 m down from the summit. We will set up tent for overnight stay.

Today after having breakfast, We will start our trek the trail descends down rocky slopes to the campsite of Ngole. From there we continue to trek down to reach Thyangbo Kharka. Thyanga Kharka has a few tea houses and good camping sites. We will set up our tent for an overnight stay.

Leaving Thyangbo Kharka, we follow an easy trail two-hour towards to reach Thame Village. From Thame, we trek the trail along Bhote-Khosi River. Descending gently towards Phunki Tenga, we continue on our route by crossing a bridge over Dudh Koshi. Passing through several Sherpa villages and teahouses along the route finally we reach Namche Bazaar. we spend our night at a Good guest house.

Today after having breakfast we leave Namche, the trail takes steep descent route crossing a Hillary suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River and through dense forest. The trail retraces the route of Sagarmatha National park up to Monjo and then takes a steep descent to Benkar, Ghat, and Cheplung with the wonderful vista of sparkling peaks on the background. Eventually from Cheplung, we ascend for more than an hour and reach our today final destination at Lukla. In this evening time, there may be a party atmosphere at Lukla. Enjoy the moment and celebrate with our trekking team. We will stay in Lukla at hotel.

We’ll take an early morning short flight back to Kathmandu. You can make your own plan for the rest of the day. We recommend walking around the city of Thamel and buy some handmade souvenirs. You will stay in Kathmandu at the 3-star hotel.

After Complete Tashi Lapcha Pass Trek, this is a rest day for you. Get your body massaged, leisurely stroll around Thamel and buy souvenirs, visit Garden of Dreams for some relaxing time. Today is also a spare day to use for the flight back to Kathmandu in case there wasn’t a flight the day before due to bad weather.

And, in the evening we will host farewell dinner in a traditional Nepalese restaurant with cultural performances. (Your guide(s) and office staff will accompany you).

Today is your last day of the trip, Sherpa Expedition and Trekking reprenstative will drop you at Tribhuvan International Airport. We would like to welcome you again to explore our Himalayan kingdom to visit more of the hidden treasures of our nation. Namaste