- Duration
- 16 days
- Grade
- Moderate to difficult
- Accommodation
- Tea house lodges, homestays and camping
- Itinerary
- 16 days
- Section
- Humla
About the trail
Simkot-Rani Saina-Saipal Base Camp (SBC)-Chala-Yalbang Trek
Note: Saipal Himal northern base camp can also be explored from Pue Kharka: Pue Kharka – Sumju Kharka – Saipal BC (North) – Sumju Kharka – Pue Kharka, then back to Rani Kharka.
Highlights
- Breathtaking views of alpine pasture, lakes, glaciers and Saipal Himal (7,031 m)
- Sacred sites of Buddhist, Bon and Musto worshippers
- Flagship mammals and birds, in a pristine environment
Itinerary
Day by day
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Day 01
Fly to Nepalgunj
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Day 02
Fly to Simikot (2,950m) and explore around Simkot
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Day 03
Trek to Dharapuri (2,300m)
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Day 04
Trek to Khagalgaon and Chhoila Lake (3,200m)
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Day 05
Trek to Chhubukbuk via Dihi Pass (3,500m)
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Day 06
Trek to Drosa
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Day 07
Trek to Lebche via Sinlinge Pass (5,000m)
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Day 08
Trek to Ranisaina (Ranikharka, 3,900m) and Tsonangmo Lake
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Day 09
Trek to Kaerang
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Day 10
Trek to Saipal Base Camp (East), 5,200m
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Day 11
Exploration around Saipal Base Camp
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Day 12
Trek from Saipal Base Camp to Labuk Depsa
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Day 13
Trek to Chala village (3,800m)
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Day 14
Trek to Yalbang (3,020m) via Syakup Pass (4,214m)
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Day 15
Drive to Simkot (2,950m)
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Day 16
Fly back to Nepalgunj and Kathmandu