- Duration
- 16 days
- Itinerary
- 16 days
- Starting point
- Phungling Bazaar
- Ending point
- Tumlingtar
- Section
- Kanchenjunga
About the trail
Lumba Sumba Trek (Following the Upper GHT Route)
A wilderness trek following the Upper Great Himalayan Trail route through Lumba Sumba Pass.
Highlights
- Key sites include Phungling Bazaar, Walungchung Gola, Lumba Sumba Pass, Thudam, Chamtang, Hatiya Gola, Chichila and Tumlingtar.
Itinerary
Day by day
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Day 01
Fly to Biratnagar & drive to Taplejung (1820m)
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Day 02
Drive to Lelep (1705m)
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Day 03
Trek to Ila Dada (2027m)
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Day 04
Trek to Jongin (2681m)
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Day 05
Trek to Walungchung Gola (3127m)
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Day 06
Rest for cultural experience and acclimatization
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Day 07
Trek to Samjjung (4034m)
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Day 08
Trek to Pass Camp (4607m)
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Day 09
Trek to Gumba Legen via Lumba Sumba Pass (5161m)
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Day 10
Trek to Thudam (3552m)
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Day 11
Trek to Chhunjom (2736m)
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Day 12
Trek to Chamtang (2224m)
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Day 13
Trek to Kimathanka/Hungung (2317m)
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Day 14
Trek to Chepuwa-Gola (1130m)
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Day 15
Drive to Chichila (1883m)
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Day 16
Drive to Tumlingtar & fly to Kathmandu