- Duration
- 11 days
- Grade
- Easy to moderate
- Accommodation
- Tea-house lodges and homestays
- Maximum height
- Mu Gumpa, 3,700 m
- Itinerary
- 11 days
- Section
- Manaslu and Ganesh Himal
About the trail
Tsum Valley Trek
- Key sites covered: Arughat, Machhekhola, Jagat, Philim, Chumchet, Chhekam, Nile/Chhule, Mu Gomba
Highlights
- Trans-Himalayan landscape in the lap of the Ganesh Himal range
- Beyul Kyimolung and Milarepa's sacred cave, Phurgen-phug
- Historical monasteries including Mu Gomba and Rachen Gomba, and Buddhist monuments — chortens, stupas, bumpas, mani walls and prayer flags along the Ne-kor pilgrimage path
- The Tsungba people and the Shyagya tradition, founded on non-violence
- Rich biodiversity: snow leopard, blue sheep and Himalayan tahr
Itinerary
Day by day
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Day 01
Drive to Arughat and Machha Khola (855m)
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Day 02
Trek to Jagat (1,354m)
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Day 03
Trek to Philim and Lokpa (2,240m)
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Day 04
Trek to Chumling (2,386m)
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Day 05
Trek to Lamagaoun (3,302m)
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Day 06
Trek to Nile (3,361m) via Milarepa's Cave
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Day 07
Hike to Mu Gumpa (3,700m) and back to Nile (3,361m)
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Day 08
Trek to Rachen Gomba and Chumling (3,302m)
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Day 09
Trek to Lokpa and Philim (1,597m)
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Day 10
Trek to Jagat and Machhekhola (855m)
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Day 11
Drive to Kathmandu