Prepare to be swept away on this enchanting journey to Tilicho Peak, where every step is a brushstroke in your own adventure masterpiece.
Embark on the mesmerizing journey of conquering the majestic Tilicho Peak, standing tall at 7134 meters (23,406 feet) in the heart of the Annapurna region. This is no ordinary expedition; it's an adventure that beckons the fearless souls and intrepid climbers seeking the thrill of ascending a 7000-meter giant.
Nestled about 210 kilometers west of Kathmandu, Tilicho Peak is a bewitching realm, poised to steal your breath and render you speechless. A place of such captivating beauty, it's as if Mother Nature herself has painted this masterpiece. The history of Tilicho's conquest weaves the tale of Mr. Emanuel Schmutz, who etched his name in glory in 1978 as part of a French expedition. He ascended from the Nonorthwesthoulder, a route now sanctified by the government of Nepal and the Department of Tourism as the standard path to reach the pinnacle of Tilicho.
Tilicho Peak is the crown jewel, anchoring the Great Barrier, connecting Khangsar Kang (7458m) and Nilgiri North (7061m) in an exhilarating Himalayan spectacle. It's a mountaineer's dream come true, a gem hidden in the Nepalese Himalaya, close to Annapurna. This hidden gem was unearthed in 1950 by an adventurous team led by Maurice Herzog, who was on a quest to unveil the secrets of Annapurna I.
The Tilicho Peak climbing expedition, standing at a majestic 7134 meters (23,406 feet), is an adrenaline-pumping challenge, a venture that pushes you to your limits. Our odyssey commences with the classic Annapurna circuit trek, leading us to the enchanting village of Manang. From there, we embark on a daring journey towards Tilicho Lake, en route to the mountain via Khangsar and Besi Khola. Setting up base camp, we establish not one but two or three high camps for the ultimate assault on Tilicho Peak.
The ascent is no cakewalk. From the base camp to Camp I (5800m/19,029ft.), the route unfolds over a shelf, nestled beneath the Northwest shoulder, offering a formidable mix of rock and ice terrain at a thrilling 45-degree angle. Camp II (6100m/20,013ft) rests perched on the shoulder, accessible via a daring 50-degree, 500-meter snowfield. The shoulder itself is a mesmerizing 50-degree, 700-meter snowfield, boasting vast width and low objective hazards. As you approach Camp II at 6300m/20,669ft, fixed ropes become your lifeline.
Our caravan to the Advanced Base Camp of Tilicho Peak embarks from Besishahar through the awe-inspiring Marsyangdi Valley. It's an eight-day journey, offering the gift of acclimatization. Once you've conquered Tilicho Peak, the journey back to Kathmandu unfolds in two enticing options. You can choose the four-day trek via the Thorong La pass (5416m/17769ft.), then embark on a picturesque flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, followed by a drive back to Kathmandu. Alternatively, for the true adventurers, there's the challenging Mesokanto Pass (5300m) route, concluding with a thrilling flight from Jomsom to Pokhara.
Summiters are bestowed with awe-inspiring vistas of the Annapurna massif, Dhaulagiri, Tilicho Lake, the Tibetan plateau, and a mesmerizing view down to the Kali Gandaki Valley, the world's deepest valley.
While the standard climbing seasons in Nepal are typically spring (March to May) and autumn (October to November), the summer unveils the hidden charm of Tilicho Lake. The warmer weather and more manageable trails make it an ideal time for adventurers to embark on this journey. The base camp, perched at 4800m/15,748ft, is a sanctuary at the foot of Tilicho Peak, rising 2300 meters above the breathtaking Lake Tilicho, the primary source of our expedition. The climb is a thrilling experience from the base camp to Camp I (5800m/19,028ft), where you'll tread on a shelf beneath the Northwest shoulder, navigating a challenging 45-degree mixed rock and ice section extending 600 meters. The following day is an ascent along a 50-degree, 650-meter snowfield to Camp II (6200m/20,341ft), situated on the shoulder. The third day is a true summit push, with the HNT Climbing Sherpa guide team leading the way up the Northwest shoulder, through a daunting 50-60-degree, 750-850-meter snowfield. Yet, the experience is marked by low exposure, thanks to the expansive shoulder that adds to the thrill and safety of the climb.
Arrival in Kathmandu airport 1310m Meet and Greet by Himalayan Nepal Trek Member and direct transfer to hotel in Kathmandu on Bed & Breakfast plan.
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Drive from Kathmandu to Beshisahar 186km and drive by local jeep to Chame 2670m 8/9 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek from Chame to Pisang 3200m 5/6 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek from Pisang to Manang 3540m 5 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Rest day for Acclimatization at Manang for 5 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek from Manang to Khangsar 3734m 5 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek from Khangsar to Tilicho Base Camp 4150m 4 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Early morning Trek hike to high altitude lake Tilicho 4920m. And trek Down to Siri Kharka 3930m 7/8 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek from Siri Kharka to Yak Kharka 4020m 5 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek to Thorog High Camp 4800m 5/6 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Trek down to Muktinath 3760m 7/8 hours. Overnight at Lodge.
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Early morning drive to Josom airport 2 hours and take a flight (25 minutes) / drive 8 (hours' drive) from Jomsom to Pokhara 25 minutes transfer to hotel on BB plan.
Fly (25 minutes) / Drive 7 hours from Pokhara to Kathmandu by tourist bus. Overnight at hotel on BB plan.
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Departure from Kathmandu to your onward destination our representative will assist you to the airport for your further destination ahead.
2022-07-22
Himalayan Nepal Trek is a very professional company with a great price point. Their service is top notch and the company owner, guides, and porters will go above and beyond for their clients. They made sure we had everything sorted before arriving in Nepal and cared for us for the duration of the stay in Nepal. They answered any questions or concerns we had. They have many connections and can assist with any need from finding things to buy or even getting a medical evacuation from the mountain. I highly recommend using Himalayan Nepal Trek and planing your trip directly with Mr. Gopal. Gajen was a fantastic mountain guide. Bijay is also a great tour guide for any city adventures and sight seeing. I used this company for Everest Basecamp in 2014 and again for Annapurna in 2022.
2022-07-21
Amazing trekking experience on the Annapurna circuit. I had a great trekking experience across the Annapurna circuit. My guide (gajen) and Porter (Pasang) were great and I learnt a lot from both of them about Nepal /trekking from my time with them. I would thoroughly recommend the Himalayan Trekking Company as they really care about their clients and go the extra mile to make sure you get the most out of your trip and Nepal!
2022-05-24
Very good experience with Himalayan Nepal Trek in a remote area of Nepal: Kanchenjunga north BC and Dromo Ri 6121m. The professional service we got to undertake this expedition has been very good. In particular we can point out the good support of the guides (really professional) and we appreciated the full and flexible organization.
2022-08-10
Everest view trek to Teng Boche on the EBC. Out of the world views. Excellent trekking Company. Took care of all the details. 6 day Teng Boche trip was very well organized. The tea houses we stayed in were all very clean and the food was good. Our guide and porter were excellent. Very patient and took care of us on all six days. Jangpo, our guide was a very experienced Sherpa, having climbed many of the top peaks, including Everest, multiple times. Being a Monsoon Trek, we were a bit worried about rain and its effects on the trail. But as Gopal, the owner, had predicted we had a few patchy showers, but mostly glorious sunshine and greenery every where. There was a weather issue at Lukla on our return with low clouds preventing air travel. Both Gopal, in Kathmandu, and our guide with us in Lukla, coordinated very well and ensured that we were on the first flight out without any delay, especially since the flights had been fully cancelled the previous day and the first couple of flights on the day of our return as well. Ours was the only flight of the day, and we were so glad that we were able to be on it.We will definitely recommend Himalayan Nepal Trek and are already planning our next trip to the Ama Dablam base camp for next year with this Company.
2022-04-01
Excellent organization that ensured we could enjoy the trekking and the views. This included everything from cups of tea to flights. Our guide was a highly experienced professional who shared his knowledge of the mountains. All we had to do was trek!
2019-09-01
Mr Shresta went out of his way to put together a custom itinerary for me that included hiking the foothills of Annapurna, going up the Lower Mustang & Muktinath, and then all the way down to Chitwan National Park over the course of roughly two weeks at an amazingly budget friendly price.
All along the way, he successfully organized everything, and his extremely experienced guide made sure to take us off the beaten path and allowed me to see amazing spots that everyone else just walked past.
2019-08-06
WOW! This trip was an incredible experience and exceptional because of Himalayan Nepal Trek as our guiding company! We were 2 women over 50 years that were part of a larger group that was going to EBC - but we had chosen to do our 'own thing' and stay around 4,000m - and trek to villages around Namche (included Thamo and Thame, Kumjung, Pangboche) and then trek to meet our friends after their successful trek to EBC. Gopal with Himalayan Nepal Trek made this happen for us - he is an excellent communicator and he considered all our input and put together a great plan that we felt confident before we left on our journey! On our trek, we were well matched with our guide Mingmar and porter Manouj who were excellent! We trekked less travelled trails, and went to Monasteries, schools, a hospital, and immersed in culture! We trekked as a larger group for 6 days with Head Guide Temba - who was exceptional. Gopal pays attention to all the details - communication prior to the trip, meeting us at the airport at Kathmandu, and ensuring we had everything we needed; and when we were trekking - he was in communication with our guides. Don't hesitate to contact Himalayan Nepal Trek to share what your goal, dream or what you want your experience to be - I have no doubt that Himalayan Nepal Trek can make this a reality!
2019-08-05
Visiting Everest Base Camp and participating in a semi-technical climb in the Himalayas has been a long time goal of mine. After gettting into contact with Gopal, he reccomended I do the EBC Trek and Island Peak cimb. Since I was crunched for time and could only take 19 days off of work, Gopal tailored the itinerary with enough flexibility to achieve both objectives. The logistics and transportation upon arrival was clearly planned out. He was able to answer all the questions I had and gave reassurrance that the trip would be a success.
A success it was, completing everything on the itinerary (and more). My personnal guide Domi and porter Lhapa were both excellent. They gave me a unique introspective to the customs and lifestyle of the Sherpa family. Since I went solo, the three of us were limited only by my pace and capabiity. I did experience symptoms of altitude sickness, but this was my own doing as I did not properly pace myself going up. I saw a lot of people get evacuated due to altitude sickness at the higher camps, but if you take it slow and listen to your guides your should have no problem getting to EBC.
If you want to climb Island Peak, doing the EBC Trek is a great way to get acclimatized in a relatively short period of time. The climb itself was not hard, but did take all day to accomplish. We had the mountain to ourselfs which truly made it a memorable experience (no lines waiting on people). We crossed and climbed 8 ladders over glaciers which was a new experience for me. Domi paid careful attention the entire time, and I did not question my safety once while I was with him.
All in all, the trip was well worth the money spent. Customers/future trekkers should remember to stay flexible as weather, transportation, personal fitness, and altitude accimitization can alter the planned itinerary. Would highly reccomend this agency to those who wish to expericence the Khumbu valley from a local persective!
2020-03-04
Trek in the Langtang Valley
I did a wonderful trek in the Langtang Valley with Himalayan Nepal Trek P. Ltd. Friends of mine recommended this company and i understand why. I dealt with the owner, Mr. Gopal, to organize my trip and he made things simple and easy. I was warmly greeted at the Kathmandu airport and things went smoothly from there. Special thanks to my guide and my porter, Gajendra and Gelu, who made sure i had a good and safe trip. They proved also very knowledgeable of the features of the Valley and its people.
If you choose this company, you will have a great trek.
Yves
2019-07-18
Trek to Basecamp Via Cho La Pass
In April / May of this year 7 of us from Nova Scotia Canada used Himalayan Nepal Trek as our guiding company to hike to Mount Everest Basecamp in Nepal. The overall experience with this company was extremely positive. I found them well organized and very experienced in delivering a positive and successful excursion. We had a complicated ask for an itinerary with two of us staying at lower altitudes and 5 of us heading for basecamp. Gopal, our main contact, developed and delivered an itinerary that worked well for both groups. All logistics were handled very efficiently and professionally.
The trek itself was led by Tempa Serpa an experienced climber who looked after us all individually and made sure all were doing the right things to make it to Basecamp. He paid attention to detail and looked after us extremely well including added things like a picnic at basecamp with his brother. His knowledge and life stories of the Kumbu region are amazing. by the end of the trip my wife and I were good friends with Temba.
This is my second time using Himalayan Nepal Trek and this trip was even better than my first. I highly recommend this company for any trek you may be considering in Nepal and Tibet. They gave us a fun and successful excursion that delivered good value.
2019-07-09
Base Camp Trek
I highly recommend this company for trekking. We did a 15-day hike to base camp with Temba as our guide. We were a group of mostly 60 years and over. Temba set a very good, steady, pace that we could all maintain . He watched each of us closely to make sure we ate properly and did not get altitude sickness. (None of us got altitude sickness, although we meet many people in other groups who did)
Temba is a very conscientious, knowledgeable, experienced guide. He has summited mount Everest four times and participated in high altitude mountain rescues. He has also climbed many of the other mountains in the region.
I do not think there is a better guide on the mountain.
Gopal was our contact for organizing all the details of the Trek. He made sure everything was was booked and ready to go when we arrived. He is very organized and has been setting up treks for years. He was in constant contact with us and answered all our pre arrival questions quickly and concisely. He took very good care of us in Kathmandu before and after the trek, inviting to his home for a pre hike meal, meeting us at the airport ,etc.
This is a well-organized, friendly, local company. I recommend them with no hesitation nor reservations.
Art.
2019-06-26
Everest Base Camp with Best hands
Me and two of my friends from Sri Lanka did Everest Base camp in April 2019 with Himalayan Nepal Trek. Mr. Gopal handled this tour arrangement with high accuracy and no mistakes. He gave a tour guide Mr Indra, from my heart he has become a family member to travel with and took care of us very perfectly just like Mr. Gopal's perfectness. We have done all what we can do in a EBC tour and more than also i believe. I highly recommend Himalayan Nepal Trek to do the EBC tracking also Mr. Indra as a guide personally. I also got a chance to meet all their guide on the hiking duration all are so good and fun.
2019-06-24
I spend 3 weeks in Nepal. Our guide was Temba. He is a very good guide. He is very kind, organized, answered all the questions regarding Nepal and he paid attention at every person needs.
2019-06-02
Personalized Attention to Detail
My friend John and I did the Everest Base Camp plus Gokyo Lake trek last year 2018 in Oct/Nov and Gopal, the owner of Himalayan Nepal Trek, greeted us personally on arrival and ensured we were comfortably ensconced in our hotel in Kathmandu. He also accompanied us while John shopped for some trekking items in Thamel, like down jackets and sleeping bags etc. After we had completed EBC at Gorakshep we had to reconsider our route to Gokyo as John had had some altitude issues. Gopal immediately advised our guide via phone from Kathmandu to reroute us via Phortse to Gokyo and this single decision provided us with the most enjoyable section of the trek! Gopal also organized our excursion to Chitwan after the trek. I would not hesitate to use Gopal's services if I was to return to Nepal for another trek!
2014-05-04
Everest Basecamp Trek
Our trek from Kathmandu to Everest Basecamp, Kala Pathar and Island Peak and back to Kathmandu was arranged by Himalayan Nepal Trek P LTD.
The entire expedition was very well arranged right from the airport pick up to various logistics including arrangements at various locations including stay at night at various guest houses.
Our guide and porter ensured that our safety and comfort was well taken care of.
Gopal Shreshta the owner of the trekking company personally tracked and followed up to ensure everything was going well.
I would highly recommend this company for to anyone interested in travelling to Nepal
2019-04-28
Amazing 16 Days Everest Base Camp Trek
We had an amazing trekking experience to the Everest Base Camp. The actual trek took about 11-12 days, and we experienced all kinds of weather. Throughout the trek, our guide, Indra and the porters took really good care of us. One of the porters, Kumar, always went the extra mile and always helped Indra to ensure that we were well taken care of. Indra is a humorous guide and we had fun while trekking or chilling out at the lodges. His sharing sessions gave us valuable insights to the Everest region, and we brought back more than just photos and memories.
Appreciate the help by Tembar when we were planning for the trek, and we would love to be back to do another one!
Cheers,
Yi Hui
2019-04-21
Wonderful trek! The tricky bridges over the furious streams, the dark forests and the deep gorges, the glaciers, many Kham forts and monasteries, the desert and mineral landscapes, Himlung Himal base camp, the many blue sheeps and yaks and goats give a life-time memory. The Kang La was under snow but we re-planned the itinerary towards Tilicho Tal which was, in all its most pure whiteness, the icing on the cake. Thank you to Mr Gopal and his team!
2018-06-02
Gokyo-Ri Trek
Back in January 2018, my girlfriend and I had the idea to celebrate my 30th birthday in the mountains. I approached Temba to plan the trip and like what I imaged, it is the most amazing birthday on the peak of Gokyo-Ri. The trek was very well organised. I feel safe trekking with Temba and Temba have become a true and good friend of ours. I will definitely recommend all my friends to trek with Temba / Himalayan Nepal Trek
2018-06-26
Amazing trip of our lifetime, with the best guide ever
We had the trip of our lifetime, with the best Sherpa guide ever! We had a 10 days trek to Gokyo Ri, in the Everest region. Our guide, Temba Sherpa was the best guide that we could have asked for. We were shown with great hospitality the moment we touched down into Kathmandu airport.
Temba is extremely knowledgeable about the many peaks in the region and the world. He is also a very experienced trekker and mountaineer, having trekked through many of the routes several times in his 20 over years of experience, and also having reached the summits of many mountains, such as summitting Mount Everest three times so far.
Temba is also very organised and resourceful, ensuring that we had the best accommodation and food throughout the trek, and also ensuring that we had the first flights in and out of Lukla. He is also detail-oriented and pays great attention to our health and welfare throughout the trek.
Our trip was amazing, and we loved the Gokyo Ri trek, whereby we were able to appreciate the grandeur of Mount Everest amidst its surrounding peaks. We were blessed with great weather, and an amazing guide who made the entire trip such a pleasant and memorable experience.
We will definitely go back to Nepal soon, and will definitely trek with Temba and Himalayan Nepal Trek when we are back again. I would strongly recommend Temba and Himalayan Nepal Trek to anyone who wishes to do a trek in Nepal.
2018-08-05
Amazing Guide
Had a great time! Our guide Indra was very kind, knowledgable and patient. We felt very welcome and safe traveling with him and any and all questions were answered with a smile. His son Sushil accompanied us as well and he was also very nice and great to have with us. The guest houses we stayed at were great and had all basic amenities you would need. The area was enchanting, the people were welcoming, and the views were amazing.
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