Pikey Peak Trek - 8 Days

Arrival in Kathmandu International Airport where our representative will be waiting to welcome you at the arrival gate. For your convenience, our representative will be holding your or your company’s name card. You will then be transferred to your hotel where you can rest and freshen up before we meet at the reception area to discuss trip details and any other information as required. Overnight in hotel.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodation: Madhuban Hotel
• Place: Kathmandu
• Altitude: 1,400 metres (4,600 ft)

After a reposeful first night at the valley, the very next day you’ll take a jeep to Dhap. In spite of an exuberant first few hours of the travel, the last hour of some of your journeys might be more stressful.

Pikey Peak Trek, yet, mitigates when you get to witness the wilderness of the Himalayan region. It involves the lush green forest and the majestic Sun Koshi River throughway.

On the journey to Sigane, the trail passes through an under-construction road. And by the time you make head away, the first glimpse you have is of a small village called Japre.

After a quick trip to Japre, you are made sure to follow the trail until you reach Bhulbhule after tramping a grassy ridge.

This is the time when most of you hikers might get disappointed a bit especially if you had been expecting to find a fancy dine house or eatery.

The village has unfortunately got a sole lodge and that as well with no big-name. Still, they will offer you a good meal along with an exalted view of Everest that will no doubt, take you to paradise.

After Bhulbhule, the trail you started from splits up and then you take the right turn to reach Pikey Peak.

The pathway following a scenic beauty takes you to a long mani stone wall and earliest yak houses. The resplendent rhododendron bloomed during spring will make your trip a worth one.

Soon you finished walking through the forest, it’s not too long when you’ll be resting at the Pikey Peak base camp.

A short and quick walk from the camp in the early morning will then take you to the pinnacle of 4065-meter high.

On the fifth day of your Pikey Peak trek, you will set off the day by walking down the ridgeline. You can enjoy your morning breakfast at a tea house in Jase Bhanjyang.

After a delicious meal and minute of tranquility, you yet again are ready to continue the excursion by taking an alternate route. This trail leaves the ridge in no time and plunges through the old and dense grown forest to Taktor.

The ally connects the trail of the Everest base camp nearing Jiri. As the place is well-facilitated here, you have the option to choose your likely tea houses. There you can take your time and have lunch before continuing the trip.

A couple of miles from Taktor driving the trail will take you to an old fashioned Sherpa village. It lies at 2675 meter/8776 ft height.

This remote village exudes rich traditions and architecture of the Sherpa clan. The people here mostly follow Buddhism. They believe Solukhumbu to be a sanctified valley.

You then follow the trail that goes down to a stream and clambers up into an apple orchard farm called Ringmo. People here harvest these apples and prepare apple cider and pie before trading it on the market.

A few more walks and a short climb to Taksindu La and you get the imposing view of mountains. A short walk to Taksindu Monastery and you’ll reach your lodge where you can spend the night.

The old monastery of Taksindu is normally open in the early morning and late afternoon. So just make sure that you don’t visit the gumba during mid-day and be kind to donate while leaving the spot.

After a visit to loding, you then continue on your journey to Junbesi by walking through woodland and rocky trails, passing monasteries.

On the way to Junbesi, you’re also likely to visit Thupten Choeling. It is an old monastery established in 1968 by the lama of Tibetan Buddhism Trulshik Rinpoche. Even today almost 1000 monks and anis are living here under Trulshik Rinpoche trust.

Every day they perform the rituals, do chanting at the monastery, and also offer meals to the visitors.

After a terrific time at Junbesi and Taksindu (2842 meter), you shove off from the circuit to a small trek route. From there, you take the way through the forest to reach Phaplu.

Some of the hikers even go on a trek to Chiwong Gompa climbing the cliff to overlook the valley. This splendid gumba has been worshipped by people residing here ever since it was set up in 1923.

The locals visit the monastery on any day of the year but rejoice most during the Mani Rimdu festival in Autumn. People gather and celebrate the auspicious day by putting on shows.

The 19-day festival was initially celebrated in recognition of the founding of Buddhism. It begins immediately after Kojagat Purnima.

Throughout the festival, the Buddhist monks disguise themself and amuse the crowd. They go on to put masks and perform tantric rituals at the monasteries. Even visitors including hikers are welcome to take part and celebrate the festival.

Excruciating but time to bid goodbye to the splendid hills and mountains of Phaplu. And this brings us to an end to a momentous trip of Pikey Peak. It’s the time you embus on your jeep along with other hikers and take a ride of almost 10 hours to return to the valley.

Along the way, you’ll witness the scenic view of mountains, deep valleys, and lush green forests. After your arrival at Kathmandu, you’ll be driven straight to your hotel.

There you can freshen up and take a rest before joining the rest of your travel companion for dinner. Finally you’ll stay the night at the hotel.

On your departure day, you’ll be picked up from your hotel almost 3/4 hours earlier from the scheduled time. The officials of your travel agent will assist you until your final departure.

Even though it’s an end to your momentous journey of Pikey Peak, the adventures you had while there have hopefully fortified you.