Pikey Peak Trek - 7 Days

In the morning, after breakfast, you will start your trek towards Pikey Base Camp ascending to a grassy ridge at Bhulbhule. There is only one tea house without any names and provides a beautiful view of the Everest mountain range. Very soon after, Bhulbhule y the routs busts and you need to turn right to Pikey Peak. The trail leads you through some yak sheds and a long organized mani wall. The route then silhouettes the downhill to Taklung Danda and proceeds through a wilderness trail. The jungle is covered by rhododendrons along the trail and in spring it will bloom and decorate the trail like a bride. While you leave the forest, Piky Peak base camp is just about 2 hours and you need to climb to the summit at 4065/13336ft from here. However, it is better to climb the summit in the morning for sunrise than in the evening.

Early in the morning, follow the gradual route to the summit ornamented with prayer flags. The apparent views are awesome! If the weather is clear, you will be awarded with outstanding views of the Annapurna range to the Kanchenjunga Mountains. Moreover, from the top of Pikey Peak, you will follow a ridgeline then start flat land then steepens and divert to the forest towards Jase Bhanjyang as you eat breakfast here. After breakfast, you will continue hiking and descend to Loding, which passes through some steep parts of the jungle. At Loading you can have choices of accommodations simple to charming.

The trek begins by heading down the ridgeline for breakfast at Jase Bhanjyang, and there are some options to descend to Junbesi. The most similar is an incredible shortcut route which leaves the ridge directly after Jase and steeply down via a magnificent old-growth forest to Taktor. The trail meets at the Everest Base Camp Trail impeding from Jiri. The tea houses from this area are more developed compared with other places on this route and you may meet a few other travelers for the first time. From Taktor, it will take a couple of hours on a lovely trail to arrive at Junbesi. Junbesi is an ancient Sherpa village positioned at the altitude of 2675m/8776ft and is the Sherpa cultural and architectural hub. The Sherpas took the Solukhumbu a sacred valley and from this place, a remote part of Nepal that is connected borders with Tibet and Buddhism expanded where there are numerous Buddhist monasteries on the way.

In the morning after breakfast, you will proceed with your trek to Taksindo. Cross the river at the bottom of the town then ascend through the forest up to Salung which offers breathtaking views of Mt. Everest (8848.86m), Chamlang (7319m), and Makalu (8481m) if the weather gets clear. There are also exceptional views out across the valley towards Chiwang Monastery and descend to Phaplu. The trail regularly curves then drops to a stream just before a short climb up to Ringmo (famous for its apple orchards and fabulous apple products such as apple alcohol cider and apple pie), from here you will make your final climb to Taksindo La contribute the marvelous mountain views, and then take a short descent to the Taksindo Monastery and overnight stay at the lodge. The Monastery of Taksindo was established in 1946 and is generally open early in the morning or late afternoon please don't forget to donate if you visit.

After breakfast in the morning, you will leave the main trekking trail and head towards a beautiful way down to Phaplu through the jungle. You can also choose an option for hiking up to Chiwong Gompa, roosted high over the cliff to observe the incredible valley. The monastery was built in 1923 and offers magnificent celebrations for the Mani Rimdu festival in the autumn season. The walking continues down into Phaplu and enjoying the celebration of completing the great trek in a funny environment at the cozy lodge.

Today you will farewell to the mountains and take the vehicle then drive back to Kathmandu Valley. In the evening our guide will leave at your accommodations and say goodbye for the last time of your trekking journey. It will take approximately 10 hours to arrive in Kathmandu for Phaplu.