Tsum Valley Trek

Welcome to Nepal ! A representative from Crown Earth Trek will receive you at the airport and drop you at your hotel. On this day you will not do much but relax and go around your hotel location. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Thank you for choosing Tsum valley trek as your next adventure destination! If you booked this trek long time back your permits are ready before you arrive but if it is a last minute booking you permits will be made on this day. While the back office is busy making permits on the back end, you will get involved in sightseeing some UNESCO world heritage sites. Some time in the day, you will as well do last minute preparation, packing and purchase if necessary. In the evening you will meet your guide and your guide will brief you about the trek.

You would start early in the morning by boarding a vehicle to Arughat. This bus or van ride would take around 7 to 8 hours. Half of the way is nice and black topped, whereas half of the road is bumpy and off road. Once we reach Arughat we would call it a day and get ready for Manaslu circuit trek. Overnight in Arughat.

The first day of the trek shouldn’t be much tough on your legs and hence you would walk only for around 4-5 hours with a lot of breaks in between. The trail is gradient in the beginning but beyond Arkhet it gets steep. You would make our way through beautiful hamlets, villages and rice terrains of indigenous gurung communities. Keep your eyes open for plenty of monkeys in the forest in between Arkhet and Soti Khola. Overnight in Soti Khola.

Initially you climb through beautiful Sal forest and further on the face of a cliff and along the budhi Gandagi river. We pass several Gurung villages and amazing rice terrain. Keep your eyes open for beautiful display of indigenous culture. Overnight in Machha Khola.

You would embark on the same trail left behind on the previous day. You will walk on lush green hills and cross the budhi Gandaki river for several times before we reach our final destination. On your way you will come to Tatopani, natural hot water springs. This section of the trail however is very isolated and we would only see few scattered houses in most of the case. Overnight in Jagat.

On this day you would now leave behind the ACAP area behind and walk towards broader trail to Salleri towards the restricted area of Tsum. First, you will cross a stream on simple wooden bridge and walk towards the first noticeable village of Phillim. Further down Phillim, across a forest and towards Lokpa. Overnight in Lokpa

This is one of the most beautiful hikes in Tsum valley trek. . You would as well see Himalchuli and Buddha himal towards the halfway through the trek and Shingri himal from Chumling. Keep your eyes open for beautiful rhododendron blossoms of the season. Once in chumling you will visit Chumling gompa.

You will walk past few streams and cross them over the suspension bridges. Nothing on the way is captivating except the marvelous weather and bypassers. The village of Gho is interesting and so is Chokangparo which is 2 hours away from Gho. The view of Himalchuli and Ganesh himal is the best if the weather permits. Overnight in Chhukung Paro.

Be careful as the altitude kicks in beyond this point. On the trail, you would see an amazing suspension bridge linking Lama Gaun and Rachen Gompa. Along way you cannot miss to see beautiful and well managed village. The nature is no doubt very beautiful but lookout for gompas made out of local resources. Overnight in Nile.

There is only one trail that climbs up to Mu Gompa. You are very close to Tibetan border on this day and you will also have the opportunity to walk on Tibetan plateau extension in Nepal. Once in Mu Gompa you would visit the monastery and the other monastery as well. Overnight in Mu Gompa.

overnight in Rachen.

You embark on the same trail that we took upward. The trek in majority downhill and it would take around 6 – 7 hours to Chumling.

On our way back we wouldn’t stop in Chokangparo but in Philim. This beautiful village is worth exploring although you would trace back the same way in here. Overnight in Phillim.

Almost the same way back to Jagat and further to Tatopani. This time you have an option of taking a bath in natural hot spring and wash away your tiery muscles. You will see change in landscape from dry and arid to more subtropical. Overnight in Khorlabesi.

Another day following the same trail up as there is no alternative to the route. Overnight in Soti Khola.

Downhill all the way to Arughat from Soti Khola. The trek on this day would sum up within 4 hours and since there is very less to do in Arughat, you would catch a bus to Kathmandu. The bus ride takes around 7 – 8 hours. Once you reach Kathmandu and your guide will transfer you to your hotel/hostel and hence, your Tsum valley trek officially comes to end.

The Airport representative of Crown Earth team will transport you to Kathmandu International Airport around 3 hours before your scheduled flight. You will then depart from Nepal with the most delightful memories stories to tell.