Ganesh Himal Trek
Trekking in Ganesh Himal is not frequented by many tourists and it
is located on the central eastern part of Nepal. You can
see Ganesh Himal easily from Kathmandu. This region
offers spectacular views, virgin natural, and magnificence, wild and friendly
people. The named is after the elephant-headed God of Good Fortune. The Ganesh
Himal can clearly be seen from Kathmandu
Valley. The Ganesh Range
Peaks (Ganesh I, Ganesh
II, Ganesh III, Ganesh IV) stand out like crystal, that is the "Great
Himalayan Chain" forming the skyline. This great Himalayan massif is
contained between the valley of the Budhi Gandaki in the west and Bhote Koshi
in the east, which becomes Trishuli in the lower section.
The trek starts after a few hours of drive along the Kathmandu to Dhunche highway.It passes through foothills and lowland farm terraces to ethnic Tamang villages on higher altitude.Along the trail, the trek offers superb close views of Ganesh himal, Langtang, Bouddha Himal, Hiunchuli and other peaks of central Himalaya.The highest altitude on this trek are the Shingla pass at 4200 m and Pansang La pass at 4100 m. These passes are also two finest view points on the trek.The Ganesh Himal trek ends at Dhading besi from where we catch our vehicle to Kathmandu. It is a fully supported camping trek, our trekking crew will carry the luggage’s and supply, the camp cook will prepare hot meals for your and the sharps will fix the tents . You just carry a light daypack and on average walk for 5-6 hours.
Itinerary:
Day 01: Drive from Kathmandu (1350m) to Betrawati (800m), trek to Chapdanda (1220m)
Day 02: Trek to Bhalche (2020m).
Day 03: Trek to Gonga (2800m).
Day 04: Kharka to Rupchet (3720m).
Day 05: Acclimatization day, and hiking around the valley.
Day 06: Crossing the Singla Bhanjyang (4750m) and camp at Phedi (3545m).
Day 07: Trek to Pansang Bhanjyang (4000m).
Day 08: Rest and hiking around the valley.
Day 09: Trek to Tipling (2500m).
Day 10: Trek to Sertung(2050m)
Day 11: Trek to Sapchet (1500m).
Day 12: Trek to Darkha (1250m).
Day 13: Trek to Lapang( 1000m).
Day 14: Trek to Khahare (900m).
Day 15: Trek to Arughat (700m).
Day 16: Trek to Khanchok (1448m).
Day 17: Trek to Gorkha Durbar (1143m).
Day 18: Drive Gorkha to Kathmandu.