Tilicho lake trek

A drive for around Nine hours from Kathmandu will take you to Jagat. You will be fascinated by observing the countryside of the beautiful country. The living style of people attracts you quite well. Overnight in Jagat.

We will have our breakfast and then move towards the Manang district. You will see the various natural beauty of Nepal. You encounter different crops such as wheat, barley, potatoes on the way. Just before arriving at Dharapani, we cross a village named Kodo. ‘Kodo’ is a popular crop in Nepal. Overnight in Dharapani.

The mind-blowing view in between trail to Chame from Dharapani excites you well. You get a lifetime chance to sightseeLamjung Himal, Annapurna II, and Annapurna IV on your route. You can refresh by taking a hot spring bath at Chame.

Today’s trial is slightly harsh. You go through constricted and steep valley. After walking for some distance, you can see pretty looking, Paungda Dada. From Paungda Dada the view of Annapurna II at the south and Pisang peak at northeast is clearly visible. Following the downhill trail, we arrive at Manang valley. Upper or Lower Pisang will be our final destination for tonight.

To get the pure visibility of Annapurna, Pisang Peak, and many other beautiful mountains we follow the trail of Geru. Barge monastery is the biggest monastery in the Manang district. We will visit the monastery and spend a night at Manang. 
 

Today is a day to rest. It is a day provided to you to adjust your body temperature with the increasing temperature. It helps you to make comfortable and not fall sick. Even though it is a rest day we will go hiking today. We will either travel to Gangapurna Lake or Bhojo Gumba.

We are Descending from old Manang and passing by Chorten to reach a Marsyangdi river. passing by the beautiful suspension bridge over Jharsing Khola. There is a glacial small lake at the foot of an enormous icefall descending from the northern slopes of Gangapurna. the trail stays close to the river bed and we will arrive at the small village of Khangsar. from here the superb view of the Great Barrier is opening up. There you find a small monastery, Chorten, Mani walls, and prayer flags. Stay overnight at Khangsar village in a basic lodge.

Today we will walk in the steeply climbing train for the first half. We are passing by Gompa and a small Chorten. The trail goes through juniper and sea buckthorn bushes, it is very famous in the route to drink the Sea buckthorn juice. Small crystals entirely cover the path, and shrubs can be seen on both sides. We will also cross small streams from Mount Annapurna  You reach a crest (4650m) with prayer flags after the wearying climb, and then through a series of zigzags trail to the downhill brings you to the Tilicho Base Camp Hotel. We get the best closes views of Tilicho Mountain and many others. As there is no guest house at Tilicho Lake so we spend overnight here at a basic local guesthouse.

Today is a little hard and exciting day for our trek as we are going to see Tilicho Lake. The first part of the trail to the lake goes with a side valley then traverses onto a moraine, doing a long climb to 4710m. We can see a great view of Mount Tarkeghyang, Gangapurna, and the Khangsar Kang. You are at Tilicho Lake, the second-highest lake in the world at (4919m). The water  Sometimes is turquoise water reflects the surrounding peaks. Most of the time it is frozen.  Spend your best time here make some snaps of the lake and mountains and we will trek down to Tilicho base camp via the same way for an overnight stay.

Today we are going down to Manang valley, As this is the short version of the itinerary so we are going back in the same way. if you are a long time you can go to Yak Kharka and the famous Throng la pass route. We are now climbing hills out of the. out of the Marsyangdi Valley. We are following the north, passing the local Goths. We are coming to the juniper and alpine grasses. Follow the old track of   Khangsar village that will lead you around and down to cross the river on an old small bridge. Another beautiful night in Manang village.

Today we trek back to Chame via a downhill trail along the way. We pass by lower Pisang, Humde small airstrip, the trail is with the forest of rhododendron, pine, and junipers.  or there is an option for you taking a local Jeep drive also on extra cost, Usually, the Jeeps are leaving early in the morning at 7 am. The sharing jeep is the move when it gets full sand there are about 2/3 jeeps per day.

Chame drives back to Kathmandu. Today is the last day of our Tilicho lake trek. We take a drive till Besisahar by local sharing jeep. We drive with local people. on Arrival, at Besisahar we stop for lunch. from here you can take a local bus drive to Kathmandu, you have also the option to drive to Pokhara also another peaceful city. Furthermore, you can take a private car also by adding extra cost.