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Kharta Valley & Khangsung
Face (East face of Mt. Everest) |
This is trek is quite special
with only a few people trekking this region in a
year. A Journey through the Kharta Valley,
passing through several other verdant tiny
valleys along the way which are dotted with
beautiful lakes on a journey to the Khangshung
face, the Eastern face of the Mt. Everest. This
isolated region borders Mt. Everest in the West,
to the South lies the jagged Himalayan range of
Makalu. North and East lies the arid Tibetan
Plateau. The region is famous for its pristine
wilderness, beautiful lakes and superb views of
Mt. Makalu (8475m), Mt. Karma Changri (6289m)
along with the enormous Khangsung glacier.
There is an optional route to approach to the
Khangsung face from Rongbuk Monastery by
crossing the Lakpa-La. There is also a choice of
return routes one traverses North to the Sakya
Monastery via Yeru Tsangpo the other to the
Xegar, which is on the Friendship Highway.
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Day 1 :
Fly, Kathmandu / Lhasa and transfer to hotel.
Overnight hotel |
Day 2 :
Lhasa sightseeing |
Day 3 :
Lhasa sightseeing |
Day 4 :
Drive, Lhasa / Gyantse |
Day 5 :
Gyantse / Shigatse |
Day 6 :
Shigatse / Xegar |
Day 7 :
Xegar / Kharta. Overnight camp |
Day 8 :
Trek to Yueba |
Day 9 :
Yueba / Base of Langma-La |
Day 10 :
Langma La / Cave |
Day 11 :
Cave / Pethang |
Day 12 :
Pethang / Pethang Ringmo |
Day 13 :
Pethang Ringmo / Sharlung |
Day 14 :
Sharlung / Sharo |
Day 15 :
Sharo / Yueba |
Day 16 :
Yueba / Kharta |
Day 17 :
Drive / Xegar |
Day 18 :
Xegar / Nyalam |
Day 19 :
Nyalam / Zhangmu / Kathmandu |
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