Pikey Peak Trek - 9 Days

Namaste!

On your arrival in this land of Himalayas, Nepal, one of our team members will receive you at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and transfer you to the hotel in Thamel.

We will introduce you with the guide who will lead you to Pikey Peak Trek. He will also assure things to bring for this beautiful trek, Pikey Peak.

If time permits, you can stroll around the streets of Thame and enjoy the beauty of this prime touristic destination of Nepal where tourists do not forget to pave their way.

We will drive to Dhap Bazaar (2,850m-9350ft), the eastern part of Nepal, early in the morning. We will be riding along the bank of the Sunkoshi river which meets Tama Koshi. It is a unique drive of its type where you will get an opportunity to give a quick glance at countryside Nepal and the lifestyle of locals. Before the evening, we will be in Dhap Bazaar.

Well, Jhapre (2,920m-9580ft) is the starting point for Pikey Peak Trek. Following a dusty course, we will reach Sigane. By late noon we will be in Jhapre.

The site is a popular vantage point from where you will get a spectacular view of the world’s tallest peak Mt. Everest, 8,849m-29032ft along with Numbur Himal 6,958m-22828ft (mountain). The gompas and stupas are other key attractions of this place.

We will be walking for roughly 5/6 hours to reach Pikey Peak Base Camp (4,065m-13336ft). Early walk toward the base camp will reveal to you the glory of mountains as sun rays hit the snow-capped peaks.

Few hours of walk-on the dusty path followed by an uphill climb will lead us to Bhulbule. The trail from this place (Bhulbule) is uphill and passes through rhododendron forests to arrive at Lhamuje.

Crossing pasture lands, we proceed ahead. It will lead us to the Mani wall followed by a winding course toward Pikey Base Camp. The view of mountains from the camp is awesome.

Relatively, it is a long walk of roughly over 6 hours. The trail is uneven and rocky. The major attractions of this package are unveiled at this point of Pikey Peak. You will observe a number of peaks— Mt. Everest (8849m-29032ft), Kanchenjunga (8586m-28169ft), Manaslu (8163m-26781ft), Gaurishankar (7134m-23405ft), Numbur Chuli (6959m-22831ft), Thamserku (6608m-21679ft), Kangtega (6685m-21932ft) and Khatang (6853m) here.

The trail from Pikey Peak is downhill till Junebesi. We will pass through a few settlements to get in Junebesi. Monasteries are the attraction of this place.

What a lovely day it is as you will get an opportunity to spend a day in a land of unique culture and traditions. Despite being the rest day, we will visit Thuptenchholing Gompa. It is one of the oldest gompas of Khumbu region that was established in the 19th century. After exploring the local areas, we retrace the path to Junebesi.

Following the trail along the bank of Junebesi river, we head toward Phaplu. Beni Ghat is one of the popular villages of this area where we reach after crossing a suspension bridge. The walk continues for a couple of hours to arrive at Phaplu.

Here ends our Pikey Peak Trek. We will catch the flight to Katmandu early in the morning. It is a scenic flight of nearly 25 minutes. Upon your arrival in the capital, we will transfer you to the hotel.

You will have ample time to roam around Thamel. We will offer you a farewell dinner this evening and share your Pikey Peak Trek experience.

*Note—we request you have a spare day for this trek as the flight from Phaplu is unpredictable due to unavoidable circumstance, weather.

Here ends your Pikey Peak Trek and with it, your Nepal stays as well. We will drop you in TIA three hours prior to the scheduled flight. See you next season for another trip in a different destination as Nepal is a country with more than 100 trekking trails!