Embark on an extraordinary journey to the heart of the Himalayas with the Pikey Peak Trek. Nestled in the Everest region of Nepal, Pikey Peak Trekking offers a pristine and less-traveled route, making it an ideal destination for trekkers seeking a unique and tranquil experience.
Pikey Peak, standing at 4,068 meters (13,380 feet) above sea level, is an enchanting vantage point to witness the majestic Himalayan range, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga. The trek, often dubbed the "Best vantage point trek in Nepal," promises breathtaking panoramic views and an authentic cultural experience.
The standard Pikey Peak Trek itinerary spans approximately 9 days, starting and ending in Kathmandu. The trek commences with a drive to Dhap, followed by picturesque trails through rhododendron forests, Sherpa villages, and yak-grazing pastures. Pikey Trek's highlight is the ascent to Pikey Peak and a visit to Pikey Peak Base Camp, where you can capture awe-inspiring sunrise and sunset views.
One of the significant advantages of the Pikey Peak Trek is its moderate difficulty level. It's suitable for trekkers of all ages and fitness levels. With proper acclimatization and a reasonable level of fitness, you can conquer Pikey Peak.
Compared to more Famous Treks in Nepal, the Pikey Peak Trekking is budget-friendly. Costs can vary depending on your choice of accommodations, guides, and the duration of your trek. On average, the cost can range from $600 to $1,400, which includes permits, meals, lodging, porter and guide fees.
Navigating the Pikey Peak Trek is made easier with the help of trekking maps and local guides. The trail takes you through several villages, including Dhap, Japre, Pikey Base Camp, and Junbesi. These maps will not only assist you in finding your way but also help you appreciate the region's rich cultural tapestry.
Pikey Peak Base Camp is an essential highlight of the Pikey Peak Short Trek. It's a pristine location offering incredible views of the Himalayas and a serene ambiance. Spending time at Pikey Base Camp, especially during sunrise and sunset, is an experience you'll cherish forever.
In conclusion, the Pikey Peak Trek is an incredible opportunity to explore the lesser-known gems of the Everest region, all while enjoying the tranquility and breathtaking scenery of the Himalayas. With its flexible itinerary, moderate difficulty, and reasonable cost, pikey trek is suitable for adventurers of various skill levels. So, book now and embark on this remarkable journey, and let Pikey Peak and its surrounding wonders leave an indelible mark on your soul.
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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!
►Windproof/waterproof jacket. (1)
►Fleece jacket. (1)
►Shirts and t-shirts. ( 3/4 pairs)
►Down jacket. (1) (provided by Company)
►Raincoat. (1)
►Warm cotton long pants. (1/2 pairs)
►Waterproof pants. (1)
►Long thermal underwear. (2)
►Short underwear. (3/4 pec)
►Sun hat or scarf. (1)
►Warm fleece hat. (1)
►Sunscreen sunblocks, and Lipbalms with UV protection.
►Sunglasses. (1/2 pairs)
►Comfortable trekking boot.
►Thick shocks. (3/4 pairs)
►Light shocks. (3/4 Pairs)
►Camp shoes and sandals.
►Warm waterproof (gore-tex) gloves.
►Basic First Aid Kit.
►Sleeping bag ( Provide by the company)
►Water Bottle
►Towel
►Day-pack or Backpack
►Swiss Knife
►Torchlight or Flashlight
►Hand Sanitizer
►Hiking Pole
►Smartphone or Compact Camera
►Power-bank
For everyone who will plan to Trek in Nepal, it is highly recommended that you get travel insurance that covers added expenses that might result due to various health issues, injuries, or accidents (together with the ambulance, helicopter rescue, and other treatment costs). Your insurance policy should cover the entire activities that you are planning to accomplish throughout your stay in Nepal.
In addition to this, the policy should also cover death, misplaced luggage, theft and liability, cancellations, medical treatment (counting hospital charges, cost of the medicine, and doctor’s fees) as well as repatriation costs. Also, this trekking trail in Nepal takes you 5,000 m above the altitude, therefore, you also need to ensure that your insurance policy covers treks that go over 5,000 m.
We suggested that you buy your insurance policy from your home country before joining us, as it is difficult buying a local travel insurance policy for foreigners in Nepal.
While you’re in Kathmandu, your accommodation is at a standard hotel (Arrival time and departure time). Your accommodation is at the best local Lodge and Guest Houses where available. The Mountain local Lodges are clean and have comfortable beds. The Lodges are fairly basic and the room is spare with twin beds. Blankets are generally provided. There is a large dining hall and warm fitted with a chimney duct, in which a log fire is lit.
Eating is a big part of the Holiday. Travelling with Northern Trekking Team, you experience a vast array of wonderful Nepalese food, Italian, Thai, Chinese, and several local foods. While on the trek you will be on full board all 3 times meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, with Tea/Coffee) included in the package. Your guide will suggest delicious, hygienic special food during your trips. Generally, chosen menu items are Nepalese meals (Dal Bhat), Tibetan fried bread, various types of soups, Momo’s (steamed dumplings), boiled and fried potatoes, kinds of pasta, and even pizza. So, overall you have a different choice of foods on the trek. During this trek, you will usually have breakfast and dinner at the same guest house.
You should book the service at least 15 days before the trek departure date. After you confirm your trip with us, you should be transferring us a photocopy of your passport or your personal information. The personal information you have to provide us is your first name, middle name, last name, passport number, date of birth, nationality, and gender. Importantly, you need to pay 20% of the total price in advance for the domestic flight tickets and hotel booking, and permit process. You can pay the remaining balance before you start the trek.
How much money or cash you should be bringing with you depends on how you do the trip and the number of days you want to spend here in Nepal. Much also depends on your spending habits. Generally, you must have to take 10 to 15 USD to spend your expenses, such as laundry, telephone calls, snacks, camera, and mobile battery charging. How much you will be spending during your trekking depends on the standard of the package you have purchased.
Our guides are fully trained and licensed by Nepal Government Tourism Department, and certified by TAAN & Nepal Mountaineering Association.
All our Trekking Guides are professionals with decades of experience in this field of adventure. They are trained specially for specified and various trips, to cater to the flexible requirement of our clients from different nationalities, this will assure you that your trip will be enjoyable and in the safe hands of professional experts.
On every trip, will be one Trek leader and an assistant leader on each additional 7 people in the group on treks, this arrangement would ensure that even if any of our guide/ assistance guides gets sick or clients may get sick and need to be evacuated or staying behind from the walks, it wills still works smoothly and there would non-impact with our original trek plan.
Every 7 trekkers will have one Sherpa helper for carrying their trekking bags.
Our porter is fully strong, helpful, and friendly. Their salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transportation, and Insurance on each trip with us. As you know that we are very trustworthy and polite, while on trek thus we make sure that our porter is fully prepared for the trip. We are closely working with the International Porter Progress Association for the welfare and benefit of trekking porters.
The load carried by our porter minimum of 20 to 25 KG maximum so be sure that your trekking bag is not more than the above figure.
Three best seasons for the trek to the Pikey Peak. We suggest you join in at the right time of the year as far as possible.
The main flow of foreign visitors in Nepal is for trekking from moderate to adventurous or challenging treks, the most important is choosing the right trip as per your duration of holiday and fitness, for Pikey Himalayan trekking adventure one needs to be in sound health and physically fit.
On booking our preparation of fitness required walking-jogging-Jumba-aerobic at least fifteen days before your departure from the home country.
Please send us your dietary list and medical history report so that we can arrange them well in advance respectively. Book the ticket from home for Kathmandu, Nepal to reach at least two days ahead and earlier from trek departure with much space in Kathmandu after the trek, this allows you more time in Nepal to enjoy the culture and heritage sites of Nepal and also in case of a flight delay (Kathmandu-Lukla and Lukla-Kathmandu) which can happen sometimes due to bad and unfavourable weather.
If you are thinking of taking a visa at the airport or immigration entry point, the following are your requirements:
When a foreigner has to get down at a Nepalese airport as a result of his/her transit point or due to any forced landing for whatever reason, the foreigner can obtain a transit visa for a day after paying USD 5 or any other currency equivalent.
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Ilham R | Indonesia | On 29th Oct, 2023
1 Excellent
Northern Trekking is the best Trekking company you will ever use, Ive experienced many helpfull things from them. And they really prioritize your safety, convinient, and satisfaction. I will recomend northern trekking to everybody that go for an adventerous journey in Nepal. 100/100 for northern trekking. I will never forget the experience you guys gave me. Thankyou very much!!!!!
9helenaj | Sweden | On 29th Oct, 2023
1 Excellent
Out of all hikes and treks we've done this was by far the best. Not just because of the views but because of our guide, Mingmar. He had a lot of knowledge to share about the culture and mountains, added with a personal touch. Very accommodating!
I also ended up getting sick due to altitude at basecamp and he gave us the support, help and information needed while staying calm and helping us keep our cool. Even after we were back in Kathmandu he made sure we were okay. We were in very safe hands!
cmdsea | Singapore | On 29th Oct, 2023
1 Excellent
Mingmar is a friendly and professional guide who helped make our first visit to Nepal and the beautiful Himalaya's a truly wonderful and enjoyable experience. Not only did we feel completely safe with his knowledge and guidance, up at the high and exposed altitudes that we were trekking. But he also went the extra mile behind the scenes to ensure all the other aspects of our trip, including the accommodation and meals etc were all as good as they could possibly be as well.
I hope to return to Nepal some day and look forward to joining Mingmar and the Norther trekking team again..
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