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Tengkoma Peak with Kanchenjunga:
Tengkoma Peak is a 6215m tall non-technical climbing peak just before the Kanchenjunga northern base. Kanchenjunga base camp trek will lead you into the pristine Kanchenjunga Conservation Area of Nepal. This park is named after its massive snow treasure Mount Kanchenjunga with an elevation of 8,586m from sea level. Mount Kanchenjunga is 3rd highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest and Mount K2. Few climbers have summited Tengkoma and compared its difficulty to Mera peak and Yala peak. It will take 14 days to trek to the Lhonak village and summit the peak.
From the summit of Tengkoma you can see great views of Kanchenjunga, Dhormo, Kirat Chuli, Pathibhara, Ramthang Chang, Gimnigela Chuli, Kumbhakarna, Everest, Makalu and parts of Tibet.On this alpine-style peak climbing trip with Mount Adventure Holidays, you will take a flight to Bhadrapur airport and continue on a jeep drive to Taplejung. You will then trek through beautiful villages of the eastern Himalayas and enter the Kanchenjunga conservation area. The area is rich in biodiversity with amazing landscapes. It is home to rare animals like red pandas and snow leopards. You will continue trek towards the Lhonak village through the mountain valley.
All of your climbing gear is stored in the Lhonak village giving our trip a competitive advantage over cost and quality. From Lhonak you will camp at the base of Tengkoma peak at an altitude of 5500m, next day early in the morning you will summit the peak. Since this peak is fairly easy to climb success rate is likely to be 100%. Climbing Tengkoma peak is a good peak to start the mountaineering adventure. It is also a suitable peak for acclimatization while doing the Kanchenjunga expedition, Sherpeni col trek, or the Great Himalayan Trail. Tengkoma peak climbing can also be combined with the Kanchenjunga circuit trek for an additional 8 days. book your Nepal tour and enjoy your trip
Early in the morning, we take our flight to Bhadrapur from Kathmandu with a scenic view of the Eastern region. After 45 minutes of flight, we reach the Bhardrapur airport then we will take a car/jeep from Bhadrapur for Illam/Taplejunga which will take Approx 8 hours to drive. We will stop in the beautiful tea garden of Illam also known as the garden of Nepal for our lunch. After our Lunch, we will decent upward from Illam for our overnight stay in Taplejung.
Today we will drive after breakfast and head towards the Mitlung/Sinuwa by crossing the small river over the suspension bridge. Then our trail descends down to Tamor Riverwalk through villages and terraced fields. Some irregular villages give us an opportunity to meet local people. Upon arriving at Tamor River, we follow some narrow trails close to the river. Then a gradual uphill trail through the terraced fields and a few houses take us to the village of Ranipul.
After breakfast, we head to a series of impressive suspension bridges that leads us back and forth across the Ghunsa Khola to Jaubari, then across another bridge to the narrow trail leading up the steeply-sided slopes to Amjilosa.
After breakfast, we start our trek along the thickly forested region of dense rhododendron and venerable oak trees, past myriad waterfalls and the scattered villages lying quietly below the mountains in their peaceful valley. Eagles soar lazily above us, yaks graze solemnly in green pastures, and occasional signs of wildlife come into view among the trees or high on the slopes.
After breakfast, we head towards the Tibetan refugee village of Phalle, and then we explore to tiny Tibetan refugee village and monastery along with lunchtime, making the steady climb to the picturesque town of Ghunsa and its superb view of the surrounding countryside.
After breakfast, we explore tiny Ghunsa village and make a local hand-made carpet and support for local people's economic rise, designated rest day to help the body acclimate to the high altitude, and Ghunsa is perfectly suited to the task by virtue of its scenic alpine surroundings and points of cultural interest, including the local gompa.
After Breakfast, we head to Khambachen along the green forests concede to the frost-browned vegetation of the alpine regions of the Kanchenjunga region as we climb steadily to the upper glacial valleys on our path, with mighty Jannu standing before us in all its glory as we trek through the scenic landscape towards Khambachen.
Today will be another challenging day and an early start is needed. We will trek through rocky fields and large boulders on the hillside along the riverbank and arrive at a waterfall. We will then cross a bridge to Ramtang monastery. After then we will cross a landslide section which we must pass through at a steady pace before descending to the river and finally arriving at Lhonak. We will stay overnight in Lhonak.
Tengkoma Peak Base Camp, our trail climbs up on top of a rocky ridge and from there we will gradually climb to reach a good camping site at 5500 meters. During our climbing trek, we will have glorious views of the Kanchenjunga Himalaya Range and surrounding high Himalaya valleys. Once we reach our campsite, our climbing sherpa team crew will set up the camp and make necessary checks on our health conditions and climbing gears needed for climbing the summit of Tengkoma Peak.
Early in the morning, we all were desperately waiting for Fully acclimatized and properly equipped we started early with the aim to reach the top of the summit as the strong winds after midday can create obstacles to reaching the summit. Following the footsteps and guidance of our experienced climbing experts, we will overcome several technical sections and head towards the peak summit. Our tiring climb to the summit of Tengkoma Peak is rewarded with magnificent views of Kanchenjunga, Kumbhakarna, Dhormo Peak, Nupchu, and Mount Jannu, Nepal, ten Peak, Weds Peak, Makalu, Everest Lhotse, and some other snow-capped Himalaya range. We will spend a short quality time at the summit and then descend following the same route back to the base camp.
From Lhonak, we will descend all the way to Ghunsa via the Tibetan refugee village Phalle. It is the same route we took when we were climbing up
You will continue trekking further from Ghunsa village passing by several Mani walls and monasteries. You will then trek down via Phale and cross the Chhundatangka river. On the way, you will be accompanied by beautiful waterfalls and river streams. After then you will cross the Sumbung river and reach Amjilosa. You will stay overnight in Amjilosa.
Today is the last day of trekking in the remote area of eastern Nepal. You will trek through the village of Solima and cross the Ghunsa river to the village of Sukathum. You will continue trekking through the terraced farm fields and scattered settlements and reach Ranipul. You will stay overnight in Ranipul.
Today we will drive through the Taplejung Bazaar with the private jeep/car then we will drive and see Nepali culture and lifestyle and a beautiful cardamom garden with a beautiful rice paddy field. After approx 6 hours of drive, we will reach Illam Bazaar and stay overnight in Illam. After reaching Illam we will do the sightseeing of Illam Bazaar Illam Bazar is one of the most popular business hubs between India and Nepal. Illam is very famous for its local products like Tea, Cardamom, Ginger, Ghee, chilly, and many other household products.
We will drive from Illam to Bhadrapur by private jeep through the tea garden with small towns Kanyam, we can see many scenes of tea garden, Nepali lifestyle and we can buy varieties of tea and local products from Fickal Bazzar/ Kanya. Then we will drive to Bhadrapur airport for our flights and we will fly back to Kathmandu on the same day.
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