KANCHENJUNGA BASE TREK
- Duration: 14 Nights / 15 Days
Overview
In the year 2008, our Korean partner company sent a 15 member group to trek in the World of Great Kanchenjunga and this was our first achievement in this region to conduct a long trekking trip with some local tribal volunteers from Sikkim. The trek went fantastic and it was opening gateway of business for us in this region, later we made several successful trips in Sikkim Himalayas for our global clients. We dedicate this page to Mr. Seo of South Korea for the initial opportunity and trust.
World of Kanchenjunga
This is one of the finest trekking trips in Sikkim starting with a cultural exploration of Darjeeling, Gangtok and few monasteries like RUMTEK and then moving towards to high altitude meadows, mountains and peaks. Days spent trekking through luxuriant rhododendron forest, visiting yak herders settlements on the alpine meadows and Tibetan villages established in this remote corner of Sikkim since 1959, provide a further perspective to this outstanding trek. Glorious Kanchenjunga is visible near or far during the whole trekking trip.
Package Itinerary
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Day 1Arrive Delhi
Sikkim Himalaya
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Day 2Fly Delhi to Bagdogra by air and drive to Darjeeling/ 2134 M/ travel duration: 4 hours/ distance: 96 Kms
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Day 3Darjeeling- full day sightseeing
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Day 4Darjeeling to Gangtok drive / 1574 M/ travel duration: 5-6 hours/ distance: 115 Kms
Morning after breakfast we drive towards Gangtok, another popular destination of this region. We take a stop at famous Rumtek monastery from where Gangtok is 24 Kms. From its perch on a hilltop facing the city of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, the monastery complex at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre embodies the vision and aspiration of the Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, to establish his seat-in-exile to help spread the teachings of the Buddha throughout the world. This is the largest monastery in Sikkim. Many sacred objects are housed within the complex, and one of the most magnificent is the Golden Stupa, which contains the precious relics of His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa. Later we reach Gangtok and check into our hotel.
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Day 5Gangtok to Yuksam/ 1780 M/ travel duration: 4 hours/ distance: 125 KMS
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Day 6Yuksam to Tshoka/ 3000 M/trek duration: 6-7 hours/ distance: 12KMS
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Day 7Tshoka to Phedang/ 3993 M/ trek duration: 4-5 hours/ distance: 6 Kms
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Day 8Phedang to Dzongri / 4100M/ trek duration: 4 hours/ distance: 5 Kms
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Day 9Trek to Dzongri Top & then to Thangshing/ 3800M/ trek duration: 7 hours/ distance: 8 Kms
We get up very early in the morning to catch the views from the top of the ridge behind our camp; everybody feels the elevation as we climb 500m to the viewpoint. It was here that the Victorian explorer Douglas Freshfield signaled the news of his circuit of Kanchenjunga by building a huge fire on top. After half an hours steep climbing we attain the ridge, with the ghostly images of the peaks that separate India from Nepal visible in the starlight, and the multihued horizon south colored by the approaching sun. If we are early enough it is possible to pick out the lights of Darjeeling. After two hours we reach the prayer flags cracking in the wind on top, and we have hot drinks as we watch Kanchenjunga and its sister peaks turn pink with the sunrise. With full light the massed ranges are revealed, summit beyond summit.
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Day 10Thangshing to Lamoni / 4100 M/ trek duration: 5 hours/ distance: 6 Kms
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Day 11Lamoni to Goecha La and Thangshing
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Day 12Thangshing to Tshoka / 2900 M/ trek duration: 6-7 hours/ distance: 12 Kms
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Day 13Tshoka to Yuksam/ 1780M/ trek duration: 3-4 hours/ distance: 11 Kms
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Day 14Yuksam to Pelling/ duration: 2 hours/ distance: 35 Kms
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Day 15Pelling to Bagdogra and fly to Delhi
• Administrative coordination with local authorities wherever necessary
• Airport transfers on arrival & departure
• All transportation as per the itinerary
• Hotels from Delhi to Delhi with breakfast
• Trekking camps with all camping and kitchen equipment
• All meals during trekking/ camping
• Experienced guide
• 01 cook and kitchen helper
• Porters and ponies as per the requirement of trail.
• Campsite fees as applicable
• Supporting vehicles wherever necessary
• Any kind of government fees, visa fee
• Air travel
• Insurance
• Personal gears, clothing & tips
• Monument entrances
• Sleeping bags
Insurance – click here to get yourself insured
What can you book on additional cost/ rent?
• Insurance for your expedition.
• Oxygen cylinders and masks
• Small and medium size generators
• Solar battery chargers
• Satellite phones & walkie talkies
Payment can be made through cards/ online and wire transfer to our bank.We charge 25% of the total tour cost at the time of booking and rest 45 days prior to your arrival in India.
If cancellation is made before 60 days, full amount will be returned after deduction of applicable taxes and 5% processing charges. If cancellation is made before 45 days, we refund you 50% of your deposit and if the cancellation is made before/during 30 day prior to arrival, the whole payment deposit will forfeit.
No refund, cancellation or compensation will be paid back to the client in case of any reason caused by natural disaster, war, terrorism, weather etc.
Change in the itinerary
If you make any changes in the itinerary after booking of the tour, additional cost will be charged wherever and however necessary. This will imply even the itinerary is changed because of bad weather, cancellation of connecting flights, road blocks or any other natural / man- made situation.
Medical, rescue and evacuation
You must get your insurance done well in advance. In case of any land/ air rescue/ evacuation services provided by us will be charged from you. It may include hotels, transportation, food, doctors, helicopters, porters, hospital service etc. We don’t take any responsibility of your baggage and other belongings.
Your fitness and health
It is your responsibility to undertake our adventure services after examining your fitness at required level.
Your details are highly secure with us
We don’t share your contact details with anyone so whenever you communicate with us through query forms or while making online payments, rest assured about your data security.
Liability form
Before leaving for the adventure, we require your consent and signature on duly filled liability and responsibility form which declares that you book the adventure for your own leisure and experience and take all responsibility of your health and your belongings.
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Our services & travel tips
Our hotels
We provide 4/5 star hotels in Delhi and 3 star hotels in Bagdogra, Darjeeling, Ziro, Rishikesh, Nainital, Manali and Leh. The hotels in Uttarkashi, Almora, Gangotri, Zanskar, Kargil and other places will be mixture of best available hotels/ guest houses/ home stays. These are the cities and towns on the way to 90% of our journeys.
Our food
The hotels in Delhi will be offered on room+ breakfast basis and hotels in Himalayan cities will be offered on room + breakfast + dinner basis and in remote areas it will include all meals. The camping days will offer all meals. (We provide base camp food for 5- 7 days to the groups on climbing expeditions and all meals at BC to LO and cook + kitchen helper during such expeditions). Our cost includes food for the porters and horse/ mule handling persons too during trekking. Our cooks are trekking for more than 20 years with our groups and they are expert in serving you delicious and nutritious food during trekking. We have made certain experiences with Himalayan Herbs which keep the body warm at high altitude and the cooks offer you variety of cuisine, cakes and breads. If you have any special choice of food, you are welcome to send the list before the tour. If you need gluten free diet or any special requirement, kindly convey well in time.
Our transportation
We use different kind of transportation in different cities/ terrain starting from large and small AC coaches to Tempo Travelers, Toyota Innova cars and other 4WD cars. We offer powerful support vehicles for your luggage and our camping gears wherever necessary.
Cargo Management
We have good experience of handling Cargo in India if you are planning to send equipment and food in case of big groups and expeditions from your country.
Porters / ponies/ horses
Our porters are trained in carrying trekking/ expedition material. Our High Altitude porters are experienced in climbing up with the teams and fix ropes. Low Altitude Porters carry your equipment and food till Base Camp. Every Low Altitude Porter group is led by a captain to avoid any kind of inconvenience during the trekking period. Horse- men are also experienced in the mountains and when there were no emails and phones in our region, they never forgot to reach to the loading points conveyed to them one year ago by the departing group tour leader.
Equipment checklist
Kindly click here to get whole list, you can consult your climbing instructors in your country and email us to finalize the list of equipment according to your expedition.
Guides and escorts
Our escorts and guides are passionate and trained. Trekking guides and exploratory trip escorts understand your requirements and at same time climbing guides and mountain Sherpas add all possible scope of success in your expeditions. Our climbing guides remain occupy in Indian peaks and Nepalese peaks equally so if you are not planning an alpine style expedition, it is always advisable to book you guide well in time.
Community support
We enjoy a great community back up and support in entire Himalayan region because we belong to these mountains and have best references everywhere. This community support works a lot in any last minute requirement, natural hazards or passing communication.
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Why with 15 Peaks
Experienced Guides and Staff
We are organizing these adventure trips and expeditions since 1995 so we have learnt to plan according to your stamina, training and requirements. Our Mountain Guides, Climbing Sherpas, HAPs (high altitude porters) and cooks hold several years experience in the mountains. Our tour escorts and guides for trekking, biking and exploratory field trips study and research the geography, anthropology and history of destinations pertaining to the trips assigned to them.
Insurance with Global Rescue
We are the authorized partner of Global Rescue which has provided thousands of rescue services in India since 2004. You can book your insurance cover through us. In the mountaineering (Climbing) expeditions, insurance is necessary but you can get your membership of Global Rescue for any of our adventure journeys to make it completely safe and secure.
Network in Mountains
Since we are born in the mountains so a natural networking at grass root level is quite obvious but professionally we have trained mountain communities to support an adventure journey in need. We use latest technology to get weather forecast and for any new route we have a dedicated team for research & development. We communicate in the mountains with traditional methods and in your future expeditions you may get satellite phones through us.Flexibility in departures & prices
Our fix departure dates are flexible if you make a group of minimum 4 persons for any trip. For Climbing Expeditions your preferred customized date will be confirmed on the availability of peak with IMF. Similarly our prices are also flexible enough to customize on the basis of your requirements.
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Standard list of gears
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Insure Yourself
Normally we insure our clients on compulsory basis for climbing expeditions, but we always suggest the clients to check benefits of insurance even for any other adventure in mountains. You can click on this link and get information about our partner company.