Rolwaling Trekking 19 Days

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US $2,900 (All-inclusive price)

Trip Highlights

The Rolwaling Trek is a relatively remote and less-traveled trekking route in Nepal, known for its stunning landscapes, challenging trails, and unique cultural experiences. Here are some of the highlights of the Rolwaling Trek:

Scenic Beauty: The trek offers breathtaking views of the majestic Himalayan peaks, including Gauri Shankar (7,134 meters), Melungtse (7,181 meters), and many others. The route takes you through lush forests, picturesque valleys, and alpine meadows.
Rolwaling Valley: The trek is named after the Rolwaling Valley, a deep and narrow gorge that boasts awe-inspiring natural beauty. The valley is surrounded by towering peaks and is a gateway to the Khumbu region.
Tashi Lapcha Pass: One of the highlights of the Rolwaling Trek is crossing the challenging Tashi Lapcha Pass, which sits at an elevation of around 5,755 meters. This pass requires a good level of physical fitness and trekking experience, but it rewards trekkers with panoramic views and a sense of accomplishment.
Cultural Exploration: Along the way, you'll have the chance to interact with local Sherpa and Tamang communities, experiencing their unique culture, traditions, and way of life. You can visit monasteries, traditional villages, and gain insights into the local customs.
Less Crowded: Compared to some of the more popular trekking routes in Nepal, such as the Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit treks, the Rolwaling Trek sees fewer tourists. This can offer a more tranquil and immersive experience in the wilderness.
Remote Wilderness: The trek takes you through pristine and relatively untouched landscapes. You'll walk along rugged trails, cross suspension bridges, and enjoy the serenity of the wilderness.
Natural Hot Springs: On the way down from the pass, you can enjoy a relaxing soak in the natural hot springs at Thame, a village on the traditional Everest Base Camp trail.
Flora and Fauna: The region is rich in biodiversity, and you may encounter various species of flora and fauna, including rhododendrons, pheasants, musk deer, and more.
Adventure and Challenge: The Rolwaling Trek is considered a challenging trek, suitable for experienced trekkers. The high altitude, steep ascents and descents, and the Tashi Lapcha Pass make it an adventure that pushes physical and mental boundaries.
Connecting Routes: The Rolwaling Trek can also be extended or connected to other popular trekking routes, such as the Everest Base Camp Trek or the Langtang Valley Trek, allowing you to create a longer and more diverse trekking experience.

Trip Information

Rolwaling Valley lies in the east-central part of Nepal alongside the Tibetan border.

This valley is simply known as the grave valley because of its site - buried down amid steep ice giants. Rolwaling Valley lies within Langtang and Everest ranges & one of the key highlights of this challenging trek is that you can sight both the mountain ranges of Everest and Langtang at once from this particular region.

The explorers will be also be delighted with fascinating views of the grandiose ranges of Rolwaling Himal which includes Mount Gauri Shankar (7134 m & 23475 feet), Mount Melungtse (7181 m) and Mount Melungtse II (7023 m) - which is inside Tibet with 50 additional peaks over 6000 m.

Rolwaling Trek is fully dedicated for the purpose to see the picturesque views of exotic nature & the cultural beauty of Nepal. Locals and people around believe that this Rolwaling Valley is home of famous “Yeti”, yet to be confirmed by the researchers. Trekking to the Rolwaling Valley is a full camping trek which begins from Bahrabise (800 m) north-east side of Kathmandu nearby China/Tibet border. This trekking tracks passes by harsh and threatening Himalaya’s route, so it is not easy going as for family trekking.

We will be hiking to Khare, Jagat, Simigaun, Daldung La, Bending (which is the main town of this area) and to the Na village on the next day. We will also be doing a day hike to Tso Rolpa Lake (4550 m), then back to Na village again. After reaching Na village, we will be moving downward from Rolwaling valley to Tashi Lapcha Pass. This trek is not that easy going as only a few explorers had thrived because of the mountainous and rocky terrain of Nepal & China (Tibet).

So, one must need technical ascending experience and some mountaineering skills/knowledge.

On this trek, some other scenic views are also of the Mount Melungtse (7181 m), Mount Tashi Lapcha and Mount Dorjee Lakpa. After crossing through the rugged glacier, we then reach Tashi Lapcha Pass (5755 m). We will carry on to pass the trail, then descends to Thame village – the birthplace of famous mountaineer and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, which is in the Khumbu Valley. In this Khumbu valley, there are lots of Sherpa communities where you can have firsthand experience of their culture and livelihood.

This Rolwaling region is a home to some around 58000 people, the largest group being are Tamangs followed by Sherpa’s and Chettris. On the trail, you will be spotting beautiful waterfalls, Tso Rolpa Lake, monasteries, and mind-blowing beautiful landscapes.

Our Redrose Travel provides you with well-equipped gear, best facilities, and skilled guides and porters – so that you can achieve your trek with ease in this difficult and remote trekking area. For further information about trekking to the Rolwaling Valley, please feel free to email or contact us.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu (1300 m & 4264 feet)

Upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International airport, our representative from Redrose Travel will greet you and take you to the respective hotel. After checking in, you can relax as you have come from long hour’s flight journey so, you can rest & freshen up.

You can then later visit the office of Redrose Travel for trip discussion and meet your trek leader/ guides and inquire more if you have any doubts or questions.

We will also introduce you to other fellow participants who will be joining you ( if any). Later in the afternoon, we will wander around Thamel for observing antique and souvenir shopping.

We will spend our night in Kathmandu.

Meals: Welcome Dinner

Accommodation: A 3 Star Hotel in Kathmandu.

Airport Pick up in a Private Car.

Day 02: Sightseeing Kathmandu city

After breakfast, we will start our trip visiting heritage sites of Kathmandu which are listed in UNESCO world heritage sites. Firstly we will begin by visiting holy temple - the Pashupatinath temple. Hindu devotees from different countries come to visit this temple of Lord Shiva every year. Next, we will be visiting the Swayambhunath temple - a site both for Hindu and Buddhist devotees which is simply known as monkey temple for the visitors. After that, we will visit the Buddhist pilgrimage site known as the Boudhanath stupa - the largest stupa in South Asia. Lastly, we will visit the prehistoric Patan Durbar square which showcases ancient arts and architecture. We will spend our night in Kathmandu.

Meals: Breakfast.

Accommodation: A 3 Star Hotel in Kathmandu.

Sightseeing Heritage Sites of Kathmandu in a Private Car.

Day 03: Drive Kathmandu toward Sigatte (1020 m & 3345 feet): 5-6 Hrs

Today we take a drive from Kathmandu to Sigatte and during our drive we will enjoy slightly view of snowcapped peaks and lush green hills. During our drive, we will stop at Dolakha and visit Hindu temple known as Bhimeswor. Continuing our drive through dusty trails - we will reach at the campsite on the bank of Tama Koshi River.