Pikey Peak Trek

An endless stretch of snow-covered mountains and green hills welcomes you as you enter the airspace of Nepal. If you arrive during the day, you can enjoy this marvellous view from the plane. Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, our representative will welcome you and take you to your hotel. After checking in, you can enjoy a welcome drink and take a rest.
If you'd like to book a sightseeing tour of the city's heritage sites, please let us know. We will arrange it for you. Please note that the cost of a sightseeing tour is not included in the trip cost, and you may have to pay for it separately if you book it. Overnight at a hotel.

Wake up early, as you have a long day ahead. After breakfast, you board a vehicle and head towards Dhap. The drive takes you on the picturesque Araniko Highway. Riding past traditional and rural settlements, you reach Dhulikhel.
From Dhulikhel, the vehicle turns towards the Sindhuligadi Highway. As the vehicle follows a serpentine road, enjoy views of the mountains and ravines. As Gurmi approaches, the road becomes a dusty jeep track. You enter Okhaldhunga and continue towards Dhap.
Dhap lies between Okhaldhunga and Solukhumbu. From the village, you can enjoy amazing views of Mount Everest, Numbur Chuli, and other mountains. Once you reach Dhap, you head to a guesthouse and take a well-deserved rest.
Overnight at a lodge.

Leaving Dhap, you head towards Dhapre. It's a short trek along a rough jeep track. Jhapre is a small Sherpa settlement with a few lodges and a Buddhist gompa (monastery). The Buddhist gompa was established by Tibetan monks who fled Tibet after the Chinese invasion. Beautiful white chortens and mani walls are built around the village. Overnight at Lama Hotel.

After an early breakfast, we start our trek to Pikey Base Camp. You climb up a forested ridge and walk on it till you reach Bhulbule. There are rhododendron shrubs lining the trail, which bloom gaily during spring. Enjoy mesmerising views of Mount Everest, Numbur Himal, and other mountains as you trek through Bhulbule and take the trail leading to Pikey Peak Base Camp. Follow a gentle uphill climb to Lhamuje. You can stop for lunch and rest your tired legs at a small teahouse. Carry on walking on the gentle up-and-down trail, crossing herds of yaks grazing at the yak pastures. You walk past a mani wall and ascend a hill till you arrive at Pikey Peak Base Camp. Head to a local guesthouse and rest for a while. After having a cup of tea and refreshments, you can explore the settlement. There's a Yak Cheese Factory and some local distilleries, which you can visit. Overnight at a lodge. 

You wake up before sunrise and head to Pikey Peak. Using head torches to light up the way, you will hike up a gentle slope. After hiking for about an hour, you reach the top of Pikey Peak. The route to the top is non-technical, and you can easily walk to the summit. There are a few steep ascents, but the hike isn't that exhausting.
Enjoy the view of the mountains touched by the first rays of the sun. The valley below is shrouded in clouds. It feels magical to stand at the summit of Pikey Peak and enjoy these views. The summit, decorated with prayer flags, has a chorten at the top, which Sherpas from Papting, Likhu Pikey, and other neighbouring villages regard as their protective deity. Pikey Peak is 'sungma' or the guardian deity of the Sherpas.
From Kanchenjunga in the east to Dhaulagiri in the west, the Himalayan range extends like an unbroken chain on the horizon. Except for Cho Oyu, which is covered by the summit of Numbur Himal, you can view all the 8000-meter peaks that lie in Nepal, including Mount Everest.
Everest, Lhotse, Kanchenjunga, Manaslu, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna. These mountains are also among the ten of the fourteen highest peaks in the world.
The wind is strong and fierce at the top, and it can be pretty cold. Therefore, dress appropriately. If you are trekking during winter, you will find the peak covered with snow.
You need to wear crampons (there will be patches of ice on the way) and use trekking poles to climb the peak. After enjoying the views from the top, you head down to the base camp. You have your breakfast before continuing toward Jasmane Bhanjyang. It is a short trek on the side of a ridge. You reach Jasmine Bhanjyang after an hour and a half or two hours' hike from Pikey Peak. There are yak pastures, and you can see yaks grazing. At the lodge or guesthouse where you will be staying overnight, you can taste fresh Yak milk, cheese, and butter. Overnight at a lodge.

You leave Jasmane Bhanjyang and take the trail to Junbesi. You climb up a hill and walk on the side of a ridge. En route, you cross Lamjure La and the village of Taktor. Hike through dense rhododendron and oak forests, which are also great spots for butterfly and bird watching. A long descent down a forested trail finally brings you to the large Sherpa settlement of Junbesi. Junbesi also has a sizable Tibetan community. There are two Buddhist monasteries inside the village. The famous Thupten Choling Gompa (monastery) sits above the settlement. Established by Trulsik Rinpoche, a highly respected Tibetan Lama who resided in Junbesi after fleeing from Tibet, the monastery is a centre of learning for Anis, or Buddhist nuns.
If you are not too tired, you can hike to this monastery and interact with the nuns. Or you can explore the lively village and the Junbesi Monastery. The villagers are mostly farmers, and you can see them working in their fields.
Overnight at a lodge. 

Today’s trek leads you to an upward ascent through a forest of pine and fir trees. It's a beautiful hike filled with breathtaking views of Numbur Himal and Mount Everest. Enjoy nature and the cheerful twitter of birds as you head to the small Sherpa village of Ringbu. Once you reach the village, make your way to a lodge run by a local family and enjoy a good rest.
Overnight at a lodge.

This is the final day of your trek. You leave Ringbu and head down to Phaplu. The hike takes you down a beautiful trail dotted with fields and farmhouses. The hills are covered with pine and juniper trees. You cross the wooden bridge over the Temuche Khola(river) and walk on a steady uphill trail. Along the way, you find wooden planks stacked up and ready to be transported to other villages higher up. Walking downhill, you cross terraced fields and homes of the locals before arriving at a dusty jeep track that leads to Phaplu. Following the dirt road, which is level in most parts, you reach the tiny village of Phaplu. The main attraction of the village is its STOL (short takeoff and landing) capabilities.
Take-off and landing) The airport serves the people of the lower Solu Khumbu and trekkers who visit this area.
Overnight at a local lodge.

Your Pikey Peak trekking adventure comes to an end, and you return to Kathmandu. You can take a flight or drive out of Phaplu. It takes about 30 minutes to reach Kathmandu by plane. If you decide to return to Kathmandu via road, it will take around nine to ten hours
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Upon arrival in Kathmandu, our guide will drop you off at your hotel. If you return by plane, you can spend the rest of the day as you wish. You can explore the local bazaar or rest at your hotel.
Overnight at a hotel.

It’s time to bid goodbye to Nepal. After saying your final goodbyes, you will be dropped off at the international airport well in time to catch your flight. If you feel the need to explore more of Nepal, please do let us know. We can get together and plan your next exciting adventure in the Himalayas.