Tsum Valley Trekking

On arrival at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, meet our staff who will transfer you to respective hotels around Kathmandu city, after getting refreshed from jet lag, View Nepal guide / leader will brief on Tsum Valeey Trek including hotels, lodge on route with evening welcome dinner in a nice Nepalese environment.

Starting this wonderful journey to Tsum Valley with morning drive on the main road for few hours, and then over Trisuli River to reach at Dhading Besi, a hill town, from here on the dirt / rough road to Arughat bazaar.

From here transfer to another vehicle taking a rough drive on dirt road to Soti Khola passing several villages and farm areas, with views of Mt. Manaslu driving ups and downs till Soti Khola is reached for overnight stop.

From this village, first day walk starts on a good trail following Buri Gandaki River, passing farm land and villages, and then crossing a bridge over Nuali khola with nice views of waterfalls.

Walk leads on neat stone steps with another bridge to cross to reach Machha-Khola for overnight stop, this village named as Machha- Khola which means a Fish streams.

Morning walk follows Buri-Gandaki River upstream, to Khorla Beshi a small farm village from here on winding trail to Tatopani “Hot Spring”. At Tatopani time permitting enjoy the refreshing hot bathe, after a fine stop walk carries on passing Dovan and Yaruphant villages, following Buri Gandaki River to Jagat village after crossing a short suspension bridge. Jagat a nice village with lodge, shops and stores that makes this village important for travelers to stop for overnight.

From Jagat continue walk to higher area still following Buri Gandkai River, coming across small farm village of Sidibas Bazaar, a lovely neat village with rest here a short climb and downhill to cross a suspension bridge to reach at Nagjet. From here climb up to Philim, this is quite a large village with scattered farm houses, after Philim trek onwards through farm terraces of golden fields of wheat’s and barley, then climb a rocky ridge top into bamboo forest to our overnight stop at Dyang village.

At Dyang ending Manaslu route, from here onward on the hidden trail to Tsum mystical valley as the walk enters narrow gorge. Journey continues with an hour uphill into rhododendron and pine tree forest reaching a small village at Lokpa.

After a short break, walk leads to cross a bridge over Lungwa Khola and then on the path towards Chumling village for overnight stop, first day at Tsum Valley area.

From here feel the clean fresh mountain air as the altitude gains slowly, reaching around Tsum area with views of snowcapped mountains and landscape similar to Tibetan windswept plateau.

Morning trek leads downhill to cross a suspension bridge and then to Smatiking Khola, overlooking fantastic views of Ganesh Himal (Yangra) at 7,422 m, a slow and steady walk reaches our overnight stop at Chokhangparo village.

After a pleasant overnight at Chokangparo walk leads to upper Tsum area at Nile (Ne-lay), on the open valley into a dry and arid country, with few surviving trees of juniper and pines. Continue walk uphill with views of Ganesh and Manaslu Himal range, after a good walk reaching at Nile with a visit of 11th centaury Saint Milarepa meditation Cave, who was a poet, singer and a tantric guru his folktales and songs are still remembered by Tibetans, Nomads and farmers to this day.

Morning walk starts towards highest point of this trek at Mu Gomba our main destination, climb uphill in high and dry barren terrain with views of snowcapped peaks towards North, East and West, after a good day walk reaching at Mu Gomba for overnight stop.

A leisure or free day at Mu Gomba for local exploration around villages and to interact with the locals, people of Tsum hardly see western trekking visiting this area, tour of old Mu Gomba which houses antique scrolls, statue and relics. This is one of the most famed and important monastery of Tsum and Manaslu region.

After an enjoyable time in high Tsum area and at Mu Gomba return journey leads to another interesting monastery of Rachen Gomba. Walk on gradual path, with short climbs and downhill enjoying the views of mountain range and passing cattle herder’s shades and finally at Rachen Gomba for overnight stop, here visit the old monastery of Rachen.

Today last day around Tsum valley area, morning walk descend to Chumling village, on the same earlier route passing farm houses and back into woodlands of rich vegetation.

After downhill walk of 5-6 hours reaching at Chumling village for last overnight stop in Tsum area.

Morning walk leads to a descend through a gorge and then climb to Ekalai Bhatti or Dyang and towards Buri Gandaki River, after a steep climb to the ridge top, heading downhill passing many farm villages and farm fields and then back into thick forest as the walk leads further down to Philim village for overnight stop.

From Philim onward, using the same route to Soti-Khola with long descend on stone steps to Buri-Gandaki River, after hours of good walk reaching hot spring of Tatopani for overnight stop, with time for refreshing bathe in the hot spring.

After nice refreshing time at Tatopani, retracing journey back to Soti-Khola passing many farm villages and past Machh-Khola and the follow raging Buri Gandaki to Soti-Khola for overnight stop.

Morning drive back to Kathmandu leading past Buri Gandaki reaching at Dhadingbesi and towards Trisuli River, after Trisuli River on the main busy highway to Kathmandu for another 3-4 hours to Kathmandu, at Kathmandu transfer to your hotels with afternoon free.

A free or leisure day in Kathmandu for own individual activities and souvenirs shopping, for interested people one can book for sightseeing tours around Kathmandu-Bhaktapur and Patan cities at places of interest, as Nepal is steeped with historical and World Heritage Sites.

Last day in Nepal with wonderful experience trekking Tsum Valley, as per your flight time View Nepal Treks staff transfer you to airport for your final departure homeward bound or to your next destinations.