Ganga Jamuna Trek - 16 Days

Our airport team welcomes you at Tribhuvan International Airport on your arrival day. You will have a hassle-free transfer to hotel from airport. The remaining day is free for rest and enjoy your bustling surroundings.

It is a day for Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley and trek preparation with making permit etc. We will arrange a professional tour guide for you and a private tourist vehicle with a driver to explore between monuments. The tour guide will take you to UNESCO World Heritage Sites such Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath and Boudhanath Stupa, the historical and cultural sites you’ll visit today.

After completion of your day tour, you will be having meeting with your trek guide at our office/hotel. He will brief you about the Trek and all the essentials. The Thamel has many trekking gear shops, where you can buy missing gear in the late evening and get ready for the mountains.

Via Trishuli Bazaar (540m.) by bus. Start our journey after breakfast it will be about 7-hours drive to the hill town of Trishuli Bazaar. En route you pass through Trisuli Bazaar, a small town that was once the center for trekking in this region and is home to a small but interesting traditional bazaar. From here you travel through gravel road until you reach Samari Bhanjyang with scenic drive of rice terraces, small gorges and green hills. Samari Bhanjyang is a small town and it was a trading place in the past.

This takes about six and half hours. In the beginning you trek along gradual descent path and then your trail turns uphill. Finally you trek through flat land to reach your destination. En route you pass different villages, forests covered with pine and rhododendron, farming terraces, small streams and numerous green hills. There is a small market in Katunje and you can have first sight of Ganesh Himal and others surrounding mountains from here.

After breakfast Start our journey first part of the trek goes downhill till Lapang Besi and from here trail leads along the river bank before reaching Kintang Phedi.

Today the trek climbs through several villages, farming terraces and green hills. These villages are predominated by Tamang, Brahmin and Chhetris respectively. Maize, millet, rice, wheat, buck wheat and green vegetable are their staple food. Jharlang is a typical Tamang village with it. You will have an opportunity to see numerous typical houses.

Today the trek will be more interesting and the trail pass different typical villages, small gorges, small forests, farming terraces and green hills. Laba is another village which you encounter in this trek. It is inhabited by both Tamang and Gurung. You can observe the typical culture practiced by these ethnic communities. They speak their own language. The visitors can taste their traditional food and local alcoholic drink (chhyang). This trekking route is enriched with separate culture and unaffected tradition of ethnic groups like Tamang and Gurung.

Today we will trek through stunning rhododendron and pine forests. These forests are the home of different species of birds and wild animals. The trail moves up hill all the way to manyang Bhanjyang. From here you can see the first glimpse of Ganesh Himal Manyang Bhanjyang is a ridge and you find forests and grass land here. 

Working through forests of rhododendron and oak, villages, farming terraces and green hills. Today you will have a chance to see mountains views of Manaslu range, Buddha peak on a clear weather and other unnamed mountains and peaks.

Today we will trek down to Ganga Jamuna. This is a Hindu pilgrimage site where a famous fair is held around the temple before three days of full moon day during the first week of November. Many Hindu devotees crowd this holy site for worship and blessing. This place is ideal for camping. The panoramic views of Langtang range, Ganesh Himal, Shringi Himal, Manaslu range, Lamjung Himal, Himalchuli, Annapurna range.

his day you can hike to the top of Ganga Jamuna and can enjoy the stunning views of Langtang range, Ganesh Himal, Shringi Himal, Manaslu range, Lamjung Himal, Himalchuli, Annapurna range and many other unnamed mountains and peaks. On the way you cross dense forests of rhododendron and other natural vegetation.

Trek from Ganga Jamuna to Budhathum completely going downhill it takes about six hours. You walk along the trail dominated with villages, forests, streams and terraces. This day you can enjoy the scenic beauty of green hills. Budhathum is a small town with local old market and high school, health post etc where you can even find internet facility, and people have been built hydro power by their local community. This village is pre dominated by Newar community. From here you can enjoy the fabulous views of Manaslu range at far distance.

This takes about two hours to reach Arughat Bazaar this day we can start our trek bit late because today our distance is not very far. You trek descent path and then through leveled route. On the way, you pass few streams, villages, farming terraces, small forests. Most of the route moves along the river bank of Budhi Gandaki. Aarughat Bazaar covers small area with an old market. Here, you find shops with minimal supply, motor able road, high school, health post, typical tea houses, small lodges and it lies at the bank of Budhi Gandaki River. Here, the route to Manaslu trekking meets.  Stay overnight in Beautiful Aarughat.

We board vehicle at Arughat Bazaar to reach Kathmandu which is takes about 8hours. This is one of the picturesque journeys. While driving, you head up to Dhading Besi and Malekhu and Malekhu is famous for delicious fish. En route, you could enjoy the mountain views, green sceneries, rice terrace fields, vegetable fields and people being engaged in their daily life activities. From Naubishe you climb up to Thankot, the gateway to capital city overnight in Kathmandu.

This day you can do shopping or looking around Kathmandu and evening after refreshing yourselves, we take you to a famous Nepali kitchen at dusk for a delicious Nepali meal. While enjoying your meal, you will be entertained to a scintillating local cultural dance performed by the local belles. This is a complimentary farewell dinner provided byHigher Limits Treks & Expedition for the good welfare & good relationship developed over the weeks for our honored guests. Overnight at your hotel.

As we have successfully completed the trip, it is time to return home or embark on your next journey. Even you can join our next adventures trips in the Himalayas if you wish too. If not, our airport team will take care of your airport escort and say you our last goodbye till the next adventure holidays in mountains.