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Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek

Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek is an "off the beaten path" trek in the mysterious valleys of Tsum, at the Nepal - Tibet border in the Manaslu Region. Perfectly set with the majestic backdrop of the Ganesh Himal (7422 meters), Shringi Himal (7161 meters), and Boudha Himal Range, this placid valley is also rich in Tibetan culture and has several ancient monasteries. Still intact, the unique culture of Tsum Valley due to its remoteness and inaccessibility can also be experienced in full-on Tsum Valley Trek.

Tsum Valley Trek Highlights

  • Visit Mu Gompa very old Buddhist monastery.
  • experience pure traditional Tibetan culture.
  • Visit Milarepa Cave and Nunnery monastery Gomba Lungdang.
  • Breathtaking Himalayan views of Ganesh Himal.
  • Trek to Ganesh Himal Base Camp.


Like most of the treks in Nepal, Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek starts through terraced villages and gradually climbs onto alpine meadows and pastures. Aarughat, Soti Khola, Machha Khola, Jagat, and Phillim are the villages before the trek enters the higher lands inhabited by people of Tibetan origin. After Phillim, increasing numbers of mane walls and small chortens mark the trek's entry into the Tibetan Buddhist villages of the Manaslu Region.

Tsum Valley offshoots from the main trail after Phillim and extends all the way up to the Tibetan border. The valley is enclosed by Ganesh Himal Range, Boudha Himal, and Shringi Himal and offers a stunning mountain panorama. Old and important monasteries of the Manaslu Region, like Mu Gompa and Gomba Lungdang adds a spiritual feel to the already scenic valley of Tsum.

We can trek along the Tsum Valley staying using a basic tea house and Homestay these days; however, we will stay overnight at Ganesh Himal Base Camp where tea houses, Lodges are not available so Camping arrangements are required for staying at Ganesh Himal Base Camp. Visit Himalaya treks offer tea house, homestay base trek to Tsum valley combined with Manaslu Circuit Trek without Ganesh Himal Base Camp.

Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek  Itinerary,
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu (1335 meters
Day 02: Sightseeing and Trek Preparation.
Day 03: Machha Khola (930 meters).
Day 04: Trek to Jagat (1120 meters).
Day 05: Trek to Lhokpa (2240 meters).
Day 06: Trek to Chumling (2368 meters).
Day 07: Trek to Chhokangparo (3010 meters).
Day 08: Trek to Mu Gompa (3700 meters).
Day 09: Trek to Chhokangparo (3010 meters).
Day 10: Trek to Gumba Lungdang (3200 meters).
Day 11: Trek to Ganesh Himal Base Camp (4200 meters).
Day 12: Explore Ganesh Himal Base Camp.
Day 13: Trek back to Gumba Lungdang (3200 meters).
Day 14: Trek to Lhokpa (2240 meters).
Day 15: Trek to Jagat (1120 meters).
Day 16: Trek to Machha Khola (930 meters).
Day 17: Drive to Kathmandu.
Day 18: Departure.

Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek Detail Itinerary

DAY
  • 1

    A representative from Visit Himalaya Treks with the company’s display board will greet you outside the arrival terminal and transfer you to your Hotel.

    Altitude 1335 m
    Meals Breakfast
    Accommodation Hotel
  • 2

    A full day guided tour to several of historical and spiritual attractions enlisted under the World Heritage Sites. The trek leader will meet the group for a meeting and provide a detailed briefing on the trek. All the required information regarding the trek would be provided. 

    Altitude 1335 m
    Meals Breakfast
    Accommodation Hotel
  • 3

    We leave early in the morning for Sotikhola via Arughat. We stay on a highway in the morning but most part of the driving is done on the dusty newly built roads. We camp at Machha Khola (9 to 10 hours’ drive)

    Altitude 930 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Tea House/Camp
  • 4

    The trail stays relatively easy in the morning and goes through Khorlabesi. A brief stop at Tatopani, to check out the hot spring is followed by a steep climb through Dobhan. The trail drops down into the banks of the Yaru Khola at Yaru Beshi, following by couple of good climbs until Jagat, a small village by the banks of Budhi Gandaki River. (5-6 hours) 

    Altitude 1120 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Tea House/Camp
  • 5

    The trail once again enters the sandy banks for a brief period. The path gets steep near Sirdibas and after crossing a dramatic suspension bridge, another good climb leads to a beautiful village of Phillim, The trail steadily loses height and enters Tsum valley. A relatively comfortable path follows and a final brief climb ends at Lhokpa. Ganesh Himal (7422 meters) and Shringi Himal (7161 meters) appear on opposite directions at Lhokpa. (5-6 hours) 

    Altitude 2240 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 6

    After crossing suspension bridge in the morning, a steep ascent follows for the rest of the day. At the end of the day, the ascent starts to turn into a gradual nice walk and reaches Chumling. It is a short day as the trek enters into higher elevations. (4 hours) 

    Altitude 2368 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 7

    The day’s trek is relatively on an easy terrain as the trek heads higher into Tsum Valley. The trail follows one of the tributaries of the Budhi Gandaki River and follows it for most part of the day. After passing a small monastery, the trail crosses another tributary and slowly starts to ascent. The climb ends at Chhokangparo, the biggest settlement of Tsum Valley. Several mountains can be viewed from this village. (6 hours) 

    Altitude 3010 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 8

    An easy trek leads through several small villages of Leru, Ngakyu and finally Lamagaun. After a brief visit to the Milarepa Cave, the trail continues on the riverbed and passes villages of Lar, Phurbe, Pangdun and reaches the twin village of Chule and Nile. Still staying with the river, the trail now starts to slowly climb through a narrow valley. A final brief steep climb leads out of the valley and ends the day at Mu Gompa. (6-7 hours) 

    Altitude 3700 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 9

    The trek retraces back on the same route until the village of Lar and then takes a different route back to Chhokangparo via Rachen Gompa. However, the terrain is similar to the one taken the day before. (5-6 hours) 

    Altitude 3010 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 10

    The trail now descends down to the village of Dumje and a long steep climb in a different valley follows. The terrain slowly turns easier but still continues to climb and only ends at Gumba Lungdang. Ganesh Himal (7422 meters) stands tall and close to the monastery adding an edge to the already serene environment. (5 hours) 

    Altitude 3200 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 11

    Trek toward to Ganesh Himal Base Camp through pristine pines and rhododendrons on a ridge, bearing left to two rude stone huts beside a large boulder in a kharka. The track continues between the huts and up, veering to the left, The track is clear through cut silver pines then into birches and up the true right of a birch-lined dry creekbed. Eventually you emerge into grassy flats behind the lateral moraine of the Torogumba glacier. Continue climbing past seasonal yak huts and you will find several tracks on the moraine wall that give superb views of the cirque of mountains and it is a most beautiful Camping spot stay overnight at Camp. (5 hours)

    Altitude 4200 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 12

    After breakfast hike along the torogumba Glacier toward to Ganesh Himal I (Yangra) for closer view. Explore around and back to Camp stay overnight at Camp. 

    Altitude 4200 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 13

    Trek back to Gumba Lungdang following the same trail we walked on our way up to Ganesh Himal Base Camp. Arrived at Gumba Lungdang evening attend regular puja in monastery stay overnight at Camp.

    Altitude 3200 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 14

    The trek once again retraces back on the previously travelled route back to Chumling via Dumje. Still continuing on the same route the day’s trek finally ends at Lhokpa. (6 hours) 

    Altitude 2240 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Camp
  • 15

    The trek continues to return via the same route taken before. (6-7 hours)

    Altitude 1120 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Tea House/Camp
  • 16

    The trek continues to return via the same route taken before. (5-6 hours)

    Altitude 930 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Tea House/Camp
  • 17

    We drive back to Kathmandu (7-8 hours drive) check in Hotel evening cultural dinner stay overnight at Hotel. 

    Altitude 1335 m
    Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation Hotel
  • 18

    A representative from Visit Himalaya Treks Pvt. Ltd. will check your flight tickets and transfer you to the airport before two hours from your flight with a hope of seeing you again in the future.

    Altitude 1335 m
    Meals Breakfast
    Accommodation No

Cost Includes

    • Arrivals and departure transport by car (We will collect you from the Kathmandu international airport) and transfer to the hotel.
    • A Full day sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley in a world heritage site with a city guide and necessary transport.
    • 3 nights’ accommodation (2 persons per room) in Kathmandu in a 3* standard Hotel with breakfast.
    • All land transportation (a private car/ Jeep.
    • Tented accommodation while on trek (2 in sharing a tent) with mattress.
    • A dining tent, cooking tent, toilet tent, table, and chair will be provided.
    • All meals and hot drinks during the trek.
    • Salary, insurance, food, and accommodation for guides, cook, and porters.
    • Tsum Valley restricted area entry permit.
    • Manaslu Conservation entry permit.
    • Group First Aid Kit.
    • Government taxes and service charges.

Cost Excludes

    • Nepal entry Visa Fee.
    • Personal Travel Insurance (Compulsory).
    • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (Before and after the trek)
    • Extra night accommodation, early arrival, and late departure.
    • Entry fee at the sightseeing sites.
    • Personal expenses like beverages (mineral water, alcohol, soft drinks), telephone bills, laundry, bar bills, personal tips, etc.

Cost & Date

Start Dates are your arrival date in Nepal and End Dates are the returning date from Nepal.

The set departure dates listed are specially quoted and specified for group joining option. Let us know if the set departure dates are not suitable for you- another dates which are suitable for you can certainly be added by us.

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Reviews ( 1 Reviews For This Package )

Leendert Blonk & Rene Blonk, From The Nederlandse

Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Manaslu Trek - May - 2019.

My son and myself did the Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp, Manaslu Circuit trek with Visit Himalaya Treks during the first half of May. The Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp, Manaslu Circuit trek was attractive to us because it is less crowded than some of the other treks and the Tsum Valley in particular has a lot of Tibetan culture.

Himal from Visit Himalaya Treks was very helpful and it was very easy to arrange the trek over email. We arrived a day earlier than planned due to the airline cancelling our original flight but it was no problem to leave a day early on the trek as well. The guide Hari and the porter Hom were great. They are very helpful along the trail and in the tea houses, very safety conscious, and walked at our pace rather than their own. In fact they even went back and rather amazingly "rescued" a walking pole I had dropped down a very steep rockfall.

The trail is spectacular, in Tsum Valley, Ganesh Himal and on the Manaslu trail. There are some climbs into Tsum Valley but once there, it levels off you are effectively in Tibet; Buddhist flags and mani walls everywhere and just about everyone wears the traditional dress. On the Manaslu trail there are high mountains all around (start walking early to get the best views during this time of year). The trail gradually rises over several days and an extra day to acclimatise made sure we had no problems with the altitude; the intinary works very well. Crossing the pass is not that easy if you are out of shape like me but spectacular.

All in all we were very happy with Visit Himalaya Treks and we highly recommend them; we will certainly book with them again when we go to Nepal.

FAQs

We always try to be flexible in designing the trip itinerary for our client’s needs. However, if you are not convinced with our suggested itinerary then of course you are always welcome to customize or change the trip itinerary.

A holiday should never be about making it to the final point quickly. Along your trek, we can add days at your request with additional costs to cover guides, porters, accommodation, and food.

An average physical fitness should be maintained before booking a trek. Any sort of illness or recent medical problems should be mentioned while booking a trip. Most of our itineraries are prepared to give you maximum time to acclimatize and pace-setting on the treks would be done according to your convenience. If you are taking regular medication then tell us before the trip starts which would be better for us to give you the physical feedback.

Our main concern is your safety. We never compromised on your safety during the Trekking and all our guides are properly trained and well equipped to take care of our client's safety in even the remote areas as well.

There would be always back support in case of an emergency like severe high-altitude sickness or accident (which is least expected), you will be sent to the nearest hospital if possible otherwise rescued by a helicopter and sent to the hospital as soon as possible. Since you are entirely liable for all the expenses incurred for the use of such emergency services, please make sure that your travel insurance covers both- medical and emergency evacuation costs.

It is not a problem at all because in a mountain most of the tea houses/lodges serve vegetarian food as well and our guide will take care of the time cooking and on a camping trek, our cook and staff will care all about the food section.

Most of the lodges in the mountains are the basic ones like a guest house or tea house style. In a few major towns or settlements, where are the possibilities we provide you with the best accommodation? Also, it depends upon the service packages.

Lately, most of the teahouses have electricity supply even with solar panels. So, charging your gadgets is not a problem at all. But charging your battery you should have to pay an additional fee (US$ 1 to 3 approx. per hour.), to get your gadgets to be charged.

Now a day’s most of the major village has a cell phone network connection. However, in a remote area where cell phones do not work, and even if there is no other communication access then we send satellite phones along with our guide so you can always be in touch with your family.

Yes, either you can store the same hotel as you stayed or we can store your goods with us safely in our office free of cost.

The luggage must not exceed up to 20 kilos. A trekking helper (porter) carries baggage of less than 15 kilos. This bag can be received at the end of each day’s trek and you should carry the rest of the weight as a day bag with all your money and valuables inside it.

This is a difficult thing to gauge. We have seen everything from USD 25 to USD 900 per person for guides and porters. Tipping is not required, but a small gesture of thanks to your guides and local porters. The Level of the tip should reflect the level of satisfaction from and personal involvement with your guide. However, we recommend you spend a minimum of 10% of your total trip cost for tipping the entire local staff.

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TRIP OVERVIEW
Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek
Altitude 4100 m
Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek
Region Manaslu & Ganesh Himal
Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek
Difficulty Moderate grade
Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek
Group size 2+ Peoples
Tsum Valley Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek
Best Season October - December in autumn season and March - June in Spring season.
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