Kanchenjunga Trek

Kanchenjunga trek is less crowed off the beaten trek located in the eastern north part of Nepal on the border between Nepal and India. This trek takes you around the Mt. Kanchenjunga (8586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world. This trekking provides a variety of landscapes, natural beauty, mountain vistas as well as the variety of cultural experiences. In this trek, you enjoy the fantastic view of the mountains like Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Yalung Kang and many more. In this trek, you meet the ethnic people Rai and Limbu and interact with them which provides a chance to get insight into their culture and lifestyle. While trekking you enjoy the wide range of scenery from lush, tropical jungle through to rhododendron, chestnut, and oak forests as well as the Alpine bushes at the higher altitude. It provides the experience of the Himalayan wilderness. In this region, you can encounter many rare wild animals like snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer red panda, etc and birds like impeyan, pheasant, red-billed blue magpie, shy drongo, etc.

The challenging Kanchenjunga trek was opened in 1988 for trekkers and requires the special permit from the government of Nepal. This trekking commences with the scenic flight from the Kathmandu to Sukhetar via Biratnagar. Though it can be approached from Darjaling of India, you get the full Himalayan experience of Kanchenjunga from Nepal’s side. In this trek, you pass through the subtropical forests, rhododendron forests, alpine meadows, river valleys hidden high valleys surrounded by glaciers and snowcapped mountains, villages of Rai and Limbus, etc. In this route, you enjoy the view of the majestic Himalayas and waterfalls, valleys, glaciers, etc. To have the full experience of nature and culture of the Kanchenjunga trek, the best time to go for trekking is autumn and the spring season.