Overview
Ganesh Himal base camp trekking, a wonderful place to visit away from human settlement and villages for some days in close harmony of mountain wilderness. One of less ventured region of North Mid-West by trekkers and adventurer, although not far from the capital Kathmandu at a mere 65 km crow fly distance and yet remote, isolated country.
Ganesh Himal massive bulk of peaks can be seen from Kathmandu on a clear fine day, towards northwest direction close to Manaslu Himalaya in the west with Langtang Himal towards the east.
Ganesh Himal base camp trekking where few groups of trekkers seldom visit due to its remoteness and away from villages on off the beaten tracks where there are no facilities of lodge or guest house for travelers.
All trekkers need full camping equipment and foods to carry with them and ferry throughout the trek from the start to an end, which makes a real outdoor adventure with overnight camping in sheer wilderness.
Ganesh Himal, unknown mountains for other travelers as it is below 8, 000 meter than other famous and popular peaks, but one of the beautiful and striking mountain range the main peak Ganesh-I is at 7, 422 m and 24, 350 feet high.
Ganesh Himal, a name of popular and favorite Hindu God ‘Ganesh’ the local name is Yangra of Tibetan origin language, as Ganesh Himal also straddles the border with Tibet / China.
Where’s the most common name is the Hindu word Ganesh, a depicted form of an elephant as the South Face of Pabil Himal (Ganesh IV) ridge that appears the shape of an elephant’s trunk hence the name Ganesh Himal.
Adventure to Ganesh Himal base camp trekking involves exciting drive both ways before and after ending the walks, at first journey takes you towards north-west around Nuwakott district and warm area at Trisuli Bazaar, a busy town and main hub of hill villagers.
In the beginning, the walk takes you through several nice farm villages where you can witness the local immense culture of both Hinduism and Buddhism religions, as the adventure continues leaving the last small farm village of Chalise towards remote mountainous areas of massive bulk Ganesh Himal.
A lovely walk into dense coniferous forest of tall rhododendron, pines, oaks and fir trees with some bamboo stalks, which makes an excellent habitation for mountain wild-animals and birdlife.
The green deep woods around Langtang and Ganesh Himal, where endangered and elusive Red Panda dwells, often seen by trekkers on walks to Ganesh Himal base camp and Ruby valley areas.
After days of exciting walks finally reach the main highlight of the adventure in the heart of massif Ganesh Himal at Base Camp, that towers high above you with icy ponds of Kalo and Seto Kunds.
The color of the pond with black and white due to lime and chalk minerals of rocks mixed form of glacier, and the black due to heavy shade away from sunlight and falling of black rocks.
Enjoying marvelous moments around Ganesh Himal base camp, return journey takes you back into dense forest and Kharka (cattle herder’s shelters) to reach farm village, and back into human civilization.
Starting the adventure from the Nuwakott area and ending at the Gorkha district in a farm town of Arughat, which also falls on the trekking route to Manaslu and Tsum Valley. At Arughat ending the last walk of a fabulous journey to reach Kathmandu after a great wonderful experience on Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trekking.
- Adventure in the far corners of Nepal West Central Himalaya Mountain range
- Enjoy perfect wilderness in the close harmony of natural pristine surroundings
- On and off the beaten tracks around hidden pockets of Mid-West Nepal Himalaya
- Within enchanting forest of rhododendron, oaks, magnolia, pines and fir trees
- Explore rural farm villages in the shade of high Ganesh and Manaslu Himalaya
- Less visited by main flow of trekkers away from villages and human settlement
- Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu 1, 345 m / 4411 feet transfer to Hotel
- Day 02: Sightseeing around Kathmandu at places of interest
- Day 03: Drive to Samari Bhanjyang 1,250 m /4,100 feet via Trisuli Bazaar-6 hrs
- Day 04: Trek to Katunje Bazaar 765 m /2,509 feet -06 hours
- Day 05: Trek to Kintang Phedi 655 m / 2,148 feet -06 hours
- Day 06: Trek to Jharlang 1, 500 m / 4,920 feet -05 hours
- Day 07: Trek to Chalise 2, 000 m / 6,560 feet - 06 hours
- Day 08: Trek from Chalise to Hindung 2,345 m / 7,691 feet -06 hours
- Day 09: Trek to Rajgang Kharka 2, 570 m / 8, 429 feet -06 hours
- Day 10: Trek to Kalo Seto Kunda (Black and White Pond), at Ganesh Himal Base Camp 3, 774 m / 12, 378 feet -06 hours
- Day 11: Rest day to explore around Ganesh Himal Base Camp
- Day 12: Trek to Rajgang Kharka -05 hours
- Day 13: Trek to Chalise - 05 hours
- Day 14: Trek to Laba Besi 1, 500 m / 4, 920 feet -06 hours
- Day 15: Trek to Manyang Bhanjyang 2, 934 m / 9, 623 feet -05 hours
- Day 16: Trek to Majhgaon 2,200 m / 7,216 feet -06 hours
- Day 17: Trek to Budathum 750 m / 2,460 feet -06 hours
- Day 18: Trek to Arughat Bazaar 500 m /1, 640 feet -03 hours and drive to Kathmandu -05 hours
- Day 19: Free day in Kathmandu
- Day 20: Final International Departure from Nepal
- All airport pick up drop off by private vehicle
- Welcome dinner in an authentic restaurant
- Twin/double sharing accommodation on BB in Kathmandu
- Guided sightseeing tours in Kathmandu with private vehicle (entrance fees extra)
- Kathmandu to Samari Bhanjyang and Arughat Bazaar to Kathmandu flight with airport departure tax
- National Park entrance fee and Trekkers’ Information Management System( TIMS card)
- A highly experience, helpful, knowledgeable, friendly, English speaking, well-trained, Government license holding guide. Price includes his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance.
- 02 guest to 01 porter with their insurance, salary, food, accommodation and equipment
- Your cost includes insurance, wages, food and lodging for both your guide and porter. We take excellent care of our guides and porters; they are like family to us.
- Best available twin sharing lodge accommodation during the trek
- Three meals a day; breakfast, lunch and dinner and tea/coffee during the trekking.
- Snacks of biscuits/peanuts and seasonal fresh fruits dessert during the trek
- First aid kit
- Trekking Planner’s sleeping bag, down jackets, T-shirt, cap, duffle bags, city and trekking route maps – if necessary.
- Arrangement of emergency evacuation service (should have insurance for emergency evacuation and will be paid by your travel insurance company)
- Oxymeter to check your pulse and oxygen saturation and heart rate twice daily during the trek (very useful to check Altitude Mountain Sickness (AMS) symptoms). This helps ensure your trek is in the safest hands possible.
- All applicable government and local taxes per the itinerary
- Your Nepal Visa fees (should bring small accurate fees in USD and 02 passport size photos)
- All the International airfare from and to Kathmandu (no need to pay a departure tax for international flights)
- Lunch and Dinner in Kathmandu
- Personal travel and health Insurance, Insurance for helicopter evacuation (An Helicopter rescue insurance is highly recommended. If you have any problem and you have to be evacuated, without your insurance you have to pay the helicopter in cash.)
- In case of extra more nights accommodation, lunch and dinner in the city due to early arrival and late departure as well as early back/return from mountain/trekking (due to any reason) than the given time period of the itinerary
- Your Personal expenses such as ( laundry, phone calls, bar and beverage bill, boiled or bottled water {it will cost between $1 and $3 a bottle (it gets more expensive towards base camp).}, extra porter.. etc)
- Entrance fees for the day tours in Kathmandu
- The Tips to the trekking crews and drive
- Extra expenses due to flight delays, strikes, weather condition or any event out of our control
- Anything not included in service includes column
Best Season for Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trekking:
The best time for Ganesh Himal base camp trek during the spring season from March to May, when days are clear most of the month’s chances of light rain and snow sometimes in the late afternoon.
Cold in the morning and night time, but very scenic with wild-flowers in seasonal bloom especially tall trees to bush rhododendron, magnolia, and other bright flowers.
Day is clear for grand views of snow peaks and with much longer sunlight hours during the spring season.
Next best season is autumn/fall to pre-winter from the middle month of September to early December, although much colder morning and evening time, with short sunlight hours due to autumn and near winter.
But most days are bright and clear for mountain views and walks with the bright starry night sky, chances of snow on higher areas sometimes.
Itinerary Disclaimer:
Ganesh Himal Base Camp trekking provided with standard Itinerary days where some days walks can be shorter or longer as per your physical fitness, some designated overnight stops can change, due to available rooms and other facilities, etc…….
We will follow the itinerary if it needs to be changed in case of weather, landslides, and difficulties on walks requiring more days where our leader and lead head guides decide holding full authority for Trekking Planner Treks and Expeditions.
Visa:
Visiting Nepal one can obtain entry visas from your home country at Nepalese Embassies and Consulates, if not one can easily get a visa on arrival at Nepal international airport in Kathmandu, or any port of entry.
Emergency Contact:
For travel within Nepal Himalaya where all travelers and adventurers require to fill our company form with emergency contact to relatives and families or close friends, as well keeping in close touch with the Trekking Planner for immediate helps either medical or unforeseen reasons.
Arrival:
On arrival picked and received by our attentive airport representative or guides and staff for a short transfer to your respective hotels in Kathmandu.
Accommodations & Food:
On this trek staying on a simple local lodge where is available, but more overnights in tented camping due to its remote location and away from main popular trekking routes we will provide all camping equipment and two men tents as per the size of a group, includes soft thin mattresses, dinging tents, toilet tents, and separate kitchen unit tents with cook, kitchen staff, trekking guides and porters to ferry all camping gear and your baggage.
During camping, provides you with healthy good meals from famous Nepalese Dal-Bhat to Continental with some Chinese, Tibetans, and Indian foods.
All meals are well cooked, hygienic, and served in a large dining tents as per group size with a warm environment.
Drinking-Water:
On treks and camping drinking water provided will be fully boiled and filtered for drinking.
Health:
Where all travelers require sound good health to join on all treks and climb around Nepal Himalaya with healthy medical background and history.
Vaccinations:
Check with your home doctors and season of visit to Asian countries where immunization and vaccines requires against certain diseases.
Altitude Sickness:
Altitude Sickness of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) might occur to some people on the higher altitude from 2,000 m for some above 3,000 m high, taking slow and drinking much fluid and water can overcome from high altitude sickness or AMS.
Where some can take protective measures using Diamox or Acetazolamide tablets this prevent and reduce symptoms of AMS can lower headache in high altitude walks and climb.
People with severe cases and situations of HACE and HAPE where the victim should be brought down to safe and secure places with medical team or doctors to attend, the fastest means is emergency evacuation by any means of immediate and fast transportation where available.
Around Nepal Himalaya the quickest emergency evacuation utilizing Helicopter services to bring the victims back to Kathmandu and for further treatments.
For emergency evacuation where trekkers should be well insured with a good Insurance policy that covers all medical side and the use of Helicopter or other means of transportation.
But on this Ganesh Himal and Ruby Valley Trek less chance of getting the above high altitude symptoms, where heights gains slowly and not much of a problem of altitude sickness, except for steep ups and downhill walks.
Travel Insurance:
Where all travelers to Nepal Himalaya require Travel and Medical Insurance to cover against unfortunate accidents and sickness covering Helicopter Service Rescue to safe places and nearest hospitals.
Age Requirements:
For Ganesh Himal Base Camp Trek, 18 to 60 years old will be allowed and this involves if one can get medical insurance from your home countries.
TIMS Card
TIMS (Trekking Information Management Systems) or similar permits for these treks include Conservation or National Park entrance fee as well.
Getting Into Nepal:
To reach Nepal one can reach by overland from India or Tibet, the main arrival from an international flight to reach Kathmandu and Nepal international airport.
Communication:
At present nearly all villages and towns do have facilities of ISTD and STD or cell phones or Sat phones, where one can easily communicate to your family or Trekking Planner in emergencies.
SIMS cards available on showing your passport copies with small charges as per your time in Nepal.
Money:
On paying a full package of the trip, where you need some extra money for your expenses to buy souvenirs or for extra entertainment on route treks like having extra snacks and drinks.
Culture:
Culture the main thing to observe by travelers to Nepal, where the country with two main religions Hindu and Buddhism with their own special interesting culture and custom.
Photography:
Photography can be taken all around Nepal, where some public and private areas of Government, religious monuments, and some old people might not allow photographs, where your guide will advise you on restricted places.
Gratuities:
Tipping after getting satisfied with the service rendered by the helpful staff of the hotels, drivers including guides and porters where you feel like it deserves gratitude like tipping.
Tipping is highly expected by crew members of trekking and on expeditions as traditions since tourism came in Himalayan countries.
