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  • GHT Upper Trail, Full Traverse GHT Upper Trail, Full Traverse

    Section : Annapurna & Mustang, Dolpa, Everest & Rolwaling, Humla, Kanchenjunga, Langtang & Helambu, Makalu Barun, Manaslu & Ganesh, Rara & Jumla
    Days trekking : 156
    Season : Spring and Autumn
    Max. Altitude: 6146 m
    Difficulty : Strenuous
    Start: Taplejung
    Finish: Hilsa
    Permits Needed: Trekking Permits, TIMS, etc
    Type : Camping and few tea-houses and homestays

  • Kanchenjunga to Makalu Barun Traverse, GHT Upper Trail Kanchenjunga to Makalu Barun Traverse, GHT Upper Trail

    Section : Kanchenjunga, Makalu Barun
    Days trekking : 20 days
    Difficulty : Hard
    Permits Needed: Taplejung Trekking Permit ; Sankhuwasabha Trekking Permit
    Type : Teahouse/homestay/Camping (it is needed to take a tent)

  • GHT Makalu Barun Section, Lower Trail GHT Makalu Barun Section, Lower Trail

    Section : Makalu Barun
    Days trekking : 7
    Max. Altitude: 2800 m
    Difficulty : Easy
    Permits Needed: TIMS
    Type : Teahouse/Camping (taking a tent is recommended)

  • GHT Lower Trail, Full Traverse GHT Lower Trail, Full Traverse

    Section : Annapurna & Mustang, Dolpa, Everest & Rolwaling, Kanchenjunga, Langtang & Helambu, Makalu Barun, Manaslu & Ganesh, Rara & Jumla, The Far West Nepal
    Days trekking : 92
    Season : All seasons
    Max. Altitude: 4519 m
    Difficulty : Moderate
    Start: Simhalila Bhanjyang
    Finish: Darchula
    Permits Needed: Trekking permit Dolpa, TIMS, ACAP
    Type : Teahouse/homestay/Camping (it is needed to take a tent)

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    • The region is named after Mt Makalu, which at 8463m is the world’s 5th highest mountain
    • It’s home to more than 3000 species of flowering plants, including 25 species of rhododendron and hundreds of varieties of orchids
    • You need to be prepared for some serious mountaineering to cross the high passes of Sherpani Col, West Col and the Amphu Labsta into the Everest region
    • Remote valleys little visited by foreign travellers
    • Lots of rain and stunning, immense glaciers

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