Our adventure begins with a flight to the small airstrip
on fixed wings or Helicopter at Tumlingtar. From here
we descend to the deep gorge of the beautiful Arun Valley.
The Arun Valley is lush, green oasis, rich in bird life
and these first few days provide a fascinating contrast
to high mountain scape as we approach Mera. Our route
to the Mera La will take us through thick rhododendron
and bamboo forest separating the Hongu and Hunku Valleys.
On the trail to Panch Pokhari you will come across a
beautiful Sherpa Village and Kirong La Monastery
From Panch Pokhari you will descend to Hunkku River,
a complete wilderness trail. The views alongs this
section are superb. Towards the east we can see the
Kanchenjunga and Jannu. To the north, to the views
of Hunku and Hongu dominate. The trail continues to
Thagnag (4366m), from here we move to khare (5108m)
where we establish the base camp at the foot of the
glacier leading to the Mera La (5415m). Here we have
a number of days to rest, explore and acclimatize
.
Our return route will take us south, down to the
Hunku Drangka before turning west to cross the Zatrawa
La to the mountain airstrip at Lukla. From here we
will fly back to Kathmandu the following day to a
spectacular end.