We will get up in the early morning to look at the first golden rays of the sun falling on the bright side of snow-capped mountains. Relishing the view, we will continue our trek along a dust-covered road for some time and then begin walking uphill until reaching Bhulbule.

From here, the path becomes steep and ascends through the rhododendron forests and tiny settlement areas of Lhamuje. The way beyond Lhamuje opens out to reveal a pasture wherever we can see grazing Yaks. We will cross an extended Mani wall and climb on the winding road to Pikey Base Camp. We’ll visit the Yak Cheese industrial plant and might enjoy the glorious views of the majestic mountains close to the valley.

The path goes uphill, primarily along stone stairs. After we go an additional high, we have more expansive views. Pikey Peak provides a fantastic view of the mountain chain range and Mt. Mt. Everest and Mt. Makalu, with amazing landscapes and wet valleys.

Several yaks across the front of you, and through the milking season, you’ll be able to look at fresh yak milk, dairy product, and cheese sometime. After continuing 3 hours of hiking through the picturesque landscape and rhododendron forest, we tend to reach Jase Bhangyang and stopped at the guest house for the night.

Relish the view of Numbur Himal in the morning. Later very day, proceed on a side trip hike to Thubten Chholing Gompa. The path ascends following the Junbesi river. The walk is a chance to explore pristine Sherpaland and provides dipper insight into the region.

Traksindo La is one of the principal passes leading to the Dudhkoshi valley. From the pass, you have a spectacular view of the Traksindo Gompa and the path ahead. With few tea houses and broken stupas, it still could be an affordable place to stop and refill your teacup.

Before the settlement, you’ll bump into a kaani, and after the kaani, your journey starts to descend towards the village of Traksindo. Taksin village is the last village to have regular public road transportation. They have regular jeeps getting to Salleri and Phaplu from here. Besides this luxury, they also have a vast monastery.

We leave the main trekking route once more and take a pretty path right down to Phaplu through the forest, where we can even hike up to Chiwong Gompa, perched high on a formation overlooking the valley.

After 4 hours of gentle walking, we will climb gradually uphill for half-hour take us to our final destination Phaplu. Phaplu could be a small Sherpa village where we can see the airfield. We can enjoy it and relax for the rest of the day.

We’ll be saying goodbye to the chain of mountains and returning to Katmandu. The route takes us out of the Solu Khumbu, across the mighty Sun Kosi river, with its origins hailing all the means from Tibet, hundreds of kilometers away, and eventually back to the main route that takes us from the flatlands back to the Katmandu valley.