Siklees/ Tara Top Trekking

Duration: 12 days | Grade:

Try the historic hill trek to Siklis; one of the early southern Gurung settlements and the second largest Gurung village, still retains an aura of olden times.

Here, the Jhankri (shaman) and Lama (priest) have important roles in this Buddhist community, marriage, death and day-to day lives. Sikles village lies above the Mardi Khola (1,981m), overlooking Annapurna IV to the north and Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal to the east. The region is particularly good for bird watching because of its pristine forested surroundings where different species of birds thrive.

As alternative to other short treks in the region. This fabulous camping trek takes you about a week, starting at Begnas Tal (Lake) and heading north to the Madi Khola, then following the river’s west bank up to Sikles (1,980m.), From here you strike westwards over the thickly forested ridge that separates the Madi and Seti Khola drainage’s and then descend via Ghachok, another Gurung settlement, to reach the Pokhara – Baglung Highway.

Itinerary - Outline

Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu & Transfer to Hotel.
Day 2: Full day guided sightseeing around of the Kathmandu valley.
Day 3: Fly or drive out to Pokhara
Day 4: Drive to trailhead Hemja (Milanchowk) – Kharpani (hot spring)
Day 5: Kharpani – Ghalegaon (2713m)
Day 6: Ghalegaon (2713m)- Parche (1760m)
Day 7: Sikles exploration day, providing pack lunch & back to overnight at same place
Day 8: Parche (1760m) – Chasu (980m)
Day 9: Chasu (980m) – Kalikasthan (1080m)
Day 10: Kalikasthan (1080m)- Begnas Tal & drive back to Pokhara
Day 11: Fly / Drive out to Kathmandu
Day 12: Departure onward destination.


Itinerary Rating: Great medium effort trek to the Gurung stronghold of Sikles under Lamjung Himal.

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