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Milke Danda Trekking
Duration: 15 days | Grade:
This area offers the cultural diversity of Rai, Limbu, Chhetri & Brahmin villagers, with the higher regions inhabited by a people of Tibeto-Mongoloid ancestry. This trek provides exploration of extreme eastern part Nepal & is for experienced trekkers who seek complete escape into the wildest, richest flora endowed part of the Himalayas.
Milke Danda is located in the far east of Nepal. This is long and high forest ridge that divides the Arun and Tamur valley in the eastern Nepal. We start from Basantapur and trek of several days up this ridge that offers views of Makalu to the west and Kanchenjunga to the east. Westerners less frequent Milke Danda area, the region is densely vegetated with rare alpine flora and the beautiful rhododendron forest. It is renowned for having the highest diversity of Nepalese Rhododendron species (29 out of 32 species reported from Nepal), after the towns of Tumlingtar and Khandbari, the trail gradually continues towards higher hills, offering impressive view of the mountains all the way to Milke Danda area. Especially Milke Danda. It is from this area that Victorian plant hum ties first brought rhododendrons and azaleas to the West. Chainpur, which you visit on you return journey, is a particularly charming market town.
Itinerary - Outline
Day 01: Arrival & transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Kit preapration day in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Fly to Tumlingtar from Kathmandu. Overnight Camping
Day 04: Tumlingtar to Phapung
Day 05: Phapung to Chainpur
Day 06: Chainpur to Jaljala
Day 07: Jaljala to Bhalukhop
Day 08: Bhalukhop to Milke Danda
Day 09: Milke Danda excursion and to see the beautiful views of Mt. Kanchanjung and Mt. Makalu.
Day 10: Milke Danda to Mayuan
Day 11: Mayam to Chainpur
Day 12: Chainpur to Tumlingtar
Day 13: Fly out to Kathmandu from Tumligtar and transfer to the hotel.
Day 14: Lesiure or Sightseeing in Kathmandu.
Day 15: Departure from Kathmandu.
Itinerary Rating: A lovely floral trek. For those who want to see Rhododendrons, azaleas and daphnes make sure you go in March / April.
