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Gyachung Kang Expedition 2025/2026
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 51d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Offers stunning views of the Himalayan landscape
- Reach base camp at an altitude of around 5,300 metres
- training ground for climbers preparing to tackle higher peaks, Mount Everest
Activity location
- Kathmandu
- Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Lekhnath, Thamel Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
- Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Base Camp Plan
- 51d
Activity duration is 51 days 51d - English
Includes Alpine Services and Base Camp Services
Full Board Plan
- 51d
Activity duration is 51 days 51d - English
Includes Alpine Services, Base Camp Services, and Full Board Plan Services
What's included, what's not
- Alpine Plan Services
What's included What's included - Permits: SNPP, TIMS, Climbing Permit, Pasang Lhamu entry fee
What's included What's included - Base camp equipments (tents, kitchen, dining, gear) with chef and assistant
What's included What's included - Basic Climbing equipment (ropes, ice axes, etc.)
What's included What's included - All meals
What's included What's included - Permits, insurance, and medical coverage for staff
What's included What's included - satellite phone, Solar power for light/charging available
What's included What's included - Emergency oxygen (extra charge)
What's included What's included - Individual tents at advanced base camp
What's included What's included - Cargo clearance, transport of supplies, and taxes
What's included What's included - Farewell dinner with cultural show
What's included What's included - Full Board Plan Services:
What's included What's included - Transport: Kathmandu–Pokhara flights
What's included What's included - Oxygen cylinders
What's included What's included - Mask & Regulator
What's included What's included - Necessary VE25 North Face High Tent
What's included What's included - High Altitude Climbing Sherpa
What's included What's included - Rescue Deposit: ~$2,500 (covered by insurance)
What's included What's included - Appropriate number of porters during the trekking period
What's included What's included - Heli for transporting the thing from Pokhar to base camp
What's included What's included - Base Camp Services:
What's included What's included - Airport transfers
What's included What's included - All accommodation in teahouse upto Base Camp
What's included What's included - Licensed guide and porters (15kg baggage) during the trek
What's included What's included - Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
What's excluded What's excluded - Packed food, snacks, drinks
What's excluded What's excluded - Walkie-talkies, filming permits, ice fall charges
What's excluded What's excluded - Tents for higher camps (I, II, III)
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal climbing gear and Sherpa guides
What's excluded What's excluded - Emergency oxygen and high-altitude food for Sherpas and clients
What's excluded What's excluded - Tips, gifts, and souvenirs
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal items, laundry, and tips, expenses for landlines, mobile, satellite phones, and Internet
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal trekking gear, medical kit, and clothing
What's excluded What's excluded - Additional expenses from unforeseen events (natural disasters, strikes, etc.)
What's excluded What's excluded - Rescue, medical, and hospitalisation expenses
What's excluded What's excluded - Medical and travel insurance, emergency evacuation
What's excluded What's excluded - International airfare
What's excluded What's excluded - Nepal visa fee (available on arrival)
What's excluded What's excluded - Rubbish deposit fee (if applicable)
What's excluded What's excluded
Know before you book
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
What you can expect
Gyachung Kang stands tall at 7,952m (7.952km) and falls in fifteen ranks among the highest peaks. It is also part of the Mahalangur Himal and extends across the Nepalese and Chinese border. It has gained mountains like Mt. Everest and Mt. Cho Oyu as its neighbouring mountains. Even though it lies in between the world’s first and sixth-highest mountain, it remains less popular among travellers.
The Gyachung Kang Expedition provides a heartwarming experience to its climbers. It is an escape from the day-to-day hustle for those who want to have some adventure in their life. The summit welcomes its climbers with a majestic giant structure of snow and ice. The view is equally enchanting as it is exciting. Reaching the Gyachung Kang also offers the climbers a mesmerising view of the world’s tallest mountain, Mt.Everest, and the sixth tallest mountain, Mt. Cho Oyu. However, this expedition requires a lot of patience, courage, and professional guidance as there are various challenges that one has to go through to reach the summit.
Day 1: Arriving at a hotel in Kathmandu
Day 2: Briefing and preparation for the expedition
Day 3: Flying to Lukla then trekking to Phakding
Day 4: Trekking to Namche Bazaar
Day 5: Trekking to Khumjung
Day 6: Rest day at Khumjung to adjust in the high altitude and low temperature
Day 7: Trekking to Dole, staying in a lodge
Day 8: Trekking to Macchermo, staying in a lodge
Day 9: Trekking to Gokyo lake, staying in a lodge
Day 10: Rest day at Gokyo to adjust in the high altitude and low temperature
Day 11: Trekking to Ngozumba Tso
Day 12: Trekking to reach Gyachung Kang Basecamp
Day 13 - 43: Climbing the mountain and returning back to the base camp
Day 44: Packing and cleaning the base camp to descend back
Day 45: Trekking to Gokyo lake, staying in a resort
Day 46: Trekking back to Khumjung, staying in a resort
Day 47: Trekking back to Phakding, staying in a resort
Day 48: Trekking to Lukla, staying in a lodge
Day 49: Flying back to Kathmandu from Lukla
Day 50: Exploring Kathmandu
Day 51: Returning home
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Kathmandu
- Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Lekhnath, Thamel Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
- Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal