Rara Lake Trekking

Our representative will come to the airport for transfer to the Hotel. After some refreshment in the hotel, Our Tour leader will make pre departure meeting in the Hotel or at our office. The meeting will cover trip-related information & collecting your Documents (passport copy, 2 passport size photos, Travel insurance).

The morning after breakfast as the time set for the sightseeing tour, our city guide will lead you for a few hours on our fascinating heritage and cultural tour around places of interest, a tour of the holy Pashupatinath temple, Boudhanath (Little Tibet), Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) & monasteries, old historical Palaces, courtyard; and then back to the hotel after the wonderful tour, afternoon transfer to Kathmandu domestic airport for 50 minutes of scenic flight to Far South West of Nepal at Nepalgunj city, a transit place for another flight to Jumla region, the place around here is warm with sub-tropical temperature, located close to UP border of India.

During the flight, a panorama vista with a chain of snow-capped peaks starting from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj.

Morning transfer back to Nepalgunj airport for another scenic connecting short flight to Jumla, on reaching Jumla received by our trekking guides and camping crews, Jumla is a large hill town and headquarters of Karnali zone, at present, a motor rough road has been built connecting with Nepalgunj and other areas of Karnali, after a refreshing time starting this wonderful trek, on a pleasant path with short up to reach at Charya Chaur village after walking past nice farm villages, first overnight camping at Charya Chaur a neat pretty small farm village.

After a first day nice pleasant walk to this nice village, the morning starts leading to an uphill into the pristine forest of rhododendron, birch, and pine trees and then towards a green hilltop a small pass known as Jaljala bhanjyang with a wonderful vista of Kanjiroba Himal. Trek continues into the serene cool wilderness downhill for a few hours to reach a summer pasture for overnight camp, in this lovely area of a grassy field in the middle of nowhere.

The morning starts descending to the Sinja area for a few hours following Jaljala Khola (stream) downstream into the forested area of dense pine woodland and then the walk leads a past row of farms terraced to reach Sinja village (this was an old kingdom during the Malla era), one can notice very old ruin temples and monuments, ancient sculptured stones now covered in thick moss and weeds, and from here the walk follows a river upstream to a small village of Ganj after a nice break continue to walk through an interesting gorge to overnight camp at Botan village, late afternoon with time for a short walk around.

After continuing every day steady walk, today a short walk for a few hours to Ghorsain close to the entrance of Rara National Park, a morning walk on leaving Sinja Khola to follow another stream of Ghatte Khola heading further north, and then a short climb uphill arriving at the lovely little valley with farmlands and an interesting primitive water mills for grinding corns, wheat’s into a fine flour to bake bread, from here to our overnight camp at Ghorrasain as this trek reaches near to our destination on the rim of Rara National Park with a small police post, after lunch free at leisure for a short walk or just relax and catch up with the dairy.

Today’s final walk leads to our long-awaited highlight and destination of this marvelous journey to Nepal’s largest lake Rara, The morning walk starts in a peaceful environment from this nice camp of Ghorasain, then heads uphill with a climb to Chuchemara Danda at about 4, 260 meters top, after reaching the ridge, offering great scenery of surrounding beautiful country landscapes and magnificent views of snow-capped mountains towards north, after enjoying marvelous views of the surrounding countryside, walk leads downhill through forest of bamboo and birch trees, crossing Khatyar Khola upstream to reach our destination at Rara Lake after a good of 5-6 hours. Around this lake, there is a few lodge and guest built by the Park and village community for visitors.

An ideal spot for a rest day, with a leisure morning, explore this beautiful area where trekkers and foreigners seldom visit this place due to its remoteness, optional hike and visit a wooden tower platform for better views of Rara Lake with surrounding rolling green hills and snow-capped mountains.

After a most enjoyable and relaxing time at Lake Rara, the morning return journey to Jumla leads via an alternative high route, starting the morning walk to a ridge top at Jhyari with a small farm village, from here trek leads to follow Jhyari Bira Khola downstream for a short while and then crossing Dhauligar Khola valley, following the trail towards our overnight camp at Pina another nice small farm village and a police post with few moderate size houses serving as a lodge, tea shops.

Our morning walks towards uphill climb into serene woodland with gorgeous views of landscapes, mountains, climb continues for last hour to reach Ghurchi- Lagna pass the highest point of this fantastic trekking, the top marked with Buddhist monuments of Chorten and prayer flags, from here walk descends across nice grassy meadow and pasture fields into walnut groves heading to a steep and narrow valley to overnight camp in Chauta village, a small place with few shops, lodge for locals and trekkers.

After a pleasant and interesting time at Chauta village, the morning walk continues following Sinja Khola to Burma village with the small lodge, tea shops, and health post, from here walk leads past an overhanging rock at Kamra, which is a source of an important herbal medicinal mineral called as Sivaji.

From here walk leads to a long descent to Sinja Khola, and walking past Nyawre village, with a refreshing stop walk continues following the river upstreams and with a final 600 meters climb of the day to reach Tharamara for an overnight camp in the beautiful field and a summer pasture.

Today the last leg of this incredible journey to Jumla, the morning starts on a long downhill slope to reach a wonderful green valley with alpine woodland lined with rhododendrons, oaks, and pines trees, after leaving the forested area back into fertile farmland with well-tended terraces, walk leads past several smaller villages of Padmara and then following the same river for some time as the walk leads finally at Jumla town for last overnight in this high hills of far west Nepal.

In Jumla with time to organize a farewell dinner with some gratitude to fellow trekking crews and porters, as they will be leaving for Kathmandu overland taking at least 2-3 days of the journey.

Goodbye! to all the trekking crews, guides, and loyal good porters including the people of this fascinating Jumla and Mugu. Morning walks to an airfield for a short scenic flight to Nepalgunj, at Nepalgunj with time to refresh in this warm area, afternoon or late morning catch another flight back to Kathmandu and then transfer to respective hotels, after a most unimaginable journey Around Lake Rara with great service of Trexmount Ventures and wonderful crews.

After morning breakfast, free day for trek preparation. OR, you can do a sightseeing tour in Kathmandu valley with a visit to the fascinating heritage and cultural sites.

A few places are worth visiting such as the holy Pashupatinath temple, Bouddhanath, Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple), Durbar Squire ( One is in Kathmandu, in Patan, and also in Bhaktapur), Museum,  monasteries, old historical Palaces, and Gardens. Note:  this tour is optional so you can visit with place of your interest & pay locally.

Breakfast, transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for departing from Nepal.