Makalu
Base Camp Trekking
This trek takes up deep into
the eastern Himalayas, providing some
of Nepal's most unseen and amazing scenery.
From
Tumlingtar by walking north, up the
Arun river,Sedwa and Num, crossing Shipton
La (4127m) into upper Barun Khola valley
for a close look at Makalu(8475 m) and
Chamlang (7290 m). the trek to Makalu
base camp visits one of the most remote
and unfrequented areas of Nepal.
The
Barun Valley is part of a huge international
proctected area under an agreement between
China and Nepal. The Makalu Barun National
Park was established in 1992 as Nepal's
eight National park.
The park of 2330sq.km. is bordered by
the Arun River in the east and the Sagarmatha
National Park in the west. Barun Valley
is a sanctuary for wild animals such
as wolves, lynx, foxes and the elusive
snow leopard.
Our descent into the pine and rhododendron
forest from the Barun Valley takes us
past the lower Barun Glacier and into
the Makalu basin and to Tumlingtar to
catch the flight back to Kathmandu.
