Detail Itinerary

• Day 01: Fly to Nepalgunj after breakfast and Overnight at a local hotel in Nepalgunj.
• Day 02: By flight. Jumla town (2340m) is in a valley, and their paddy is cultivated (making Joomla the highest place on earth where it is grown). The city is the administrative headquarters of the Karnali Zone. From Jumla we start walking towards Padmara. Two tracks are leading north to Gumgarhi and Rara. One is a trail leading directly from the north of the town. The other is a more popular trek route that turns east of the city towards Dan Sandhu (2347m) at the confluence of Tila Nadi with Chaudbise Khola. We transverse northeast along the right side of the Chaudbise Khola through pine forests. Two hours further is Urdu (2520m) at the confluence of Chaudbise Khola and Ghurseni Khola. The bridge leads east to the Chaudbise area. The trek now ascends steeply through the narrow gorge of the Ghurseni Khola, keeping all the time to its right slope. Padmara (3017m), a Chhetri village at the head of the valley is one hour beyond the canyon head. Overnight at camp
• Day 03: The track beyond Padmara continues rising along the north side of the Ghurseni stream. We leave the last fields at 3048 meters and climb to the first pass, Khali Langa (3545m), four kilometers from Padmara. We follow down the right bank of the stream to a footbridge at 3353 meters and cross it to the west side. We continue descending north for one hour through dense forest to reach a log bridge at 2743 meters over Sinja Khola, here called Lah Gad. Cross the bridge to the north side, turn west and climb to Burma (2830m) about two kilometers further. Overnight at camp
• Day 04: The track beyond Burma keeps high above the river and skirts two small spurs to reach Bhargaon (2890m) in 1.5 hours. After one kilometer at the end of the fields, the track turns north into the tributary stream of Gautham Khola. We cross the stream by a log bridge to the west side and climb to Chautha (3100m) in a forest clearing. After an hour the valley opens out into a pleasant meadow. We keep to the left stream until a western tributary joins it. Before reaching Ghurchi Lagna (3457m), we climb up the narrow gully on the northeast slope and skirt north across a series of spurs to reach Pine (2430m) Overnight at Camp.
• Day 05: RARA LAKE is only eight kilometers west of Pine. It is a short, pleasant trek with beautiful views to the north. From Pine, we take a trail turning west that transverse a steep north-facing slope. After crossing a stretch of fields, we climb a small spur and descend to the stream. We pass the bridge and climb up to the hamlet of Jhari from Pina (2500m). It will take just over two hours to reach Jhari from Pina. From Jhari, we ascend west along a ridge for about 700 meters to achieve a low saddle in two hours. The large lake is visible directly north of this saddle. From here, it is pleasant descent to the meadows on the south side of the pond. The village site of Rara (3040m) on the north side is an enjoyable two hours walk along the western bank of the lake. Overnight at camp.
• Day 06: Rest day and explore the Rara area- Rara area was designated a National Park in 1975, and it takes about eight hours to walk around the lake. Overnight at camp.
• Day 07: We walk the lake outlet (2980m) and follow the downstream of Khatyar Gad for an hour. There is a log bridge over the stream below Murma (3139m). Cross the bridge to the south side and climb steadily over the 400 meters to reach an open clearing at 3277 meters. The trail continues climbing south through dense forest until the tree line is reached at 3658m. The ridge extends to the south for another 200 meters, but it is a pleasant trail with a distant view of the mountains. There is no pass on this high ridge, and the path turns south-east at an altitude of 3749m and descends by the east side of Chuchemara Danda. It is a fairly steep descent to Ghorasain (3271m). Overnight at camp.
• Day 08: From Ghorasain there is the trail down the valley to Botan (2895m). A more exciting path with a better scenic prospect is to climb Diyala Danda due south of Ghorasain. The climb begins immediately west of Ghorasain and takes about an hour through a forest to top the crest at 5351 meters. The trail then skirts south-east above the high fields of Lumsa. There are excellent views to the south along the Sinja valley. The trail descends to Okharpati village (3100m) on a top shelf above Mindrabali Gad. The descent from Okharpati to Sinja takes less than two hours. Overnight at camp.
• Day 09: We cross the log bridge over Sinja Khola to the east and follow the south bank of Jaljale Gad beyond Kotgaon near Lamathada. We support the stream for another five kilometers due east. Then we ascend the ridge (2865m) briefly to descend to the same creek again. The trail clings to the south side of the stream all the way for another nine kilometers. The path twists and turns along with the flow but it is a pleasant trail amidst forest wilderness. Finally, the trail climbs east along a gully to ascend a pass at 3597m. We descend east along a broad meadow into the headquarters of Ju Gad that drains to Jumla town. Let's east along the stream and transverse another kilometer to Chere Chaur (2987m). Overnight at camp.
• Day 10: Chere Chaur is a delightful alpine pasture where flowers are in profusion during next summer. It provides excellent views of the Jumla town, Tila Valley, and Chyakhure Lekh beyond. The return to the town camp is pleasant descent in slow stages. Overnight at camp.
• Day 11: fly back to Nepalganj and connecting flight to Kathmandu, Transfer to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.