Pikey Peak trek to Namche Bazaar used to be Sir Edmund Hillary’s one of the favorite trekking destination. We have picked up a detour village on the trekking trails from Phaplu to Junbesi to organise this camp.

Spend 5 days on the Khumbu region, in the off beat village, which boasts of beautiful Numbur range views, lot of interesting trails, kiwi farming, organic farming, and a lot of Monasteries around (yes!) and an amazing Sherpa culture. Since we are high into experiencing the culture, we offer the camp exactly during the Dumje festival period. The four day fascinating Sherpa festival when the Lamas will be seen dancing away the evil spirits from the village. It will be an experience of a lifetime!

DAY 0 saturday   |  kathmandu arrival | april 18

If we all arrive evening before we’ll arrange a complimentary Kathmandu trail hike and lunch around Boudhanath Stupa cafes.

This is a day when we’ll wait for everyone to arrive and open the camp with cultural dinner in Kathmandu.
Time on trail: 2 – 3 hours including stops
Cultural program
Sightseeing around major Heritage site of Kathmandu

DAY 1 sunday   |  ktm-phaplu flight/ road warm up hike/run | april 19

We will try to reach Phaplu by 12pm or 1 pm either by Jeep or by flight.
Flights in Nepal are subjected to weather conditions so we cannot depend of air travel, hence, the road trip as a necessary option.

Today we stay in a very nice lodge in Phaplu, go for a warm up sightseeing hike for the sunset around the village. After the dinner, the group will get together for reflection time and singing bowl healing meditation.
Time on trail: 2 – 3 hours including stops

DAY 2 monday   |  phaplu to junbesi hike/run lower route | april 20

We will start the day with yoga warm up before the breakfast.
Your bags will be packed for it to be transported to Junbesi while you will prepare for the nice hike/run of about 13 km to Junbesi village through lower route.

We will stop as required on the way.

Once we arrive to Junbesi village, we will be welcomed by the lodge owner family.

Post lunch we take time off.
We’ll meet in the evening for tea and snack and visit to nearest Buddhist school to meet the children studying to become monk.

We return to Junbesi and visit the monastery for Dumji festival celebrations!
Time on trail: 4-5 hours including stops

DAY 3 tuesday   |  junbesi- thupten choling monastery & back | april 21

We start the day with yoga and dhyan meditation.

Post breakfast, we will start our hike/run to the Thutupten Choling Monastery which is the major monastery of the region. The monastery is dedicated to the female monks called “Aanis” and it is a custom to meditate in the monastery and take lunch cooked by the monks as a goodwill gesture.

The runners who want challenge will run towards ancient meditation stupa at about 3900m elevation.

Walker group will be getting back from slightly off route guided by our runners.

Once we are back in the village. We take time off.

We meet for tea and snacks before we head for the Dumji festival celebrations.

Every night we will try to have reflections over dinner and singing bowl healing meditation before bed.
Time on trail: 5 – 6 hours including stops

DAY 4 wednesday   |  junbesi- phaplu via ringmo | april 22

We wake up for light yoga session today.

Today we are going to leave Junbesi, so we shall have a small over the breakfast farewell program with our host and Junbesi family.

It’s going to be a long iconic day today, which will delight any trail and outdoor lover. You will be running/hiking towards the huge Numbur mountain view, on the ridges and through the fascinating trails with bridges, chortens and stupa on the way.

The distance for today is about 25 km. So we will stop on the way for tea and lunch.

We plan to arrive to Phaplu, to our lodge just before sunset.

Today will be our last day in Phaplu, so we shall have small closing party in the lodge with the team!

Time on trail: 7-8 hours including stops

DAY 5 thursday   |  phaplu to ktm camp closing ceremony | april 23

We’ll have an early day to practice yoga over the sunrise on Numbur range today.

Post breakfast, we shall either fly or take a jeep to Kathmandu. ( As the flight is subjected to the weather conditions).

We will try to arrive to Kathmandu by early evening by either means.

We shall have camp closing dinner in Kathmandu.

Time on trail: ~1 hour

Preeti Khattri
Organiser

Preeti Khattri has been involved in trail running in Nepal since 2015. She has been the Race director, Kathmandu Trail Race Series and founder Nepal Trail Series. She is an engineer with craze for ultra running on Nepali trails. A feminist at heart and an outdoor junkie she has worked to develop various outdoor projects with clients like goheritage runs, India, Trail Running Nepal, Himalayan adventure labs and initiated projects with Mira Rai Initiative for the professional development of the Nepali trail athletes. She believes in the power of income generating projects to empower women and hence, is now busy creating business opportunities in Nepal where the athletes especially females could be hired. Joining these trail running camps are one opportunity where runners could make a true difference in the athletes’ life.