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Jumla Rara Lake Trekking

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  • Duration 10 Days
  • Trip Grade Moderate
  • Trip Destination Jumla Rara Lake
  • Starts at Kathmandu
  • Ends at kathmandu
  • Max. Altitude 3800
  • Trip Type Tea house trek
  • Transport By Air
  • Accommodation Hotel + Lodges

Highlights

  • Free Cancellation
  • No Credit Card Fees on Booking Amount
  • Instant and Secure Online Booking System
  • Full Packages Trip with 3 Times Meal Plan at Best Guaranteed Price
  • View of Rara Lake (the deepest and biggest freshwater lake in Nepal)
  • Beautiful fishes in the lake and other mammals, reptiles, amphibians on land
  • Cultural variation with varying lifestyles of people following Hinduism and Tibetan families
  • Elephant Ride on Bardia National Park
  • Glorious hillside and snowcapped peaks surrounding the environment.

Jumla Rara Lake Trekking is the most aspiring off beaten trek in Nepal encountering the splendid natural beauty enclosed inside Rara National Park. Isolated mountainous hamlets, extreme wilderness, of sub-tropical woods, untouched and nomadic lifestyle of people are its major attractions.

Rara National Park is known as the smallest national park in Nepal. It is located at an altitude of 2990m with the total area of 10.8 square kilometers in Mugu district of western Nepal. This trek can be done throughout the year but the main constraint remains road transportation.

Beautiful description of Rara Lake by GORP founder Bill Greer “a shimmering blue jewel set in a ring of snowy peaks”

During Rara Lake Trek, the splendid numbers of vegetation and wilderness include 500 varieties of blossoming flowers (like national flower Rhododendron, oak, black juniper, west Himalayan spruce, and Himalayan cypress, fir, birch), 214 species of birds (Himalayan snowcock, chukar partridge, kalij, etc.), 20 species of mammals (red panda, snow leopard, musk deer, etc.), and also other species like reptiles and amphibians.

Rara Lake itself is known as the Queen of Lakes. It is the deepest and biggest freshwater lake in Nepal. The trekking route encloses all these specialties that are not found in any other regions of Nepal. The obliging local inhabitants are also the major attractions who are mainly Hinduism and Tibetan families.

Nepal Trek Adventure and Expedition offers you grandiose opportunity to explore this beautiful Rara Lake Trek of Nepal with an organized itinerary at best negotiable costs. According to our itinerary of Jumla Rara Lake Trek, on the way, you pass through Jumla, Danphe Langa, Dhotu to Rara Lake, and return back to Kathmandu passing through Gorusingha, Sinja, Jaljila chaur, Jumla, and Nepalgunj.

This flexible itinerary can be modified according to your demand. Once you book the trek, then there will be no need of worrying further about it as all the preparations and arrangements will be done by the company itself. Enjoy the trip with NTA at your own flexibility.

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Itinerary

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  • Highest Altitude152m

On the first day of Jumla Rara Lake Trek, we drive you to the airport for a short scenic flight to Nepalgunj. It is an hour flight with astonishing views of mountains, forests, and river valleys, monuments, hills and city lights. You will stay at the hotel in Nepalgunj. It time support, you can explore the area and enjoy the day/night.

  • Highest Altitude3500m

On this day of Jumla Rara Lake Trekking, we drive you to the airport for a short scenic flight to Jumla. It takes 30 minutes to reach Jumla. On the way, you will be able to observe the beautiful view of mountains, river valleys, and forests. After landing in Jumla, we begin our trekking to Uthugaon. The trail leads to Uthugaon enjoying scenic beauty along the way. It is around 3-4 hours of trekking to reach the destination. You lodge overnight in Danphe Lagna.

  • Highest Altitude2380m

Today, we start our trek with descending to through steep hill passing via fir, birch, walnut, and bamboo forest. After crossing the bridge, we march following the river downstream and pass from some water mills to Kabra. In Kabra, there is a huge overhanging rock which is the source of Shilajit (a mineral with healing properties). Now, our steep uphill climb starts and stops at Bhara village. We again start descending to Chauro Khola River to the village of Chautha. From here, we follow the stream uphill to Bhulbule (the Rara National Park Entrance Station at 3130m) and continue the climb to Ghurchi Lagna Pass (3450m) which is covered with Chortens (round stone Buddhist monuments) and prayer flags. Again downward trial starts gently at first before a precipitous walk through the spruce forest. This is the most exhausting day as the trial will take about 10 hours to complete. Finally, we reach Dhotu and stay overnight in tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude2980m

Today comes the day when we will finally reach to the most beautiful place in our whole trek, Rara Lake. We have a short and pleasing trek crossing the steep north facing slope from Dhotu, forwarding to series of fields down to the small stream. We climb up to the Thakuri village of Jhyari after crossing the bridge. From Jhyari, we climb straight upward to a huge meadow atop a ridge through the beautiful Ceder forest, with the grand overhead view of Rara Lake. This day, we will walk for about 5 hours and finally reach the destination. Stay overnight at tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude2980m

Today we take rest as well as explore the area around Rara Lake which is the largest lake in Nepal extending almost 13 km2 in the area designated in the national park in 1975. This region offers remoteness and a wilderness experience unlike any other regions of Nepal where birds, flowers, and wildlife flourish. Some animals inhabited in this area are bears, Serows, Ghorals, Musk Deer, Red Pandas, and both Rhesus and Langur monkeys. The lake is a habitat for otters and is an important resting place for migrating waterfowl. Stay overnight at tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude3190m

This day we start our trial after breakfast in the camp itself. Our trial will take 5 to 6 hours to complete and it follows the Khatyar Khola River and we descend slowly following the river before climbing uphill. This trail passes through the territory surrounded by pine, spruce and Rhododendron forests. We follow our route dropping into the Ghatta Valley heading towards the small settlement of Gorusingha. Stay overnight at tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude2440m

From Gorusingha, we keep our path forward down the Ghatta valley, following the Sinja Khola River downwards to Sinja. We will walk for about 6 hours to reach Sinja from Gorusingha. From 12th to 14th century, Sinja was the capital of the Malla Dynasty that ruled western Nepal. The disintegration of old historic palaces can be seen across the river. There is also an interesting temple dedicated to goddess Bhagwati, known as the goddess of justice who rides atop a tiger. Stay overnight at tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude3270m

Today the trail crosses the Sinja Khola on a wooden cantilever bridge. After passing a few small villages, the trail crosses back and forth across the river on a series of quaint log bridges. Most of the trek passes through the forest of pine, birch and oak, and fields of barley and corn. Then the trek makes a steep climb to Jaljala chaur (a gigantic meadow full of horses) which is our destination for today. The trek for this day completes after 7 hours of walk through the beautiful land. Stay overnight at tented camp.

  • Highest Altitude2370m

This trail passes through the forest to another meadow, just below the ridge at the height of 3510m, then the pleasing descent to Jumla. It will take about 5 to 6 hours to reach Jumla from Jaljila Chaur. Stay overnight at tented camp.

    Waking up early in the morning and having breakfast is followed by a sweeping wonderful flight of approximately 40 minutes to Nepalgunj over the Himalayan foothills, overlooking stunning views of snow-capped mountains and peaks. On arrival at Nepalgunj depending upon the connecting flight to Kathmandu, you will be provided several opportunities. If it’s afternoon time, we will have time to have a refreshment in a comfortable hotel at Nepalgunj, and after that connect with the flight to Kathmandu. But, if there is no time then we will directly take flight from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu immediately after landing at Nepalgunj. After reaching Kathmandu, you will be transported safely to your respective hotel.

    Our team guides, porters and accompanying staff are locals with a broad knowledge about each and every location that we travel through.

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    What's Included

    Domestic & International Airport Pickup – Drop-off Services

    • International arrival pickup
    • Domestic airport drop off from hotel (Starting of trek) 
    • Domestic airport Pick up transfer to hotel (After the trek) 
    • International drop-off on your final departure day

    Domestic Flight 

    • Kathmandu to Nepalgunj 
    • Nepalgunj to Jumla 
    • Jumla to Nepalgunj
    • back to Kathmandu from Nepalgunj

    Accommodations

    • 2 nights hotel in Kathmandu on BB Plan (Twin sharing basis)
    • 8 nights at local guest houses/lodges 
    • If you want to upgrade the hotels in Kathmandu (Apply the Addons option)

    Trekking Permit

    • Local Government Entry Permit (Trek Card)
    • Trekkers Information Management Systems Card (TIMS)

    Food During the trek

    • 9 Breakfast: Local and continental choices from tea house Menu
    • 10 Lunch: Simple and light lunch in lunch camp tea houses 
    • 9 Dinner: Veg and Non-Veg Meals of your choice domestic and continental foods from the local tea house Menu
    • 1 Farewell dinner in Kathmandu at the best restaurant with the NTA Team 

    Includes Guide/Porter Services & Their Liabilities

    • English-speaking government trekking guide
    • With a minimum of 10 years experience
    • All meals for Guide/Porter
    • Insurances for Guide & Porter (Emergency evacuation and accidental medical expenses)
    • Salary as per the company standard rate (which is recommended by the concerned association of the tourism industry)
    • A first-aid kit box carried by our team

    What's Excluded

    • Nepal visa fees upon arrival in Nepal
    • Tips and gratitude to the guides, drivers, porters, other staff, etc.
    • Extra-day expenses apart from the scheduled itinerary 
    • Personal expenses like drinks, laundry, shopping, personal gear, hot shower, electronic battery recharges, and WiFi
    • All other expenses not included in the cost includes list.
    • Travel Insurance: It must be covered for both medical and emergency evacuations with a minimum value of USD 100,000.

    Availability & Private Trip

    For those interested in joining a group tour, we offer a fixed departure date. However, if you prefer to choose your own date for the trip, we encourage you to explore our Book a Private Trip section, which provides the flexibility of booking on any day of your choice, as private trips offer daily availability.

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    Testimonials
    What Our Clients Say
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      Aidenv MichaelAustralia,May 13, 2018

      Trek to deepest and biggest Lake of Nepal

      Nepal is a beautiful country. Almost all part of Nepal is beautiful. This time I went for Rara trek. I enjoyed the trip a lot. I viewed many beautiful wild animals and birds, tropical forests with blossoming flowers and herbs, mountains and many more. The way was a little slippery but overall it was fun. I also insisted on my guide to organizing a dive to Rara Lake. It was so difficult so it could not happen. But still, another adventure was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for organizing such a beautiful trip for me. God bless you and see you soon!

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