Jumla and Rara lie northwest of Kathmandu in the remote area of Karnali. The route is very much 'off the beaten track' and affords glimpses of cultures and scenery very different from the rest of Nepal. The clear, high altitude lake is ringed with pine, spruce and juniper forests, and mirrors snowcapped Himalayan peaks. In summer rainfall is low, ideal for trekking. In the winter there is often snow on the ridge surrounding the lake but the autumn season trekker is rewarded with a profusion of alpine flowers. Except for the army assigned to the park, nobody has lived at the lake since the government resettled the people of Rara and Chapra when the area was declared a national park
Day 01: Arrival & transfer to hotel Day 02: Fly Kathmandu - Nepalgunja Day 03: Nepalgunja - Jumla by flight Day 04: Jumla - Pathmara Day 05: Pathmara - Newrigard Day 06: Newrigard - Chautha(Bulbule) Day 07: Chautha - Pina Day 08: Pina - Gadgadi Day 09: Gadgadi - Rara lake Day 10-11: Day hiking round rara lake Day 12: Rara - Goru shain Day 13: Goru shain - Shingja (Old Mall Durbar & Tripura Sundari Temple) Day 14: Shingja - Jaljala Day 15: Jaljala -Chere Chaur Day 16: Chere Chaur Day 17: Chere Chaur - Jumla Day 18: Jumla - Nepalgunja - Kathmandu flight Day 19: Kathmandu Day 20: Final depature
Jumla and Rara lie northwest of Kathmandu in the remote area of Karnali. The route is very much 'off the beaten track' and affords glimpses of cultures and scenery very different from the rest of Nepal. The clear, high altitude lake is ringed with pine, spruce and juniper forests, and mirrors snowcapped Himalayan peaks. In summer rainfall is low, ideal for trekking. In the winter there is often snow on the ridge surrounding the lake but the autumn season trekker is rewarded with a profusion of alpine flowers. Except for the army assigned to the park, nobody has lived at the lake since the government resettled the people of Rara and Chapra when the area was declared a national park