Makalu Expedition
- 62 Days
Adult
Description
Duration
62 Days
Group Size
1-10+
Makalu Expedition Overview
Mount Makalu (8485m/27,838ft) by an American team led by William Siri for the first time climbed in the spring of 1954. The fifth highest mountain globally, Makalu, lies in the Mahalangur Himalayas, which is 19 km southeast of Mount Everest. On the line among Nepal and China, one of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is a disconnected pinnacle whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.
Included
- To ensure your safety and provide a smooth arrival experience, Asian Adventures offers complimentary airport pick-up and drop-off services for both international and domestic arrivals and departures.
- Representatives of Asian Adventures will be waiting for you at the airport with an Asian Adventures banner and your name placard for easy identification. The representative will also carry an official company ID card for verification.
- According to the trekking package itinerary, Asian Adventures arranges three nights of accommodation in Kathmandu in your selected hotel category, ranging from tourist-standard to five-star hotels.
- Asian Adventures provides experienced, government-authorized (licensed) high-altitude trekking guides throughout the trekking period.
- Surface transportation required during the trek and in major cities, as specified in the itinerary, is included.
- As per the itinerary, Asian Adventures arranges regular domestic flight tickets from Kathmandu to Lukla and Lukla to Kathmandu for trekking members and guides.
- During the trek, Asian Adventures provides comfortable accommodation in carefully selected tea houses (excluding chain hotels).
- Most lunches are taken along the trekking route, while breakfast and dinner are served at the tea house where you stay overnight. Asian Adventures provides clean and freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with tea or coffee, from the tea house menu throughout the trek.
- To ensure your comfort and protection from cold weather, we provide clean and warm down jackets and sleeping bags during the trek.
- Asian Adventures allows up to 15 kg of personal trekking equipment per person, carried by porters, yaks, or mules during the trekking period.
- Since Everest Base Camp lies within the Sagarmatha National Park area, Asian Adventures provides all required national park permits.
- The Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS) permit is mandatory for trekking in the Everest region. Asian Adventures arranges this permit for all trekkers.
- First-aid medical kits are provided for both trekkers and staff to ensure health and safety during the journey.
- Communication is an important safety factor in remote Himalayan regions. Therefore, Asian Adventures equips trekking guides with satellite phones for emergency situations.
- During your trek, Asian Adventures ensures clean, nutritious, and freshly prepared meals at tea houses.
- The quoted package price includes all official service charges, government fees, taxes, and VAT. There are no hidden costs beyond the stated price.
- Before departing Kathmandu, we invite you to join us for a farewell dinner at a traditional Nepali restaurant with a cultural performance. This provides a wonderful opportunity to experience Nepali culture and traditions.
- As a souvenir of your Himalayan adventure, Asian Adventures will present you with an Asian Adventures T-shirt, Pashmina, and company brochure before your departure.
Excluded
- Kathmandu offers a wide variety of high-quality restaurants serving Nepali and international cuisine. Therefore, lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (except the farewell dinner provided by Asian Adventures) are not included in the package cost and must be arranged by the client.
- Personal expenses such as snacks, packed foods, chocolates, energy bars, mineral water, soft drinks, energy drinks, alcoholic beverages, and cigarettes during the trek are not included. These items can be purchased individually according to personal preference.
- Expenses related to personal trekking equipment, laundry services, gratuities (tips), telephone calls, mobile services, internet usage, walkie-talkies, satellite phone usage, and other personal communication services are not included in the package.
- Trekking in the Himalayas is an adventurous activity conducted in remote mountain regions. For your safety, all participants must obtain comprehensive travel insurance before arriving in Nepal. The insurance policy should cover emergency helicopter evacuation, medical treatment, hospitalization, and other related expenses.
- International airfare to and from Nepal and the Nepal tourist visa fee are not included in the package cost and must be arranged by the traveler.
- Any additional expenses arising from unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, including natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, landslides, political disturbances, strikes, flight delays or cancellations, and changes in government regulations, are not included in the package cost.
- Costs associated with additional staff or services requested beyond those specified in the package are not included and will be charged separately.
- Any services not specifically listed under the "Package Includes" section will be considered additional services and will incur extra charges.
- Tipping is not included in the package price. Tipping guides, porters, and support staff is a customary practice in Nepal's trekking industry and is greatly appreciated as recognition of their hard work and service. The amount is entirely at the discretion of the client.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel (1350m/ 4430ft)
Arrival at Kathmandu airport. Transfer to request category hotel; accommodation in Kathmandu (1350m/4,430ft)
Day 2 - Preparation in Kathmandu with briefings, shopping, and formalities
Preparation and Briefings at Departments of Tourism, last minute shopping.
Day 3 - Drive from Kathmandu to Besisahar (823m/27000ft), 8hrs)
Drive from Kathmandu to Besisahar (823m/27,000ft) 8hrs. Lodge accommodation.
Day 4 - Drive from Besisahar to Chame (2670m/ 9055ft, 5-6hrs)
Drive from Besisahar to Chame (2670m/9,055ft) 5-6hrs.Lodge accommodation.
Day 5 - Trek from Chame to Upper Pisang (3100m/10170ft, 5hrs)
Trek from Chame to Pisang (3100m/10,170ft,) 5hrs Lodge accommodation.
Day 6 - Trek from Upper Pisang to Manang (3440m/11286ft, 5-6hrs)
Trek from Pisang to Manang (3440m/11,286ft) 5-6hrs.Lodge accommodation.
Day 7 - Acclimatization day at Manang.
Acclimatization Day at Manang lodge accommodation.
Day 8 - Trek from Manang to Gangapurna Base Camp (4650m/15256ft, 5hrs)
Trek from Manang to Gangapurna Base Camp (4650m/15,256ft) 5hrs.
Day 9-26 - Climbing Period - Gangapurna Summit (7455m/24459ft)
Climbing Period (Gangapurna Summit 7455m/24,459ft.) Camping accommodation
Day 27 - Clean Base Camp and trek to Khangsara (3734m/12250ft, 5hrs)
Preparation for return to Kathmandu. Clean Base Camp and trek to Khangsara(3734m/12,250ft) 5hrs trekking. Lodge accommodation.
Day 28 - Trek from Khangsara to Thorong Phedi (4420m/14501ft, 4hrs)
Trek 6hrs from Khangsara to Thorong Phedi (4420m/14,501ft,) 4hrs.Lodge accommodation.
Day 29 - Trek from Thorong Phedi via Thorong La Pass to Muktinath (3850m/ 12631ft, 9hrs)
Trek from Thorong Phedi to Muktinath (3850m/12,631ft) via Thorong La Pass (5416m/17,770ft) 9hrs.Lodge accommodation.
Day 30 - Trek from Muktinath to Jomsom (2700m/ 8858ft, 4hrs)
Trek from Muktinath to Jomsom (2700m/8,858ft) 4hrs. Lodge accommodation.
Day 31 - Flight from Jomsom to Pokhara (950m/ 3116ft, 20min)
Flight from Jomsom to Pokhara (950m/3,116ft) Transfer to Hotel, .
Day 32 - Drive or fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu (1350m/ 4430ft, 7hrs, flight: 25min)
Drive or fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu.7 hrs by tourist bus, 25 mins by flight. Hotel accommodation, farewell dinner with culture program in the evening.
Day 33 - Final Departure
Drop at the airport for final departure. (service: Airport drop service )
Maps
Frequently Asked Questions
Climbing Mount Makalu is an extreme adventure undertaking – not something to attempt without serious prior experience. If you haven’t already climbed other 7,000 m or 8,000 m peaks, it’s wise to build up your skills and fitness first. Makalu is highly technical peak suitable for technical alpinist and carries significant objective dangers. Before you plan an expedition, ask yourself some honest questions: Am I physically fit enough? Do I have the technical skills to handle the terrain and conditions I’ll face? Am I mentally and emotionally prepared for the stresses of a high-altitude expedition? If you want to gain experience prior to your Makalu climbing, we recommend you climbing other 7,000 or 8,000-meter peak in the Himalayas. Strong preparatory choices include Mount Cho-Oyu (8,188 m/ 26,864 ft), Himlung Himal (7,126 m/23,379 ft), Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft), and even Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m/29,032 ft) all of which will truly test your endurance, skills, and decision-making ability and prepare for Mt Makalu expedition. These climbs will give you a much better foundation for attempting Makalu.
The Himalayan peaks demand honesty – with yourself first, then with your climbing partners and the expedition organizer. At times during a climb, your life may depend on another person’s awareness and skill, just as their life may depend on yours.
First and the foremost safety measure in the high-altitude expedition is highly experienced and well trained Sherpa guide we put for your expedition. They can monitor conditions properly and have an excellent decision-making capacity in extreme situations. Our expedition program includes proper acclimatization so the risk will be lesser naturally. We back up emergency equipment such as supplemental oxygen, first-aid kits, communication devices properly. Your health from Base camp to the higher camps will be monitored through pulse oximeters, and symptom tracking to detect altitude-related illnesses. And, we have proper rescue-evacuation plan. Moreover, selection of camps on the mountain is a critical part of our safety precautions.
We give utmost attention to every safety measure throughout your expedition supported by our experienced Sherpa guides and staff.
If a Sherpa guide gets sick or is unable to continue at any point during the expedition, we will immediately replace him/them with one of the additional Sherpa guide(s) in the team. We also maintain a pool of highly experienced backup Sherpa guides who can step in at any time. This ensures that each climber continues to receive personalized 1:1 support during the summit attempt.
Even in the case that an issue arises during the summit push, the expedition leader can act as your personal climbing Sherpa guide. This is the main reason why we always include 1-2 additional Sherpa guides beyond the number required, to ensure safety, support, and flexibility throughout the expedition.
As we have a trained and experienced high altitude expedition cooks, they serve you scrumptious, nutritious, and healthy food. We use fresh vegetables whenever possible and have an extensive culinary repertoire. You are in fact encouraged to request your personal favorites to maintain good appetite and ensure you get enough calories. At higher camps we use freeze-dried packaged foods sourced from the USA or UK. These foods are high-quality, flavorful and easy to prepare at higher altitude. Your personal climbing Sherpa will melt sufficient ice for hot water, tee, coffee and a variety of juices. Different flavors of tea, coffee, snacks, juice and hot water will be available 24 hours a day ensuring you stay nourished and well hydrated throughout your expedition.
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