Rara Lake Trek

Arrival in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. Pick you up from there and drop you at your hotel located in the Thamel, the main downtown for tourists.

All aspects of gear and conditions are discussed to make sure you’re fully prepared for the lake Rara trip, and any last-minute questions are answered. After lunch, we explore Kathmandu’s heritage sites. They are Boudhanath stupa (Boudha Stupa is a Little Tibet), and Pashupati Nath (a holy Hindu shrine). Later we visit Kathmandu Durbar Square and walk on Asan tole to watch the oldest markets in Nepal.

We check Nepalgunj airport flight status and weather. Our Guide will follow the Nepalgunj airport departures as there are two flights from each airline. Normally Nepalgunj to Kathmandu flight price is Nrs 5,500 [Nepali price] and US$ 149 [foreign price] for a single-way flight.

We take an hour’s flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj city of west Nepal. Nepalgunj is a big town that is also a gateway to Simikot of Humla. The town itself is an interesting Terai town of Nepal with influences from both the Nepal hills and plains well as local Hindu & Muslim cultures. Get experience visiting some sightseeing places in Nepalgunj with our guide. We prepare for your flight to Jumla Airport the next morning.

After breakfast, we proceed to take a flight from Nepalgunj to Jumla. Jumla is one of the remote and less developed Karnali regions of Nepal that situated at an altitude on 2,540m takes only 20 minutes of flight journey from Nepalgunja airport.

As you fly, you’ll feel the dramatic change in the landscape from the plain land of Terai to the hilly landscape of Jumla. Likewise, Jumla is a gateway exploring Rara Lake at 27.6 kilometers distance.

It is the main headquarters entire Jumla districts. The easy journey goes through the beautiful forested region and we get to witness the cultural delights of rural Nepal, which are extraordinarily unusual and fascinating. You’ll spend a whole day exploring around Jumla Bazaar including Chandan Nath temple for the acclimatization purpose.

Pack your hiking gears and start your trek from Jumla to Chere Chaur, at 3,055 meters. Today is your first day of the trek so you need to slowly ascend. On the way to Chere Chaur, you’ll pass Khalanga Bazaar, a small marketplace. After passing through several small villages and temple you’ll reach Chere Chaur for an overnight stay.

We follow the western trails and make a slowly ascend through beautiful rhododendron, birch, and pine forests of Jaljala Pass at 3,580m. Jaljala Pass offers a stupendous view of Kanjiroba Himal. You’ll cross this pass and continue your trek through a pristine trail.

A few hours of hikes we reach at a summer grazing pastures of Jaljala Chaur. Entering at Jaljala, you are in the Rara Circuit trail and reach Chala Chaur at 2,980 meters where we stay for that night.

You’ll head towards Sinja Valley, a remote village situated at the bank of Hima River. The trail passes through several small settlements and Jaljala River to reach Sinja Valley. Sinja Valley is situated at an elevation of 2,490 meters, an impressive place is the capital of the Malla Dynasty from the 12th – 14th century. Thus, this Sinja canyon offers numerous ancient temples and places to explore to the trekkers on their hikes.

Get a glorious view of entire Sinja valley and leave Sinja for Ghorosingha. We continue to follow the upper trail and head east to reach Laha. From Laha the trek continues to the small settlement of Gani and follow the steep trail to reach Ghorosingha where we stop our hike to stay overnight.

Start the journey with a steep climb along the side of Chucharmare Danda where you’ll get fabulous view of Mountains including the deep blue serene Rara Lake with surrounding green hills. Enjoying the natural scenery, now you’ll enter into a forested trail and continue your yatra until you reach Majhghat and follow Khatyar river and reach Chhapri village.

Chapri is a headquarter of the Rara National Park and your dream destination to Rara Lake. Upon your arrival, you can admire the close-up view of a tranquil lake and lush vegetation of Rara National Park.

As we arrive at Rara lakeside, you can do the boat ride to watch birds, corners of lakes, mountains and herbal plants, etc.. on the most pristine lake of a widespread lake is a fascinating experience. Overnight in Rara Guesthouse at Rara Lake.

Wake up early in the morning to get impressive sunrise on Rara lake. Fewer hikers forget to capture the amazing Rara sunrise view while sleeping longer. As it is a main day to explore the lake and of it’s surroundings, we ascend roughly about 2 hours up Chuchemara Hill at 4,090m.

From this hill, you can get almost the best view of exploring Rara on all sides. In the north direction, you can see some white mountains backdrop to Rara Lake and the lush vegetation of Rara National Park. You can also see the beautiful green hills in the middle of stunning Rara Lake, and on your own, you could see the mesmerizing view of the lake itself. After Chhuchemara hill station hiking, we begin to study around the nearby vicinity.

Rara Lake surrounded by dense green forests which is home to diverse flora and fauna including some indigenous species of birds, fish, and animals. If you want to go for the long day trip, then Murma Top offers a mesmerizing view of the lake from the above. Hike to Murma Hill takes about 6-7 hours for a round trip.

Apart from all this, you can also experience a boat trip in a clear day, even though swimming is not allowed to avoid polluting crystal clear water. Capturing the marvelous views we will walk back to the campsite to stay overnight.

The journey to reach Gamgadi today is a pleasant. Gamgadhi is situated at an altitude on 2,086.2m and a headquarter of the Mugu District. Perhaps we will take a lunch and continue to follow the nature trail to Jhyari Khola. And after short uphill climbs take you through the pine forest to Pina village where we stay for overnight.

Later breakfast, our journey leads downhill through Ghurchi Langna Pass at 3,480m which is the highest point of the entire trekking journey. Travelers can see can see multi-color prayer flags and the beautiful Karnali river.

Continue to walk downhill to Bulbule from here, you’ll move towards the south and continue through the small settlement around Chautha. Finally, we reach at Bumra Madichour (2,850m), commonly spoken as a Nauri Ghat where we stay for a night in camp.

It’s a final day of Rara trekking therefore enjoy as much as you want. We cross the two suspension bridges over Hima River. A few hours of hikes take you to hot spring where travelers can take a bath and relax your body.

After spending some time in hot spring, you’ll cross Danphe Lagna Pass (3,691m/12,110 feet) and continue to reach Chere Chaur. A scenic village Chere Chaur is a place where we touch the main trail that we used on ascend a few days before. Finally we reach at the camping site of Jumla at 2,540m and reconfirm the flight to Nepalgunj for next morning.

Likewise, the travelers can invite their trekking crew for a little gathering on the final day of the trek. Guest can give tip for guide, and porters to cover the expenses as appreciation as a gratitude to the crew for their support and hard work throughout the journey.

After breakfast in the morning, we check the flight schedule and most probably we fly with 18-seater twin otter aircraft to Nepalgunj city. On our arrival in Nepalgunj Airport, we mange a connecting flight back to Kathmandu town probably with ATR Aircrafts [ATR 42 (carry 42 passengers) and ATR 72 (78 passengers)] with aircraft crew members.

Upon arrival in Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your hotel.

You can spend the evening leisurely, perhaps catch up on some last-minute shopping and celebrate dinner together with us. Overnight at Kathmandu, and the trip ends. Wishing you a wonderful journey back home the next morning.