This trek takes you to a truly off-the-beaten-path destination, rarely explored in the Rolwaling Valley. We offer flexible trekking options, including basic camping, teahouse stays, or home stays, allowing you to immerse yourself in the local culture and traditions. For those seeking more comfort, we also provide fully supported camping treks, ensuring a more luxurious trekking experience.
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Lapchi Milarepa Cave Pilgrimage Trek
Trip ID: UM
Trip Overview
Trip Highlight
Detailed Itinerary
- Day 1 : Lapchi Kang Pilgrimage Trek Itinerary
Day 1: Drive from Kathmandu to Lamabagar (2200m)
Driving from Kathmandu by public Bus or private Jeep with extra cost to Singate and then to Lamabagar, which takes approximately 10 hours, Overnight stay in a home stay or basic lodge.
We take a local jeep to cross a tunnel (1300m long without light) that built by Hydro Company then take narrow challenging path temporally made as the main old trail down through the Tama Koshi River is destroyed by road building work, probably by next year in 2024 there will be wider path as drilling and blasting work is on. Our destination is to Lower Lumnang today which is winter settlement of Lapchi habitants. We camp for overnight.
Day 3: Trek from Lumnang to Lapchi (4100m)
We follow the fast flowing stream under the shadow of Gaurishankar (7134m) to Lapchi Village. You can visit Lapchi Monastery and about 14 houses. Yak herding is the main occupation.
Today we discover surrounding cultural and natural heritages and spotting Himalayan Thar (and Blue Sheep if we are lucky). Maximum elevation will be at 4800m. The river splits At Lapchi Village into 2 – one comes down from Lapchi Chuwa where Milarepa entered in to Nirvana (it is now a Chinese military camp in Tibet), the other river on the right comes from Nyalam and is still the main supply road for the yak caravans from Tibet-China. (Nyalam means road to hell!) There’s a very nice walk up Lapchi Mountain, but we have to ask permission to go up, on the mountain slopes are the retreat houses for the 3-year retreats. There are 4 Gompa houses in total, the one down at the monastery is called Dudul Pug, Choera Gompa is the next, in the middle temple, Rechen Gompa, are the footprints of Milarepa on the ceiling. Blue Sheep live around this the highest temple, Zhe Pug, where there is holy water well – the water started flowing when Milarepa struck his staff to the rocks, and then he flew to Mt. Kailash. On the way up is a footprint of a Dakini, one of the Tseringma sisters, a long time cohort of Milarepa.
Day 5: Extra Day at Lapchi for self retreat.
This is allowed as an free day if you wish to spend an additional day to meditate and retreat as this trek is mostly for Buddhist pilgrimage. Otherwise we can skip the day and the trek will be one day shorter.
This day we will say farewell to our host and villagers of Lapchi village and retrace back to Lumnang and stay overnight in a camp.
The last day of the walk in the nature by enjoying roaring sound of river and vegetation. It will take some 6 to 7 hours to make back to Lamabagar from Lumnang
At 6:00AM; the bus leaves for Kathmandu that takes some 10 hours, we have break for “Daal Bhat” lunch at Charokot. Our guide will drop you at your accommodation in Kathmandu.
Trip Cost Inclusion
- Local bus or local sharing jeep transportation to/from Lamabager from/to Kathmandu.
- Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, and 7 Dinners during the trek.
- Accommodation: teahouse/homestay accommodation during the trek.
- An experienced English-speaking guide trained by the government of Nepal.
- Necessary porters for food stops and carrying camping gear and luggage.
- Governmental procedure and documentation charges.
- Necessary Lapchi Village permits.
- Necessary guides and porters
Trip Cost Exclusion
- Accommodation, meals and transfers in Kathmandu.
- Guided sightseeing and monuments entrance fees in Kathmandu.
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