Trekking the Great Himalaya Trail, from Kanchenjunga to Makalu Base Camp (45 days)

Join me on this long and at times arduous trek through one of the most famous regions on earth, and I promise it will be one of, if not the most memorable experiences of your life, as during 45 days we guide you over a distance of 1700km through unique and mind-blowing landscape, terrain and scenery, all at a high altitude (including three 6000m+ passes) on the Great Himalaya Trail from Kanchenjunga to Makalu Base Camp.

The Great Himalaya Trail stretches all the way from the Eastern border to the Western border of the Nepalese Himalaya, and is home to a variety of rare and protected animal species such as the snow leopard, Asian black bear and blood pheasant.

The first two days will be spent flying to Kathmandu and then driving to Taplejung, where the Kanchenjunga section of the trek begins. The subsequent 20 days will be spent first trekking to the Kanchenjunga Base Camp (5143m) before heading to Thudam via the Lumbha Sambha Pass.

The second half of the trek entails the Makalu Barun section, a much trickier proposition that involves technical mountaineering, Sherpa guides and experiences porters. This section heads to the Makalu Base Camp (4870m), before the final 8 days of this monumental journey are spent heading back to Kathmandu.

Amongst the tiredness and arduous nature of the trek, the scenery which we will be trekking through is endlessly fascinating and stunning, with gorgeous alpine meadows and huge granite rock walls littering the landscape, and the fact that so few people dare venture where we will be going ensures it remains pristine, wild and natural.

It is a physically and mentally demanding trek which we are undertaking, but that does not take away from the fact that we will endeavor to make the journey as fun as possible and to ensure your memories will last a lifetime.

We finish on the final day back in Kathmandu, exhausted and happy in the knowledge we have dared to tread where few people do.

Trekking the Great Himalaya Trail is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience – book now or regret it forever!

For those who want a slightly shorter route, try our Himalayas 35-day guided mountaineering course, here!

Alternatively, try our 21-day Makalu base camp trek, here!