Bhairav Kunda (4200 m) is one of the lesser knowns but recently opened famous trekking route situated in the north east of Kathmandu valley; right side of Panchpokhari near the Tibetan border. The word “Bhairav” is derived from Sanskrit as the name for Lord Shiva and “Kunda” as a lake. This lake is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhist where they visit this place mostly during the full moon day in August. Devotees believe that taking a dip in the lake wash away their sins, disease, and sufferings.
Alongside a spiritual voyage, this trekking presents you the breathtaking massif sights of Rolwaling range (7181 m), Dorje Lakpa (6965 m), Madiya (6256 m), Phurbi Ghhyachu (6636 m), Jugal Himal (8027 m) and many more magnificent Tibetan Himalayan ranges. Furthermore, you will be also exploring the livelihood of this inhabitant’s and their unique culture, different pristine flora and unique wild animals throughout the trail. On this trekking trail, as being the off beaten path; we don’t find lodges or there are no available teahouses - so we have to set our own camping site. All the camping site equipment, kitchen utensils, restroom/shower tents are arranged by team members of the Accent Himalaya.
The trekking to this region begins with the scenic drive to Jalibre from Kathmandu. As we reach there, we spend our night setting camp at Chanaute. On the trail, we pass through the Tamang villages viewing the cascading waterfall and sideways views of the splendid mountains. Further trekking to reach Khanigaon, our trail will be bit challenging walking on the small steep. After reaching Khanigaon, we spend our night here to adapt the altitude by acclimatization and also viewing the beautiful mountain and exploring the Newari community’s village.
And then we continue our trek further through huge dense rhododendron forests and if possible we might also spot wild animals like snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, red panda, etc on the trail to forest camp. As climbing uphill and trekking, we finally reach Bhairav Kunda. From here, we will heads to Sherpa gaon (village), then to Larche and eventually drive back to Kathmandu.
This trek can be accomplished year around but the best season we recommend you are in spring and autumn. On other seasons, there might be rainfall, snow and the trials would be slippery. If you are well experienced and is used to difficult trekking - you can attempt it anytime but we suggest spring or autumn for novice trekkers.
One should have a minimum of 11 days for this trek as we have had carefully designed our itinerary with our well-experienced trekking guides also to make sure the clients are well adapted to the altitude. If our fixed itinerary does not fit you, please let us know so that we can modify it according to your plan. For further details about this Bhairav Kunda trek, please contact or email us. We will promptly respond to your queries.
Below we list you our detailed itinerary for Bhairav Kunda Trek: