The Makalu Base Camp trekking is one of the truly popular adventure trekking which will mesmerize your mind with a breathtaking view of Mount Makalu (8465 m - 5th highest in the world). Makalu Base Camp (5251 m) is located at Sherson - beautiful high grazing vicinity close to the slope of the Barun Glacier bounded by an overwhelming range of Himalayan snowcapped peaks.
It lies in the Makalu Barun National Park - the northeast part of the country covering an area of 2331sq ft km. As being a challenging trek, there are some passes to cross; the experience being somewhat thrilling. Any trekkers with sound health can attempt this trekking.
We begin our trek from an airstrip to Tumlingtar (a small village) from Kathmandu. Trekking through terraced fields and passing by some Sherpa Communities, meadows lands, thick rhododendron forest, several challenging passes via Khongma La (3602 m), Kerke La (4126 m), Shipton La (4171m) and Tutu La (4081 m) and continuously trekking; we finally reach Makalu Base Camp. From here we capture the spectacular sights of the world tallest mountain Everest (8848 m) including other peaks like Lhotse (8515 m), Makalu (8465 m), Chamlang (7318 m) and Baruntse (7221 m).
The rewards you get from this demanding trek route are the closest view of Mount Everest, Mount Makalu, and several other peaks. The inhabitants you get to explore in this region are Sherpa, Rai, Limbu etc. The communities here welcome you with their warm hospitability and you get a chance to explore their culture and livelihood. Besides these, on the trail, you also might get to spot several rare wildlife of this region.
The perfect season for trekking in this region is on spring from the month of March to May and autumn from September to November. As this being a popular destination; the trials are somewhat crowded at this time. To avoid crowds, you can also attempt this trek in monsoon and winter. But in winter, there might be snowfall causing difficulty to cross the passes.
We the Accent Himalaya had systematically designed this trek itinerary schedule for you to cover up all the best visiting spots. We also have carefully arranged the day for rest or acclimatization so that you don’t face any altitude sickness trekking to high altitude. If our designed itinerary does not fit your vacation schedule, we will customize and set different one that goes smoothly as per your vacation schedule. For further details or if you want to know more, have any questions about this Makalu Base Camp Trek, please feel free to email or contact us.
Here we list our detailed itinerary for Makalu Base Camp: