Kanchenjunga Circuit At Glance [table id=2 /] Know When To Trek Kanchenjunga Circuit There are actually 6 seasons in Nepal! But on the whole, there are 4 main ones winter, spring, monsoon and autumn. With every season the trails and conditions change. So pick your time wisely! Winter and monsoon have a massive impact on … Read more
The basics Don’t you get annoyed when people say “you should have seen it here 20 years ago … it was so much better”? Well if you trek in the Kanchenjunga region we can safely say it is like stepping back 20 years or more to a time when trekking in the Nepal Himalayas was … Read more
The Kanchenjunga circuit trek is supposed to be the best three week teahouse trek in Nepal. So in 2016 I went to find out for myself! This trek took me to the highest point at Pang Pema at 5,200 m and it was without a doubt one of the best experiences of my high altitude trekking … Read more
Note: As of February 2020 there is road construction taking place at the beginning of the clockwise Kanchenjunga circuit itinerary. This means you can now, in the dry season, drive up to Tapethok which shortens the trek by 3 days. The trek itself starts from Taplejung. Although I did the whole circuit starting from Taplejung … Read more
Elevation of Kanchenjunga Circuit Once you reach Ghunsa (approx 3,500 m) on day six of the Kanchenjunga circuit trek you will be sleeping for the next nine nights in elevations up to 4,800 m (At Lhonak). The highest point of the trek is at Pang Pema (Kanchenjunga north base camp) where you reach approximately 5,200 … Read more