Milke Danda Trekking

Milke Danda is located in the far east of Nepal. This is long and high forest ridge that divides the Arun and Tamur valley in the eastern Nepal. We start trek from Basantapur and make a trek of several days up this ridge that offers views of Makalu to the west and Kanchenjunga to the east. Westerners less frequent Milke Danda area, the region are densely vegetated with rare alpine flora and the beautiful rhododendron forest. It is renowned for having the highest diversity of Nepalese Rhododendron species (29 out of 32 species reported from Nepal), With trek follows through small isolated farm villages after the major village town of Tumlingtar and Khandbari, the trail gradually continues towards higher hills, offering impressive view of the mountains all the way to Milke Danda area. Especially Milke Danda is more popular area for different kind of flowers including the Nepal’s national flower rhododendron.

Start from: Tumlingtar by flight.
Cultural: Buddhism & Hinduism
Max. Altitude:
Grade: Moderate & easy.
Mountains: Kanchenjunga, Makalu and other ranges
Possibility: Camping only.
Ending point: Tumlingtar.

Itinerary

Day 01 Kathmandu – Tumlingtar by flight and trek to Hokse.
Day 02 Hokse – Chainpur
Day 03 Chainpur – Jaljala
Day 04 Jaljala – Bhalukhop
Day 05 Bhalukhop – Milke Danda
Day 06 Milke Danda excursion and to see the beautiful views of Mt. Kanchanjung and Mt. Makalu.
Day 07 Milke Danda – Down hill to Mayam
Day 08 Mayam – Chainpur
Day 09 Chainpur- Tumlingtar
Day 10 Tumligtar – Kathmandu by flight.

Cost Includes:

1. All accommodation along the trek route,
2. Full-board meal plan (three meals a day),
3. Monument and national park entrance fees,
4. All ground transportation within Nepal including to and from airport,
5. Trekking guide and porters including Yaks,
6. Trek as per the program,
7. Nepalese staff insurance,

Cost Excludes:

• Visa fees, international and domestic airfares,
• Airport departure tax,
• Lunch and dinner not mentioned in the program,
• All items of personal nature (personal clothing, personal insurance, alcoholic beverages, telephone, laundry),
• Special permit fees for restricted areas, charges for delays caused by situations beyond our control such as bad weather, natural disasters, civil unrest, and emergencies.