01 Kunjari

A 22-day Teahouse Trek from Sukhetar to Kanchenjunga S-BC and then via SeleLa pass to Kanchenjunga N-BC and back to Taplejung in Eastern Nepal.

Trek Day - 01 > Share-Jeep ride from Taplejung to Sukhetar ... and then Trek to Kunjari

First Picture as we start the Trek from Sukhetar ... The Sukhetar Air strip is just behind the Fence seen on the right.

Trek Day - 01 Trek Sukhetar to Kunjari

On 15th Oct 2015 - After breakfast we checked out of our Hotel Rooms and moved with our backpacks to the Taxi stand.

Our full team was now 8 people ... 6 trekkers: Roger, Bill, Paul, Robbie, KS, Manz and Mingma (my Porter) and Dinesh (our Team Guide for the Trek from Asian Hiking Team).

We hired a Share Jeep to take us to Suketar (Cost NRs 1000/- i.e. per head 125). We left Taplejung at 7:30AM and reached Sukhetar at 8:00AM. Had a Coffee at a Tea-house there and started our Trek 8:30AM

The Sukhetar houses ... as we start Trek

We walked past and just below the Airstrip at Sukhetar. Soon we came to the junction where the trail goes climbing left to the locally famous Patibhara-temple. We however went on the straight trail to a ridge-top and then downward towards Lali-Kharka. At Lali Kharkha we stopped for Tea and Biscuits and then continued walking to a village Simbu. And a further long way up and down to reach Kunjari at 4:30PM

Our Kunjari Teahouse ahead .... as we reach there at 4:30PM

We stayed at a Teahouse in Limbu village of Kunjari (1700M), in a Dormitory style large room with multiple Beds.

In the evening we drank Tongba and had early dinner and went to sleep by 8:00PM

Album of all Trek Day 01 Pics - Sukhetar to Kunjari:


Our Day-wise trek details are in the sub-menu links in left Margin :

Our Pathivara GH Lawn ...as we check out to go to Taxi stand

Getting off the Jeep at Sukhetar ... at Teahouse where we had Coffee

At the Trail Jn: Left goes to Pathivara temple .. we go straight

Itinerary :

A 22-Day Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek - first to South Base Camp (Oktang) and then to North Base Camp (Pang-Pema) via the SeleLa pass crossover .... as per following schedule:

7-10th Oct 2015 Kathmandu - Preparation, Purchases and Permits

11th Oct 2015 Bus Kathmandu to Birtamode

12th Oct 2015 Bus Birtamode to Taplejung

13-14th Oct 2015 Rest Days in Taplejung

Day-1 Thu 15th Oct > Taplejung - Sukhetar - Kunjari

Day-2 Fri 16th Oct > Kunjari - Yanglang

Day-3 Sat 17th Oct > Yangland - Mamanakhe

Day-4 Sun 18th Oct > Mamankhe - Yamphudin (Sherpagaon)

Day-5 Mon 19th Oct > Yamphudin - Lasiya Bhanjyang

Day-6 Tue 20th Oct > Lasiya Bhanjyang - Tortong

Day-7 Wed 21st Oct > Tortong - Cheram (Tseram)

Day-8 Thu 22nd Oct > Acclimitization Day in Cheram

Day-9 Fri 23rd Oct > Cheram - Ramche

Day-10 Sat 24th Oct > Ramche - Oktang (South-BC) - Ramche

Day-11 Sun 25th Oct > Ramche - Selela Camp

Day-12 Mon 26th Oct > Selela Camp - Gunsa

Day-13 Tue 27th Oct > Gunsa - Rest Day

Day-14 Wed 28th Oct > Gunsa - Kangabachen

Day-15 Thu 29th Oct > Kangbachen - Lohnak

Day-16 Fri 30th Oct > Lohnak - Kangabachen (PangPema-NBC skipped due to bad weather)

Day-17 Sat 31st Oct > Kangabachen - Gunsa

Day-18 Sun 1st Nov > Gunsa - Thangyani

Day-19 Mon 2nd Nov > Thangyani - Sukhetham

Day-20 Tue 3rd Nov > Sukhetham - Chiruwa

Day-21 Wed 4th Nov > Chiruwa - Gadi Danda

Day-22 Thu 5th Nov > Gadi Danda - Taplejung

6th Nov 2015 Bus Taplejung to Kakarbitta

7th Nov 2015 Rest Day in Kakarbitta

8th Nov 2015 Kakarbitta - Bagdogra Airport (and flight home)