23 Post Trek
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 - Post Kanchenjunga Trek .. Our exit to India via Kakarbitta & Panitanki to Bagdogra Airport
Last view of Taplejung at the taxi-bus stand ..... as we leave on our Bus to Birta-mode
6th Nov 2015 - Bus to Kakarbitta via Birtamode
On 6th Nov 2015 - After breakfast, Manzay and me said bye to the other Team members at the Taplejung Hotel went down to the road and got a Bus to Birta-Mode at 7:00AM. It was long ride through hilly terrain and villages and arrived at Birta at 5:00PM
Passing through Phidim
From there we took an Safari Electric Rickshaw to the Highway and from there got into a Bus to Kakarbitta reaching by 6:30PM
There we checked into "Lama Hotel" near the bus-stand. After that we went out and had a Beer and a Nice dinner place called "Darjeeling Hotel" in Kakarbitta.
On 7th Nov 2015 - We decided to stay here at Kakarbitta one more day to Rest. We had breakfast of Puri-Alu at a roadside dhaba. And later for lunch we had Beer and Khara-bhath made by Manzey.
In the evening at 4:30PM we walked across the Bridge to India side to Panitanki as Manzey wantes to courier his Gas Cooking Stove to his home. But there we found ithat could be done only from Naxalbatri some 20 KMs away. Manz decided to go by a Bus there. I walked back to our Kakabita Hotel and Manzey returned there later.
On 8th Nov 2015 - At 8:00AM we walked to the Bus stand at Kakarbitta to take a bus to India-side. there a Car driver offered to drop us at the Bagdogra Airport for Nrs 400/-
We took that car and he dropped us at Bagdogra Airport by 9:30AM.
From Bagdogra I took a flight to Mumbai via Kolkata. And Manzey to Bangalore.
Album of all the Post-Trek Pics:
Our Day-wise trek details are in the sub-page links in box below:
Our Bus from Taplejung to Birta - left at 7:00AM
On way to Birta-mode
The roadside Dhaba .. for Puri-Bhaji breakfast at Kakarbitta
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)