Api Saipal Trek

37 days, 26 trekking days 18578 m up, 17844 m down
All hours including breaks

Day 1:Arrival in Nepal
Day 2: Kathmandu
Day 3: Morning Flight to Dhangadhi and Drive to Dadeldhura / Amargadhi for 5 Hours incl. breaks (128 km) (O/N at RatoGurash Resort) (1742 m)
Day 4: Amargadhi to Makarigadh (1460 m) Drive for 9 Hours, night in home stay
Day 5: Normally Trek from Makarigadh to Siti (2274 m.)(7/8 h),
But because of delayed porters: Trek from Makarigadh to Khandeswari (2182 m), night in home stay (5.2 km, 3.5 h, 793 m up, 94 m down)
Day 6: Khandeswari via Gunsa 2223 m to Siti (2274 m) (nice panorama trail) night in home stay (11.2 km, 7:22 h, 922 m up, 911 m down)
Day 7: Siti to Shemar (2852 m). Lunch at Chirchirre (2562 m), from bridge (2011 m) along the Chamajya river through bamboo forest, night in home stay (10.4 km, 6 h, 969 m up, 383 m down)
Day 8: Shemar to Dhaulo Odar (Lower API B.C) 3445 m, along the Chamajya river through bamboo and later rhododendron forest, night in home stay (6.5 km, 3 h, 623 m up, 43 m down)
Day 9: Dhaulo Odar to Api Base Camp (3800 m) (1 h), ascent to view point (4165 m) (1.5 h) and Kalidhunga Tal (4150 m) (1.5 h) Back to Dhaulo Odar night in home stay (10 h, 15.3 km, 1240 m up and down)
Day 10: Dhaulo Odar to Siti (2274 m) night in home stay (16.1 km, 7:17 h, 425 m up, 1593 m down)
Day 11: Siti to Thumti (2270 m) via old way, night in camp (14.6 km, 8 h, 1072 m up, 1103 m down)
Day 12: Thumti via Ghajir to Chhetti (2888m), night in camp (16.1 km, 8:30 h, 1084 m up, 456 m down)
Day 13: Chhetti to Marma Dhar / Dharamghar (3888 m) night in camp (6.1 km, 6 h, 980 m up, 44 m down)
Day 14: Marma Dhar / Dharamghar via Patar Rashi Bhanjyang 4613 m (4698 m) to Daha Bagar (3941 m) (difficult descent) night in camp (4 km, 6:49 h, 512 m up, 704 m down)
Day 15: Dhana Bagar via Dubai Bhanjyang 4564 m (4583 m) and Bire Odhar to Suni Gad (3734 m), night in camp (6.21 km, 5:34 h, 323 m up, 860 m down)
Day 16: Suni Gad via Tapaban pass 4250 m (4320 m) (Dhansera Gad) to Gudpal Lek (3853 m), night in camp near to lake (5 km, 4:15 h, 592 m up, 501 m down) (15 min. to get water, other camps in about 4000 m in ½ h or 4200 m in 1h)
Day 17: Gudpal Lek Camp via Gudpal La / Nilkatti (4954 m) to Nilkatti Khola (4091 m),
night in camp (6.9 km, 7:22 h, 1040 m up, 825 m down)
Day 18: Nilkatti Khola to Chaura Pani (3820 (3820 m) along Seti river, night in camp
(14.1 km, 9 h, 804 m up, 1068 m down)
Day 19: Chaura Pani to Matichaura Odar (4024 m), night in camp
(9.4 km, 3:30 h, 361 m up, 156 m down)
Day 20: Matichaura Odar via Saipal to Chaupha Tuppa / Thado La Base Camp
(4656 m) along Seti river, night in camp (5.3 km, 4 h, 678 m up, 40 m down)
Day 21: Excursion to Urai La (5220 m) and return to camp, night in camp
(very nice, highly recommended) (6.9 km, 3:21 h, 551 m up and down
Day 22: Chaupha Tuppa Camp via Chaupha Pass (5147 m) to Thado khola Camp
(4115 m), night in camp (8.5 km, 7:12 h, 422 m up, 823 m down) Day 23: Thado Khola Camp via Thado La (4476 m) and Syangbang Khola to Syang Tal
(3994 m), night in camp (8.5 km, 6 h, 861 m up, 984 m down)
Day 24: Syang Tal to Karang Pass Camp (4850m), night in camp
(4.6 km, 5 h, 705 m up) Day 25: Karang Pass Camp to Pass (5357 m) and back to Karang La High Camp
API SAIPAL TREK Itinerary
Holger Bischoff 10.12.2024
(5050 m), night in camp (6.8 km, 4:50 h, 460 m up, 282 m down)
Because of late start because of missing porters and heavy snow fall ascent to easier
pass left from Karang La, but descent very steep into wrong glacier valley; return
Normally
Day 25: Karang Pass Camp via Karang La (5288 m) to Karang Khola / Saipal Base Camp (4092 m), night in camp (10 km, 7:30 h, 500 m up, 1144 m down)
Day 26: Karang Pass Camp via Karang La (5288 m) to Karang Khola / Saipal Base
Camp (4092 m), night in camp (8.3 km, 7 h, 210 m up, 1144 m down)
Day 27: Recommendation one day excursion to Saipal ABC with view to Saipal and glacier
Day 27: Karang Khola (Saipal BC) via pass to to Chala Camp (3650 m), night in camp
(13.6 km, 7:15 h, 641 m up, 1077 m down)
Day 28: Chala Camp via Syakup Lagna (4237 m) to Yalbang (3083 m), night in camp at
school (13.8 km, 8 h, 832 m up, 1400 m down)
Day 29: Yalbang to Dharapani (2363 m) on gravel road along Kanali river, night in camp (24.4 km, 8 h, 519 m up, 1225 m down)
Recommendation: Split in 2 days with night on Kermi camping (beside road) with visit of old Kermi village
Day 30: Dharapani to Simikot (2985 m), night in Humla resort (8.1 km, 5 h, 959 m up, 337 m down)
Day 31: extra spare day in Humla resort
Day 32: flight to Nepalgunj, transfer to Bardiya national park, drive to sunset view and visit of a Tharu village (see elephant, mungo, dears, monkeys), night in Babai resort
Day 33: Jungle walk in Bardiya national park (15.1 km, 10:30 h) (see dears, monkeys,
birds, otters, tiger), night in Babai resort
Day 34: Jeep safari in Bardiya national park (94 km, 10:45 h) (see dears, monkeys,
birds, rhinos), night in Babai resort
Day 35: transfer to Nepalgunj and flight to Kathmandu
Day 36: Kathmandu Free Day
Day 37: Departure
All times incl. breaks