- Duration
- 27 days
- Grade
- Difficult to challenging
- Itinerary
- 27 days
- Section
- Far West
About the trail
Api Himal-Saipal Himal Base Camp Trek
- Accommodation: Camping, with basic tea house lodges and homestays
Note: Day 15 ends at Nilkatti Taal and day 16 begins at Engaldar; the source does not bridge the two, and both are given here as printed.
Highlights
- Two majestic peaks — Api (7,132 m) and Saipal (7,031 m)
- Lush forests, alpine meadows and wildlife important to the ecology of the region
- Culturally rich, home to several ethnic communities preserving their own traditions
- Four famous base camps on the laps of these mountains — Api-Nampa Base Camp (4,000 m), Kapuchuli Base Camp, Bhabaiya Himal Base Camp and Kaiyakhor Base Camp
Itinerary
Day by day
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Day 01
Fly to Dhangadhi
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Day 02
Dhangadhi to Latinath
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Day 03
Latinath to Makarigad by jeep, then trek to Sitti
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Day 04
Sitti to Simar
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Day 05
Simar to Dhauleodhar
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Day 06
Dhauleodhar to Api Base Camp and back to Dhauleodhar
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Day 07
Dhauleodhar to Simar and on to Lumcha
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Day 08
Lumcha to Thumti
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Day 09
Thumti to Khandeshwori, with exploration
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Day 10
Khandeshwori to Patha
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Day 11
Patha to Chhetti
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Day 12
Chhetti to Dharamghar
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Day 13
Dharamghar to Bireodhar
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Day 14
Bireodhar to Gaishera
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Day 15
Gaishera to Nilkatti Taal
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Day 16
Engaldar to Dhauli
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Day 17
Dhauli to Kada
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Day 18
Kada to Khankar Kot — a short day
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Day 19
Khankar Kot to Kharre
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Day 20
Kharre to Dotale
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Day 21
Dotale to Saipal South Base Camp (Raidungi)
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Day 22
Saipal South Base Camp (Raidhungi) to Kharre
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Day 23
Kharre to Dhalan
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Day 24
Dhalan to Kuwa
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Day 25
Kuwa to Chainpur
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Day 26
Chainpur to Dhangadhi
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Day 27
Dhangadhi to Kathmandu by flight