Pikey Peak Trek
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Overview
- Grade: Easy to Moderate.
- Duration: 7 days
- Destination: Nepal
- Activities: Trekking in Nepal, Everest Region
- Best Seasons: September – December and February – June
- Highest Altitude: 4065m
- Start-Ends: kathmandu- kathmandu
- Per day walking: 5 to 6 hours
- Type of trek: offbeat and camping trek (remote area trekking)
- Min. Pax: 2+
- Mode of Travel: bus.
- Mode of Travel: Lower Khumbu region.
- Nearest Major Airport: Tribhuvan international airport
- Convenient Centers: kathmandu
- Destination: Pikey Peak
- Culture: Sherpa culture.
- Himalayan Sights: Mount Everest, mount Kanchenjunga, mount Makalu, mount Lhotse, Cho Oyu, mount Dhaulagiri, mount Annapurna, mount Shishapangma, mount Gauri Shankar, mount numbur, mount Kang Tega, mount Thamserku, mount karyolung, mount Mera peak
- Trek Attraction: sunrise and sunset view from pikey peak
Pikey Peak Trek for Trekkers who are looking for a fresh, short, easy yet incredible trek to the Everest region, from the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. this pikey peak (4065m) trek is in Solu Khumbu district of the lower Everest region will give them a lifetime experience of an incredible view of the central and eastern great Himalayan range which include Mount Everest, mount Kanchenjunga, mount Makalu, mount Lhotse, Cho Oyu, mount Dhaulagiri, mount Annapurna, mount Shishapangma, mount Gauri Shankar, mount numbur, mount Kang Tega, mount Thamserku, mount karyolung, mount Mera peak, and much other snow-capped peaks.
This newly opened fresh trek route is the nearest trekking trail from Kathmandu, less crowded leading to the base camp. this is one of the most beautiful trek route ideals for tourist who does not have to bother about altitude sickness yet see the Magnificent Himalayas. this region is considered one of the most important natural and biological sites. it has the favorite vintage point which is named after sir Edmund Hillary. you can see more than 800 km of the horizon from Dhaulagiri to Kanchenjunga on a clear sunny day. you will also get to explore the lower Khumbu region and one of the best views of Everest from this region.
Pikey Peak Trek offers us the best view of sunrise and sunset in the whole Khumbu region. The rising sun from behind the Kanchenjunga illuminates the peak and gives a mesmerizing view. Pikey Peak Trek will give us the experience of Sherpa culture, organic food and their village lifestyle. Buddhist culture, monasteries, gompas, stupas, colorful prayer flag, rhododendron forest, deep green valley, herd of mountain goat, yak and sheep along the way will give an adequate experience in short time.
The Pikey Peak is named after the local Sherpa clan deity which also represent the sky over nature. Sherpa people holds the different celebration during the month of July to worship their clan god, the eastern chyabo pikey as pikey hlapchen karbu.
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Outline Itinerary
- Day 01 : Arrival at kathmandu, transfer to hotel.
- Day 02 : Drive to Dhap (8 hours)
- Day 03 : Trek from Dhap to Jhapre
- Day 04 : Trek from Jhapre to Pikey Peak base camp
- Day 05 : Trek from Pikey Peak base camp to Pikey Peak then back to Junbesi
- Day 06 : Trek from from Junbesi to phaplu
- Day 07 : Drive from phaplu to kathmandu (8 hours)
Detail Itinerary
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Day 01: Arrival at kathmandu, transfer to hotel.
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Day 02: Drive to Dhap (8 hours)
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Day 03: Trek from Dhap to Jhapre
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Day 04: Trek from Jhapre to Pikey Peak base camp
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Day 05: Trek from Pikey Peak base camp to Pikey Peak then back to Junbesi
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Day 06: Trek from from Junbesi to phaplu
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Day 07: Drive from phaplu to kathmandu (8 hours)