Ruby Valley Camping Trek

Well, come to Himalayas Nepal! We pick up you from Tribhuvan International Airport and drop to your hotel where you had booked. After resting some hours we meet and brief about our program.

This day we start for ruby valley camping trek drive on a northern highway from Kathmandu to Syabru Bensi via Dunche Bazaar. The journey will take 8-9 hours trough Trishuli Bazaar, local villages, landscape, mountains and crops field along the way. On way to Syabru Bensi, we can view of Ganesh Himal Range, Manaslu, peaks of Langtang range. This first day will be in beautiful Tamang village near the Bhote Koshi River and overnight at lodge.

The trail goes through west up to Bahun Danda Pass and then descent to the Tamang village of Gatlang, a foundation village on the Tamang Heritage Trail or hike via Chawatar. Gatlang is a Tamang village with unique customs and craftsmanship in a magnificent setting. Which is located above the Parvati Kunda, This kind is most popular pilgrim place for pilgrimage every year of the full moon (Janae Purnima), thousands of pilgrims are attracted to the sacred pond and nearby temple.

Pangsang Pass 3842mtrs is a viewpoint southwest of Somdang with a broad panorama of the surrounding terrain. To the north are the soaring peaks of Manaslu and the Ganesh Himal Range. The trail follows down to the mar Mailung continue to Tamang settlement of Tipling village where are two Buddhist Gombas and some Catholic church too and pray flags on the Chhorten along the way. They have the rich culture in a majority of Tamang community and show that cultural program when visitors and trekkers come in that villages such as Shaman Dance, Horse dance, Mane dance, Mendo Maya, Paru dance and as well as Lama (monk) dance are quite popular.

After breakfast, we go down to Kami Gaun continue to cross the Adha Khola on a new box bridge and climb up to the Sakpar danda then Chalish Village crossing through fertile field and way of Nepali flat. Shertung is inhabited mainly by Tamang. The name Shertung means ‘place of gold’. According to a myth, two brothers in search of gold were led here by a dream and thus the settlement was born. Tamang people have own rich culture to show for the visitors Jhankri or shaman dance, Ghode or horse dance.

Chalish is inhabited primarily by Gurung, Ghale, and Kami. There used to be Newar people but they migrated to Kathmandu city. The hospitable people of this area have unique customs and traditional cultural dances, including a hospitable welcome dance, Ghatu Dance; Dohori is also popular with call and response between male and female participants, a type of courtship ritual, complemented by folk music. Some dances depend on the time of year and take place during festivals including the Maruni Dance during Dasai and Tihar, Hai Nelo Dance of Tihar, and the Ghatu (Ghasiri Dance) that occurs during Chandi Purnima in the Nepali month of Chaitra. Gurung men traditionally wear Vangra, a woven, embroidered cotton cloth tied at the ends that serves as a pouch for carrying goods. Sri Tinkanya Devi Mandir lies above Chalish. Local women tie bits of cloth or leave a bangle representing a wish to be fulfilled near a small pool of water surrounded by Barmase or periwinkle flowers.

Resting in this village and we can hike to Serutng village of monastery and old palace or other trips to fresh running water Anku River for fishing and back to Chalish overnight at lodge in the tent.

After breakfast, the trail descent to the Ankhu River cross old suspension bridge place of Khar via fertile land small forests, farming terraces and green hills and trek steep up and then gradual up to reach Tikkas Danda which is the best place for a panoramic view as well as “rest is best”. After the Tikkas Danda trail passing through inside the Kalbrang jungle then way continue to Mertaje Danda then will be Pasang Mane, the gateway of Ganesh Himal Base Camp and will reach Hindung, is a pretty big village mainly inhabited by Tamang. They grow potatoes, millet, barley, maize, beans, and harvest crystal, rubies, and Yarsagunboas well as the variety of herbs, overnight in Hindung in Tent.

Trek from Hindung to Thulo Dunga (Big Rock) and it takes about four and five hours. After leaving Hindung you will rarely find terraces. The route up to Thulo Dunga is an ascent and Nepali flat as well. You walk along the trail covered with forests of rhododendron and local vegetation. These forests are the nestling-place of various species birds, vegetation bamboo, rhododendron, Jennifer and wildlife musk dear, Jharal, Wild boar, pheasant etc. Thulo Dunga is surrounded by beautiful forest ad it mainly grassland. Except for winter season, the local people bring domestic cattle especially sheep for grazing overnight at the tent.

The trek leads to Base Camp/ Nojet Kharka which takes about 5 to 6 hours. You walk along the trail covered with forests for a few hours. Towards the ending, the trail moves along the land where you rarely find any trees. You find alpine grass here due to high altitude. At Kalo Seto Kunda there are two lakes of holy significance and when people go there and if they do wrong things there those people are punished by nature like storms and rain as well as some of the shepherd had seen gold bull was swimming on that lake according to native people. The surface of Kalo or Black Lake is covered with black stones. On the contrary, the surface of Seto Kunda or White Lake is covered with white shining stones and green field and an impressive campsite is known as Nojet Kharka.

You can have an excursion ascending to northwest of Dobra Danda which is a supreme viewpoint, From here you can enjoy the majestic views of Ganesh Himal, Paldor Himal, and many others and around there signified Holy Lake Kalo/Seto Kunda (Black and White Lake), these lakes are said to have spiritual power that will bless visitors but anyone who misbehaves will be punished with poor weather and difficult travel.

Day return descending to Hindung Gomba Danda passing through narrow and grazing grassland center as well as pine, rhododendron forest with dense vegetation along the way overnight at the tent.

The trail is descending to the Hot Spring all the way from Hindung then will reach there after two hours and fully enjoy with natural hot water where we have three tapes and pool. Enjoy some hours in hot spring near the Tatopani Khola which river is melted from Ganesh Himal glacier and which best for lunch spot as well. After lunch crosses the Tatopani Khola suspension bridge then on the right side of the river and following stone steps build by KAADORE Agriculture Association and British Gurkha`s of Nepal then will reach Gurung and Tamang settlement of Tir Gaon continue to walk 1 hour will be in another Gurung Village Rechyat overnight at the tent.

After breakfast trek leads along the farming land through Tamang settlement Kapoor Gaun then descent to Ghandakkhani Khola, will reach attractive Gurung Village Lapchyat. Cross the Lapa Khola on box bridge ascent to the large settlement of Tamang village Lapa Gaon above 400 houses where we have the break for lunch. After an hour we will arrive largest Gurung settlement in the area with their smiling well come and Namaste, as well as people, are enthusiastic to perform culture dances like Ghatu, Maruni and Look Geet with real traditional style overnight at the tent.

This Khading Gaon is the last village until other parts of Mahj Gaon as well as calm and natural beauty place. The day is steeply ascending to the west part and will be Mangne Pass 2936mtrs, continue crossing through blue pine forest with huge rhododendron as well as crystal and ruby harvest places. Finally, we will reach Mangne Goath, overnight at the tent.

Toy day we are entering another district Gorkha crossing Myangal Bhanjyang 2975mtrs. Again crossing Dunchet Khola through lush forest and descending into a valley with excellent panoramic including Mt. Manaslu, soaring in the western horizon. Pass through the scenic villages of Dhonchet, Kartunje, and Manbhu and re-enter Dhading District to reach the magnificent located Lapu Danda, primarily a Brahmin village with vegetation, surrounding by fertile fields. This is viewpoint from where can see snow-capped Himalchuli, Shringi Himal and section of Ganesh Himal Range.

The trail ascent through fertile fields of Baseri as it uphill to Danda Gaon with excellent views of Mt. Manaslu, Shringi Himal, Himachuli and range of Ganesh Himal and continue gradually to the glorious twine waterfalls of Ganga Jamuna (This place is very famous in this region as well as Nepal and we have a big festival occasion of Thulo Ekadashi month of November or December) overnight at tent.

Last day walk in country and mountain trail, we lead to Khahare bazaar via Chisapani with Brahmin villages as well as field descent to Khahare to catch vehicle and we arrange a bus to Kathmandu around 5-6 hours drive.