Overview of Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek begins from Tamur River through the trail along the riverside beneath the lush green Pipal trees. Modern etiquette has left the Kanchenjunga conservation area untouched. Ethnic Limbu culture, known for coining the recipe of Tongba, dominates the population. The high terrain is harsher, whereas the lower new oak and rhododendron forests give trekkers a clean and fresh ambiance.
This forest shelters more than 250 wildlife species, including birds. Grazing yaks give unique looks as their eyes follow the trekkers as they move forward. High passes such as the Mirgin-La pass, situated at 4725m above sea level, provide the mouth gaping views of Makalu, Chamlang, and Everest.
Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek lies in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, a protected area in the eastern Himalayan region. Kanchenjunga trekking was first attempted in 1979, and it was a British mountaineer said that he felt like heaven on earth walking the trails. Kanchenjunga trekking leads the trekkers to the world’s third tallest mountain (8586m). Kanchenjunga means ‘Five Treasures of the Great Snow,’ derived from the structure of five summits that make up an entire Kanchenjunga mountain.