- Duration
- 19 days
- Difficulty
- Extreme
- Group size
- 2–12
- Region
- Everest Region
Overview
Mera Peak is one of the most climbable peaks in the world, continues to fascinate the climbers with its easy peak climbing route that you can ever imagine in a mountain.
Mera Peak, one of the most climbable peaks in the world, continues to fascinate the climbers with its easy peak climbing route that you can ever imagine in a mountain. Also, Mera Peak has varied alluring features that will meet the expectations of a climber as well as capture the attention of your mind. It has the reputation of an easy peak, less fatal, and this is what matters to the world. Mera Peak is also a warm-up peak for those who are climbing Mt. Everest.
It seems Mera Peak is for everybody because it is not a technical peak. Its height ascends to 6000 m plus, a height that has to be respected, the required height, as well as the standard elevation that you want to ascend in your life. It is good to have a lifetime experience on this peak, where climbing to the top is always successful. This climbing demands physical fitness from you, after all, you are climbing such an altitude.
The top of Mera Peak is a vantage point, for it shows the view of 8000 m mountains, soaring around us, such as Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, and Kanchenjunga, as well as to enjoy the panoramic view of snow-clad mountains that has the best of the best view in the world.
With the world-class climbing guide of Mountain Ascend Treks, you are going to have this, as well as stand on the top of Mera Peak. This is also the guide, who will teach you from scratch, such as how to fix ropes, how to climb up the rocky area, how to walk on a steep edge, must-have climbing equipment, and so on. After all, Mera Peak is a mixed climbing of ice climbing, snow climbing, and rock climbing.
Highlights
- Explore the Historical cities; Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.
- Scenic flight to and from Lukla.
- Step inside and experience life as the “mountain people” live in the heart of the Himalayas.
- Remarkable views of Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, and many other mountains.
- Wonderful staying Experience in a remote region.
- Summit to highest trekking peak, Mera Peak at an elevation of 6,654 meters.
Itinerary
After your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport, you will find us outside the airport with the banner of Mountain Ascend Treks. If you arrive in the evening or in the middle of the night, we take you straight to the hotel by vehicles, such as cars, vans, depending on the number of passengers. Else, you will be taken to our office, where we will talk about your trip in detail, telling you about do’s and don’ts. If you have some free time in the day, then you can use it to visit the places that are around your hotel, most probably, you will be staying in Thamel, which is a lively town for the tourists. You can also ask any questions related to your trip. If you have made a half-payment to us then you are requested to pay the remaining balance now. As you come to our office, please bring your passport, which has a validity of 6 months, including three copies of passport-sized photos, and a readable copy of your travel insurance paper. This is followed by the signing of the paper of your trip, as well as the non-liability disclaimer paper.
After breakfast, you will do the combined sightseeing of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur with a city guide. The former is the city of the temple, while the latter is the oldest city of Nepal. These cities have lots of historical monuments, so you will visit these monuments selectively. We have to make a selection because the sightseeing of these cities is half-day. This much time will be enough to visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, and Changu Narayan Temple in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Not only these, but Mountain Ascend Treks will also provide you the option of visiting Pashupatinath Temple, Monkey Temple, and others. In addition to these, Mountain Ascend Treks gives the top-most prioritization to your favorite places. Your visit is important to us, and we always cooperate with you.
From Kathmandu, you fly to Lukla in a small aircraft, called twin otter. Lukla is the gateway to Mt. Everest. There are 18 to 20 flights per day, and the name of the Lukla Airport is Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Only pilots, who have 7 years of experience in aviation, are permitted to fly to Lukla. From there, you head off to the Chutok La pass (2945). In Case of Flight Delay to Lukla and Kathmandu Tenzing-Hillary Airport is located at an altitude of 2860 m. It is a hilly airport. It is also surrounded by snow-covered mountains, Lukla has mountain weather. Sometimes, this weather changes unfavorably and causes a flight delay. In such a case, the helicopter will be charted upon your request by Mountain Ascend Treks. The fare per person will vary from a helicopter to helicopter or from company to company. The fare will be roughly between USD 500 to USD 3000. The helicopter has a capacity for 4 to 6 passengers, and it can fly even at the low visibility of 1500 m, while the twin otter flies at the high visibility of 5000 m.
After breakfast, we follow an ascending trekking trail that connects Chutenga with the Zatrawala Pass. Then, we continue walking to Zatrabok and enjoy the spectacular view of mountains, such as Numbur Himal, Kongdi RI, Karyolang peak, and so on. Following this, we follow a descending trekking trail that takes us to Khartitang at 3900 m.
After having breakfast, we follow a descending trekking trail that takes us to juniper and rhododendron forest and ultimately to Kothey.
After having our breakfast, we head towards Tangnang, Sabal Tsho-Lake, and the Hinku valley. The trail is scenic, and we see the breathtaking view of Kusum Kanguru.
Today is an acclimatization day, which means, we have to prepare ourselves for tomorrow’s higher altitudes. Your trekking guide/climbing will provide information on this. Acclimatization also means a resting day. It means a time to give a rest to your legs and heart that have walked uphill and that has beaten. Further, acclimatization also means hiking to the nearby areas.
We climb up along the lateral moraine of the glacier and see the awesome view of Mera Peak.
Today is an acclimatization day, which means, we have to prepare ourselves for tomorrow’s higher altitudes. Your trekking guide/climbing will provide information on this. Acclimatization also means a resting day. It means a time to give a rest to your legs and heart that have walked uphill and that has beaten. Further, acclimatization also means hiking to the nearby areas.
Today we continue to the high camp. We will be blessed with the stunning panoramas of giant mountains rising above 7000m i.e. Chamlang (7290m), Makalu (8475m) and Baruntse (7220m) to the east, Everest (8848m), Lhotse (8501m), and Nuptse to the north and Ama Dablam, Cho Oyo (8153meters) and Kantega to the west
Today, the whole crew wakes up at around 1 a.m. for preparation. The climbers have to wake up around 2.30 am. We have our breakfast and put on crampons and rope. Then we embark on our journey to the summit. It takes around 4-6 hours to reach the summit of Mera. From the summit, we can see the spectacular views of Mt. Everest (8,848m), Cho-Oyu (8,210m), Lhotse (8,516m), Makalu (8,463m), Kanchenjunga (8,586m) Nuptse (7,855m), Chamlang (7,319m), Baruntse (7,129m) Ama Dablam (6,812m) Kangtega (6,779m) and many more. We then retrace our steps down to high camp. After a rest accompanied by some hot soups/tea, we continue down to Khare for the night.
If the weather is unfavorable, we will not be able to summit the Mera Peak on day 12. Day 13 is needed in case we are not able to summit.
We leave the mountains behind and descend to Tangnang and trek along the same trail. At Kothey, we celebrate our success.
We trek back to Zatrabok. The trail offers a magnificent view of alpine vegetation like huge rhododendron forests.
Today we head towards Chutenga. The trail ascends until we reach the Zatrawala Pass and then again descend until we reach Chutenga.
The trekking trail descends to the valley and takes you to the suspension bridges over the Dudh Koshi River and is easy to do, and we will be walking most of the time along the Dudh Kosi River. Later this trail joins with Lukla, from where we catch a return flight to Kathmandu, the city of temples. And it is in Lukla, we feel that we have done the world’s best trek in 14 days.
We catch an early morning flight to Kathmandu. After reaching Kathmandu, we can take a rest or do some souvenir shopping. If you are interested, then Mountain Ascend Treks help you in souvenir shopping. Later in the evening, you will have a farewell dinner in a Nepali restaurant, where you can see Nepali dance. Also, there will be Nepali music and songs. Along with these, there is a lot of tourism activities that you can do in Nepal. Some of these are jungle safari, biking, and mountain flight.
Today is the last day of your trip. We make sure that you reach the Tribhuwan International Airport on time for departure. You will reach the airport approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight. We will keep in touch with you through emails. Since Nepal is the cheapest tourist destination in the world for any tourism activities, Mountain Ascend Treks is always ready to provide you with service.
What the price covers
Included
- All airport transfers from arrival to departure
- 18-day adventure, 16 of which include 3 meals a day
- Round-trip airfare between Kathmandu/Ramecchap and Lukla
- All Climbing Gear (Including boots, harness, and helmet)
- 20kg baggage allowance in flight and during trekking
- Porter service
- Airport transfers
- English-speaking, government-licensed Trekking Guide
- English-speaking, government-licensed Climbing Guide
- Climbing permit for Mera peak.
- All applicable trekking and climbing permits
- 3 nights’ accommodation in Kathmandu on B&B plan
- Government taxes, entrance fee, equipment fee, and other applicable fees
- First aid kit
- Trip certificate
- Farewell dinner
- Mountain Ascend Treks t-shirt
Not included
- Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu.
- Travel insurance which covers emergency rescue and evacuation.
- International airfare and airport departure tax.
- Nepal entry visa – you can get it on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
- Multiple-entry tourist visa fees: 15 days US$25, 30 days US$40, 90 days US$100 (or the equivalent in foreign currency). Please bring 2 passport-size photos.
- Alcoholic, hot and cold drinks.
- Personal trekking equipment.
- Tips for trekking staff and drivers (you will absolutely want to show your gratitude to your sherpas and porters).
- Any other expenses that are not mentioned in the ‘Price Includes’ section).
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