For this travelers who have holidays more than two weeks and love nature and mountains, this trip would be perfect destination. Kanchenjunga Base Camp trek takes you to the base camp of Mount Kanchenjunga. Mount Kanchenjunga is world’s third highest mountain and it is situated in Nepal’s eastern border and it is is considered as one of the most beautiful mountain massifs in the world. This trek will bring you to Kanchenjunga Base Camp and the trek allows you to visit Pathibara Temple, which is an important religious site for many Indian and Nepali pilgrims. The trek goes through the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, managed by local communities in partnership with WWF, which is one of the least populated areas in Nepal. Its forest, alpine meadows, high altitude wetlands are homeland for endangered snow leopard, red panda, the Himalayan black bear and clouded leopard. Ten species among Nepal’s 20 indigenous gymnosperms and 15 among Nepal’s 23 endemic flowering plants are found in this region. In addition, almost 30 varieties of rhododendron species and 48 varieties of orchids are found here. Wildlife includes endangered snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer, red panda, blue sheep and rhesus money. About 252 species of different birds including impeyan pheasant, red-billed blue magpie, shy drongo are found in this area.
Trekking and mountaineering are the most popular activities can be done in the area. Local tea houses area available in the main route to base camp of mount Kanchenjung and tented camp is also popular travel style here. Kanchenjunga Conservation Area can be reached by 30-minutes’ flight from Biratngar. Also it can be reached by drive to Taplejung via Ilam. Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek and Lumba Samba Trek are popular treks of Kanchenjunga region.
