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A blue-black bird perched on a pale river rock.

expedition in Makalu-Barun

Barun Valley

A glacial sanctuary below Makalu, reached through the Arun gorge, cloud forest and four high passes including Shipton La.

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Duration
15 days
Journey style
expedition
Region
Makalu-Barun
Best timing
Set after a local conditions review

More than a route on a map

This is a starting point. The final journey is built around access, weather, the right pace and what your group wants to understand.

What it asks of you

Steep, wet forest, repeated high-pass crossings and a maximum overnight elevation near 4,870 m.

How WildWalk guides

Wakif brings local context, nature-guide training and a photographer's patience to every day in the field.

Sunlight striking banded cliffs above a mountain river.
A lone walker on a mountain road between forested slopes.

Your route

15 days, planned with purpose

The sequence below is the working shape of the journey. Timing may change when safety, access or the season asks for it.

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  1. Day 01

    Fly to Tumlingtar; drive to Num

    1,560 m

  2. Day 02

    Descend to the Arun River; climb to Seduwa

    1,550 m

  3. Day 03

    Seduwa to Tashigaon

    2,100 m

  4. Day 04

    Tashigaon to Khongma Danda

    3,500 m

  5. Day 05

    Acclimatisation at Khongma Danda

    3,500 m

  6. Day 06

    Cross the Shipton La pass network to Dobate

    Pass 4,220 m; camp 3,820 m

  7. Day 07

    Dobate to Yangle Kharka; enter Barun Valley

    3,600 m

  8. Day 08

    Yangle Kharka to Langmale Kharka

    4,410 m

  9. Day 09

    Trek to Makalu Base Camp

    4,870 m

  10. Day 10

    Base Camp to Yangle Kharka

    3,600 m

  11. Day 11

    Yangle Kharka to Dobate

    3,820 m

  12. Day 12

    Re-cross passes to Khongma Danda

    3,500 m

  13. Day 13

    Khongma Danda to Tashigaon

    2,100 m

  14. Day 14

    Tashigaon to Num

    1,560 m

  15. Day 15

    Drive to Tumlingtar; fly to Kathmandu

    1,300 m

Wakif Wagle with camera equipment and a laptop outdoors.

Guided by someone who knows when to slow down

Wakif learned the land through years of exploration, wildlife photography and nature-guide training in Bardiya. He built WildWalk because rushed, crowded itineraries never felt like the real Nepal.

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Share your dates, group and interests. Wakif will reply with the right questions and a realistic next step.

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