Ganga Jamuna Trekking
Ganga Jamuna trek is less visited and newly introduced trek in Nepal . This is a moderate trek. In this Ganga Jamuna Trek you will have an opportunity to see Nepali lifestyle, culture and tradition through this trek. You pass different villages where you can interact with the different ethnic groups such as Tamang, Gurung, Brahmin, Chhetri and few others of Nepal . The trail offers you a peek observation of the culture and unchanged tradition of these people. The mountain peaks you can enjoy are Langtang range, Ganesh Himal, Shringi Himal, Manaslu range, Lamjung Himal, Himalchuli, Annapurna range and many other unnamed mountains and peaks. While trekking in this region you will find the trail is enriched with beautiful flora and fauna. You pass rhododendron, pine forests with other natural vegetation. These forests are home of various species of birds and wild animals. This trek offers you a visit to Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage site as well. The famous Tripura Sundari Temple lies at Salyankot where there is held a big fair from time to time. Hindu devotees offer special prayer and animal sacrifice to the deity. Except these Buddhist monasteries and chortens preserve distinct culture and tradition in itself. Another attraction of this trek is that you visit Ganga Jamuna which is a twin waterfall.. Ganga Jamuna is Hindu pilgrimage site where a famous fair is held around the temple before three days of full moon day during the first week of November. Here is a holy stone which is highly revered by the Hindu devotees and local people. It is believed that this holy stone preserves the divine power as water originates from there.
Itinerary Details:
Day 01 Kathmandu to Fulkharka (1720m.) by local bus ten hours & Private Lancruiser six hours drive.
Day 02 Rest day long drive from beginning Kathmandu to Fulkharka, sightseeing around local village.
Day 03 Trek to Ganga Jamuna (2650m.) it takes two hours. Path to Ganga Jamuna between local village & small forest & nearly end of the village you can see really nice view south side where you start your trek and lot’s of their village too. Ganga Jamuna sister gods of Hindus culture and both are female gods. Ganga is older sister (we call Didi from Nepalese language) Jamuna is younger sister (we call Baine from Nepalese language).
Day 04 Trek to Jyamrung (950m.) it takes six to seven hours. All the way path but not steep down you can walk between local village, small forest, small river, local market and your camp is close to River.
Day 05 Rest and swimming in river and relax whole day.
Day 06 Trek to Jyamrung dada (1650m.) visit old king palace, this palace is from fifteen sixteen centaury and we have many small kingdom and one of them is in Jyamrung dada, also you can see Ganesh Himal (mountain) this day, walk continue to Gola Bhanjyang and local bus or private car/Lancruiser to Kathmandu.
