Sailung Trek is a non-touristic trekking destination in the eastern region of Nepal. Sailung region is a less crowded trekking area that is unexplored by regular mountain trekkers. Most of the trekkers visit Nepal for the popular Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Mustang, and other popular trekking destinations. So this trek is for those who want to explore the nature and culture below 3200m sea level in the hillside of Nepal.
Offers splendid views of the snowy mountain peaks; including the World’s highest Mt. Everest, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, and Annapurna. Walk through the typical local villages, terraced farmland, rivers, waterfalls, and perilous hills. The ethnic groups living in those villages are Tamang, Sherpa, Magar, Gurung, Brahmin, Pahari, and more. Therefore Sailung Trekking is an opportunity to witness the culture and tradition of those communities.
This is an easy journey to lower elevations on the off-the-beaten-path; with a unique environment and very rich biodiversity, this trek is pure trekking. Sailung means a hundred windy hills, Sai means hundreds and lung means windy hills in the Local Language. Hence, you can visualize doing this trek and what kind of beautiful memories will add to your travel life.
Sailung Trek Itinerary.
| Day 1 | Drive from Kathmandu to Mude and trek to Lamche Ahal |
| Day 2 | Lamche Ahal to Khola Kharka via Thulo Sailung |
| Day 3 | Khola Kharka to Dhoromba Gumba |
| Day 4 | Dhoromba Gumba to Guranse Bhanjyang |
| Day 5 | Guranse Bhanjyang to Bholung |
| Day 6 | Bholung to Thulo Parsel |
| Day 7 | Thulo Parsel to Kottemal |
| Day 8 | Kottemal to Namobuddha |
| Day 9 | Namobuddha to Panauti and drive back to Kathmandu. |
This 9-day trekking itinerary is my experience of doing this trek. So this might be different on the people’s choices and places they want to visit because this trek is customizable as your holiday length. Around the places, there are no fancy hotels and restaurants so the option to do this trek is camping or homestay.
Camping might be costly because it requires having a whole crew – Cook, Kitchen Staff, Guide, and posters. On the other hand, staying in the people’s house by doing a homestay trek can minimize the cost. Also, an opportunity to observe the lifestyle, culture, traditions, and religion of the local people of those areas.
Compared to other trekking, this trek is very cheap whether you go camping or homestay. Because it’s near Kathmandu and easily available food this area is not commercialized for tourists. The Sailung Trek itinerary is combined with the Temal Trek so that you can do two treks in one holiday.
Best time to do this trek.
Nepal has four seasons Spring, Autumn, Summer, and Winter. Among these four seasons spring, autumn, and winter is the best time to do Sailung Trek.
Spring is the best time because of the warm temperatures and clear weather. Similarly, the autumn season also hosts good weather and the perfect temperature for a hike. On the other side, during the winter season, the temperature will be cold but the views of the surroundings will be very clear. So Spring, Autumn, and Winter are the best time to do Sailung Trek.
