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Kanchenjunga Base Camps: Route, Altitude & Permit Guide

Plan the Kanchenjunga Base Camps with route, duration, altitude, season, permits, key stops and safety guidance.

Nepal's great eastern wilderness circuit to both base camps of the world's third-highest mountain — three weeks of Limbu villages, cloud forest and 8,000 m amphitheatres.

Route overview

Permits

Kanchenjunga RAP (USD 20/week) + KCA entry; guided, min two trekkers

Best season

Oct–Nov, Apr

Safety

Route facts

18–24 days · maximum altitude 5,143 m · Demanding