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Hi, I’m Aleena. I had been to Kapuche at the end of February 2020, with four of my other friends (we were all girls) and finished the trek in three days. It was an unplanned trek and was planned during a weekend so that our college and office schedules were not bothered. We were from different places, three of my friends came from Kathmandu (night bus), one from Lamjung (a day ahead), and I traveled from Biratnagar (night bus).

It was a fun filled trek and we enjoyed a lot. If you are seeking for a complete package of trekking, this one might be your treasure. And, if you ever plan to go Kapuche, either solo or in a group, you might need to know few things as the trail is still virgin. Well, this blog can be your guide in that case. Go through it for details!

Specifications:

• Altitude: 2546m
• District: Kaski
• Specialty: Claimed lowest Glacial Lake in the world
• Duration: 2days(from Pokhara)
• Trekking hours: 8 hours for one way
• Vehicle hours: 3 hours for one way
• Vehicle supported: Bike, mountain bike, jeep, bus
• Public vehicle available: local bus, jeep
• Difficulty level: 2/5

Things To Carry:

• Raincoat
• Trekking poles
• Extra pair of clothes and socks
• Flip-flops
• Snacks
• Medicines

Things To Wear:

• Trekking shoes
• Light and loose clothes (jeans not recommended)
• Sun hat
• Sunscreen

Price Details:

• Public bus fare from Pokhara (Sabha Griha Chowk – Buspark) to Sikles: NPR 300
• Jeep fare from Pokhara (Sabha Griha Chowk – Buspark) to Sikles: NPR 600
• Veg Nepali Khana Set (Sikles): NPR 250
• Veg Nepali Khana Set ( Hugu): NPR 350
• Temporary Raincoat (one time use): NPR 80
• Per day room charge at Sikles: NPR 500 (big room, multiple beds, five people can adjust in one room)
• Per day room charge at Hugu: NPR 500 (well, it’s a goth actually, that means either tent or floor to sleep on but with nice beddings)
• Kodoko raksi at Sikles: NPR 60 per glass

Route & Vehicle Details From Pokhara:

• Take a public bus or reserve a Jeep from Sabha Griha Chowk, Pokhara to Sikles – 3 hours drive.
• Trek from Sikles to Hugu – 6 hours.
• Trek from Hugu to Kapuche – 3 hours.

Itinerary

Day 1: Five of us reached Pokhara at 6 am in the morning. We took a taxi from Amar Singh Chowk to Sabha Griha Buspark. Then found a group of six other fellow people who were going to Sikles too, and joined them. The jeep cost us total NPR 500 per head that way. Reached Sikles at around 11 am, had rice there, and started trek at 12 noon. As it was raining heavily, we had to buy raincoat and worn it and reached Sikles after 5 hours of continuous trek. It was Shivaratri, we enjoyed tato Nepal khana, enjoyed fire camp, dried our wet clothes, and also accidently burnt trek shoes slightly, LOL.

Day 2: Early in the morning, it was 5:30 am when we woke up, had tea and began trekking to Kapuche at around 7 am. It was a sunny day. We reached the lake after 3 hours of trek (with few snack breaks). The view was pleasant! We stayed there for an hour or more. Then trekked back to Hugu in 2 hours, had Nepali khana, and trekked back to Sikles in a slow pace. We reached Sikles at around 6pm. There we had Ramen challenge, & I lost, duh. We had some local kodoko jhaneko raksi which was extremely diluted, ate some snacks and slept.

Day 3: We woke up at 7 am in the morning, had tea and left for Pokhara in a Jeep at 8:30 am in the morning.

Specialties of Kapuche Trek!

1. You can finish this trek over a weekend! All you need is two days from Pokhara and the trek is over.
2. This is the easiest trek I ever had! Despite all the rainfall all day, slipping into few down-hills, having all the trekking gears wet, and burning trek shoes with my own stupidity, I still found it an easy trek.
3. It is a safe trek for solo travelers!
4. You get nice hospitality in Hugu. Plus, it is super cheap. As there are only few places to stay, make sure you book one for yourself!
5. This I would call a virgin trail, there is no comfort for you, and you will not find even a single resting place, which is the best part!
6. Well, who would not like to flaunt “I have been to the world’s lowest glacier lake”? Of course everyone would love that. So, go there!
7. There is no chance you get to buy coke or snickers after you begin trekking from Sikles. So, carry whatever you might crave during the trek. Well, carry your wrappers back with you like a good human!
8. Local kodoko raksi, Nepali tato khana, amazing Mountain View, nice weather, amazing breeze, and what else? You get these in Sikles as well.

Hope this article helped you in some ways. Even if this one is your first trek, you need not panic, it is easy, safe, and the view is awesome! If the blog was worth reading, do share and leave your feedback.

Aleena Rayamajhi
3/29/2020