Day 1
Kathmandu to Tarkeghyang
0 hrs0 kmsleep 2,600 m
Langtang · Easy
Ama Yangri Trek itinerary, day by day
Every stage from Kathmandu to Kathmandu, with the walking hours, distance and sleeping altitude for each day.
Days
4
Highest sleep
2,600 m
Distance
30 km
Rest days
0
Altitude profile
Where you sleep each night
The single biggest safety factor on a high trek is how fast your sleeping altitude rises - not how high the route eventually goes.
Stages
The full schedule
Day 2
Tarkeghyang to Tarkeghyang
6 hrs12 kmsleep 2,600 m
Day 3
Tarkeghyang to Timbu
3 hrs10 kmsleep 1,580 m
Day 4
Timbu to Kathmandu
0 hrs0 kmsleep 1,338 m
Ama Yangri Trek itinerary questions
Answers computed from the published day-by-day data for this route.
How many days is the Ama Yangri Trek?
4 days as published here, covering 30 km with 9 hours of walking in total.
What is the highest sleeping altitude on the Ama Yangri Trek?
2,600 m. The highest point reached on the route is 3,771 m, which is not the same thing - what your body has to adapt to is where you sleep.
Which day of the Ama Yangri Trek climbs the most?
Day 1, Kathmandu to Tarkeghyang, gains 1,262 m of sleeping altitude.
Does the Ama Yangri Trek itinerary allow enough time to acclimatise?
Above 3,000 m, no night on this itinerary raises sleeping altitude by more than 500 m, which is within the commonly cited guideline. Individual response to altitude still varies, so build in flexibility regardless.
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