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Mt. Tukuche peak (6920m.) is a one of the beautiful mountain among the Dhaulagiri Himalayas range located in Annapurna Region in front of Dhaulagiri 1st.  It is at the northern side one of the wildest Hidden Valley and along with Kaligandaki River flows its bottom. The trekking route follows through Annapurna classic trek and divert from Marpha village to the West, Yak Kharka and  path reach to Tukuche Base Camp. It takes about 4/5 days with acclimatization and preparation in the Base Camp to get the summit of this mountain via North East Ridge. First Tukuche ascent was 1969 by Swiss team and total 38 expeditions were tried to climb till 2007, there are 19 team got successes including 72 climbers. The latest successful expedition team was in autumn 2003 from France on North West Ridge.A magnificent mountain views and valley will be seen during the trek and from Tukuche expedition. After ascent up to Tukuche peak you can see plenty of mountain ranges such as Annapurna Ranges, Tilicho peak, Mt. Nilgiri and also beautiful Thakali villages of Marpha, Tukuche Village, Syang and Jomsom Valley. The journey came to end at Jomsom and then fly back to Pokhara and  evenng flight to Kathmandu. This expedition is considered to be low risky but technical solo expedition. So, usually most of climber make their own way using only  alpine style  setting camp 1 and camp 2 (6,100m.) via North West ridge to get the summit of Tukuche Peak.

ITINERARY A:
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu, Transfer to Hotel and welcome dinner
Day 02: Full day sightseeing in Kathmandu
Day 03: Briefing in Tourism Industry Division, interaction with staffs
Day 04: By bus: Kathmandu – Beni (1000m, 9h)
Day 05: Beni – Babiyachour (1050m, 5h)
Day 06: Babiyachour – Dharapani (1470m, 7h)
Day 07: Dharapani – Muri (2322m, 7h)
Day 08: Muri – Bagar (2080m, 6h)
Day 09: Bagar – Dobang (2545m, 5h)
Day 10: Dobang – Sallaghari (2820m,  
Day 11: Sallaghari – Italian BC (4000m, 4h)
Day 12: Acclimatization
Day 13: Italian BC – Dhaulagiri BC (4900m, 5h)
Day 14: Dhaulagiri BC – French Pass (5445m) – Hidden Valley (French Phedi) (4900m, 6h)
Day 15: Hidden Valley – Thapa Pass (5244m) – Thapa Peak BC (5000m, 5h)
Day 16: Thapa Peak BC – Yak Kharka (4800m, 6h)
Day 17: Yak Kharka – Tukuche Base Camp (5150m)
Day 18 to Day 27: Climbing period to Tukuche Peak- 6920 mtrs.
Day 28: Base Camp clean up
Day 29: Base camp – Kalopani (5000m, 6h)
Day 30: Kalo Pani – Jomsom (7h)
Day 31: By Plane: Jomsom – Pokhara
Day 32: By Bus: Pokhara – Kathmandu
Day 33: Free day in Kathmandu
Day 34: Departure.

ITINERARY B:
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu, Transfer to Hotel and welcome dinner
Day 02: Full day sightseeing in Kathmandu
Day 03: Briefing in Tourism Industry Division, interaction with staffs
Day 04: By Bus: Kathmandu / Pokhara
Day 05: By Plane: Pokhara / Jomsom. Trek to Kagbeni (2810m, 3h).
Day 06: Kagbeni / Sangda(3710m)
Day 07: Acclimatization
Day 08: Sangdag / Tasikang Phedi (4200m, 6h).
Day 09: Tasikang Phedi / Mulung khola (4600m, 5h)
Day 10: Mulung Khola / Yak Kharka (4800m, 6h)
Day 11: Yak Kharka / Tukuche Base Camp (5150m)
Day 12: Day 21: Climbing period to Tukuche Peak- 6920 mtrs.
Day 22: Base camp / Kalo Pani (5000m, 6h)
Day 23: Kalo Pani / Jomsom (7h)
Day 24: By Plane: Jomsom / Pokhara & Pokhara / Kathmandu
Day 25: Free day in Kathmandu
Day 26: Departure