Trip Facts
Trip Length :15 days
Starting from :Kathmandu
Ending at :Kathmandu
Highlights :Gosaikunda
Type of trek :Tea House
Physical rating:Moderate
Cultural:Tamang
Highest access:3870 M
Day 1 : Arrive in Kathmandu
Meet and greet at Airport then you'll be taken to your hotel. While in Kathmandu you will have time fascinating Buddhist and Hindu temples and shrines reflecting ancient local traditions are highlighted on our guided tour. There's time to explore the city's many charms on your own too. O/N in Kathmandu
Day 2 : Kathmandu City Tour
After breakfast, we'll visit Swayambhunath temple, and said to be 2000 years stupa on a hillock offers breath-taking view of Kathmandu City. We will then process to Visit Pasupatinath and Bouddhanath. After lunch we'll visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) - which is the oldest of the three major cities in Kathmandu Valley - famous for its Buddhist monuments and Hindu temples, and you can catch the traditional artisans working with wood, stones and metals. O/N in Kathmandu.
Day 3 : Kathmandu- Dhunche
Drive to Dhunche. Overnight here, it takes about 7hrs.
Day 4 : Dhunche - Syabru
This is a fine day of trekking, which traverses fir tree and rhododendron forests towards a ridge (2300m). From here we get a panoramic view all the way from Ganesh Himal in the west to Naya Kanga in the east and the Tibetan snowy summits. The trail drops steeply down towards the Bothe Khosi River towards Syabru, which is a busy village with its houses laid out in single file down the hillside. Sherpas and Tamangs farm this area.
Day 5 : Syabru - Lama Hotel
Following a high trail, we pass through terraces and bamboo massifs. We cross Syarpagaon to continue through a fine forest, alive with birds and the occasional troupe of monkeys. After crossing the Langtang Khola, we start the ascent of the valley and soon reach the shepherds’ huts that are Lama Hotel
Day 6 : Lama Hotel - Langtang
We now have a spectacular view of the Langtang Lirung (7246m). After a steep climb through the Langtang gorge, the ascent eases and the valley widens out into an area of yak meadows and rhododendrons. Further up, we reach Langtang, populated by Tibetans.
Day 07 : Langtang - Kyangin Gompa
It is an easy and pleasant walk through yak meadows. The village is spectacularly situated in a glacial amphitheatre dominated by high peaks. An excellent base for shorter walks towards the Langtang Lirung glacier, eastwards to Lagshisa glacier or a tougher ascent of the northern flank of the valley towards Yala Peak.
Day 08 : Kyangin Gompa - Ghora Tabela
We retrace our steps downhill and reach the army post of Ghora Tabela.
Day 09 : Ghora Tabela - Syabru
The trail leaves the alpine country and returns to the deep forest.
Day 10 : Syabru - Sin Gompa
We leave the Langtang valley to climb towards the sacred Gosaikunda lakes. A stiff uphill climb leads to the ridgeline offering views north into Tibet and west towards the Annapurnas. The second leg goes through old hemlocks and rhododendrons to Sin Gompa, high above the Trisuli river.
Day 11 : Sin Gompa - Gosaikunda
Through a rocky landscape and sparse bushes the trail follows two glacial lakes before reaching the main lake--Gosaikunda. This site is a great pilgrimage for Hindus during August, when thousands come to bathe and make offerings.
Day 12 : Gosaikunda - Sin Gompa
It is the same way of Sin Gompa to Gosaikunda
Day 13 : Sin Gompa - Dhunche
Descent through rhododendron forests and giant fir trees. We cross the Trisuli on a suspension bridge and follow the river along the south bank through fields.
Day 14 : Dhunche - Kathmandu
Day 15 : Departure
After breakfast, free to shop and pick up some last minute souvenirs, rest and visit the shop etc for you until time to leave the international airport for your final destination.
Langtang trek route goes through traditional, ethnic villages and untouched forests on the way to the peaks of Langtang-Lirung. The highlight of this trek includes a visit to the Langtang valley, Kyangin Gompa and the Lirung Glacier. One can also climb the Lang Sisa Peak and visit Lake Gosaikunda, which is nearby. We drive direction to Kakani and from there again drive down to Trishuli Bajaar from Tirsuli the road continue to Rasuwa headquarters Dhunche and then to Syabrubesi from where the trek begins.As we trek towards the Langtang valley we are walking through pine, oak and rhododendron forests. Spring season in Langtang and Helambu area when the flowers are in blooming, is really a trekker's paradise. After countless beautiful villages and mountain views, we arrive at our destination in Kyanjen Gompa, a huge valley with mountains all around and where the glaciers meet the alpine meadows. Retreating downhill we then ascend again towards the sacred lake of Gosainkunda. Then we trek down to Dhunche and return towards to Kathmandu.
Gosaikunda The Holy Lake
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