| Day
1 |
Drive
from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi
which takes about nine hours.
You head north out of Kathmandu
driving through scenic foothills
and ridgeline vistas to Syabru
Besi passing through Dhunche.
While passing along the road
at the bank of Trishuli river
you catch a glimpse of Ganesh
Himal, terraces and green hills.
As you pass through Dhunche
you feel as if you are heading
towards deep land. At the same
time, you notice that the road
is still under construction.
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| Day
2 |
Trek
from Syabru Besi (1600m.) to
Lama Hotel (2470m.) which takes
about five and half hours. The
first part of the trail crosses
through Bhote Koshi and follows
the Langtang Khola. This trail
is gradually ascent up to Bamboo
passing through Landslide. Afterwards,
you trek ascends gently to Rimche
(2400m.) through Bamboo (1960m.)
which lies at the bank of Langtang
Khola. You can have lunch at
this place if you like. And
at the end your trail is level
to the Lama Hotel. En route
you could see red pandas, monkey
and bear if you are lucky. |
| Day
3 |
Trek
from Lama Hotel to Langtang
village (3430m.) via Ghore Tabela
which takes about six hours.
As you continue climbing there
are occasional glimpses of Langtang
Lirung between the trees. At
Ghora Tabela [3000m], the trail
emerges from the forest. Once
there was a Tibetan resettlement
project here, but now it is
a Nepalese army post though
it has no permanent inhabitants.
The trail continues to climb
gently and the valley widens,
passing a few temporary settlements
used by herders who bring their
livestock to graze in the high
pastures during the summer months.
There is a monastery, which
you can visit shortly before
arriving at the village of Langtang,
the headquarters of the Langtang
National Park. The houses of
Langtang and its neighboring
villages are of the flat-roofed
Tibetan style, surrounded by
stone walls enclosing fields
of buckwheat, potatoes, wheat,
turnips and barley. |
| Day
4 |
Trek
from Langtang Village to Kyangjin
(3870m.) which takes about three
hours. The trail climbs gradually
through small villages and yak
pastures as the valley opens
out further and the views become
more extensive. After crossing
several small streams and moraines,
the trail reaches the settlement
at Kyangjin. Here there is a
small monastery and a government-operated
cheese factory. You should arrive
at Kyangjin by lunch time allowing
time to acclimatize and explore
the area. It is a dramatic setting,
with snow-covered peaks surrounding
you in all directions such as
Langtang Lirung, Ganjala peak,
Tserko ri, Langsisa ri and many
others. |
| Day
5 |
Rest
day at Kyangjin Gompa and excursion
in and around.
This is a day to rest and explore
the area. You can visit the
monastery and the cheese factory,
walk up the moraine to see the
spectacular ice faces and tumbling
glaciers of Langtang Lirung
or ascend Kyangjin Ri (4350m.),
directly behind the village,
for a breath-taking panorama
of the Langtang peaks. |
| Day
6 |
Trek from Kyangjin Gompa
to Lama Hotel (2470m.) and
it takes about six hours.
From Kyangjin you retrace
your route, following the
Langtang Khola to Langtang
village and on to Ghora Tabela.
After lunch, you continue
the steep descent to Lama
Hotel. |
| Day
7 |
Trek
from Lama Hotel to Thulo Syabru
(2130m.) and it takes about
six and half hours. You continue
retracing your steps some of
the way to Thulo Syabru, but
then branch left up a steep
path through forest to suddenly
emerge with a view of Syabru
and its extensive area of millet
terraces. An undulating path
brings you to this fascinating
village where each house is
set above its neighbor, in a
long line up the very crest
of the ridge. It's a great place
to wander about, catching glimpses
of Tamang life, admiring the
beautifully carved wooden windows
or simply relaxing in the sun.
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| Day
8 |
Trek
from Thulo Syabru to Sing Gompa
(3330m) which takes about five
hours. From Thulo Syabru it
is a steep climb through forests
of oak, fir and rhododendron
to the top of a ridge. From
here it is only a short descent
to Sing Gompa. There is a Buddhist
monastery and a small cheese
factory here. |
| Day
9 |
Trek
from Sing Gompa to Dhunche (2030
m.) which takes about four hours.
You trek downhill all the way
to Ghatte Khola (stream) passing
forest, a small village Dimsa
and terraces. Now you trek over
levelled path along Ghatte Khola
(stream) till Dhunche. |
| Day
10 |
Drive
from Dhunche to Kathmandu and
it takes about eight hours.You
drive through scenic foothills
and ridgeline vistas to Kathmandu.
The first part of your drive
upto Trishuli Bazaar is through
gravel and bumpy road and then
well paved road up to Kathmandu. |
