| Day
1 |
Drive
from Kathmandu to Dhunche (1966m.)
which takes about eight hours.
You head north out of Kathmandu
driving through scenic foothills
and ridgeline vistas to Dhunche.
The first part of your drive
upto Trishuli Bazaar is quite
smooth. The path now moves along
the gravel road. During the
rainy season, the way is sometime
blocked due to landslides. Your
drive from Kathamandu to the
destination is to be made by
either local bus or land cruiser.
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| Day
2 |
Trek
from Dhunche to Syabru Gaon
(2581m.) which takes about five
and half hours. Trek to Syabru
Gaon (6950ft, 2120m). The trek
today is very leisurely through
forests and terraced hill slopes.
As you enter Syabru, you descend
to the ridgeline that separates
the Langtang Khola from the
Trisuli River. Syabru is a beautiful
village stretched out along
the ridgeline. You will continue
through the village to your
campsite about fifteen minutes
beyond on the slopes below the
village. The sunset is spectacular;
brilliantly backlighting the
houses perched on the ridgeline
above. From here you can enjoy
spectacular view of Lantang
Lirung (7245m.), Tibetan Himal
ranges and so on. |
| Day
3 |
Trek
from Syabru Gaon to Lama Hotel
(2470m.) and it takes about
five hours. The trail descends
along the ridge on Syabru's
main street and then drop to
the Ghopche Khola (2050 m.)
and again descends to the Landslide
(1810m.). Afterwards, you trek
ascends gently to Rimche (2400m.)
through Bamboo (1960m.) 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. There
are few lodges and shops which
provides the trekker supplies.
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| Day
4 |
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. While
walking here, you can catch
a glimpse of white monkeys and
local birds. 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 we can visit
shortly before arriving at the
village of Langtang, the headquarters
of the Langtang National Park.
The houses of Langtang and its
neighbouring villages are of
the flat-roofed Tibetan style,
surrounded by stone walls enclosing
fields of buckwheat, potatoes,
wheat, turnips and barley. |
| Day
5 |
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. We should arrive
at Kyangjin by lunch time allowing
time to acclimatise and explore
the area. It is a dramatic setting,
with snow covered peaks surrounding
us in all directions. At this
point, you can enjoy the panoramic
view of Dorje Larpa (6990m.),
Langtang Ri (6370m.), Langtang
Lirung (7245m.) and so on. |
| Day
6 |
Rest day at Kyangjin Gompa
and excursion in and around.
This is 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.
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| Day
7 |
Trek
from Kyangjin Gompa to Lama
Hotel 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
8 |
Trek
from Lama Hotel (2470m.) to
Thulo Syabru (2260m.) which
takes about five hours. The
beginning of the trail is gently
descent up to Landslide and
then goes steeply up to Thulo
Syabru. En route you could see
red pandas, monkey and various
species of birds.. |
| Day
9 |
Trek
from Thulo Syabru to Sing Gompa
or Chandan Bari (3330m.) and
it takes about five hours. The
trail from Thulo Syabru to Foprang
Danda (3200m.) follows steeply
ascent path passing through
Dursagang (2660m.) along with
the view of Langtang Himal,
Ganesh Himal, Tibetan Mountain
and oak, Hemlock, firs forests.
Now the path gently ascends
for some distance and then follows
flat level to Sing Gompa. There
is a well managed local cheese
factory and a Buddhist Monastery. |
| Day
10 |
Trek
from Sing Gompa to Gosaikunda
(4460m.) via Lauribinayak La
(3920m.) which takes about five
and half hours. You follow a
rugged trail with dramatic views;
to the west lie Himal Chuli
(7893m.,) Manaslu (8156m,) and
Ganesh Himal (7406m.) On a clear
day, even the Annapurna range
can be seen rising up behind
and to the north across the
valley is Langtang Lirung. You
pass a few huts in the high
pasture of Laurebina, cross
a small ridge and have your
first views of the holy lakes.
There are about a dozen lakes
in the Gosainkunda Basin, the
main three being Saraswatikund,
Bharab Kunda and Gosainkunda.
According to legend, Gosainkunda
was created by Shiva when he
pierced a glacier with his trident
to obtain water to quench his
thirst after having swallowed
a poison that threatened to
destroy the world. |
| Day
11 |
Trek
from Gosainkunda to Lauribinayak
Pass (4610m.) to Ghopte (3430m.).
The trail leaves Gosainkund
and climbs through rugged country,
past four more small lakes to
the Laurebina La [4610m], the
highest point of this trek.
Keep looking back for spectacular
views of Manaslu and the mountains
of the Ganesh Himal, as well
as the now familiar Langtang
Lirung. You then descend steeply
to camp near Gopte. |
| Day
12 |
Trek
from Ghopte to Melamchi Gaon
via Tharepati Pass (3490m.).
The first part of the trails
slightly descends and then begins
to ascend through the rhododendron
forests until Thearepati and
then you trek goes in descending
order. Before climbing to Tharepati,
a group of herders' huts at
3579m, you cross a stream after
coming through rhododendron,
oak and juniper forests. From
Tharepati the trail gradually
descends through pine and rhododendron
forest with good views down
into the Helambu valley and
across to Jugal Himal and Numbur
in the Solu Khumbu. Melamchi
Gaon is surrounded by beautiful
forests, which is mainly inhabited
by Sherpa people with their
distinctive culture. There are
situated some Buddhist monasteries. |
| Day
13 |
Trek
from Melamchi Gaon to Tarkeghyang
(2743m.) which takes about three
hours. The early part of the
trek descends until you cross
the stream named as Melamchi.
Now you trek gently up to Tarkeghyang
passing through Sherpa settlements.
Tarkeghyang is a beautiful Sherpa
village with one of the oldest
and biggest monasteries. |
| Day
14 |
Trek
from Tarkeghyang to Shermathang
(2621m.) and it takes about
five hours. This day the trail
is quite easier through flat
land with beautiful forests
on the way. You trek on crossing
some small streams on the way.
There is situated a beautiful
village on the half way to Shermathang.
To add your joy, Shermathang
is another pretty Sherpa village
where you can visit many ancient
monasteries. There you can see
Jugal Himal range at the north
face of Shermathang village.
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| Day
15 |
Trek
from Shermathang to Melamchi
Pul Bazaar (846m.). The trail
gradually descends all the way
to Melamchi Pul Bazaar through
meadows ad cultivated fields.
On the way, you come across
several old villages with their
own particular tradition. Walking
this day is quite pleasant with
mountain views and interaction
with local and friendly people.
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| Day
16 |
Drive
from Melamchi Pul Bazaar to
Kathmandu and it takes about
five hours. You travel through
gravel and bumpy path up to
Zero Kilo and then you follow
the pitched road up to Kathmandu. |
