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Langtang
Excursion Trek
Trip Profile: 18 Days Trip
04 Night in Kathmandu
14 Days Trekking
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 The
Langtang valley is aptly called " the valley of glaciers".
Here the mountain–scape is spectacular. On either side of valley,
mountains rise, soaring into the sky. The valley offers pine
forest, slow moving rivers and swift mountain streams, rugged
rock and snow–capped peaks, grassy downs and meadows strewn
with daisies and wild primulas. In the upper part of valley
there are snow bridges spanning angry torrents, high passes
enveloped in mist, tiny lakes with icebergs floating on them
and water of crystalline brightness. There are also high mountains
of solid ice.
 Itinerary
DAY 01: ARRIVE IN KATHMANDU
When you arrive in Kathmandu, 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. In the evening delicious traditional Nepali well
come dinner await for you. O/N
in Kathmandu.
DAY 02:
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
processed 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 03: KATHMANDU - DHUNCE
You have breakfast being of the early morning
before 7:00 AM. This morning you will be drive to Dhunche,
departure early in the morning, approximately 7 hrs away by
bus. You see along the drive good scenery.
You will be arrive late afternoon at Dhunce. Dhunce is head quarter
of Rasuwa district where you’ll start to Langtang Trekking. In the
evening you will prepare yourself for your
trek to Langtang. O/N stay in Dhunche.
DAY 04:
DHUNCHE – BHARKU – SYABRUBESI
From Dhunche there is a decent to the Trisuli river
which is reached within half an hour.
From the river bed there is a steep climb to Dovan.
Right from here a track to Gosainkunda leaves the main trail to
Rasuwa Ghari and the Langtang valley.
From Dovan there is a gentle climb to 6,400 feet and Bharku village is reached.
From Bharku, traversing up and down
after crossing a suspension bridge over the Langtang river, the
village of Syabrubensi is reached. O/N in Syabrybesi.
DAY 05:
SYABRUBESI – KHANJUNG – SYARPAGAON
After a trek of about one hour from Syabrubensi the
small village of Wangal is reached. From
here a trail branches off straight eastwards to Rasuwa Ghari.
From Wangal there is a steep climb to Khanjung village.
In the village there is a good camping site.
From there, after 1/2 hr climb
a small village is reached, known as Surka.
The climb is steep for an hour through thick forest and from there
the trail continues straight but not steep.
From here, after a gentle descent for nearly 3 hrs,
Syarpagoan (8200 ft. ) is reached . O/N in Syarpagaon.
DAY 06: SYARPAGAON –
LAMAHOTEL – LANGTANG VALLEY
From Syarpagoan, the trail then traverses up and down
through the forest and Ghoratabela (9800 ft. ) is reached within 5 hrs.
From there, again a short climb for 1/2 hrs will bring you to a
pass to the right of where the Langtang valley begins. O/N in Langtang
Valley.
DAY 07: LANGTANG VALLEY – KYANGJING GOMPA
From the pass, after trekking for nearly 3 hrs,
Langtang village (11200 ft.) is reached.
From Langtang there is a gentle ascent for 4 hrs to Kyangjing Gompa.
O/N in Kyangjing Gompa.
DAY 08: KYANGJING GOMPA – YALACHEESE FACTORY – GHORA TABALA
After visiting Kyangjing Monastery, an excellent
look-out can be reached by climbing the slopes immediately behind the
Kyangjing Gompa. A visit to Yala Cheese factory (15,800 ft.) and the small
lake at 16,000 ft. beyond Yala is worthwhile.
Then back to Langtang via same route. O/N in Ghora Tabala.
DAY 09:
GHORA TABALA - SYABRUGAON
Breakfast served in the morning. After breakfast trek
back through same way to Syabrugaon. O/N in Syabrugaon.
DAY 10:
SYABRU – SING GOMPA (3254 m.)
Today we climb through forests of Fir and
Rhododendron. The only sign
of human habitation are the occasional shepherds' huts at the water
points. We camp near the deserted Sing Gompa. O/N in Sing Gompa.
DAY 11: SING GOMPA – GOSAINKUNDA (4300 m.)
A steep, rugged trail but adequately compensated for
by dramatic views; to the west Himal Chuli ( 7893m.), Manaslu (8156m.),
and Ganesh Himal (7406m.) and possibly even the Annapurna range. To the north across the valley is Langtang Lirug.
We pass a few huts in the high pasture of Laurebina,
cross a small ridge and have our first views of the holy lakes.
There are about a dozen lakes in the Gosainkunda Basin,
the main three being Saraswatikund Bhariab 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 some poison.
DAY 12: GOSAINKUNDA – THARE PATI (360 m.)
We continue over rugged trails and pass several other
smaller lakes to the Thare Pati pass ( 4602m.), then we descend along a
ridge to the tree-line. Past
beautiful waterfalls, through Juniper and Rhododendron forests. We descend
to the huts of Thare Pati (8 hrs).
DAY 13: THARE PATI – GUL BHANYJANG (2130m.)
We drop steadily all day through Fir and Rhododendron
forests and then through prickly-leaved Oak forests. We camp at the Tamang village of Gul Bhanjyang.
This ridge walk provides excellent views of the mountains and the
Helambu valley.
DAY 14: GUL BHANJYANG – CHISOPANI
(2194m.)
Today's walk consists of gentle ups and downs
following a ridge to camp just above Chisopai with excellent views of the
Himalayan range from Manaslu to Everest.
DAY
15: CHISAPANI - NAGARKOT
Walk between the village and
forest, continue our journey to Nagarkot 2300m above the sea-level. This
spot provides an excellent view of the sunset and Mount Everest can be
seen on a clear day. O/N camping in Nagarkot.
DAY 16:
NAGARKOT - KATHMANDU
We'll awake early to watch the spectacular dawn, the first rays of the
sun firing the peaks a hellish red slowly lighting up the Himalayas from
Kachenjunga and Everest in the far East of Annapurna and Dhawalagiri in the
West. After the breakfast we'll drive or trek
back to Kathmandu. O/N in Kathmandu
DAY 17: KATHMANDU
After breakfast you’re
free in Kathmandu for shop and pick up some last minute
souvenirs or rest etc. O/N in Kathmandu.
DAY 18: DEPARTURE
After breakfast free for you until time to leave
the international airport for your final destination.
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