The Langtang/Gosaikunda/Helambu trek is easily accessible from Kathmandu. Langtang area in itself is a good choice for all trekkers. The Himalayan views overall are not quite as spectacular as in the Annapurna or Everest areas, but they remain unforgettably beautiful. In addition, the trails are less crowded and the people are friendly. The people are all Tamang, who is the ethnic group for this area. We can explore their culture and way of living.

Langtang National Park is criss-crossed with hiking and trekking paths and mountaineering trails allowing visitor’s unparalleled accessibility. You will often see musk deer, Himalayan tahr, Himalayan black beer, now leopard, wild goat, Goral and more than 250 species of birds. The park is also renowned for its population of red panda.

A little further up the valley is Kyanjin Gompa, where we stop overnight and test the local yak cheese. We pass through Nubamatang, nestled in a hidden valley, on our way up to view the glaciers, which mark the gateway into Tilman‘s col, a high mountaineering route to Jugal Himal that crosses  a steep and difficult icefall on the south side . We also can hike to kyanjingRi or Tsergo Ri(Cherko Ri) which offer spectacular views of Naya Kanga (5,846m) ,Ponggen Dopku (5,930m), Mt Langtang Lirung (7245m ), Yala peak , Dorje Lakpa(6966m), Urkeinmang(6387m), Loenpo Gang (6979) and Kangchenpo.Backtracking, we travel through Syabru and Sing Gompa to a high plateau, where the sacred lake Gosainkund is located. Crossing the Laurebena Pass (4610m), we continue south, leaving the Langtang region behind us as we travel through the Helambu valley to Gul Bhanjyang. From here, it’s just a few days trek back to Kathmandu.

TRIP FACTS
Destination: Langtang/Gosaikunda and Helambu
Trek Duration: 16 Days
Season: Spring & Autumn
Trip Start/End: Kathmandu
Trek Start: Syabru Besi
Trek End: Sundarijal
Trek Type: Tea House / Camping Trek
Accommodation: Tea House/Camp
Transportation: Public Bus/CAR/Van
Altitude: 1450m - 4650m
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ITINERARY

Day 01: Arrive in international airport in Kathmandu and free transport to selected hotel and rest of day personal activities.
Day 02: Kathmandu Valley sightseeing and trekking preparation.

• Kathmandu durbar square.
• Pashupatinath / Hindu Temple.
• Swoyambu nath / monkey temple.
• Bouddhanath stupa.

Day 03: Drive to Syabru bensi by bus (1450m 7/8 hours) over night at lodge.
Trisuli – Dhunche- Syabrubensi
Local bus:
In the morning, we pick you up from the Hotel. We drive to new bus station. We take local bus from new bus station. We pass many small cities during our driving to Syabrubensi. When we reach to Dhunche (district headquarter of Rasuwa), if the weather is nice we can see the nice view of Ganesh Himal. We follow all the way Trisuli River. It is about 7/8 hours driving from Kathmandu to Syabrubensi.
Private bus/ jeep:
It is also possible to use private bus or jeep from Kathmandu to Syabrubensi. If you query, we can provide private bus or jeep as well. This way is much more conformable.

Day 04: Trek to Lama Hotel (2640m 6 hours walking) over night at lodge.
This is our trekking starting point. After the breakfast, we start to hike. As soon as we start our trek we cross the Bridge of Trisuli River. We follow the Langtang River. It is interesting part of walking through the forest. During our hike, we pass small town like, pahiro, Bamboo. It is about 6 hours walking hike from Syabrubensi to Lama Hotel. The trail is slowly up at the beginning but at the end it is hard.

Day 05: Trek to Langtang village (3340m 6 hours walking) overnight at the lodge.
This day, we start in the morning as normal time (8:00 am). We walk through the rhododendron forest. The trail is slowly up hill. This day we can see some mountains such as Langtang Lirung , Naya kang and some others peaks. During our trek, we pass Gunachok, Thomna , Ghoratabela , Thyangsyap and then Langtang village.  It takes us about 5/6 hours to get there. It is the village of Tamang people. We can explore rest of the day. It is big village.

Day 06: Trek to Kyanjing gompa( 3860m 5/6 hours walking) overnight at the lodge.
This day we start our trip as usual time.If it is nice weather, we can see the wonderful view of mountains at the beginning of this hike. People from this village are Buddhist. During our hike we can see many mani stone walls. It is about 3/4 hours hiking from Langtang village to Kyanjing Gompa. The trail is much easier to Kyanjing Gompa. We can explore the rest of the day in Kyanjing Gompa and cheese factory as well.

Day 07: rest day explore around the Glacier, Tsergo Ri(Cherko Ri and climb kyanjing ri over night at same place.
This day we have many choices.  It is depending as your wish we take one of following hiking. we can see views of Langtang Lirung, Naya kang, Lang shisha Ri, Penthang Karpo Ri and Dorje Lakpa and some others mountains. 

• Kyanjing  Ri hiking.
• Tsergo Ri(Cherko Ri hiking.
• Explore the Langshisa kharka or glacier.

Day 08: Trek down to Lama Hotel (2640m 7hours walking) overnight at lodge.
It is the day for down hill and same way back. We start in the morning as normal time. The trail is all the way down hill. We hike in one day from Kyanjing Gompa to Lama Hotel. It is nice part of hiking. If you are lucky you can see some wild animal as well. The trail is all the way down hill. So we can do it in 7 hours from Kyajing Gompa to Lama Hotel.

Day 09: Trek to Thulo Syabru village (2540m 6 hours walking) overnight at the lodge.
The half of the trail is same way back from Lama Hotel to Pahiro.  The trail from Lama Hotel to Bamboo is very steep down hill but it is still nice because we hike in the nature.  Bamboo to Pahiro is much easier. After walking little bit from Pahiro. We climb up to the Thulo Syabru(all the way down is Syabrubensi). Thulosyabru is big village of Tamang people. We explore rest of the day.  It is about 5/6 hours hike from Lama Hotel to Thulosyabru village.

Day 10: Trek to Laurebina (3920m 6/ 7 hours walking) overnight at the lodge.
Now, we are going up so, we start to climb on the rhododendron forest and pastures to the top of the ridge at Phoprang danda (3190m.)  If you are lucky, you can watch monkeys play in the forests. If it is clear weather, we can see view of Ganesh himal from here. We continue climb to another town is called Sing Gompa or Chandan Bari and then Lauribina. We also pass a sanctuary for the red panda. As soon as we reach to Lauribina, We can see the truly magnificent view of Annapurnas, Manaslu (8163m.) ,Ganesh himal and some other peaks. It takes about 6/7 hours hiking to get there.

Day 11: Trek to Gosaikunda (4210 7hours walking) overnight at lodge.
This day, we continue climb to Gosaikunda. There are many lakes. Saraswati Kund , Bhairav Kund, Gosaikunda, Dudh Kund( Milk lake) , Chandra kund (Moon lake)and Ama Kund (mother lake) and Ragat Kund(blood kund). The large lake is Gosaikund.  Gosaikund Lake has a black rock in the middle, said to be the head of shiva. according to legend , shiva created this high altitude lake when he pierced a glacier with his trident (trisul) to obtain water to quench his thirst after consuming poison gathered from the churning of the oceans ( the poison is the reason why Shiva is depicted with a blue throat). There is a white rock under the water which is said to be the remnant of an ancient Shiva shrine. It is also said that the water from this lake disappears underground via a subterranean channel and surfaces in Kumbeshwar pool, next to the five-storey Shiva temple in Patan , more than 60km away. Thousands of people come here to worship and bathe during the full moon festival each august. 

Day 12: cross the pass (4650m) trek to Gopte (3640m 6/7 hours walking) overnight at lodge.
This day we start early in the morning after the breakfast. The trail climbs on a rocky trail marked with cairns towards the pass. Passing three more small lakes, the trail reaches Lauribina La (4650m.). We spend some time to explore the surrounding hills for some fine views. It is the high part of this trek. Now, the trail descends down to Gopte. There are two lodges. It is about 6/7 hours walking to get there.

Day 13 Trek to kutumsang (2540m 6 hours walking) overnight at the lodge.
The day, we start the trek as normal time. The trail from Gopte to Kutumsang is a lot of up and down hill. When we reach to Tharepati we can see the view of Dorje Lakpa, Shisha panngma and others peaks. From here, we hike through Magin Goth and then Kutumsang. It is 6 hours hiking from Gopte to here.

Day 14: Trek to Chisapani (2230m 6/7 hours walking) over night at the lodge.
Now we are in Helambu region. Sherpa and Tamang are ethnic group of this area. The trail is up and down. We hike through the rhododendron forest. It takes about 6/7 hours to get Chisapani.  Chisapani is nice and magnificent view point. We can see from here wonderful views of snow capped mountains.

Day 15: Trek to Sundarijal (3 hours walking and 1 hour driving by private van to selected hotel in Kathmandu.
Today is last day of hiking. We hike down about three hours to get sundarijal. During our hikng we pass forest and some small village. We can take local bus or private car from here. It is about 1 hours driving to Kathamandu and then take a rest.

Day 16: Departure to international airport to fly your home country. We will provide you free transport to international airport.

PRICE INCLUDES:

• Pick up and drop at Trivuwan international airport at Kathmandu by private car.
• Kathmandu valley Sightseeing by professional tour guide.
• 3 Nights hotel in kathmandu, (2 nights before trek & 1 night after trek).
• Kathmandu /syabrubensi/sundarijal/kathmandu by bus.
• kathmandu bus station/ bus station to hotel by car.
• Lodge accommodation on the way.
• Meals on full board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner three times a day).
• National park fees and TIMS (Trekker's Information Management System) card.
• One fluent English speaking, government registered most experienced area (local), first aid trained, guide and required porters.
• Guides/Porter's: food, lodge, transportation, salary, insurance, equipment etc.
• All government taxes.
• Local fresh fruit like orange, banana, apple, grape etc.
  

PRICE EXCLUDES:

• All Hot, Soft and hard table drinks such as: coke, beer, mineral water.
• Rescue operation charge.
• Your travel insurance.
• Meals in Kathmandu.
• International airfare and Visa fee ($25 for 15Days and $40 for 30Days).
• Tips for your guide and porters etc.

Short Note: The above itinerary is a guideline and standard pattern which we provide you. This trekking can be modified according to your time and requirements. Trekking price will be according to luxurious, classic trekking, group size so if you provide details about it we will be pleased. Customize »

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