Langtang Valley Trekking with Gosaikunda

When you arrive in Kathmandu airport, our agency representative will be waiting for you in the airport holding our company and your name play card. From airport our agency representative will escort you to the hotel which takes 20 min of driving. After you check in to the hotel, you will rest and fed your flight sickness till next day. At hotel we will brief you about your schedule and plan of your trip.

After breakfast, proceed for sightseeing tours to world heritage sites of Pashupatinath Temple-the holiest Hindu Temple on the bank of sacred Bagmati River, BodhanathStupa-the biggest Buddhist Stupa architecture in the world! Patan Durbar Square is the oldest city in the Kathmandu valley with age old tradition also called Lalitpur-the city of fine arts. The visit covers the Durbar Square, the Krishna temple, the Kumbheswore temple, the Golden temple and many more. SwayambhunathStupa-the 2000 years old legendary stupa on the hillock also nick-named as monkey temple.

Dhunche is the center of this area and has public offices and army camp. From Kathmandu we will head set to Syabrubesi which is 11 hr straight drive through Dhunche. The drive route to SyabruBesi tourist buses do not travel we make our journey in local buses. We provide the private transportation up on your services requested. We will have overnight stay in Syabrubesi and prepare ourselves for the trekking next day.

From SyabruBesi we start our trekking along the Langtang River, continue hiking across waterfalls and finally stop in Rimche(2400m.) through Bamboo (1960m.) which lies at the bank of LangtangKhola. And at the end of trail is level to the Rimche which is 10 minute before the Lama hotel. In this route you could see red pandas, monkey and bear if you are lucky.Then trail descends to a settlement known as the Lama Hotel where we will have the night stay.

After breakfast, we embark on our trip to the Langtang Village. Our trail continues alongside dense forests.After ascending another 30 minutes brings us to a point where the Langtang Valley begins.After climbing up steadily through the valley, we leave the tree line behind us. On the way, we also enjoy the amazing views of LangtangLirung, pass by water mills, prayer wheels and chortens decorated with sacred mounds of rocks with inscriptions carved on them.

After breakfast, we will leave Langtang village and walk through yak pastures. Today, we also pass the largest mani wall in Nepal which is made from stone with prayers written on them. It is believed that the prayers on the mani wall spreads around by blowing winds. We cross several wooden bridges before reaching Kanjin Gompa which is beautifully surrounded by the mighty Himalayas. We can take a walk around the Kanjin Gompa enjoying astounding views of glaciers, icefalls, birds and yaks.

KhayanjingGompa is the last permanent settlement with a small Gompa and a cheese factory. Use it as a base for day hikes, exploring the upper valley try to climbing the small hill north of Khayanjing or Tsergori(5033m). which lies upvalley from Khayanjing. Upper valley is ringed by spectacular snow peaks including fluted peak LangtangLirung and the Tibetan named DorjeLakpa.

Now we will trek back to the Lama Hotel then to Rimche. Since the trek is only downhill, it will only take us around 4 to 5 hours to reach our destination. It is a downhill trek through forests and alongside a beautiful mountain river. On the way we pass through the ethnic settlements of the Tamang people whose religious and cultural practices similar to the Tibetans. After the heavy trek we have the overnight stay in Lama Hotel.

We continue retracing your steps some of the way to ThuloSyabru, but then branch left ascending a steep path through forests to suddenly emerge with a view of Syabru and its extensive area of millet terraces. An undulating path brings us 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.

From ThuloSyabru, we will have 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 too. Somewhere in PhulungGhyang we can have a lunch.

From Shinggomba the path gently ascends the mountain with bare trees. After crossing the ridge, we will be going through a forest full of moss and fern. While we will reach to Lauribinayak there is a spectacular view of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Ganesh Himal and LangtangLirung. The best view point for entire trek. Crossing over the ridge of SaraswatiKundapper the first of several Lakes dedicated to different divinities. Gosaikund is the third lake, sacred place of Hindus and Buddhist.

Gosainkundais one of the hindu holy place and is considered to be made by Lord Shiva. Gosaikund is as a revered holy river holding mythological significance and ancient tale and belief that Lord Shiva drove his trident in the ground to create three springs. By that springs the big Gosaikund had begain then bellow called trishuli river. The Buddhist Tamang that lives nearby also reveres it as their holy place. Every August on full moon night, lake is thronged with pilgrims for a big festival. On other days the lake sits in a tranquil atmosphere.

Now the trail continues through the Pine and Juniper forests from Gopte(3430m). At the beginning of the day descend then ascend to the Tharepati(3600m). Kutumsang is a beautiful village which has sufficient hotels and good lodges besides several tea-houses. Where we will have the night stay.

Trek from Kutumsang to Chisapani is quite pleasant as you continue to ascend & descend hill. Five hours of comfortable walk, which is full of the natural beautywill brings you to Chisapani, a small town with great natural beauty. Several belong to be in trek trail.

From Chisapaniwe will have three hour trek to Sundarijal and then we will drive back to Kathmandu by Private car. Today we will have our final night in Kathmandu gives us a chance to go out on the town and enjoy a final dinner (optional) with us.

Today is the last day of our trek. We will drop you airport 3 hours before your scheduled flight. If manage to stay some more days in Kathmandu and want to join short tours near Kathmandu valley than feel free to inform us. We are always here to help you.