Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking
Langtang region lies straight north from the Kathmandu valley. And you can see the snow covered peaks, a mild climate and the pleasant hospitality of the local people. This is what makes a trek ideal. This region has covered the area of 1,710 square kilometer and it is vary famous for its natural splendor, languor monkeys in the towering fir and rhododendron forest. It shares boarder with the 7,246 meter Langtang Lirung to the north, Gang Chhenpo (6,388 meters) to the south and Dorje Lhakpa (6,975 meters) to the east dominates the beautiful Langtang valley.
There comes a place named Helambu which is popularly known as a study center for Tibetan Buddhism. Sherpa and Tamang people have preserved the culture in this region by carving wooden windows, organizing lively dance festivals and showing traditional weaving skills. You can enjoy these sights while doing trek in Lang Tang region. Hiking times and overnight stops are planned to ease the hiking pace and acclimatization to the altitude. Lang Tang Trekking ranges are both moderate and challenging. And all these trails are accessible by transportation.
Getting in Lang Tang – Gosaikund - helambu Trekking
The access to Helambu is particularly easy and quick. Sundarijal is the most convenient starting point for this trek which is an hour’s drive from Kathmandu. There is also another road that leads at Melamchi bridge but it is five hours drive from Kathmandu. For Langtang, the choice is limited- you drive to Dhunche in Rasuwa district.
The road goes through Syabsubesi and Langtang trek starts from there too. Gosaikund, the pilgrimage for Hindus and popular tourist place can be reached from either of the two routes. Nevertheless, the bus leaves earlier from balaju Bus Park through Rasuwa.
Facilities in Lang tang lang tang – Gosaikunda – Helambu Trek
For Langtang, Gosaikund and Helambu trek, the itineraries are designed as per your demand and convenience. In these treks, you will find normal trekkers lodges and tea houses managed by local hotel management committee and eco-aware local people. The tented camping trek can also be organized. The lodge management committee makes the good camping site for the camp there are no lodge facilities in the way to Ganja la.
People and culture in lang tang Gosaikund Trekking
The people here of Tibetan origin and call themselves Sherpa although they are quite distinct from the Sherpas of Solukhumbu both in language and customs. Also found in large numbers here are the Tamang people who also originated in Tibet but settled in Nepal considerably earlier than the Sherpas
When to trek in Lang Tang area?
The best times for trekking in Langtang area are the main seasons of Autumn (September to Novemberl ) and spring (March to May ) winter is possible, especially in Helambu, higher passes may have too much snow Ganesh Himal and Ganjal are likely to be closed by snow at this time. And summer season( June to August)
Most of Lang tang Gosaikunda Trek is affected by the challenging al lower elevations although up high, mountainsides and meadows explode with flowers and lush vegetation there are very few trekkers in Nepal during the Summer, making it a great time to interact with the Nepali people and experience a quieter and less busting time in Nepal
Highlight sights of Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking
Langtang Himal 6581m, Langtang Ri 7246, Lakpha Dorje Kimsung 6745m, Ganesh Himal 1 - 7406m, Ganesh II 7150m, Ganesh III – 7130m, Yala Peak 5560m, Ganjal Chuli 5844m, Langshisa – Ri 6310m., Morimoto peak 6750m, Pongen Dopku 5930m, Tembthang 5702m, Salbachum 6707m, Kyungka Ri 6979m, Langtang Ri 7205m, Chusmodo 6508m
Facts of Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking:
| Country | Nepal |
| Trekking Destinatin: | Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking |
| Trekking Starts in: | Syabru Besi (Drive from Kathmandu 7 - 8 hours) private transfer only Jeep |
| Trekking Ends in: | Sundarijal (Drive to Kathmandu) |
| Trip Duration: | 18 Days |
| Activities: | Sight seeing and Trekking |
| Majors interesting: | Buddhist monasteries and Hindu temples, |
| Transportation: | By bus |
| Accommodation: | Lodge trek |
| Trekking grade: | Moderate and challenge |
| Max. Altitude: | 4750m |
| Best season: | Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct & Nov |
| Mode of Trekking: | Lodge Trek ( Tea house Trek ) or Camping |
| Trek categories: | Budget Trip Cost: US$ 525 - Cost Compare » |
| Standard Trip Cost: US$ 950 - Cost Compare » | |
| Deluxe Trip Cost: US$ 1510 - Cost Compare » | |
| Group Size: | Min 02 PAX, Max 12 PAX |
Map of Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking:
Itinerary for Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking
| Days | Day to Day Activities |
|---|---|
| 01 | Arrival in Kathmandu: Flying to Kathmandu along the northern border of Nepal on a clear day is in itself an exciting and memorable experience. As you fly, the panoramic view of snow-capped Annapurna mountain range greets your sight. After the completion of Visa formalities, you have to come downstairs to collect Luggage and proceed to outside from terminal Building. Please look at your Printed Name and Our Company Signboard Annapurna Foothills Treks & Expedition follows them. Meet our representative and then you will be transferred to hotel. You will be served free welcome drinks, tea or coffee or juice at the time of check in. The Managing Director or The Manager of company will meet you in hotel and will brief about the trip. You should clear your dues before we proceed for the trip. You are free to relax or explore around the city in the very first day. Overnight stay at Hotel. |
| 02 | Sightseeing in Kathmandu: After the breakfast in the morning, our city guide will come to the hotel with vehicles and then we leave hotel to visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, the house of living Goddess Kumari, the ferocious Kal Bhairab, The Red Monkey God and hundreds of erotic carvings. Swayambhunath is the world’s most glorious Buddhist Chaityas. It is said to be 2000 years old. Boudhanath is a huge Buddhist stupa located about 7 km east of Thamel. It stands on a massive mandala style platform and has features similar to the Swayambhunath, though it is bigger than Swayambhunath in size. It is said that this stupa was built during the 5th Century. Every year, Thousands of pilgrims from Nepal and neighboring countries visit Boudhanath, particularly in winter and Pashupatinath temple. |
| 03 | Drive Kathmandu to Syabru Besi it takes nearly nine hours to drive from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi. 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. Stay overnight at lodge in Syabru Besi. |
| 04 | Trek to Lama Hotel Today Langtang trek goes a narrow valley that lies just south of the Tibetan border. Terraced fields and dense forest with a variety of plant species like oaks, maple, alder and bamboo open up. We may get to see yellow-throated martin, wild boar, langur monkey, red panda and Himalayan black bear en route. Further on, the trail crosses a stream and a bridge. We pass by several small bhattis (tea shops). As we continue ascending steeply along the trail, we come across a steel suspension bridge at 2000 meters. The route further crosses to the north bank of the Langtang Khola amid the spectacular vistas of cascading waterfalls and opens into scrub oak forest. On reaching 2748 meters, we arrive at Lama Hotel where we conclude the trek for the day. |
| 05 | Trek to Lang Tang village Trek from Lama Hotel to Langtang village (3430m.) via Ghore Tabela 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. Stay overnight at lodge in Langtang village. |
| 06 | Trek to Kyangjim Gomba From the pass, the trail leads to the large village of Langtang before ascending a ridge dotted with tiny village. As the valley widens, we climb up through yak pastures to Kyangjin. |
| 07 | Trekking in Kyanging Gompa exploration day We rest day at Kyangjin Gompa and we do some excursions in and around the area. 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 breathtaking panorama of the Langtang peaks. Stay Overnight at lodge. |
| 08 | Trek to Lama Hotel We descend from Kyangjin Gompa to Lama Hotel (2470m.) 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. Stay Overnight at lodge in Lama Hotel. |
| 09 | Trek to Thulo Syabru. We take the same route until we reach the Landslide lodge where we take the upper trail to reach Thulo Syabru. Lang Tang Gosaikund and Helambu trai goes up for around 400 meter, and passes a bhatti at U Kyang on the ridge before arriving at the pleasant village of Thulo Syabru, with its many elaborated carved windows |
| 10 | Trek to Sing Gompa Today we start our trek passing the gompa, school and army post, and then switch back up the steep hill above the village to Dursagang (2660m). The trail continues less steeply from now, mostly in forest of hemlock and oak to the top of the ridge at Foprang Danda, where we will have lunch. The trail to Sing Gompa cuts across the ridge top, staying fairly level as it crosses the head of the valley. After passing the final ridge at 3260 meter, we will arrive at Sing Gompa |
| 11 | Trek to Gosainkunda we follow a rugged trail with dramatic views; to the west Himal chuli (7893m) Manaslu (8156mm) 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. We pass a few huts in the high picture 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 Saraswatikunda, Bhairabkunda, 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. |
| 12 | Trek to Gopte, The first part of the trail climbs further through rugged country passing three more small lakes towards Laurebina La pass (4610m). There is a good view from this pass in both directions. After the pass, the trail descends alongside a stream through alpine country to the national park post at Bhera Goth. We continue descending over a rocky trail along the middle of the valley to Phedi (3740m) for lunch. From Phedi, the route drops to a stream and then climbs through scrub bamboo to a crest at 3750 meter. From here, we climb in and out ravines across the head of the valley to Gopte. |
| 13 | Trek to Tharepati The trail continues up ravines and across the boulders of old moraines below the wreckage of a Thai Airlines plane that crashed here in bad weather in 1992. Make a final ascent to Tharepati on the ridge at 3490m from where we can see the Helambu region. We will arrive at Tharepati around noon and rest of the day we can just relax. |
| 14 | Trek to Gul Bhanjyang In the morning, we walk through the alpine country side with meadows and scrubs typical for high elevation. We will enter the forest again and follow the ridges before descending to Magen Goth. The trail gently climbs to a small pass at Mere Danda at 3,510 meter before descending through rhododendron forest inhabited by only a few shepherds’ huts. The trail continues further down to Kutumsang from where we continue to the nearby Gul Bhanjyang, which is a delightful classic hill village. |
| 15 | Trek to Chisapani Today`s walk consists of gentle ups and downs, following a ridge to our campsite just above Chisapani(2194m) from there excellent views of the Himalayan range from Manaslu to Everest. |
| 16 | Trek to Sundarijal and drive to Kathmandu We climb to the small pass at Burlang Bhanjyang (2438m) and take our last look at the great line of snow peaks of the Himalayas before descending to Sundarijal and then drive to Kathmandu. |
| 17 | sightseeing in Kathmandu. After breakfast, our city guide reaches in Hotel with Vehicles, and then we drive to Bhaktapur Durbar Square. Bhaktapur is one of the oldest cities in Kathmandu valley. It is well known as Living Museum. Old brick paved enclave of old Royal palace, Nyathapola Temple, Datatriya temple, exquisite artwork offers a picture of the grandeur of medieval Nepal. And Patan is located 7 km away from Kathmandu; this city has many 15th to 17th century, Hindu and Buddhist, monuments built during the Malla dynasty. The most important area with many monuments is the Patan Durbar Square. (Culture program) Over night stay at Hotel. Would you like to stay with us? |
| 18 | Kathmandu – departure You are free in the morning for the last Minute shopping or time as your own. Our driver and airport representative drive you to the airport in time for your flight back home. We ensure that you leave Kathmandu with cherishing memory and an experience of a lifetime. |
Fixed Departure Dates (Tailor made departures available on request)
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| Start Dates | End Dates | Cost Starts | Availability | Booking |
| March 10,2013 | March 26,2013 |
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| Fixed Departure Dates Summer season | ||||
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| Start Dates | End Dates | Cost Starts | Availability | Booking |
| June 14, 2013 | June 30, 2013 |
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| Fixed Departure Dates Autumn season | ||||
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| Sep 12,2012 | Sep 28, 2012 |
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| Fixed Departure Dates Winter season | ||||
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| Start Dates | End Dates | Cost Starts | Availability | Booking |
| Dec 10, 2012 | Dec 26, 2012 |
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Unforeseen Cost such as Flight Cancellation or Delayed, Sick in Trekking, and Helicopter rescue in Trekking, Cost due to bad weather etc which is out of our control.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The safety and security of clients is a matter of great importance for us. All of our trips are led by qualified professional and government license holder guides and they have received adequate training from the government of Nepal. We always carry first aid kits in our trip. Out duty is to work hard for you safety and comfort, no matter where we go. Therefore, we work very honestly to provide you with Himalayan experience following willingness your. Please feel free to put forward your queries for making your trip significant and memorable.
Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking Service Includes
- Transportations from Airport – Hotel – Airport Car, Van, Heice and Coaster
- All ground transfers by private vehicle in Kathmandu tour
- Welcome dinner with Live Nepalese Cultural Program.
- Sundharijal – Kathamndu pick up private vehicles
- English Speaking experienced Sherpa, Govt. Trained/Licensed Holder guide
- Porters (One porter for 2 persons basis, Max 30 KGS per porter whole Trek
- Personal insurance for Nepalese staffs.
- Local Transportations Kathmandu – Syabru Besi 4 wheel Jeep for drop
- Full board basis during trekking, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea coffee and Bed
- Lang Tang National park fee, TIMS permits & any required permits or Official Documentation
- One Sherpa,(guide assistance) group size more than 4
- Personal insurance for Nepalese staffs.
- Accommodation in Kathmandu 4 Nights (BB plan and government taxes) Hotel categories are of four stars (Click for Hotel)
- Private Transportation, Car Van, haice and Coaster for Sight seeing in Kathmandu as per our itinerary
- Guided sightseeing around Kathmandu Valley with all applicable entrance fees as per our itinerary. (Click for tour in Kathamndu)
Langtang - Gosankund - Helambu Trekking Service Excludes
- Beverages ( Coca, mineral water and beer )
- Lunch & Dinner) in Kathmandu keep $ 10 to 14 for per meal in Tourist restaurant
- Tips for driver and guide (mandatory)
- Travel insurance,
- Personal expenses, what are not mentioned in above services?
- International roundtrip Airfare
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While doing trek in the khumbu region, we will witness the different views of mountains such as Kwangde, Thamserku, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, the "horse saddle" of Kanteiga and of course the summit of Everest itself. We take a short rest for a while and it allows us little time for acclimatization. Here, you prepare yourself to explore the ascent of kalapatthar which is an altitude of 5545m. While climbing down from Lobuche, you will see some glacial moraine until the peak comes into view. Finally, you will be witnessing the north face of Mt. Everest . We return through a different route through Panboche to Lukla. We catch a flight for Kathmandu from Lukla.
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