| Trip code | NET-TR-LGH |
| Package name | Langtang Gosainkunda Helambu Trek |
| Duration | 15 |
| Max. elevation | 4610 m |
| Level | MODERATE |
| Transportation | Public Bus & Private Vehicle<br> |
| Accomodation | 2-3 Star Hotel Accomodation in Kathmandu. Lodge Accomodation during Trek |
| Starts at | Kathmandu |
| Ends at | Kathmandu |
| Trip route | Kathmandu - Syabru Besi - Lama Hotel - Syabru Gaon - Lama Hotel - Langtang Village - Kyangjin - Lama Hotel - Thulo Syabru - Sing Gompa - Gosainkunda - Lauribinayak Pass - Ghopte - Sing Gompa - Gosainkunda - Kutumsang - Chisapani - Sundarijal - Kathmandu |
| Cost | USD 960 per person |
On your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, you will be greeted with flower garlands/Khadas. Our representative will then take you to your hotel. Take some rest and later visit office for paperwork.
Stay overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.
Trip preparation and city tour of Kathmandu or Patan and Bhaktapur.
Today, you will visit popular world heritage monuments in Kathmandu including Kathmandu Durbar Square, Boudhanath, Swoyambhunath, and Pashupatinath. Alternatively, you can choose Bhakatapur and Patan for sightseeing. By late afternoon you will drive back to your hotel.
Stay overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu.
After early morning breakfast, our guide will pick you up from your hotel. Drive from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi takes about seven hours. 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.
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Trek from Syabru Besi (1600m.) to Lama Hotel (2470m.) takes about five and half hours.
The first part of the trail crosses through Bhote Koshi and follows the Langtang Khola. This trail gradually ascends up to Bamboo passing through landslide. Afterwards, you trek down gently to Rimche (2400m.) through Bamboo (1960m.) lies at the bank of Langtang Khola. En- route you could see red pandas, monkeys and bears if you are lucky.
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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. While walking along, you can catch a glimpse of white monkeys and local birds. 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 we 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.
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Trek from Langtang Village to Kyangjin Monastery (3870m.) takes about three hours.
The trail climbs gradually through small villages and yak pastures as the valley opens out ahead 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. You arrive at Kyangjin well before lunch time allowing ample time to acclimatize and explore the area. You can visit the Kyangjin monastery and the cheese factory; walk up the moraine to see the spectacular ice faces and tumbling glaciers of Langtang Lirung. At this point, you can enjoy the panoramic view of Dorje Larpa (6990m.), Langtang Ri (6370m.), Langtang Lirung (7245m.) etc. If time permits ascend Kyangjin Ri [4350m] for a breath-taking panorama of the entire Langtang range.
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Trek 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.
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Trek from Lama Hotel to Thulo Syabru (2130m.) takes about six and half hours.
You retrace your steps to Thulo Syabru, and then take a path passing through forests.
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Trek from Thulo Syabru to Sing Gompa (3330m) takes about five hours.
From Thulo Syabru it is a 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.
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Trek from Sing Gompa to Gosaikunda (4460m.) via Lauribinayak La (3920m.) 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 whilst to the north across the valley is Langtang Lirung. You pass a few huts in the high pastures of Laurebina, cross a small ridge and have your first views of the holy Gosainkunda lakes. There are about a dozen lakes in the Gosainkunda Basin, the main three being Saraswatikunda, Bharab Kunda and Gosainkunda.
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Trek from Gosainkunda to Lauribinayak Pass (4610m) to Ghopte (3430m).
The trail leaves Gosainkunda 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 and Langtang Lirung. You then descend steeply to camp near Gopte.
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Trek from Ghopte to Kutumsang (2446m) takes about five hours.
Till Tharepati, the trail moves ascending through forest of rhododendron, oak and bamboo with other natural vegetation. From Tharepati, the trail gradually descends through pine and rhododendron with good views down into the Helambu valley and across to Jugal Himal and Numbur in the Solu Khumbu.
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Trek from Kutumsang to Chisapani takes about six hours.
From Kutumsang, you climb a pass at 2620m before descending to the Tamang village of Gul Bhanjyang. Beyond Gul Bhanjyang, your trek ascends to a ridge with splendid views, stretching from the Annapurna and Manaslu on the west to Numbur in the east. Now you descend to Pati Bhanjyang, a large Tamang village with a few shops and a police checkpoint. From here, it is almost two hours climb to Chisapani.
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Trek from Chisapani to Sundarijal takes about three hours, and the drive from Sundarijal to Kathmandu takes about one hour.
Leaving Chisapani, the trail passes through meadows and cultivated fields, and then climbs through the oak and rhododendron forest to Burlang Bhanjyang. You now begin descending steeply through dense forest of oak, pine and rhododendron to cross a dam and then follow a large water pipe which supplies much of the water for Kathmandu. Soon you are down into Sundarijal where you pick up the transportation back to Kathmandu.
Stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.
As per your flight schedule, our airport representative will transfer you from your hotel to the airport for final departure.
Trekking:
Note: If you wish to travel by private jeep instead of local bus from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi, then it costs extra US$150.