Langtang Gosaikunda trek

15 Days
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  • Langtang Gosaikunda trek
  • Langtang Gosaikunda trek
  • Langtang Gosaikunda trek

Overview

Langtang Gosaikunda trek is a wonderful trek through evergreen pine and rhododendron forest which has unique wildlife, amazing mountain views, and unique culture of local people. The landscape is decorated with Trishuli river valley and Langtang Khola valley with amazing Langsisha kharka. After driving to Shyabru Besi 1,400 m. from Kathmandu, the trek begins alongside Langtang Khola through the lush dense forest. The Lama hotel at 2,410 m. provides hospitality to the trekkers. The beautiful Langtang village (3,400 m) is dominated by Buddhist people of Tibetan origin. Kyangine Gumpa (3,800 m.) and 500 years old Kayanjin Gumpa are special monasteries and old heritages of this area. Hiking up to Tserko - Ri 4,500 m. lets trekkers to see the tremendous view of the Langtang Lirung 7,200 m., or climbing to the kayanging-Ri (4,800 m., could be another option. Also, you can choose to visit Langsisa  Kharka to see the  Langsisa glacier and valley. Then descending starts towards Thulo Shyabru (2,100 m.) which is a unique beautiful Tamang village on the top of the hill.

Bhote Koshi valley, Trishuli river and valley, some Tibetan mountain ranges, and Ganesh mountain range, Langtang mountain range can be viewed from here. The climb goes up towards Gosikunda which is a religious site to Buddhist and Hindus pilgrimages along the beautiful holy lake through the Laurebina la pass (3,900 m.). During the full moon of August, a great festival takes place here. Pilgrims believe that the water from Gosikunda Lake has magical healing powers. More than 400 peaks are seen from here including Shishapangma (8,012 m.) the last high mountain above (8,000 m.) in Tibet. Continuing the trip to pass Gosikunda pass (4,610 m.) and descending to the Thadapati takes trekkers to the Helambu trek or  Kutumsang and Chisopani which can be followed to reach back to Kathmandu.  This trek ends at  Sundarijal near Kathmandu.
 
Trip Highlight
Flora and fauna
Tibetan culture and people
Tamang people and their culture. 
Landscape and Mountains 
Holy Gosikunda lake, Gosikunda pass 
Evergreen forest and wild life.

Fitness level Strong
Trip Duration 15 Days
Activity Nepal Trekking
Accommodation Tea House
Start - End Shyabrubesi - Sundarijal,Kathmandu
Group Size Min 2 Px
Max. Altitude 4610 m
Trip Season Any Season(Autumn and Spring is Recommended)

Langtang Gosaikunda trek Detail Itinerary

Day 01  Arrival Kathmandu(1350m) and  Transfer to the Hotel

After arrival in Kathmandu, you are picked up from the airport and transferred you to the Hotel by our Guide. The Drive is around 30 minutes to the hotel. You will be accommodated around Thamel, the touristic area in the town unless you have different priorities. Also, Kathmandu has many UNESCO world heritage sites that you can visit on. At the hotel, you are served with welcome snacks. You can visit clubs and bars around the area. This place has pretty famous places to hang around famous in

the town. Later in the evening you are served with authentic Nepali dish and get prepared for the journey tomorrow.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 02 Drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi (1,550m) 7-8 hrs

After breakfast at the hotel, we took our ride towards eastern side to Syabrubesi. Drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi is not less exciting. The roads are scenic with surprises with every turn. You will come across many different rivers,views, hills and mountain ranges at a distance at many points. Alongside the river Trisuli, we reach Dhunche in Rasuwa District. The drive takes us around 7 hours to cover 130 kilometers. Grabbing our lunch on the way we reach Syabrubesi late in the afternoon. We rest at Syabrubesi and prepare for trek the following day.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 03 Trek from Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel (2400m) 6 hrs

From Syabrubesi we start our trek after our breakfast we trek towards our destination, the Langtang valley. Coming across the fertile jungle and terrace farms we pass through the Bamboo village, The trial is alongside the Bhotekoshi river and Langtang river those ones originated from the mountains. We follow the trial and reach Lama

Hotel after a camp trek. The forest reaching lama hotel is steep and a bit tiring but it’s all worth it because ahead a cozy bed is waiting for you at the

lodge.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 04 Trek to Langtang village(3400m) 6-7 hrs

Alongside the river and lush landscape we move ahead from the Lama Hotel and enter the Langtang valley on this day Alongside we can witness mountains like Dorje Lakpa Mountain and Paldorje Peak. If the weather is clear the view today is almost 180 degrees of mountains. Further ahead, we reach Ghora Taela at the height of 3048 meters which has an army check post for the security of the Langtang National Park. We do our registration there and cross Chyamki village. Alongside on almost reaching the Langtang Village we pass prayer wheels for making prayers for the successful trip and enter Langtang village. Langtang Village is a tamang village with enough houses and lodges.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 05 Trek  to Kyangjin Gompa (3,870m) 4-5 hr

From the Langtang village and our actual accommodation in the Langtang Valley, we take view of the views around us surrounded by mountains and move towards Kyangiin Gompa today.The walk today is steep uphill and gain almost 500 meters today. Kangin Gompa has an ancient monastery having religious importance among Buddhists. The ascent today is little bit tough therefore we take baby steps towards higher elevation. After almost 5 hours of trek we reach Kyangin Gompa and accommodate for the day.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 06  Acclimatization- Explore Tserko Ri (5000m) or Kyangi Ri(4800m) 7-8 hours

Day 6th is a rest day or day for acclimatization day, but that doesn’t mean we don’t trek today. We explore Tresko Ru and Kyangi Ri and head back to Kyangin Gompa for accommodation. These hikes are mostly view points for viewing the mountains. From Treksko Ri and Kyangi Ri we take mesmerizing view of Dorje Lakpa, Langtang Lirung, Langtang Ri, Ganesh Himal, Gumba Chuli and many more such peaks. Today we also visit Cheese Factory for making our day more exicting. For accommodation we trek back to Kyangiin Gompa

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 07  Kyangjin Gompa to Lama

Hotel: 6-7 hrs On 7th day we end our trip and start heading backwards, from Kyangiin Gompa we today trek back till lama Hotel. On the way we register at Ghora Tabela. We most probably grab our lunch at Ghora Tabela. The trek today is relaxed trek and takes around 6 hours today.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 08: Lama Hotel to Thulo Syabru (2,230m) 6/7 hrs

Starting from Lama hotel we will start with a gradual descent and to piaro and meet the Trishuli River, we will also view the pasang lamhu highway under construction along the way. The trial is very beautiful and scenic between the hills. From the trial we can view many villages on the other side of the hills and also have specular view of Langtang Mountain ranges. Walking through the juniper and pine forests and also with the view of red pandas along the way if you are lucky we reach Thulo Syabru after a camp trek.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 09: Thulo Syabru to Shin Gompa(3200m) 5/6 hrs

On the 9th day, we climb uphill at the Langtang national park and reach Dimsa village. The trial passes through Durdagang and then again to Foprang Danda which is between the dense hilly forest of Rhododendron and Oak trees. Also we view the Ganesh Himal and GosaiKunda Himal, Ganesh Himal is also known as time reference for Nepal as its latitude is taken as reference to represent +5:45 from the GMT time in Nepal. Finally after 5-6 hours of trek we reach Shin Gompa which has a beautiful monastery with a local cheese factory.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 10: Shin Gompa to Gosaikunda (4,310m) 6/7 hrs

From Shin gompa we will view the beautiful Langtang range from Cholang Pati after a quick ascent and pass the Langtang Lirung view point and gradually proceed ahead. The walk is again through the forests. Later we pass the Ganesh Mandir and Buddha Mandir and view the saraswati kunda and Bhairav Kunda before reaching the almighty Gosaikunda. Gosaikunda has a great religious importance among the people here in Nepal. Every year during the month of September-October, Many pilgrimages visit here to take dip into the lake during the festival of Janai Purnima here.

We reach Gosaikunda later in the afternoon.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 11: Gosaikunda to Thadapati (3650m) 6-7 hrs

On the 11th day, we say goodbye to the Gosaikunda and head south towards Kathmandu via the Langtang National park, On the way we take steep uphill and downhill to reach Phedi and have a rest at Ghopte. From Ghopte we take several uphill and downhill and reach the Tharepati village. The trial today is slightly tough.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 12: ThadaPati to Kutumsang (2,446m) 6-7 hrs

After quick warmup at Thadepati we start our walk and reach Megan Goth from where the view of Langtang and Gosaikunda Mountain are breathtaking. The walk is along the ridge which has many amazing views and has surprises at each and every turns. Trekking for 6 hours we reach Kutumsang at 2446m and rest for the day.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 13: Kutumsang To Chiso Pani (2200)m) 6/7 hrs

From Kutumsang we have a mesmerizing view of the Langtang Himal ranges which we can witness from the hotel only. We take our breakfast and head further towards Chiso Pani inside the Shivapuri National Park. We trek for 7 hours on this day via Golphu Bhanjyang. The pathways are rocky and we climb up to 2620 meters and again descend to 2200m on this day.

Accommodation in Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 14: ChisoPani to Kathmandu 4/5 hrs(Trek to Sundarijal and Drive to Kathmandu)

From Chisapani, we walk to the Shivapuri via Mulkharka. Chisapani is also famous destination for Hiking from Kathmandu. People mostly visit here on the weekends, therefore, we can meet many tourists here .From sundiarijal we take a drive to the hotel in Kathmandu. The drive is around an hour long. Sundarijal is one of the gateways to the Shivapuri National Park. Shivapuri National park also has habitat for many wild and endangered animals which we have less chance of encountering. Accommodation in Hotel

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included.

Day 15: Drive to International Airport and Final Departure

Checkout from the hotel. And we end our trip with you dropping at the airport and seeing you goodbye and wishing for a safe flight back home. 

Accommodation in Hotel

Breakfast Included.

INCLUDED

Langtang Gosaikunda trek Cost Include for 2021/2022

√ Airport picks up and drops by  Private Vehicle

√ Welcome dinner at typical Nepali Restaurant

√ 2 Nights accommodation in Kathmandu with Breakfast

√ Lodge during the Trek

√ All Private land Transportation

√ One  Govt. License holder Trekking Guide

√ Trekking Permit and TIMS Card

√ Trekking Porters (2 clients = 1 Porter)

√ Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner with hot drinks during treks

√ Insurance for all staff

Not Included

Cost Exclude for 2021/2022

× International Flight and Nepal Visa

× Food in Kathmandu  except Breakfast

× Personal expenses: (Laundry, phone calls, dry foods, cold drinks, bar bills)

×Temple/Monastery entrance fees

× Extra night of Accommodation and extra days of trek

× Travel Insurance and rescue

× Additional activities (Safari-Bungee-Paragliding-Rafting and so on

× Tip  to Nepali staff (Guide and Porters)

Price:$1160.00

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