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Langtang, Gosainkunda, Helambu Trekking
Overview
Langtang, Gosainkunda, Helambu Trekking Highlights
Langtang Gosainkunda Helambu Trekking is the best way to explore the religious, cultural, and historical aspects of this place.
Trekking in the Langtang region offers panoramic views of stunning mountains including the Langtang range and Ganesh Himal. Trek through amazing wildlife like musk deer, spotted deer, leopards, and wild yaks in beautiful pine and bamboo forests.
Explore Tibetan lifestyles and cultures. Visit one of the holy Gosainkunda lakes in the Langtang region.
It is considered a holy lake by Hindu pilgrims and is worshiped by many during the main festival of Janai Purnima.
Trip Summary
Langtang, Gosaikunda, Helambu Trek is an amazing adventure that combines the diversity of spectacular views of the Himalayas. It offers the chance to encounter a vast number of ethnic people and different wilderness during the journey. The highlights of the Langtang Circuit trek include:
Rhododendron and bamboo forests with an abundance of wildlife.
Majestic waterfalls and the opportunity to bathe in soothing hot springs.
Magnificent views of the snow-covered Langtang Lirung (7,200m/23,622ft).
Visiting the Holy lake of Gosainkund and many other natural experiences.
Along with this, you can explore the local culture of people with their unique traditions, rituals, and living styles in this region. One of the main attractions of this trek is the amazing cheese factory and Gokyo Lake, which provides unforgettable moments of your life.
The Langtang, Gosainkunda & Helambu trek is offered by Sunrise Adventure trek throughout the year. The trek begins from the ancient city of Kathmandu with a drive to Syabrubesi, the starting point of your trek. You will encounter an interesting village on the banks of the Bhote Kosi River. The trail gains elevation as you make your way along the Langtang Khola, first through forests of oak and rhododendron and then bamboo forests on the higher reaches of the trail. For a day tour, you can take the Langtang Gosaikunda heli tour. Traveling through Langtang (3,430m/11,253ft), you will reach the Langtang valley and the friendly Sherpa village of Kyanjing Gompa (3,870m/12,697ft).
In Kyanjing Gompa, you will experience the spiritual lifestyle of dedicated Buddhist monks who perform their rituals in a beautiful monastery dating back to the 1300s. Early in the morning, you will ascend Tserko Ri (5,000m/16,404ft) to see the tremendous view of the Langtang Lirung (7,200m/23,622ft) range. A short hike is available to the magnificent glacial moraine (4,300m/14,107ft), which can be climbed depending on time factors and offers spectacular views of Langtang Lirung. The trek starts from Syabrubesi and ends at Dhunce.
You also have the opportunity to visit a traditional cheese factory, where production is done by hand. Once in Chadan Bari (3,330m/10,925ft), having traveled through Lama Hotel, you can enjoy magnificent views of the towering snow-covered Ganesh Himal (7,600m/24,934ft) and Langtang-II (7,227m/23,711ft) peaks. In some days, you might spot the shy Red Panda that inhabits the Langtang region. Moving on to Gosainkund, you can watch the sunrise over a multitude of glistening lakes at this sacred pilgrimage site. It is believed that Lord Shiva created the holy lake with his trident. After crossing the Laurebinayak Pass (4,609m/15,121ft), you will trek through beautiful rice terraces and a number of splendid Buddhist monasteries around the delightful villages of Tarke Gyang and Sermathang (2,621m/8,599ft). After this entire adventurous journey, finally, it’s time to drive back to Kathmandu.
What‘s Included
What‘s Excluded
Itinerary
Altitude: 1,350m/4,428ft – Namaste and Welcome to Kathmandu, our Sunrise Adventure Trek airport representative will welcome you to the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Take some rest and at evening we will give you short briefing or further details of the trip program.
We climb up to the Trishuli valley through twisted roads and continue to Betrawoti. During the trail, you get to observe the exciting sceneries with lush green forests and excellent views of Annapurna ranges along with Manaslu and Ganesh Himal. Besides this, we pass through the enchanting rivers and colorful villages with many people from different ethnic communities. Here we get to observe the old stone houses built with large stones by ancient people. After we arrive at Dhunche we will visit Langtang National Park. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Today we start our trek to Lama Hotel with early breakfast. Ascending through the forest and along the river bank, the trail takes us to Bamboo Village where we stay for some time and have lunch. After lunch and some rest, we descend down through the beautiful forests with rhododendron flowers. On the way, we cross the small suspension bridge of Langtang Khola and walking by the trail in a few hours we reach to Lama Hotel for an overnight stay. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
From Lama Hotel we trek to Ghora Tabela first, passing beautiful forests filled with rhododendron flowers and attractive oaks plus maple trees. We take a rest and have our lunch here in Ghora Tabela. Then we trek to Langtang valley, which is in habituated by Buddhists and Tibetans. So, the region offers a great chance to closely understand Tibetan culture. Along with this, we observe excellent views of Himalayas and old monasteries on the way. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
We trek to Kyanjin Gompa one of the main features of exploring this region. Following the Himalayan sceneries, we continue our journey and pass by crossing many stones. During this, we observe ancient pieces of stuff like water mills, chortens and prayer wheels in monastery and after walking for some hours we reach Kyanjin Gompa. Where we will have lunch and stay for a night. Mt. Ganchemo and Langtang are some mountains you can see from here. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Kyanjing Gompa is famous for cheese factory and monastery. So, you can take a day to explore the valley and be surrounding or you can hire a guide and go Kyanjing-ri or the northern part of the glacier to enjoy the views. Kyanjin Gompa is one of the tourist’s attractions which offer you beautiful moments of your life. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Today we take our journey back to Ghodatabela through the panoramic views of mountains and rhododendron flowers in lush green forests. We take our lunch here and descend down via the same way. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Again from Ghoda tabela we trek back to Bamboo Village with the same remarkable views and scenery of mountains and green trees. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
From Bamboo village, we walk for a few hours and reach to Lama Hotel for overnight stay. This is a little long day walking but it is worth it. Firstly we trek down to the bank of the Langtang River. Then again we climb uphill through landslide area of rock and boulders. Then passing through farm terraces and bridges we reach Tholo Syabru where we can get to see the monastery. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Climbing uphill we gain more height as we reach Singh Gompa after passing through alpine forest and rhododendrons and farmlands. During the trip we can see superb view of Ganesh-Himal, Manaslu, Langtang and Annapurna range also. This is a short walk with scenic views which also helps us to acclimatize with high altitude. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Today we trek from Sing Gompa to Gosaikunda which offers us spectacular views of mountain ranges of Langtang and Ganesh-Himal on the North West. The trail gradually gains altitude and leads us to the woodland of oaks, pines and rhododendrons and then we reach to Gosaikunda after a short walk. Gosaikunda is considered as one of the holy lakes in Nepal where many Hindu pilgrims come to change their holy thread. Janai Purnima which falls in August is the main festival celebrated in Gosaikunda. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
Gosaikunda to Dhunche is an exciting trek offering many mountainous views and settlements of local people from the different community with their traditional and religious values. Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner and finally an overnight stay in trekking lodge.
We drive back to Kathmandu by local bus. And get to remark the views that we observe for the first time while driving from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi via Dhunche. Arrive at your hotel and take some rest or do shopping for rest of the day. At evening join the evening meal and cultural program offer by the company (Sunrise Adventure Treks). Meals included: Breakfast and dinner and finally an overnight stay in hotel.
Hope you had a nice stay. Our airport representative takes you to the airport before 3 hours of your departing time. Or you can join another adventures trip in Nepal or outside Nepal with Sunrise Adventure Treks. Have a safe flight!
FAQs about
the trip
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
Nepal, as a tourist destination is good for all seasons, however, the best seasons for trekking to Langtang region are Spring (March – May) and Autumn (mid Sept. – mid Dec. ). Trekking in autumn season is noted for clear weather and excellent views of silvery mountains against blue sky. It gets colder towards the end of December. This trek can be done in any month except January and February.
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