Day 01:
Welcome to Kathmandu
Arrival in Kathmandu airport.
Meet our staff and transfer to Hotel. The rest of the
day can be spent browsing the hundreds of shops and stalls
selling to the latest trekking gear & reading materials.
In the evening, the group will be formally introduced
to each other and our Guide for the adventures trip will
brief you on the itinerary.
Day 02: Kathmandu-Dhunche 1970m.
8hr ride in a wheezing bus to get to Dhunche. About
45 minutes out of Kathmandu, you pass through the town
of Kakani where there are great views of the Himalayas.
For part of the way the road clings to the edge of
a steep mountain. Dhunche is an attractive village
with large stone houses. Here, there is a police check
post where you must show your entry permit for the
Langtang National Park , which you'll be trekking through.
There are excellent views of Gheng (6581m) and Langtang
Lirung (7246m) to the north and Ganesh (7460m) to the
west from Dhunche
Day 03: Dhunche-Syabru 2150m.
Trek
starts with walking along the road descend to Trisuli
River and to Thulo Bharkhu than steep up to ridge through
the pinewoods. From here you have fine views up the
valley towards the Tibetan border. The trail out of
Bharkhu climbs a steep slope to the top of a ridge
where there is a good area to take a break. You have
now entered the Langtang Valley. The trail contours
around the ridge at first before descending a short
steep slope into Syabru.
Day 04: Syabru-Lama Hotel 2400m.
Descend through the village of Syabru and continue
down the ridge until you come to a trail to the east
that drops sharply off the ridge and through a dense
forest. Trail starts meandering through the cool deciduous
forests of oak and maple that cover the lower sections
of the valley and climbs through massive stands of
spruce, fir and blue pine. Towering walls close in
and your paths will skirt precipitous drops, which
fall into a silt-laden river below. Cross a bridge
(1960m) over a tributary of the Langtang Khola and
then climb up from the river and in an hour, shortly
after the trail levels off, you join the old Langtang
trail from Syarpagaon and Syabrubensi. Another hour
from this trail junction brings you to the Lama Hotel
in the tiny village of Chongong.
Day 05: Lama Hotel-Langtang Village
3400m.
A day further on the forest peters out and
you start getting the first tantalizing glimpses of
snow-capped peaks. From the Lama Hotel the trail climbs
steadily to Ghora Tabela with glimpses of Langtang
Lirung (7246m) through the trees. At Ghode Tabela the
trail leaves the forest and a spectacular view of Langtang
Lirung appears. Continue up the valley, leaving the
forests behind, the trail ascends steadily up to Langtang
village, passing below a monastery about 30min beforehand.
Langtang is an interesting Tibetan-style village with
stone- walls enclosing houses and fields where you
just might see your first yaks.
Day 06: Langtang Village-Kyannjin
Gompa 3800m.
Leaving Langtang, you ascend gradually
to a chorten (a small Tibetan Buddhist stupa) behind
which is a very long mani wall. The trail passes two
small villages and the village widens. You cross some
streams and a moraine before arriving at Kyanjin Gompa.
Between Langtang and Kyanjin Gompa, the views just
get better and better where you'll see Yansa Tsenji
(6580m) and Kimshun (6750m) to the north and the Langtang
Himal to the northwest. Alternatively, take a good
rest and allow your body to acclimatize with the high
altitude as much as possible to be fully prepared for
more ascending during the next day.
Day 07: Kyanjin Gompa
A day hike
further up the valley past the airstrip will provide
more spectacular views that include Langtang Lirung
(7246m), Ganchenpo (6400m), Langshisa Ri (6320m), Dorje
Lakpa (6700m), Lenpo Gang (7100m), and Urkinmang (6170m).
A 4hr walk to the east of Kyanjin Gompa from the village
is 5000m Tserko Ri. If you start early in the morning
and are well-acclimatized, you should be able to climb
this peak and return to Kyanjin Gompa in 1 long day.
The reward for climbing to the prayer flags on its
summit is a magnificent view of the 7246m Langtang
Lirung, the mountain that dominates the valley. Several
of the more moderate local peaks are quite climbable
and provide breathtaking panoramic views of mountains
in Tibet , including the 8027m Chisa Pangma.
Day 08: Kyanjin Gompa-Ghodetabela
Since you'll be acclimatized and will be descending,
we trek down all the way to Ghoretabal through the
same trail in a day's walk from Kyanjin Gompa.
Day 09: Lama Hotel-Syabru
We continue
keep retracing our steps back on the same trail and
you should be able to reach Syabru in another day descending.
Day 10: Syabru-Sing Gompa
Leaving
behind the pleasant village of Syabru , climb past
the gompa, school and army post, and switchback up
the steep hill above the village. There are a few houses
and potato fields steep trail and pleasant teashops
in the settlement of Dursagang. The trail continues
less steeply, now mostly in forests, past an old chorten
to the top of the ridge and two shoddy teashops. Coming
out of the forest, the trail climbs a bit more before
reaching the top of the ridge. The trail continues
across the head of a second valley, and then reaches
a final ridge. The small Buddhist monastery of Sing
Gompa is about 100m along the trail to the left.
Day 11: Sing Gompa-Gosainkund 4380m.
From
Sing Gompa the trail continues climbing steadily through
rhododendron forest with the Trisuli Khola far below.
The trail crosses over to the Langtang side of the
ridge you are climbing and stays in deep forest for
a while, then emerges onto a saddle at Cholang Pati
then entering the Gosainkund protected area where the
killing of animals, lighting of wood fires, and grazing
of goats is prohibited. There are good views of Langtang
Lirung from the north side of the ridge, and looking
west, you can see the Mustang, Himalchuli, and Manaslu.
You cross high altitude summer pastures for sheep and
goats before going back to the south side of the ridge
overlooking the Trisuli Khola. When you cross to the
south side of the ridge the trail becomes much narrower
than it has been up to now, and finally be able to
see the first of the largest lake, the holy Gosainkund,
which is evident from the large stone Shiva lingam
and the guesthouses around its shores, Saraswati Kund
from here
Day 12: Gosainkund-Ghopte 3430m.
Leaving
Gosainkund, the trail skirts the shore of the lake
before ascending towards the Laurebina Pass 4610m.
The trail now descends, steeply at first but becoming
more gradual, to the southeast on a rocky path. In
about an hour you'll come to some roofless stone herders'
huts, and from here the trail descends another ridge,
crossing several streams and passing two waterfalls.
After passing another stone hut, you climb to another
ridge and Ghopte, where overhanging rocks form a cave
that is used as a campsite by trekkers can see the
lights of herders.
Day 13: Ghopte-Tharepati 000m.
From
Ghopte, the trail descends to more caves and enters
a thick forest of Pine and rhododendrons. After crossing
a stream, which is dry for part of the year, the trail
will make a final ascent to Tharepati (3490m), a grouping
of small stone huts used in the summer months by herders.
After lunch, we'll take a moment to climb the hill
to the east of the ridge for views of Dorje Lakpa,
Shisha Pangama (8013m) and peaks all the way to Khumbu.
Day 14: Tharepati-Melamchigoan 2530m.
Leaving the village soon we come to end of the settlement
and switchbacks steeply down a ravine then vegetation
changes to large fir, oaks and rhododendron. Descend
to a stream and traverse to a chorten and a pasture,
further down through huge, gnarled rhodondrons. The
main trail crosses the Chhyadi Khola on a suspension
bridge, then makes a short final climb to reach the
prosperous Sherpa village of Melamcigoan.
Day 15: Melamchigoan-Tarkegyang 2490m.
A short descends through forest to a sturdy suspension
bridge across the Melamchi Khola then the immediately
begins a long climb to Tarke Ghyang a picturesque large
village on a shelf high above the river.
Day 16: Tarkegyang-Sermathang 2600m.
The trail drops from the edge of the ridge but soon
starts climbing through deep forests, crossing a number
of streams en route to a large Gomba in Chumik and
further to a big village of shermathnag. where you
can visit houses statues of Guru Ringpoche, Chenrising
and Sakyamuni.
Day 17: Shermathnag-Kakani 2000m.
The trail follows the ridge all the way down to last
Sherpa village Kakani. passing chorten, teashops and
chir pine forest.
Day18: Kakani-Kathmandu
The trail
enters the lowlands in habited by brahamans and Chetries.
We descend steeply past a small village and further
down to the attractive last village near the confluence
of the Indrawati and Melamchi Kholas. Finally we cross
a large suspension bridge over the Indrawati river
into Malachi Pul Bazaar 890m. then drive to Kathmandu.
Day 19: Kathmandu
A full day sightseeing
tour in the Kathmandu Valley. In the evening join the
farewell dinner.
Day 20: Departure
Now it's time
to bid Nepal farewell and one realizes that we can
never be intimate, only acquainted with this amazing
adventure kingdom.
Cost: USD 625.00
p/person based on 5 star hotel in kathmandu.
Online booking-10% discount available
for travel agent and student.
Cost Includes:
- All land transfer as per itinerary
- Arrival and departure transfers.
- Accommodation with breakfast in Kathmandu.
- Full day sightseeing in Kathmandu valley
- All accommodation and 3 meals while on the trek
in Tea Houses
- Fully escorted trek with English speaking guide
and 1 porter between each 2 person
- Entery permit and National Park Fees
- Wages, equipment, insurance and other facilities
to staffs
Cost Excludes:
- Airport Departure taxes/Excess baggage charges
- Other meals not stated (Lunch/Dinner in Kathmandu
)
- Items of personal nature ie. Soft/hard drinks,
mineral water, dessert, tips etc.
- Travel / medical Insurance (this is a mandatory
condition of booking)
- Medical evacuation in case of emergency
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