Langtang Valley Trek – 11 Days

You will explore Durbar Square, Pashupatinath temple, Swayambhunath stupa and Bouddhanath stupa which are all world heritage sites. Durbar Square reveals the life of the royals in ancient times. Pashupatinath temple is one of the most significant places of pilgrimage for all Hindus. Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple and Bauddhanath Stupa is one of the largest stupas in the world. At noon, you are introduced to our fellow participants and discuss our trip to our office. Overnight in Kathmandu.

Drive from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi by bus with sights of beautiful landscapes and snow-covered mountains road takes around eight hours. Before reach, the small and beautiful town of Syabrubensi, enjoy the rural beauty of Nepal as drive past several Nepali towns and villages. Once you reach Syabrubensi, an attractive village with large stone houses makes the feeling some exploration of the town. Stay at a lodge in Syabrubesi.

As the trek begins, pass through Bhote Koshi River and follow Langtang River. It then gradually ascends through sub-tropical forests to meet the trail from Syabru Besi through isolated oak and rhododendron forests. The trail then crosses a subtropical forest. Red Panda, Langur monkey, wild boars, and various birds inhabit the forest. Gradually ascent until to New Bridge and the trail climbs up to Rimche and after 40 minutes, then at the end of the trail to the Lama Hotel for the overnight stay.

The trek begins with a mild climb and steadily becomes steeper. We climb through forests of hemlocks, oaks, maples and white and pink rhododendrons high above the Langtang Khola. The glimpse start appears of snow cap peaks of Langtang range. The trail leads to a log bridge, the forest and the mountains loom on either side of the valley, climbing further come across lush meadows of Ghora Tabela. As ascend uphill, it will reach to a beautiful Langtang village– which was affected by the April 2015 earthquake was used to be numerous lodges. Mundu is ahead of an hour’s walk from Langtang village. Modern style houses and restaurants and lodges are being built in this area.

The journey is to Kyangjin Gompa, a principal monastery of the region. After crossing streams, wooden bridges and moraines, finally reach the Buddhist monastery called Kyanjin Gompa. The village is named after a Buddhist monastery Kyanjin Gompa made up of local woods and stones. There are Buddha images and idols. On the way, the largest main wall in Nepal, made from stone with prayers written on them can be seen. At the time of exploration, a cheese factory can be visited. Langtang Lirung, Kyanjin RI, Tsergo RI, Langshisha RI, Yala Peak are some mountain peaks that can be seen from Kyanjin Gompa.

Today, we explore Kyanjin as a visit to the monastery, cheese factory, and glaciers. We also can hike to Kyanjin RI or Tserko RI. From those points, we can see the breathtaking view of Langtang Valley, Langtang Lirung, and some other snow-covered mountain peaks. Tserko RI stands at an elevation of 5,033 meters which is the highest point of Langtang Valley trek. Spend your night back to the Kyanjin.

The trek starts to retrace steps to Lama Hotel. Most of the trekking today will be downhill, pass through forests and beautiful Tamang villages. All the way downhill saw fantastic views of the towering mountain that have been missed on the way up. Overnight in Lama Hotel.

Hike back to Syabru Besi. The trail is mostly downhill through the lush green vegetation with enjoying a fascinating view of the mountains and green hills. Reach to Syabru for the overnight stay.

We drive back to Kathmandu from Syabrubesi. The road passes through terraces, streams, rivers, local settlements, high hills and along the Trishuli riverside. After a long drive reach hotel in Kathmandu.

We thank you for being a part of our tour and travel. We bid you farewell and drop-off at the airport, or the opportunity to join another of our programs. Our representatives will drop you at the airport 3 hours before the scheduled time of your flight.