Langtang Valley Trekking

Dhunche is the center of this area. You are heading north out of Kathmandu driving through scenic foothills and ridgeline vistas to Dhunche or Syaprubesi. While passing along the road on the banks of the Trishuli River you catch a glimpse of Ganesh Himal.

Our first day walk with a climb for few hours, then on gradual path through terraced farms and scattered villages, walk continues reaching a river side where the trail meets with a few teahouses and lodges. After a short rest here walk uphill through serene forested areas of tall rhododendron, upstream to Lama hotel for overnight stay.

After a pleasant breakfast with the sounds of nature, the walk leads into a river gorge within dense woodland passing a few small settlements and farms. The mid day walk reaches a nice place at Ghoretabla, the name means "Horse-Stable" in Nepali. After lunch stop we will continue with our afternoon walk which leads to our overnight destination at Langtang village with Bhotia’s and Tamang people, the native of Langtang region for hundreds of years. (The villages was completely destroyed from the avalanche and huge earthquakes of 25th April & 12th May 2015 and people are slowly returning back to every day normal life.)

It will be a short walk today to Kyanjin Gompa enjoy few hours as the trail enters a wide valley. This morning walk follows a short steep hill where the tree line declines for short bushes of azalea (bush rhododendron), juniper and prickly burberry bushes. Finally the track enters a wide path around a glacial valley with splendid scenery of snow-capped mountains of Dorji Lakpa, Langtang Lirung, Tserko ri, Langshsisa and Naya Kanga or Ganja la peak. After a wonderful scenic walk we finish at Kyanjin Gompa. This is a beautiful valley with close views of Langtang Lirung glacier/ ice fall.  Just next to the lodges of Kyanjin there is an old small monastery located on a rocky moraine ridge top and you see Langtang valley a huge grazing areas for yaks, and the place also has a yak cheese factory.

Today is rest day at Kyanjin Gompa and you can choose whatever you want to do. You may decide to hike up to hill top at Tserku Ri of 5,033m high. The climb to Tserku Ri leads to another steep climb offering glorious mountain views of the central Himalayan range. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to rest with the panorama of Chimsedang Lekh, Kangjal Himal, a ridge of peaks bordering the valley to the south. See super views of more great mountains, Naya Kanga 5,844m and  dominating the Langtang valley, Ganchenpo 6,387m, Dorje Lakpa 6,990 m, Pemthang Karpo Ri 6,830m, Langtang Lirung 7,245m and across the northern boundary in Tibet rises the huge massive Shishapangma 8,046 m the last worlds 14th highest mountain.

With wonderful view and memories of a lifetime at Kyanjin Gompa around the Langtang valley we will head off after breakfast. The trail easier on a downhill path most of the way through Langtang village and Ghoretablea, following Langtang Khola back into the cool forest. Pause at Lama Hotel stay overnight.

Today is our last days walk of this fabulous journey , leading downhill with a few ups on the same route heading back at Syabubesi. After crossing a suspension bridge and then reaching at the main road head and village of Syabrubesi we stop for the overnight stay.

We will start early morning with breakfast and then taking an exciting drive which leads uphill to Dhunche town, and then on a winding downhill road reaching the warmer areas of Trishuli Bazaar where we will stop for lunch and then continue with the drive to Kathmandu. After wonderful trekking we check  into  our respective hotels and then we all join in for farewell group dinner in a nice restaurant around Thamel area, overnight stay in Kathmandu.