Overview
This trek links three of central Nepal''s finest walking regions — the Langtang Valley, the sacred Gosaikunda Lakes, and the rolling hills of Helambu. Starting in the Langtang Valley beneath the glaciers of Langtang Lirung, the route climbs over the Laurebina Pass at 4,610 meters past the holy lakes, then descends through rhododendron forests and Hyolmo villages into the warm Helambu valley north of Kathmandu. It is one of the most varied treks in Nepal, covering everything from subtropical forest to high alpine terrain.
The Helambu section adds a cultural dimension that sets this trek apart. The Hyolmo people of Helambu are known for their Buddhist monasteries, traditional stone houses, and apple orchards. The descent from Gosaikunda winds through quiet villages like Tharepati and Kutumsang where tourism is still small-scale and the welcome is personal. This moderate trek is a great choice for those who want diversity in landscape and culture without extreme altitude.
Itinerary
Starting our trek, first of all you will catch a local bus from Kathmandu to Syabru Besi. You can reach Syabru Besi after a 7 to 8 hours drive. During the drive, you can enjoy the splendid views of snow-capped mountains, green hills, jungles and many rivers on the route.
Overnight at lodge in Syabru Besi
After having your breakfast, your move forward to Lama Hotel.On the way, you will come across a suspension bridge. You will be ascending and descending throughout the trek along with the beauty of rhododendrons,pines and oaks. After a few hours of trek, you will arrive at six lodges at Changthang which is called Lama Hotel.
Overnight at lodge in Lama Hotel
Early morning, you will ascend from Lama hotel and enjoy the amazing arena of different mountains with beautiful views of the waterfall. Your today’s destination is Langtang so you will be ascending towards the valley. The view from there is really fantastic. You then will pass from an ancient Buddhist monastery and after steadily walking for a few hours, you will reach your destination and take some rest.
Overnight at lodge in Langtang
After your breakfast, you will begin your day by trekking to Kyanjin Gompa from Langtang. During the trek, you will take that route from where you can view the largest Mani wall in Nepal made by the stone inscription and then the water mill. In addition, you will also pass through a few wooden bridges. As you will reach Kyanjin during the midday, you can also visit the monastery, glacier, ice fall, birds and cheese factory of local yak products established by the Swiss.
Overnight at lodge in Kyanjin Gompa
As you acclimatize in Kyanjin Gompa**,** you can either opt to rest or go for hiking to Tserko Ri above 5000m for mesmerizing scenery of Himalayan like Mt. Langtang(3430), Mt. Lirung(7245m), Mt. Ganesh(7422m), Mt. Dorje Lakpa(6966m), Mt. Gangchenpo(6387m), Mt. Yala peak(5520m). You can also explore the monastery while enjoying the Himalayas, glaciers, birds and yak grazing land.
Overnight at lodge in Kyanjin Gompa
You will be retracing the same route you used earlier. The route starting from Kyanjin Gompa proceeds to the Langtang Khola and Langtang village and then leads to Ghora Tabela. After having your lunch, you will again continue the steep path descending to Lama Hotel.
Overnight at lodge in Lama Hotel
From Lama Hotel, you will be walking downwards for 3 hrs via Bamboo. After you reach Landslide Lodge, you will ascend left towards Thulo Syabru, a big village surrounded by Tamangs where you will have lunch and dinner. You can capture the magnificent view of waterfalls you come across the route.
Overnight at lodge in Thulo Syabru
Today, the trail will be only ascending. You will be going straight upwards through a steep path and after about 4 hours you reach Khopra Danda. After having lunch there, you will continue to ascend up to Chandan Bari (Sing Gompa). You can relish the magnificent view of Ganesh Himal and high cliffs seen on the way
Overnight at lodge in Chandan Baari
Starting our trek from Chandan Bari, we gradually head up to Cholang pati where you can observe peaks like Ganesh Himal and Mt. Annapurna and rhododendron forests. After 1 hour, you will find yourself at Laura Binayak where you will be having your lunch.Then the first hour of 2 hour walk, leads you to the top of Laura Binayak and the next hour you will be arriving at Gosainkunda. You can enjoy the stay with the scene of Gosainkunda and Nag Kunda lake.
Overnight at lodge in Gosaikunda
After breakfast, ascending to the top of Gosainkunda Pass you will begin your trek. You will follow the route of Bhairab Kunda, Dudh Kunda, Chandra Kunda, Surya Kunda. The path is a bit challenging to walk as it is rough. After exploring the views, you go downwards for 2 hours to reach Ghopte which is located in the midforest.
Overnight at lodge in Ghopte
Descending through Ghopte, we enter greenwood of rhododendron and spruce which is popular for bird watching. Leaving the forest, we reach Melamchi village through the banks of Melamchi Khola. After enjoying the cool and crystal clear water of Melamchi Khola, you move towards Tarke Gyang located at the other side of the valley.
Overnight at lodge in Tarke Gyang
Today you will be descending almost for 10m low according to Altitude from Tarke Gyang to reach Kakani. There is a Gumpa in Tarke which is of buddhism religion.Likewise your path will not be scraped downhill. Once in 2019 miss world Toni-Ann reached which was really great.Again you will be descending all the way through many villages like Ghangyul, Setighyang, Chimighyang and Shermathang.
Overnight at lodge in Kakani
You will take a local bus from Kakani to return to Kathmandu. It takes nearly 4 hours to enter Kathmandu valley. During the drive through serpentine road, you can explore green hills, rivers and terrace farming.