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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 725.00 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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