Langtang Valley is situated north of Kathmandu between the Himalayan mountain range and south of the Tibetan border. Trekking to Langtang valley takes you into some wilderness and most beautiful areas that comprise high altitude alpine yak pastures, glaciers, and moraines around Kyanjin Gomba.
Langtang Valley Trek to Kyanjin Gomba offers you an opportunity to explore ethnic villages and diverse flora and fauna. In the Langtang valley, you will find a small settlement of Sherpa people whereas the lower part of the valley such as Dhunche, Bharkhu and Syabru are mainly inhabited by Tamang ethnic group of people. Both these ethnic groups of people follow Buddhism and practice their respective culture and tradition. They earn their livelihood by herding yak, sheep and producing buckwheat, potatoes, wheat, and barley in the fields. Their houses are made of stone and wood covered with flat zinc roof that has tons of stone placed on top to secure them from flying.
According to legend, the Langtang valley was discovered by one Buddhist monk following runaway yaks. This is how the name-Langtang word is derived, Lang means Yak and tang means to follow. Langtang Valley Trek can be completed in 9 days treks starts and ends in Kathmandu. We begin the trek from Dhunche heading uphill to Lama Hotel and Langtang village until we arrive at the famous Kyanjin Gomba. Here, you will find Yaks everywhere. The view of Langtang Lirung and its glacier is beautiful. En route you will pass by the cheese factory and the ancient monastery. From Kyanjin Gomba you can hike early in the morning up to Kyanjin Ri (4773m) and enjoy the view of Langtang Lirung becoming orange and slowly turn to white.
After exploring the Langtang valley, we retrace the same route to Syabrubesi from where we catch a transport and drive back to Kathmandu. Langtang Valley Trekking is a highly recommended medium- hard trek that can be arranged throughout the year.
Our tour guide or any representative team from Adventure Gandaki Trek and Expedition will pick you up and drop to your hotel. You have to book a hotel before your arrival.
Early morning after breakfast we will drive to Dhunche. During the drive, we come across the hilly winding road beside Trishuli River and experience fun mixing adventure with the great view of terraced fields, rivers, and forest. Douche is the district headquarters of both Rasuwa district and Langtang National Park”. We stay overnight in a hotel.
We wake up early in the morning and have a good breakfast then we descent down from Dhunche to Thulo Syabru (2250m).
This is our first day of trekking. We follow the Langtang Khola River and pass through the dense green forests. We walk through the suspension bridges. After passing by a tea house, we walk up and downhill.
From Lama Hotel we head towards the Mundu Village. The trail follows the dense forest along the valley and leaving the tree line behind us. We can view the marvelous Langtang Lirung. From Mundu, we head to Langtang village which was affected severely by the earthquake where 400 people lost their lives and destroyed the entire village as well as infrastructure. But we can see the ruins of the village as their life is slowly building back and a few tea houses are reopened.
Our trip continues towards Kyanjing Gompa which is the principal monastery of the region. During the trail, we pass through water mills, chortens, and prayer wheels with sacred mounds of rocks with the inscription carved on them. We will be amazed to see Nepal’s largest mani wall made of stone with prayers written on them. We will rest the day and explore the Buddhist shrine, beautiful mountains, etc.
Today we will take rest and explore beautiful Kyanjing Gompa. Here we can visit a monastery and the cheese factory. A short walk leads us up to the moraine where we can see the amazing ice faces and beautiful glaciers of Langtang Lirung or ascend Kyangjin Ri (4350m). This is the highest point of the trek lying exactly behind the village where we can have a beautiful view of Langtang peaks. After exploring the area we stay overnight at the tea house.
We rejoin the same trail to Lama Hotel where we stay overnight taking rest and enjoying our delicious dinner.
We wake up early morning; have breakfast return back to Sybru Bensi leaving mountains behind us. We stay overnight in a guest house.
We take a bus from Syabru Bensi that drives us back to Kathmandu which takes about 8 hours.
This is your last day in Kathmandu so you can enjoy your meal, go shopping before the flight. Our representative with driver will take you to the airport for departure.
