Langtang Gosaikunda trek is Short and easy trekking in Nepal Himalayans region. It is designed with a combination of the bucolic and holy lake of Gosaikunda. This trekking trail region is highly inhabited by local Tamang and Sherpa peoples. It lies within Langtang National park. Gosaikunda is famous for holy lakes of Nepal which is believed to be produced by lord Shiva himself. Gosaikunda Lake is the most imperative destination of this trek. Gosaikunda Lake is holy and religious to both Hindus and Buddhists. So much peoples goes to travel this lake during the full moon in August season time. Gosaikunda Lake is 140km northern from Kathmandu valley. Short and solo Langtang Gosaikunda trekking is one of the delightful treks in the Langtang valley regions which combines rural with fantastic village of Bamboo, Lama Hotel, Langtang and Kyanjin Gompa valley with high white snow-capped Mountains and glaciers.
Trek to Langtang Gosaikunda valley is fully of an enjoyable with the fascinating of Tamangs, Tibetans and Sherpa local history. This valley is rich of local culturally and traditional Himalayans glaciers and Mountains, clothing, craftsmanship and traditionally built stone of this Langtang and Gosaikunda valley regions can take you long years ago. You can also observer the wonderful scenery of Langtang II, langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa, Yala Peak and many more etc.
Langtang Gosaikunda region consists of more than 100 species of floras and fauns with wild animals’ lives there such as likes; Red Panda, Musk deer, Mountains goats, Himalayan Thars, snow leopard, white and brown monkeys and many more. And this trek also provides to see the beautiful colors of birds. This region among the includes 250 species of birds.
This trek is the best for who has short time but still want to explore the high mountains, local traditional cultural, landscapes, divers, wildlife animals and vegetation. Travelling form lowland to high mountains with an amazing alpine ramble, pristine lakes, white snow-capped Mountains views. Langtang Gosaikunda trek is perfect trip to Himalayans experience the Hidden valley lifestyle of local peoples within the short time.
Itinerary
Day 01: Drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi (1462meters / 4796 feet).
After an early morning breakfast, we will start our scenic drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi by local bus sharing with other peoples. It takes around 7/8 hours; reach to Syabrubesi after then we will stay overnight at Lodge.
Day 02: Trek from Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel (2450m / 8038 feet)
Today is our first day journey, for the trip route, we will cross the Bhote Koshi River and Langtang valley Khola after then we will follow the langtang valley khola river side through the lush green forest and terraced fields. We passing the delightful landscape, pine and rhododendron forest, hills, waterfalls, we trek continue to ascending and descending reach to Pairo, this place has two hotel we can have just few hours to break and having tea, again we will climb to dense forest, chance to see the including; Monkeys, Read panda, Musk deer, and many different kinds of wilds birds, we will enjoy with nature jungle, wilds animals then we continue to reach the Bamboo. Where we will have lunch break at there, after finish the delicious lunch, we will climb uphill to cross the suspension bridge, climbing steeply reach to Rimche Danda from here, we will have to walk reach to Lama Hotel it will takes around 10 to 15 minutes, overnight at Lodge.
Day 03: Trek from Lama Hotel to Langtang village (3560m / 11679 ft)
Today we will continue to walk along the river side through a lush green landscape aw we uphill through the pine and rhododendron forests. On the way, we will be able to see the white snow-capped peaks beckoning us forward. Finally, the narrow langtang River valley widens out at Ghoda Tabela, where the small restaurant at there for lunch and tea break place. After we trek continue to passing the Thangshep village and reach to Langtang Village overnight at Lodge.
Day 04: Trek from Langtang village to Kyanjin Gompa (3870m / 12696 ft)
Today will be our short and exciting day, after the breakfasts we trek continue to our gradual ascent as we passes through the small deserted village and meadows. This valley offers the an amazing panoramic mountains view of Langtnag II, Langtang Lirung, Tserko Ri, Dorje Lakpa himal and many more white snow-capped mountains. The trekking route goes to along the flat and gradually up and we will cross the suspension bridge then we will reach to Kyanjin Gompa where we can explore the ancient Buddhist Monastery and Yak Cheese factory.
Day 05: Exploration day at Kyanjin Gompa.
Today will be more an exciting day, we have two hiking place on there, 1st Kyanjin Ri 2nd Tserko Ri, you will have to choose one, if we hike to Kyanjin Ri we will hike to ascend, it will takes around 2/3 hours to reach the view point of Kyanjin Ri and back to hotel it will take around 1 hours, from there if the blue sky we will be able to catch the beautiful sunrise with mountain views of Langtang II, langtang Lirung, Yala Peak, Dorje Lakpa and many more white snow-capped mountains.
Option No: 2 if we go hiking to tserko Ri, we will ascend reach to Tserko Ri 3/4 hours and back to hotel it will takes 2/3 hours. And while we arrived in hotel we will have lunch break after then we can go to explore the village, cheese factory and ancient Buddhist monastery, back to hotel.
Day 06: Kyanjin Gompa – Lama Hotel (2450m / 8038 ft).
After we enjoyed at the explorations at Kyanjin village, we return back down and beautiful valley. We go back same route when we came through the langtang village, Ghoda Table and arrive to Lama Hotel overnight at Lodge.
Day 07: Lama Hotel - Thulo Syabru (2170m / 7119 ft)
Today our journey will be descending to the banlk of Langtang valley khola and cross the beautiful waterfall. We walk along the way lush green forest of bamboo, pahiro and terrace farms we will cross a suspension bridge to reach the Thulo Syabru village overnight at Lodge.
Day 08: Thulo Syabru - Sing Gompa (3560m / 11679 ft)
Today from Thulo syabru, we steeply uphill upwards, and we will walk on the dense forest and oak you may also able chance to look the rare red panda. Then after we pass the again pine and rhododendron forest and reach to Sing Gompa overnight at Lodge.
Day 09: Sing Gompa - Gosaikunda Lake (4380m / 14370ft).
Today also we will be enjoy with landscape and beautiful views of mountains, we will climb up hill and walk on the pine forest, then we pass the Cholang pati, again we ascend to reach the lauribinayak, is one of the most beautiful place, where we can rejoice the delightful sunrise and sunset view from there, if the blue sky then we will be able to take a picture square of Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Tibeatn Peak, Langtang II, and langtang Lirung and more mountins, after then we trek continue to uphill and reach to Gosaikunda Overnight at Lodge.
Day 09: Exploration day at Gosaikunda Lake.
Today we will explore the Gosaikunda lake, Gosaikunda lake has many lakes on there, likes; Gosaikunda, Sarswoti Kunda, Bhirav Kunda, Parbati Kunda and many small lakes on there, after explore the lake we back to lodge.
Day 10: Gosaikunda – Sing Gomp Sing Gompa (3560m / 11679 ft)
Day 11: Sing Gompa – Dunche Bazzar (1960m / 6430 ft).
Day 12: Drive back to Kathmandu.
