Day 01:Drive from Kathmandu(1300m) to Syabru besi(1450m)
Duration of time:7 hours
First up all our team wants to welcome you. Today, your journey will begin from the morning for Syabru Besi through a public bus which is about 117m away from Kathmandu. The path is on the high mountains. The path goes across Dhunche. You will go through a windy road. On your way, you can relish fascinating views of Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Annapurna and Ganesh Himal.
Overnight at lodge in Syabru Besi
Day 02:Syabru Besi(1450m) to Lama hotel(2480m)
Duration of time:6 hours
From Syabru Besi, you should walk around 6 hours to reach Lama Hotel through Langtang Khola. You will ascend uphill and then descend through the forest of rhododendron. The way leads you to the dense woodland perched by the river. You can observe a few wild animals. They are the Langur monkey and wild boar along with Himalayan black bear and red panda. The path crosses a stream and a suspension bridge which takes you to the northern bank of the Langtang Khola. Later than you will reach the Lama hotel.
Overnight at lodge in Lama hotel
Day 03:Lama hotel(2480m) to Langtang(3430m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
Today you will start your trek. You will ascend from Lama hotel and enjoy landscapes of different mountains with beautiful views of the waterfall. As you know today’s destination is to reach Langtang. The view from there is really interesting.The path continues to ascend the valley. You then come across a Buddhist monastery and after a short trek, you will reach your today’s goal, Langtang.
Overnight at lodge in Langtang
Day 04:Langtang(3430m) to Kyanjin Gompa(3900m)
Duration of time:3 hours
You will start your today’s trek to Kyanjin Gompa from Langtang after having breakfast. At the time of your trek, you will go from the largest Mani wall in Nepal made by the stone inscription and then the water mill. You will also go across several wooden bridges. You will arrive in Kyanjin early so you can go to visit ideal monasteries, glaciers, ice falls, birds and cheese factories of local yak products that were established by the help of Swiss.
Overnight at lodge in Kyanjin Gompa
Day 05:Acclimatization in Kyanjin Gompa(3900m) and hike to Tserko Ri(4984m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
On this day, you will rest in Kyanjin Gompa but will go for hiking to Tserko Ri above 5000m for awesome 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
Day 06:Trek back to Rimche(2400m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
Today you will backtrack your step to Rimche through the same way you used previously. Most of the trekking today will be downhill as you pass through forest and extraordinary Tamang settlement. After that you will climb up to Rimche village.You can enjoy mesmerizing views of Himalayas that you might have missed while you were trekking during the ascending journey.
Overnight at lodge in Rimche
Day 07:Rimche(2400m) to Thulo Syabru(2250m)
Duration of time:4-5 hours
Today your trek is to reach the Thulo Syabru. Firstly, you will come down at the bank of Langtang Khola. Then walk on an easy way to Bamboo and start climbing to the Landslide Lodge. From here, you will continue your hike to Thulo Syabru. There are two different trails as you cross the bridge. You will follow the trail that leads you to Pahare Hotel and waterfall at 2210m to reach Thulo Syabru.
Overnight at lodge in Thulo Syabru
Day 08:Thulo Syabru(2250m) to Shin Gompa(3300m)
Duration of time:5 hours
After Thulo syabru, you will be visiting Shin Gompa from the Syabru village. The path takes you to the dense forests of rhododendron known as Foprang Danda. After that you can experience the lifestyles and cultures of Tibetan people on the way to Shin Gompa. You will pass through the Garta Village and Phulung monastery before reaching Shin Gompa. The views of mountains as seen from here are really impressive.
Overnight at lodge in Shin Gompa
Day 09:Shin Gompa(3300m) to Gosaikunda lake(4380m)
Duration of time:5-6 hours
Today you will get a chance to admire the wonderful view of ice giants including Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Hiuchuli, Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Ganesh and Mt. Langtang. You will visit Gosaikunda lake which is considered to be one of the Holiest lakes of Hindus and Buddhists.It is the third lake which holds great religious and cultural significance for Hindus. The lake is surrounded by white peaks and to accompany it, it has an array of nine lakes. It is believed that the lucky people will see an idol of Shiva at night. There will be a big fair on the occasion of Janai Purnima in the month of July/ August. This place is also famous for mountain views, Tibetan Monasteries, beautiful landscapes, waterfall and yak cheese factory.
Overnight at lodge in Gosaikunda
Day 10:Cross the Lauribinayak pass(4610m) and trek down to Phedi(800m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
On this day, you will hike to Phedi. You will ascend two hours and you reach four Kundas which is really famous. Bhairab Kunda, Dudh Kunda, Chandra Kunda, Surya Kunda are those four Kundas which are really fascinating. You can also reach Surya Peak(5145m). From there you will descend to reach Ghopte valley at first and you will continue to reach your destination Phedi.
Overnight at lodge in Phedi
Day 11:Phedi(800m) to Kutumsang(2470m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
It is a bit quite a long way from Phedi to Kutumsang but will be very interesting because of the extraordinary landscapes and overlapping rocks. Before reaching Ghopte(1542m), you can experience the first waterfall of the trip. Throughout that you will go through rhododendron forests which lead towards Mera Kharka. Then you will continue your path to reach Tharepati(3600m) from where you can see fabulous Chortens and Mani walls. Likeward walking for almost 3 hours will take you to Kutumsang.
Overnight at lodge in Kutumsang
Day 13:Kutumsang(2470m) to Chisapani(2215m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
This day begins by ascending through the emerald green hills of the Helambu region till you reach Gul Bhanjyang. Then you will trek to Chipling and Thodang and continue the downhill trek to Pati Bhanjyang(1860m). From there you will descend to the rhododendron and oak forests to Chisapani.
Overnight at lodge in Chisapani
Day 14:Trek to Sundarijal(2215m) and drive to Kathmandu(1300m)
Duration of time:6-7 hours
This is the last day of your trekking. The route goes through the forests of rhododendron and oak by the way of Mulkhara valley(1800m). From there you can also view the fascinating view of Kathmandu valley. You will descend further to Sundarijal. After hiking at Sundarijal, you will take a bus ride to come back to Kathmandu back.
