Day to Day Itinerary |
Day 01 |
Arrive
in Kathmandu Airport & Transfer to Hotel
Welcome dinner in the evening. |
Day 02 |
Full day
Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley.
We will be visiting three of the famous heritage sites in Kathmandu.
You will visit first the Swayambunath
Stupa (Monkey Temple). It is said that Swayambunath
Stupa is more than 2,000 years old, and it symbolizes knowledge.
The painted eyes on all four sides symbolize the all-seeing
power of Buddha. It is an important Buddhist place where pilgrims
from all over the world come. It is a 30 minutes
drive to Boudhanath Stupa,
another important Buddhist pilgrims site. This ancient Stupa
is considered one of the biggest in the World. Every morning
and evening, many Buddhist devotees come here to pray and circumambulate
enabling the visitors to observe local religious practices.
One of the holiest hindu
shrines in the world, The fabulous
pagoda houses the linga of Lord Shiva and people bathe in the
Bagmati River with a faith of cleansing themselves spiritually.
Many Sadhus or Hindu Ascetics live here. During religious festivals,
Hindus come to make offerings, and it is sometimes very crowded.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square:
This former royal palace complex offers the elegant 15th
century Palace of 55 win-dows, artistic courtyards, the Golden
gat. Patan Durbar
Square : Durbar Square an enchanting melage of
palace buildings, courtyards and pagoda temples, is the center
of Patan's religious and social life. |
Day 03 |
Kathmandu-
-Trisuli Bazaar – Dunche Drive to Dhunche via
Trisuli Bazaar. |
Day 04 |
Dhunche-
Bharku- Syabrubesi
From Dhunche there is a decent to the Trisuli river which
is reached within half an hour. From the river bed there is
a steep climb to Dovan. Right from here a track to Gosainkunda
leaves the main trail to Rasuwa Ghari and the Langtang valley.
From Dovan there is a gentle climb to 6,400 feet and Bharku
village is reached. From Bharku, traversing up and down after
crossing a suspension bridge over the Langtang river, the
village of Syabrubensi is reached. |
Day 05 |
Syabrubensi
- Khanjung - Syarpagaon
After a trek of about one hour from Syabrubensi the small
village of Wangal is reached. From here a trail branches off
straight eastwards to Rasuwa Ghari. From Wangal there is a
steep climb to Khanjung village. In the village there is a
good camping site. From there, after 1/2 hr climb a small
village is reached, known as Surka. The climb is steep for
an hour through thick forest and from there the trail continues
straight but not steep. From here, after a gentle descent
for nearly 3 hrs, Syarpagoan (8200 ft. ) is reached . |
Day 06 |
Syarpagoan
-Lamahotel -Langtang Valley
From Syarpagoan, the trail then traverses up and down through
the forest and Ghoratabela (9800 ft. ) is reached within 5
hrs. From there, again a short climb for 1/2 hrs will bring
you to a pass to the right of where the Langtang valley begins.
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Day 07 |
Langtang
valley to Kyangjing Gompa
From the pass, after trekking for nearly 3 hrs, Langtang village
(11200 ft.) is reached. From Langtang there is a gentle ascent
for 4 hrs to Kyangjing Gompa. |
Day 08 |
Explore Langshisa
Kharka and rest. |
Day 09 |
Kyangjing
Gompa-Yala cheese factory-Langtang Ghora Tabala
After visiting Kyangjing Monastery, an excellent look-out
can be reached by climbing the slopes immediately behind the
Kyangjing Gompa. A visit to Yala Cheese factory (15,800 ft.)
and the small lake at 16,000 ft. beyond Yala is worthwhile.
Then back to Langtang via same route. |
Day 10 |
Ghora Tabala to
Syabrugaon
Trek return to Syabrugoan. |
Day 11 |
Syabru
- Sing Gompa (3254 m.)
Today we climb through forests of Fir and Rhododendron. The
only sign of human habitation are the occasional shepherds'
huts at the water points. We camp near the deserted Sing Gompa.
Day 12 Sing Gompa - Gosainkunda (4300 m.)
A steep, rugged trail but adequately compensated for by dramatic
views; to the west Himal Chuli ( 7893m.), Manaslu (8156m.),
and Ganesh Himal (7406m.) and possibly even the Annapurna
range. To the north across the valley is Langtang Lirug. We
pass a few huts in the high pasture of Laurebina, cross a
small ridge and have our first views of the holy lakes. There
are about a dozen lakes in the Gosainkunda Basin, the main
three being Saraswatikund Bhariab Kunda and Gosainkunda. According
to legend, Gosainkunda was created by Shiva when he pierced
a glacier with his trident to obtain water to quench his thirst
after having swallowed some poison.
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Day 12 |
Gosainkund
- Thare Pati (360 m.)
We continue over rugged trails and pass several other smaller
lakes to the Thare Pati pass ( 4602m.), then we descend along
a ridge to the treeline. Past beautiful waterfalls, through
Juniper and Rhododendron forests. We descend to the huts of
Thare Pati (8 hrs). |
Day 13 |
Thare
Pati - Gul Bhanyjang (2130m.)
We drop steadily all day through Fir and Rhododendron forests
and then through prickly-leaved Oak forests. We camp at the
Tamang village of Gul Bhanjyang. This ridge walk provides
excellent views of the mountains and the Helambu valley. |
Day
14 |
Gul
Bhanjyanj - Chisopani (2194m.)
Today's walk consists of gentle ups and downs following a
ridge to camp just above Chisopai with excellent views of
the Himalayan range from Manaslu to Everest. |
Day 15 |
Chisopani
- Kathmandu
We climb to the small pass at Burlang Bhanyjang ( 2438m.)
and take our last look at the great line of snow peaks of
the Himalaya before descending to Sundarijal and the drive
to Kathmandu. |
Day 16 |
Kathmandu.
Free day in Kathmandu. Farewell dinner in the evening |
Day 17 |
Kathmandu-Airport-Transfer
Drive to airport fly to onward destination. |