Langtang & HelambhuTrek

Langtang & HelambhuTrek

Itinerary Detail

The Langtang valley is aptly called ‘the valley of glaciers’. Here, mountain rise, soaring towards the sky. The valley offers pine forest, swift mountain streams, rugged rock and snowcapped peaks, grassy downs and meadows strewn with daisies and wild primal. A variety of sights including Buddhist monasteries, a cheese factory, yaks, glaciers and mountain lakes make this trek an exciting one. You will visit Gosainkunda, one of the holiest lake in Nepal, where thousands of pilgrims throng each August to bathe in its cold and spiritually refreshing water.

One hour drive brings the trekkers to Sundarijal, the starting point of this trek, where there are sparkling waterfalls flowing down through an oak forest. This trek offers the experience of being in a typical Sherpa village and many ancient monasteries. It is a golden chance to learn about life in our villages. The trek ends at Melamchipul Bazar on the banks of Indravati River.

Day 01 Kathmandu – Syabru Besi
We drive to Shyabru Besi through Trisuli and Dhunche to Syabru Besi and over night at Syabru Besi.

Day 02 Syabru Besi- Lamahotel
We climb through the victory of small villages and tracts of dense forest. In the afternoon, some few hour walking hours brings us to the village of Syabrugaon Then again the trail winds up and down through the forest to Ghora Tabela.

Day 03 Lama hotel- Langtang
From here a short climb bring us to a pass to the right of where the Langtang valley begins.

Day 04 Langtang- Kyanging Gompa
From the pass, the trail leads to the large village of Langtang before ascending a ridge dotted with tiny village. As the valley widens, we climb up through yak pastures to Kyangjin.

Day 05 Kyanging Gompa
An excellent look- out can be reached by climbing the slopes immediately behind the Kyangjin. The majestic 7200m Langtang Lirung rises above the glaciers. A visit to cheese factory completes the day. It is really good experience to try climb to Tesrgo Ri(5033)

Day 06 Kyangjin Gompa – Ghora Tabela
Then come back to Langtang by the same route to Ghora Tabela

Day 07 Ghora Tabela – Syabru
Trek back to Syabru by the same way

Day 08 Syabru – Sing Gompa
Today we climb through forests of fir and rhododendron. The only signs of Human habitation are the occasional shepherds` huts at the water points. We camp near Sin Gompa and Cheese Factory.

Day 09 Sing Gompa – Gosainkunda
We follow a rugged trail with dramatic views; to the west Himal chuli(7893m) Manaslu (8156mm) and Ganesh Himal(7406m). On a clear day even the Annapurna range can be seen rising up behind and to the north across the valley is Langtang Lirung. We pass a few huts in the high picture 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 Saraswatikunda, Bhairabkunda, 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 a poison that threatened to destroy the world.

Day 10 Gosainkunda – Thare Pati
We continue over rugged trails and pass several other smaller lakes to the Thare pati pass(4602m)then descend to the tree line. The trail run past beautiful waterfalls, through juniper and rhododendron forest. We descend to the huts of Thare pati.

Day 11 Thare pati – Gul Bhanjyang
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 12 Gul Bhanjyang - Chisapani
Today`s walk consists of gentle ups and downs, following a ridge to our campsite just above Chisapani(2194m) from there excellent views of the Himalayan range from Manaslu to Everest.

Day 13 Chisapani - Kathmandu
We climb to the small pass at Burlang Bhanjyang(2438m) and take our last look at the great line of snow peaks of the Himalayas before descending to Sundarijal.and the drive to Kathmandu.

Note: Also you can start from Sundarijal, Helambu and Gosainkunda cross rich up to Langtang then end at Dhunche and drive to Kathmandu.

Langtang & HelambhuTrek

Cost Includes

• Airport/Hotel/Airport pickup and drop by private car/van/bus.
• Langtang National Park Fee,
• Trekking Map of Langtang region
• Full Board Plan (breakfast, lunch, dinner, accommodation, tea or coffee) during trek,
• Join Nepali Cultural Program with dinner,
• Hotel in Kathmandu as your requirements,
• An experienced licensed holder Guide and required porters
• Food, drinks, salary, insurance, equipment, transportation, accommodation, and local tax for guide and porters,
• Transportation by bus, car, van
• Medical kit box
• TIMS (Trekkers' Information Management Systems)
• Trekking Equipments
• All government tax
• All guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu and entry fees
• All necessary transportation while sightseeing.

Cost Excludes

• Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu,
• Your travel insurance,
• International flight and departure tax,
• Any expense of personal nature,
• Nepal entry visa fee,
• Any kinds of Bar bills,
• All the alcoholic and non alcoholic Drinks,
• Rescue operation.

Langtang & HelambhuTrek

Langtang & HelambhuTrek

Essential Information

When trekking in Nepal Himalayas "Altitude related Problems" are the important factors to be considered because there is always a real danger of mild to serious problems related to altitude and it is important that trekkers understand that they will be affected to a greater or lesser extent when they ascend to altitudes over about 3000 meters. Altitude sickness, often known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) and it means the effect of altitude on those who ascend too rapidly to elevation above 3000 meters. The victim can develop severe symptoms very rapidly if the mild effects are ignored.

We advise our clients to remember the following suggestion when you are on trekking in the high altitude areas above 3000 meters. The following are the basic symptoms of the altitude sickness and to avoid such sickness we recommend few important points.

1. Basic Symptoms:

• Loss of appetite
• Sleep disturbance
• Difficult to pass urine

2. Medium Symptoms:

• Headache which is bad
• Irregular breathing
• Nausea
• Mild weakness

3. Serious Symptoms:

• Slight swelling of hands and face
• Cannot stand upright without swaying while eyes are closed.
• Can hear gurgling sound in the chest.
• Zero energy.

What to do about Altitude Sickness?
Altitude illness can be prevented by acclimatization; that is, by a graduate rate of ascent (not more than 400 – 500 meters), allowing sufficient rest at various intermediate altitudes. The dry air of the mountains tends to dehydrate you so an increased fluid intake is necessary. Try to drink at least four liters of water a day. On the trail you can drink hot garlic soup that will help you to some extent. When we reach to our destination it is better to make some hiking up to a bit higher point and come down to the camp or hotel. This is a really good way to get acclimatization. You may take Diamox 250mg tablets the night before flying / going to altitude. Sometimes the symptoms often disappear and the trek can be resumed.

If you feel obviously suffering from the serious symptoms of AMS then descent should not be delayed even if it means going down in dark. In such case, should an emergency situation arise, horse, or porter will be arranged; or we carry you and run to lower (descend) altitudes. There is communication facility at Namche Bazaar; Doctors at Khunde hospital in the Everest Area and HRA Clinics and in some trekking areas also have the Gamow Bag. The hospital or the clinic will take fees or charges for such services. We can arrange for immediate evacuation, by horse or helicopter, depending on the severity of the case.