If we do the fourteen days Langtang valley and Gosaikunda Pass trekking, we will almost explore all trekking destination of Langtang national park. During the trekking, you will d0 the pass with the altitude of 4650m which is called Gosaikund Pass. Langtang valley and Gosaikunda Pass trekking lies in Langtang National Park and this area is in the border with Tibet but the border line is mountains. Langtang valley and Gosaikunda Pass trekking is one of the panoramic trekking destinations where you can enjoy looking the scenic view of beautiful landscape and valley with many layers of hills covered with the green forest. Not only that, Langtang valley and Gosaikunda Pass trekking is said to be a panoramic trekking destination where the trekkers can fully enjoy looking the magnificent of view of snow-capped mountain, flora and fauna as well as culture heritage.
In Langtang valley and Gosaikunda Pass trekking program, you will see Langtang II (6596 m), Langtang Lirung (7227 m), Ganesh Himal (7422 m), Gangchenpo (6387m), Shishapangma (8027m), Manaslu (8156m) , Mountain Range of Annapurna , Dorje Lakpa (6966m), Gaurishankar (7134m) ,Yala Peak (5500m), Naya Kanga (5844m). Likewise, more than six lakes including Gosaikunda Lake which is known a holy Lake can be explored in the Gosaikund area. Likewise, walking through the deciduous and coniferous forest with the rhododendron flower and bamboo and walking on the ridge with faced of magnificent views of thrilling mountains and valley with the tier up tier greenery hills is one of the beautiful parts of Langtang Gosaikund trekking. Langtang Gosaikunda trekking is not only rich of scene of mountain and forest, Langtang Gosaikunda trekking is also rich of wild animals. You will explore the habitant place of red Panda, Himalayan black bear, Snow leopard, wild dog and more than 250 species of birds. Besides this, you can explore the Himalayan communities of Tibetan speaking people. Similarly you can test the fresh yak cheese looking the mountains from the yard of hotel and Cheese factory.
Basically, this program is designed to explore in two different parts of trekking area in the same journey. One trekking part is Langtang valley and another one is Gosaikunda area. Trekking to Langtang valley gradually goes up to the greater Himalaya range making a tower to Langtang Lirung and Gangchenpo mountain. In Langtgang valley, you will be very close to the mountains so that you see the magnificent views of mountain from very near. In addition to this, you will climb up some view points to see the views of surrounding mountains and glaciers in Langtang valley. Whereas you have to walk sometime through the green forests and some time on the ridge with faced of magnificent views of thrilling mountains and valley with the tier up tier greenery hills in the trekking part of Gosaikunda. Moreover, the view of sunrise and sunset can be enjoyed from the trekking path to Holy Lake: Gosaikunda and the shining of snow-covered mountains will definitely make you happy when you walk in the path of Gosaikunda area. To enjoy the looking the magnificent view of mountain and valley from far distant is different beauties than to see the gorgeous view of snow-capped mountain from near. Therefore, you can enjoy looking the scenario of mountain from near and looking the magnificent view of mountain and valley from far distant in the same journey.
The first day of your Tamang heritage and Langtang trekking will be only by vehicle. You will get to Syabrubeshi by a vehicle looking the villages and traditional farming terrace. It takes about 5-6 hours.
The journey for today is quite long day. You have to cross the bridge of Bhotekoshi River about in 5-10 minutes after leaving the Hotel. After crossing the bridge, you have to again cross of Bridge of Langtang River. After crossing the Bridge of Langtang River, you have to follow the Lanagtang River through the forests. The treks goes up through the forest. You will have a short break for tea and coffee in Pahior where few tea houses are available. And then, the trekking path goes up through the forests and you have the break for Bamboo. In between, Pahiro and Bamboo, you will see many bunches of hanging of wild bee and you will see the monkeys. After having lunch in Bamboo, you will to still walk up through the forest until you reach Rimche (2455m) which is a junction where trekker coming from Syabru Benshi and trekker coming from Bridim join. Walking about half fifteen minutes to half an hour you will reach Lama Hotel. Lama hotel is located in the middle of Jungle and this place is very nearby Langtang River.
Towering to Langtang Lirung Mountain, the trek gradually goes up through the deciduous and coniferous forest. As you get higher and higher to the Himalaya area, Langtang valley becomes wider and wider and you will see the Langtang Lirung, Gangchenpo mountains. From today you will the check post of Nepal Army because you are walking completely in Langtang National Park .
The trekking slightly goes up to Kyanjing Gumba through local villages of Tibetan speaking people. Like the previous day, Langtang valley become wider and wider.
Hiking around Langtang valley gives you more pleasure. Today, you will hike up Kyanging Ri (4300m)view point from where you can see the stunning view of Langtang Lirung, Langtang Glacier. Yala Peak, Naya Kanga, Gangchenpo and other many more snow-capped mountain as well as the Langtang valley. There is another view point which is called Tserko Ri ( 4984m). Tserko Ri is in North east from Kyangjing Gumba village. It takes about 8-9 hours to go to Tserko-Ri view point and come back to Hotel. So, if you are interested and if your physical condition is fit, you have to leave hotel very early morning. The important thing is that you have to take a packed lunch and carry enough drinking water. The view which you see from the top of Tserko-Ri is magnificent. You can see more mountains than the view seen from the top of Kyangjiri. Very few tourists go to Tserko-Ri
You will come back to Rimche following the same way which you followed to go to Langtang valley. There are few hotels in Rimche. Therefore, you may stay in Lama Hotel instead of Rimche.
The trek goes down and cross the Bridge of Langtang River. After crossing the Bridge of Langtang River, you will first reach to Bamboo and then Pahior. After Pahiro, the trek goes up through the bamboo and lush forest. After completing the ascent path, you will have to cross the bridge and go up to Tholosyanbru village where Tamang people live. Tamang is one of the ethnics who has their own language and follows the Budhist religion.
There are two ways to go to Lauribinayak. Both ways go slightly up. One way directly goes up to Lauri Binayak through the Bhaisi Kharka . If you go to Lauribinyak through the Baishi Kharka, you will first reach to Cholangpati and then you will go to Lauri Binayak. Another way goes up through Singumba . This trekking path will join in Cholangpati and follow the same path to reach Lauribinayak. You have to walk through the rhododendron forest, pine trees and bamboo. In the spring season this trekking path looks full of bloomed rhododendron flowers. Likewise, you can also see the valley and mountain. Lauribinayak is related to the hindu religion and this place relates to Gosaikunda. Lauri means a stick in Nepali Languange. In myth, it is said that Lord Shib, a god of Hindu, forgot his stick in Lauribinayak while walking up to Gosaikunda. Therefore, Lauribinayak is the place where Lord shib forgot his stick when he was going up Gosaikund Lake to be cool after having poison. This is only myth but this place has a religious value. There is no tree in Lauribinayek. This place is located in like ridge. As Lauribinakek is in ridge, you can enjoy looking the Himalayan range of snow covered mountains. Particularly, you see Langtang Lirung, Ganesh Himal, Manasolu and Annapurna Himalaya range. But, Manasolu and Annapurna looks in far distant. Not, only the magnificent view of mountain, you can also see the valley with the tier upon tier green hills in the south part. Lauribinayak is a good place to see Sunset. Looking the view of sunset and sunrise having a cup coffee and tea will give you pleasure.
The trek slightly goes up about one hour and then it gradually goes up. You can enjoy enjoy looking the Himalayan range of snow covered mountains and valley from the trekking path. After walking of 3-4 hours, you will reach Gosaikunda Lake which is a Holy lake and a pilgrim area. Once in a year, the many devotees of Hindu religion come to pray in the temple and Gosiakunda Lake for good wishes. You will reach Gosaikund Lake by Lunch time and stay in the same place. After having lunch you can walk up and around the Gosaikunda Lake.
Today is a quite long day. Therefore, you have to take the breakfast and leave the hotel every early. You have to do pass which is called Gosaikund Pass. Gosaikund Pass is also called Lauribinayek Pass. The height of Gosaikund Pass is 4650m. You have to go up until you reach the top of Gosaikund Pass and then go decent until you reach Phedi where you will have lunch. After having lunch in Phedi, you will have to go Ghopte following the little bit up and down trekking path.
Today we go to Kutumgsag. Before reaching to Kutumsang, you have to first reach to Thadepati (3690m). You can see the best view of Dorje Lakpa and Gaurishankar mountain from Thadepati. Thedapati is junction where the tourist coming from Chisopani and Kutumsang and tourist coming from Helambu area join and keep going to Gosaikunda. You can see the area of Helambu from Thadepati. Tourists preferred to visit in the area of Helambu in the past. But, the road construction has adversely affected to the trekking rout so few tourists want to explore the area of Helambu. The trek gradually goes up to Thadepati . Then after, it goes descent through the forest until you reach Kutumsang. You have to pass many scattered human settlement.
After having breakfast, the trekking trail leads you down and up until you reach Chisopani. You have to pass the green forest with oak and rhododendron. You will closely observe the rural life style. Chisapani is an amazing hill station which is popular for the view of Dhorje Lakpa, Gaurisankar, Ganesh Himal and sunrise. Chasapani is your last of journey.
From Chisapani, you have to gradually go up through the forest about forty five minutes and then have to go down looking the Kathmanud valley and looking the adjoined Tamang community to Kathmandu. Sundarijal is north east part of Kathmandu valley. You will catch the jeep or bus in Sundarijal. So, you will ultimately join in Kathmandu valley after walking seventeen days.
Note: Tips to the trekking staffs is compulsory
tea, Coca-Cola and soup.