Langtang Gosaikunda Trek

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Country
Nepal

Duration
15 Days

Maximum altitude
4983 m

Activity
Trekking

Difficulty
Easy/Moderate

Best Season
September,October,November,December,February,March,April

Accomodation
Mountain Lodge

Meals
Excluded

Start/End Point
Shabrubesi to Shabrubesi

Trek Overview

Langtang Gosaikunda trek is another popular trekking route in the Langtang region. In this trekking, you will get an opportunity to visit Langtang Valley and Gosaikunda. Langtang Valley is famous as the valley of glaciers. Here you will get a close-up view of mountains named Langtang Lirung (7246 m), visit glaciers, and walk on grassy down and meadows.

The Langtang Gosaikunda trek is held inside the Langtang National Park. The Gosainkunda is one of the holiest mountain lakes at 4380 meters above sea level. Hindus and Buddhist pilgrims gather around this area yearly, especially on the full moon day of August. They believe that if they take a bath in the water of this lake they will be saved from their all sins done during that year. Both Hindus, as well as Buddhists, visit this once in a lifetime in this lake. It takes about 45 minutes to circumambulate this lake.

For this trekking, you take a morning drive from Kathmandu to Syabru Bensi (Around 8 hours). At first, you follow the route to Langtang Valley and Kyanjin Gompa. And then you take half of the previous route which diverts you to the way to Gosaikunda Lake. After visiting Gosaikunda Lake you will trek back to Dhunche until the bus station and return to Kathmandu. The Langtang Gosaikunda trek is worth it and fulfills your adventure appetite. In other words, the Langtang Gosaikunda trek is an unparalleled combination of natural beauty and cultural riches.

Trek Highlights

Then visit holy Gosaikunda Lake (4,200m), that sacred alpine lake revered by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims, very quietly but with feeling.

Slow moving rivers, and fast mountain streams too, keep company on the trail, and the sounds echo through peaceful valleys.

Rugged rocky terrain gradually gives way to grassy meadows, showing how Langtang can be so diverse, and still dramatic all the way through.

Climbing Tserko Ri … rewards trekkers, with jaw dropping panoramic vistas, across basically the whole Langtang region.

You get panoramic views of Mt. Langtang Ri, Langsisa, Langtang Himal, and Ganjala peak, stretching out endlessly like a long ribbon.

Walking through blooming rhododendron forests , and Nepal’s national flower makes the path feel bright red and alive.

Then visit holy Gosaikunda Lake (4,200m), that sacred alpine lake revered by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims, very quietly but with feeling.

Slow moving rivers, and fast mountain streams too, keep company on the trail, and the sounds echo through peaceful valleys.

Rugged rocky terrain gradually gives way to grassy meadows, showing how Langtang can be so diverse, and still dramatic all the way through.

Outline Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Kathmandu.

Airport pickup by our team: about six kilometers, twenty to thirty minutes into central Kathmandu.

Day 2

Drive Kathmandu to Syabrubeshi

Kathmandu to Syabrubeshi: around one hundred twenty kilometers, roughly seven bumpy mountain hours.

Day 3

Trek Shybrubeshi to Lama Hotel.

Syabrubeshi (1,460m) to Lama Hotel (2,470m): eleven kilometers, six to seven trekking hours uphill.

Day 4

Trek from Lama hotel to Langtang Village.

Lama Hotel (2,470m) to Langtang Village (3,430m): fourteen kilometers, six hours climbing steadily higher.

Day 5

Trek to Kyangjing Gompa. Explore around.

Langtang Village to Kyanjin Gompa (3,870m): ten kilometers, three to four hours, afternoon glacier exploration.

Day 6

Climb Kyanjin Ri (4,773m)and Explore Glaciers.

Kyanjin Ri (4,773m): steep five-hour round trip, breathtaking Langtang Lirung views, glacier exploration afterward.

Day 7

Trek back to Ghodatabela.

Kyanjin Gompa to Ghodatabela (3,000m): descending eighteen kilometers, five to six hours through valley.

Day 8

Trek Ghodatabela to Bamboo.

Ghodatabela (3,000m) to Bamboo (2,300m): descending twelve kilometers, four to five hours, forested trail downhill.

Day 9

Trek Bamboo to Thulo syabru

Bamboo (2,300m) to Thulo Syabru (2,280m): eleven kilometers, five hours climbing steep forested ridgeline trail.

Day 10

Trek Thulo syabru to Sing Gompa.

Thulo Syabru (2,280m) to Sing Gompa (3,330m): eight kilometers, four to five hours climbing steadily uphill.

Day 11

Trek Sing Gompa to Lauri Binayak.

Sing Gompa (3,330m) to Lauribina (3,910m): seven kilometers, four hours, stunning Ganesh Himal and Langtang panoramas.

Day 12

Trek Lauri Binayak to Gosaikunda Lake.

Lauribina (3,910m) to Gosaikunda (4,380m): four kilometers, three hours, sacred alpine lake amid rugged peaks.

Day 13

Trek Gosaikunda to Dhunche.

Gosaikunda (4,380m) to Dhunche (1,960m): twenty-two kilometers, seven hours descending through dramatic changing landscapes.

Day 14

Drive Dhunche to Kathmandu

Dhunche to Kathmandu: approximately one hundred seventeen kilometers, six to seven hours winding mountain roads.

Day 15

Departure

Departure – Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport for your flight home with lasting Himalayan memories.

Package Price

Price Table

Travelers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Gold	USD 1475	USD 1125	USD 1110	USD 1030	USD 1020	USD 1015	-	USD 1010
Silver	USD 1085	USD 735	USD 720	USD 640	USD 630	USD 625	-	USD 620

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We provide you with accommodation in a tea house and all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), while you're trekking.

Price Includes

Airport to hotel pick up and drop by private vehicle
Two-night accommodation in Kathmandu at three-star hotel with breakfast
Accommodation in Mountain lodge run by local people during trek
Meal on full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) during trekking
One highly experienced mountain Guide and porters (1 porter for 2 people),
Accommodation food, drinks, salary, insurance, transportation of both trek guide and porters
Group medical supplies (first aid kit)
All necessary paperwork and Langtang National Park entry fee.
TIMS Card (Trekker’s Information Management System card)
All additional government tax
Kathmandu/ Syabrubesi / Dhunche / Kathmandu bus ticket.
Other ground transportation

Price Excludes

Nepal entry visa fee (USD 30 for 15 days/ USD 50 for 30 days from the date of issue) (You may easily get a Nepal visa upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu)
International airfare
Travelers Insurance
All kinds of drinks (Alcohol, hot and cold drinks)
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (Approx 10-12 USD)
Bar bills, telephone bills, and other personal expenses (shopping/ laundry)
Tips to guide and porter
All expenses due to unavoidable events e.g. Personal illness, strike, etc.
Helicopter evacuation charge in case of emergency whilst trekking

The trekkers should pay by themselves the expenses of their meals and accommodation in the tea house while they're trekking. But other services are the same which are included in the Gold price and are also included in the Silver price.

Price Includes

Airport to hotel pick up and drop by private vehicle
Two-night accommodation in Kathmandu at three-star hotel with breakfast
One highly experienced mountain Guide and porters (1 porter for 2 people),
Accommodation food, drinks, salary, insurance, transportation of both trek guide and porters
Group medical supplies (first aid kit)
All necessary paperwork and Langtang National Park free.
TIMS Card(Trekker’s Information Management System card)
All additional government tax
Kathmandu/ Shrbrubesi / Dhunche / Kathmandu local bus ticket.
Other ground transportation

Price Excludes

Nepal entry visa fee (USD 30 for 15 days/ USD 50 for 30 days from the date of issue) (You may easily get a Nepal visa upon your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu)
International air fare
Travelers insurance
All Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) during trekking
Accommodation in Mountain lodge run by local people during trek
All kinds of drinks (Alcohol, hot and cold drinks)
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu (Approx 10-12 USD)
Bar bills, telephone bills, and other personal expenses (shopping/ laundry)
Tips to guide and porter
All expenses due to unavoidable events e.g. Personal illness, strike, etc.
Helicopter evacuation charge in case of emergency whilst trekking

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Trek FAQs

You don't need to carry all your stuff which is not required for trekking. You can be left at your hotel or Himalayan Smile Treks office in Kathmandu. Nearly all hotels have a luggage deposit but we do not store clients valuables in our office. Also the hotel you will provide locker their you can store your valuables things. After you come back from trekking, we handover your luggage and other stuff to you.

We assign one of our officers to look after you, who constantly stay in touch with you during your stay in Nepal. We give you his mobile number. Or you may directly contact to our office number also.

In fact you don't need to be a mountaineer with rippling muscles to enjoy trekking. If you are reasonably fit, have a spirit of mountain journey and like walking, you are always qualified for any trekking in Nepal. You do not need any previous experience. However we suggest you some physical fitness programs such as running, swimming, hiking before you embark on journey.

If you're doing camping trek we offer standard meals as well as a vegetarian meal option. Just let us know if you want vegetarian meals when you book your trek. But we can't fulfill every trekkers requirement(i.e., dietary requirements or special meals ). Also tea house trekking you will get vegetarian meal. Please tell about your trekking guide about details of your food allergy.

If your solo trekkers we will provide you on single room in tea house. In peak season (October, November, December , March, April) you have to share room with a member of the same sex but it is rarely.

You will be served freshly cooked food during trekking. In all tea houses/ lodges along trekking trail Western, Continental and Nepali dishes are available. Three meals a day will be provided you in full board (Gold) package.

Up to a maximum of 5-6 hours a day with lunch breaks along the trail. The maximum altitude is depends upon which trek you are going. In Nepal normally the maximum altitude of most of the trekking falls between 3500m to 5000m.

To some trekkers when they go over 3000 m they may feel some affect of altitude sickness like shortness of breath and possibly a light headed which is fairly common. Sometime they may also get diarrhea as well as sprains and muscle aches. In such case our guide who is experienced in first aid treatment and high altitude sickness will advise you about any health requirements and also treat you. Altitude sickness is dangerous but it can be avoidable. If your follow a few simple rules you will not suffer from altitude sickness. Rules are trek slowly with your guide, drink at least two liters of water per day (not including beer or soft drinks), If you feel shortness of breath, a slight headache or dizziness, tell your guide and rest immediately. Lie down, drink water. If you are still feeling unwell you may consider going down a few hundred meters. Do not pretend you are okay, and do not go down alone. For further information of altitude sickness.

You must disclose at the time of booking any medical condition that could affect your ability to do the Himalaya trekking. The Himalayan Smile Treks advise to do trek who has with heart conditions, knee problems, severe asthma or pregnant should not participate in the trek. The Himalayan Smile Treks could not be responsible in Himalaya trekking due to the lack of the medical facilities any problems due to your special dietary requirements or medical condition

There is no government restriction on the age limit for the Nepal trekking. If the trekkers children under the age of 8 years old and adults over 70 years old. The Himalayan Smile Treks recommend to hire an extra porter(our package price including one porter for two people).

In our trek packages one porter is including for two people. The one porter can carry 20-25 kg your luggage( per person 12 KG). If you're interested to hire extra porter we will recommend to hire in Lukla for Everest base camp trek. The porter cost approximately USD 15. If you want to hire a porter then please let us know at the time you make your trek booking. After Lukla it is very difficult to get porter. if your hire porter above the Lukla or Namche bazaar the porter cost USD 20 to 30 but they cannot always be reliable.

As general rule, it is hot enough during the days to wear an open-neck shirt with shorts and you will not be cold. During the evening, it gets cold so, long trousers and a warm jersey is essential.

Please consult your local doctor and follow his advice. However, if you are taking any particular medicines, it would be best to bring them with you.

There are trekking shops at Thamel, in Kathmandu, where you can easily rent or buy items like sleeping bags, down jackets, walking sticks, rucksacks, duffel bags and other equipments on reasonable price.

We will recommend you to rent or buy sleeping bags as low as -30 °C. This temperature is suitable for Everest base camp trekking(above 4000m). We will suggest to buy /rent sleeping bags and so you can try it out. Also you can rent /buy sleeping bag in Kathmandu trekking store.

If you are flying from a remote mountain airstrip like Lukla, Jomsom, Simikot, Taplejung and Dolpo, you should keep at least two spare days before your departure for home.

Trekking areas like Everest, Annapurna and Langtang, all most tea houses/ mountain lodges have telephone facilities. From there you can make international calls to your home and friends staying any part of the world.

Nepal is absolutely safe country to travel. Our staffs do take every precaution to ensure the comfort and safety of the trekkers. Before 2006 when Maoist movement was going on, there was a kind of fear in few trekking destinations. But today they have also come to peaceful political stream. So there is no more any fear and need to give donation for any party.

We offer you an experienced trekking guide. He is in charge of your overall trekking. This is the person you should go to with all problems, concerns and questions. He is well trained in all aspects of trekking, high altitude medicine, first aid and emergency procedure. He is selected in terms of his professionalism. Remember that trekking guides are local citizens and their English may be basic and limited to trek related topics. About porters, they carry your luggage. They are also local citizens. Normally one porter carries 20 to 25 kg of stuff. Normally we provide one porter for every two trekkers.

Our group size is minimum 2 and maximum 12 however we will start trek from One people. We can organize trek according to customer requested date.

In Everest region trekking we offer you accommodation in tea house (mountain lodge). A Tea House is the combination of guest house, restaurant, and social hang out. The rooms are spare with twin beds and very little additional furniture. Around 5000 m trekking you don't need crampons but if you're going cross the high pass like Larkya la pass(5,235 m), Throng la Pass(5216 m) and Cho La Pass( 5,420 m) it is recommended. We will provide clean sleeping bag during the trekking.

Most of the Tea Houses have running water facility. Many of them also available hot water for shower. The hot shower is bucket shower(not running hot shower) except Namche bazaar. Most bathrooms are shared and toilets can be either squat type of the western version.

In tea House serves the traditional Nepali meal Dal Bhat (rice and lentils), as well as a variety of different food items, such as rice, vegetables, noodles, potatoes and soup. In tea house your will get vegetarian food. Also we will recommend to eat Vegetarian food. Also in tea house has western food such as pizza, pasta and French fries. Soft drinks, snacks and beer are available in most of the Tea Houses and trail side restaurants

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