Langtang name derived from, Lang – Tibetan name of Yak and
Tang which means to follow, when the Lamas of the region discovered the valley
by following the runways of the Yaks. It is also known
as -The valley of glaciers, and has long been a favorite trek due to its
expansive views, Tamang and Himalayan Tibetans authentic culture, unpopulated,
ever changing climate and accessible from Kathmandu. It is also popular because
of gradual pace, relatively easy route with shorter walks and low altitude
trails which passes through the stunning landscapes, Yak pastures and
heartwarming hospitality in delightful guest houses. The region lies in the
northern border and was once used as Trans-Himalayan trade route during ancient
and medieval period. It was a safe haven for Buddhist and Tibetans during the
crisis and invasion of Tibet and therefore still exhibits the fusion of Tamangs
and Tibetan Buddhist Sherpa culture. This trek is situated in the Langtang
National Park and hosts a variety of natural splendors, from lush valleys alive
with languor monkeys to the towering fir, rhododendron, pine and orchids
forests, shy red Pandas, Himalayan black bear and wild boar. The whole isolated
valley is surrounded by the Langtang Lirung with an options to climb Yala peak
and Naya Kang Peak. The stopover in Kyanjin Gompa with Buddhist monastery
surrounded by the mountains is another attraction which leads to the day hike
trip to Kyanjin Ri, Menchhyamasa Ri and Tserko Ri for the sunrise and majestic
360 degree views of Dorje Lakpa, Shisha Pangma (the tallest in Tibet), Pari
Himal, Langtang Yubra, Yubra, Dshabu Ri, Naya Kanga and even Annapurna range.
Another attraction of the trek is to observe Syapru dance, Khampa dance, Shaman
performance during major festivals like Lhosar in February, Chhiju in December
and Baishak Purnima in April.
Arrive at Kathmandu Airport with the beautiful views of the valley, Himalaya and the terraced fields below. Meet & be greeted by Donkeys Adventures’ (DA) airport representative in the arrival section who will be holding the name card of the group leader. He / She will guide you through the initial cultural shock of Kathmandu narrow streets, cultures, people around and transfer to hotel. Then DA will organize to meet in a traditional Nepalese restaurant for a welcome dinner where we will have introduction to DA staffs who will be directly involve during your stay in Nepal. For the late night arrivals, we will either meet in the hotel lobby or during lunch the next day. Overnight in the hotel.
Meals: D
After breakfast, drive to the golden spire of the 5th-century Swayambhunath Stupa which is adorned with a colorful fluttering of prayer flags; it crowns a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley and offers fantastic views over the city of Kathmandu. The stupa consists of a dome at the base which represent the entire world, above which is a cubical structure painted with eyes of Buddha looking in all four directions and between them, the number one in Nepali is painted in the fashion of a nose which meant to be unity. Swayambhunath is also known commonly as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple. The Swayambhunath Stupa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal.
Then, drive to Patan Durbar Square one of the three royal cities in the Kathmandu Valley which has a rich cultural heritage known for its fine crafts, evident in the elaborate architecture, stone carvings, and metal statues found all over the city. A center of both Buddhist and Hindu culture, Patan is home to more than 1,200 monuments. One of the most stunning is the Krishna Mandir, a stone temple with magnificent friezes built in the 16th century. Patan Durbar Square is also a good place to see beautiful examples of palaces, temples and shrines, and the stunning stone carvings in the Sundari Courtyards. Nearby is the Patan Museum which displays the traditional sacred arts of Nepal in an illustrious architectural setting. Its home is an old residential court of Patan Durbar, one of the royal palaces of former Malla Kings of the Kathmandu Valley. Its gilded door and window face one of the most beautiful squares in the world. The Museum’s exhibits cover along span of Nepal’s cultural history and some rare objects are among its treasures. Their meaning and context within the living traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism are explained. The entire city of Patan was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
After lunch, drive to Pashupatinath which is one of the most significant Hindu Temple of Lord Shiva in the world, located on the banks of the Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu. Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu its existence dates back to 400 B.C. One of the major Festivals of the temple is Maha Shivaratri on which day over 800,000 devotees visit here. Open air cremation is done in the holy Bagmati River at Pashupatinath area. The temple is listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Drive back to hotel. Overnight in the hotel.
Meals: B
Drive from Kathmandu for almost 7- 8 hours’ hours through scenic Himalayan ranges, lush green forests on the hills, traditional rural settlements, the Trishuli river and the famous historic site of Nuwakot Durbar (palace) and we will reach Dhunche (1960). Our drive up to Trishuli Bazaar is quite smooth than we will drive through uneven road which often depends upon the monsoon season. Dhunche is the headquarters of Rasuwa district hence can be seen bustling with government officials. Soon we will reach Shyaphrubesi (1460m), the starting point of our trek, it is a beautiful rustic village with terraced farm fields landscape and stretched out along the ridgeline just above the Bhote Koshi River. We can start to feel the gradual change of weather as well as culture and people. On the way there will be plenty of time to stop in local villages and to take a look around. It is always possible to request a stop as a sight which may seem interesting to you. Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
After breakfast we will begin our trek after crossing Bhote Koshi River on a suspension bridge and take a level trail along the Langtang Khola through the Tibetan Camp site until we cross another suspension bridge over Langtang khola. We will continue our trek upstream Langtang Khola in a stone paved trail or sometime muddy sub-tropical forest of rhododendron, maple, massive spruce, fir, blue pine and oak trees. We will take a gentle elevation to cross Pahare (1800m) and after crossing the landslide area we will reach Bamboo (1970m). We will take a break for our lunch and then continue uphill after crossing another suspension bridge over Langtang Khola to reach Rimche Village (2456m) junction. After crossing series of waterfall we will come to the end of our trail which is level trail to reach Changtang on the bank of river, which is famous by the name Lama Hotel (2470m). Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
We will continue our trek today after breakfast, following the Langtang river with the gentle climb, but soon it becomes steeper passing through the forest path and landslide area crossing small streams to reach isolated lodges at Gumnachowk (2769m) popularly known as River side. From there we will take a gentle ascend through the forest and cross Thomna (2790m) and no sooner we will reach green meadow of Ghodatabela (2972m) for our lunch after a short climb. We will have occasional glimpse of snowcapped peaks along with the magnificent view of Langtang Lirung. We will pass through numerous abundant waterfalls, yak grazing in the high pastures and temporary settlements use by herders. We will cross numerous streams as the trail ascend uphill more gradually through U – shaped glacier valley and scattered Tamang villages like Thyangsyapu (3140m) and further climb to nearby Chyamki (3230m) through several water driven mills and prayer wheels to the large settlement of Langtang village (3430m), headquarter of Langtang National Park. It is a reminder of the 2015 earthquake where numerous lodges and settlement of Langtang village has turn into only large rock field. Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
After a late breakfast today, we will continue to climb gradually to the ridge topped by a large chorten with flapping prayer flags and then pass by impressive longest mani wall which is sacred mounds of rocks with inscription carved on them and reach the small village of Mundu (3550m). we will than pass through the alpine shrubs, water mills prayer wheels, Yak pasture and then between the stoned wall trail to reach another village of Singdum (3410m) where we can have a Yak milk. From here we will further ascend crossing several small streams with wooden cantilever bridges and moraines while passing through some brightly painted Chorten and the views become more wide range when we reach the last village of Yamphu (3640m). We will continue the easy phase and cross Laja Khola over suspension bridge and arrive at a view point for magnificent views of Kyanjin Gumba (3870m) and icefall from Langtang Lirung and Kinshung. We will reach Kyanjin by lunch time so that we will have some time to acclimatize by visiting a small monastery and a government operated cheese factory. Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
Early in the morning we will begin our hike to Kyanjin Ri (4773m), the highest point of the trek, for the magnificent sunrise view and more extensive views of panoramic Dorje Lakpa, Langtang Ri, Langtang Lirung, Genjempol, Kyangjin Ri, Tsergo Ri, Ganja La, Langshisa Ri, Naya Kang and Yala Peak. We will spend some time there in the peak and then hike back to lodge for our breakfast. After breakfast we will hike gradually uphill towards Langshisa Kharka (4080m) passing through small villages of Chayadang (3900m) and Numthang (3940m) again along the Langtang Khola over the old moraines. We can have a wonderful experience to be in the spectacular ice faces and junction of amazing glaciers, Shalbachum glacier and Langtang glacier on our north and Langshisa glacier on our South. Here, a large festival is held every August that attracts visitors from all around the Langtang region to celebrate how the valley was found. We will retrace the same trail with yaks on their pastureland to reach Kyanjin Gumba. Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
After breakfast with amazing breathtaking views of the surrounding snowy capped mountains, we will retrace our steps downhill passing through the forest path along the Langtang Khola and beautiful Tamang villages of Langtang (3430m), Chyamki (3230m), Thyangsyapu (3140m) and all the way down to Ghodatabela (2972m) where we will have our lunch. We will also enjoy and capture the final stunning views of the Himalayas and mountains that we might had missed climbing up but from different prospective. From Ghodatabela we will further continue steep downhill passing through the same villages of Thomna (2790m), Gumnachowk (2769m) along the forest tail to reach Lama hotel (2470m). We can catch a glimpse of white monkeys and different spices of birds. Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
Today will be last day of our trek and we will continue retracing your steps to Shyaphru Besi (1460m), on a beautiful forested downhill trail with a magnificent Langtang Lirung views in the background. If we are feeling fit and dare to take much longer trail, than we can take the spectacular alternative route from Rimche (2455m) via Sherpagaon (2563m) to Shyaphru Besi along the stunning lifestyle and culture sharing opportunities of new Tamang ethnic villages. The trail today might encounter with monkeys and other wild animals, red panda to be the special one. If we decide to follow the same trail that we came from than we will pass by the same Bamboo lodge (1970m) and after crossing the land slide area and Hot spring hotel we will reach Pahare Hotel for our lunch. The trail is mostly descending through the lush green sub-tropical vegetation with the mountains and hills views. We will further descend along the Langtang khola to reach Shyaphru Besi (1460m). Overnight in the lodge.
Meals: B / L / D
After breakfast we will drive on the same country narrow road through the ridge line enjoying the magnificent views of mountains, high green hills cascading waterfalls, terraced paddy fields, rivers, streams and local settlements along with the woods. After lunch on the highway, we will soon reach the bustling Kathmandu (1350m) valley and we will check in in the hotel. If we have some spare time in the evening than we can hang around our leisurely time over the streets of Thamel exploring or shopping and enjoy in typical Nepali Restaurant with some thrilling cultural dance from locals. Overnight in the hotel.
Meals: B / L
After breakfast, we will drive to Boudhanath Stupa, which is the largest stupa in Nepal and the holiest Tibetan Buddhist temple outside Tibet. The stupa is located in the town of Boudha, located about 11 km from the center and northeastern outskirts of Boudhanath is a stupa. Boudhanath was probably built in the 14th century after the Mughal invasions; various interesting legends are told regarding the reasons for its construction. After the arrival of thousands of Tibetans following the 1959 Chinese invasion, the temple has become one of the most important centers of Tibetan Buddhism. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1979. The Stupa is said to entomb the remains of Kassapa Buddha.
From above, Bodnath Stupa looks like a giant mandala, or diagram of the Buddhist cosmos. There are other symbolic numbers here as well: the nine levels of Boudhanath Stupa represent the mythical Mt. Meru, center of the cosmos; and the 13 rings from the base to the pinnacle symbolize the path to enlightenment, or "Bodhi" — hence the stupa's name. At the bottom, the stupa is surrounded by an irregular 16-sided wall, with frescoes in the niches. The mantra of Avalokiteshvara - Om Mani Padme Hum - is carved on the prayer wheels beside the images of Avalokiteshvara around the base of the stupa. The base of the stupa consists of three large platforms, decreasing in size. As at Swayambhunath, Bodnath is topped with a square tower bearing the omnipresent Buddha eyes on all four sides. Instead of a nose is a question-mark-type symbol that is actually the Nepali character for the number 1, symbolizing unity and the one way to reach enlightenment—through the Buddha's teachings. Above this is the third eye, symbolizing the wisdom of the Buddha. The square tower is topped by a pyramid with 13 steps, representing the ladder to enlightenment.
Than we will drive 14 km east of Kathmandu and explore the Bhaktapur
Valley. The valley is said to be
founded by King Ananda Deva in 889 AD. It is an inhabited museum of medieval
charm as it retains past glories and structures of the Malla rulers. Throughout
the city there are glorious examples of temples and pagodas dedicated to gods
and goddesses plus palaces, monuments, woodcarvings, sculptures and pottery.
The central area and main attraction is Bhaktapur Durbar
Square featuring The Lion Gate (1696 A.D.) guarded by two enormous stone lions.
Then, visit to The Golden Gate, also said to be the most beautiful and richly
crafted specimen of its kind in the entire world; some have said it's the
loveliest work of art in the whole Kingdom. The Palace of Fifty-five Windows built
in 1427 of brick displays a balcony containing fifty-five windows, each a
masterpiece of woodcarving. An amazing five-storied pagoda, Nyatapola
Temple built in 1702, 108 ft., dominates the Square. It is the tallest temple
in Kathmandu Valley and stands on a series of five terraces. Likewise, visit
another two temples in Durbar Square:
the three-storied Bhairab Nath Temple and the Temple
of Dattatraya. Dattatraya temple is believed, originally was carved out of the
trunk of a tree and subsequently renovated in 1458. Many temples, bahals
(monastery courtyards), and residences, the city is still a living proof of the
highest craft standards in this part of the world. As the visitor wanders
through narrow brick paved streets, many alleys will show hidden shrines and
statues. Clay craftsmanship as well as cloth weaving is still practiced here
very much as in the past. Fourteen kilometers east of Kathmandu, this peaceful,
conservative town stands in sharp contrast to the bustle of its two adjacent
cities.
After lunch, we will drive back to Kathmandu Durbar Square, while browse around Kathmandu Durbar Square you will visit Hanuman Dhoka, the old and historic palace of Kathmandu named after monkey God, Hanuman, a historic seat of royalty. The Kings of Nepal are crowned and their coronations also held inside the court yard here. There is a statue of King Pratap Mall sitting on the stone pillar in the front and temple of Jagannath from mediaeval period. Within the walking distance you will find the tall temple of Taleju from 1549 AD, the large stone statue of Kal Bhairav, the God of destruction. The Big Bell and Big Drum and Hindu Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati peeping from window. Visit the temple of Kumari, the residence of Living Goddess within the vicinity. Kumari means the virgin girl. The girl is selected from Newar Buddhist family. The building has profusely carved wooden balconies and window screen.
Meals: B
Today will be the last day of our Nepal visit and we will spend today packing and maybe catching up on some last-minute souvenir shopping for your family, relatives and friends back home. Check out from the hotel. Meet DA airport representative for farewell and then drop to Airport for onward journey, with the last minute mountain views from the sky.
Meals: B
Package Types | 1 PAX | 2-3 PAX | 4-6 PAX | 7-12 PAX | 13-20 PAX | 21-35 PAX |
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Diamond | $ 3,916.53 | $ 2,450.57 | $ 2,099.54 | $ 1,923.31 | $ 1,798.40 | $ 1,716.15 |
Gold | $ 3,171.91 | $ 2,013.57 | $ 1,674.04 | $ 1,509.31 | $ 1,395.90 | $ 1,325.15 |
Silver | $ 2,686.28 | $ 1,728.57 | $ 1,396.54 | $ 1,239.31 | $ 1,133.40 | $ 1,070.15 |
Note:
Above prices are valid to book your holiday package until one year from the date of booking only.
Full board complementary for one Group Leader for 16 and above group.
The prices are net and all the applicable taxes are included in the above price (local taxes in Nepal).
All the above prices are subjected to change with prior notice.
Package Types:
Diamond 5 star hotels in cities like - Kathmandu / Pokhara / Chitwan / Lumbini
Gold 3 star hotels in cities like - Kathmandu / Pokhara / Chitwan / Lumbini
Silver Budget tourist standard hotels in cities like - Kathmandu / Pokhara / Chitwan / Lumbini
Pashupatinath / Swayambhunath / Boudhanath / Bhaktapur Durbar Square / Patan Durbar Square / Kyanjing Gompa / Kyanjin Ri / Kathmandu Durbar Square / Langtang Valley /