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.

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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.

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After breakfast, we will begin our first day of the trek on the dirt track which no sooner will turn into the steep stone steps. We will reach Rongga Bhanjyang (2237m) from where we can enjoy the fantastic views of Ganesh Himal, Gosainkunda range and Langtang Lirung. From there we will trek on the level trail passing through numerous Buddhist chortens and mani walls to reach small village of Chaurhattar (2270m) where we will have our much needed lunch. After lunch, we will gradually ascend in the gravel road through the tropical Himalayan forest and reach Godam (2436m) village. From there we will descend until we reach the traditional tamang village of Gatlang (2238m) which is set high on a hillside among the terraced fields of buckwheat and mustard. This village is famous for its picturesque houses which have wooden shutters with carved, colorful Tibetan decorations. We can visit Parvati Kunda and an ancient old monastery in the evening.  Overnight in the lodge.

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We will start our second day of our trek after breakfast, with gently descending through the forested path passing through many colorful prayer flags, mani walls and stone Chortens (Pyramids) with written and painted mantras on it. They guide us towards the bank of Bamdang Khola valley, once the valley is narrowed, we will take a stone paved steps and no sooner reach the village of Chilime (1762m) which is mostly know for the hydropower dam. We will cross the Chilime khola over suspension bridge and pass by other Chortens with a lofty view of Langtang Peak just ahead, far above the clouds. From here we will take a height of the trail passing through terraced fields of beautiful village of Chetka (2038m) hamlet and then climb steeply to the Gonggang (2227m) village and further constantly ascend to reach Tatopani (2607m). The word Tatopani literally means – hot water, where one can cleanse in the natural hot springs pool and locals believe that the water have a healing power that ease away our aches and pains. The 2015 earthquake tragedy have the left the pool empty for now. The altitude seems smooth once we flash back the traditional rural landscape, dotted with authentic households and plots of agricultural land. Overnight in the lodge.

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After breakfast, we will begin our trek ascending and descending through an impressive dense subtropical forest with the background view of Ganesh Himal and no human settlement until we reach the small Tamang village of Brimdang (2848m) which has few houses, deserted gompa and homestay. We will take our lunch there and further climb to reach a beautiful village of Nagthali Ghyang (3165m). It’s a beautiful viewpoint which lies in the high open flat grassland and offers magnificent view of snow covered Langtang Lirung, Shishapangma, Ganesh Himal, Tibetan Himal, Kerung, Sanjen range and many other peaks. Everything here will be worth experience of having a nicely cooked and well-meant meal with a local Tamang family in one of their charmingly smoky and dark houses. Nagthali Ghyang was once popular as meditation center for the local monks and priests from the local community. Overnight in the lodge. 

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Today we will take our breakfast early in the morning and hike to Taruche view point (3709m) which is a complete ascending trail from the beginning till the end. We will hike along the ridge of Panggarche Danda and finally reach the view point from where we can have much closer and panoramic views of Ganesh Himal and Langtang range.  After spending some time there in the height, we will steep descend to Nagthali for our lunch and then we will gradually descend through the forest with much chances to experience wildlife especially Gray Langur Monkeys with white heads and long tails. The trail is easy descend with paved stone steps route and leads to another heavily Tibetan influenced Tamang village of Thuman (2338m) which has a full of smiling children and traditional houses with decorated wooden balconies. Overnight is the lodge.

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After breakfast we will leave Thuman behind and begin our trek downhill descending through villages, terraces and magnificent views of surrounding hills, all the way to the bed of Bhote Koshi River valley. We will than cross suspension bridge, and climb up to Lingling village (1737m) for our delicious lunch. After lunch we will climb stone steps again until we reach village of Pelko, and then we will cross a pass surrounded by prayer flags. Soon we will descend steep into a valley full of waterfalls and after crossing stream we will quickly reach the much waited Tamang village of Briddhim (22299m). It is Tibetan Buddhist village in the bosom of Langtang Himal and there are 40 – 50 houses spread in Z shape which are made up of stone and have roofs of split slate. The village is also renowned for its homestay and Dukchu Monastery which gives us a glimpses of the Tibetan Buddhist lifestyle but by the Tamang community of Nepal. Water mills to rotate prayer wheels, handmade woolen customs and bags on looms and clay oven are among few attractions in this village.  Overnight in the lodge.

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We will enjoy our breakfast at Briddhim (2470m) with the beautiful mountain views and begin our trek on the level trail to Khanjim (2235m) and then to Sherpa Gaon (2563m) for lunch. We will pass by small tea shops and lonely lodges on the forested trail. After crossing some small river and streams we will no sooner reach the Junction at Rimche (2455m). From here we will join the Langtang trail and 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.   

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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