Day 01: Drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche
(1966m.) which takes about eight hours. You head north out
of Kathmandu driving through scenic foothills and ridgeline
vistas to Dhunche. The first part of your drive upto Trishuli
Bazaar is quite smooth. The path now moves along the gravel
road. During the rainy season, the way is sometime blocked
due to landslides. Your drive from Kathamandu to the destination
is to be made by either local bus or land cruiser.
Day 02: Trek from Dhunche to Sing Gompa
and it takes about five hours.
The first part of the trails ascends gradually through
mineral water factory up to Ghatte Khola (stream). Crossing
a suspension bridge over this stream, you begin to trek
steep up until you reach Sing Gompa through pine, silver
oak and rhododendron forests with marijuana plants. There
is an old cheese factory at Sing Gompa.
Day 03: Trek from Sing Gompa to Gosaikunda
(4361m.) via Lauribinayak La (3920m.) which takes about five
and half hours. The first part of the trails emerges gently
ascent up to Lauribinayak and the top of Lauribinayak gives
you an exotic feeling. Then the trails steeply ascend all
the way to Gosaikunda.You follow a rugged trail with dramatic
views; to the west Himal chuli(7893m) Manaslu range (8156mm),
Ganesh Himal range(7406m), Tibetan peaks and Langtang
Lirung. On a clear day, even the Annapurna range can be seen
rising up behind and to the north across the valley is Langtang
Lirung. You pass a few huts in the high pasture of Laurebinayak,
cross a small ridge and have your 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 04: Trek from Gosaikunda to Sing Gompa
(3250m.) or Chandan Bari (3250m.) and it takes about four
and half hours. The trails descend all the way to Sing Gompa
passing Lauribanayak with magnificent mountain views and
forests.
Day 05: Trek from Sing Gompa to Dhunche
which takes about six hours. The first part of the trails
descend through pine, silver oak and rhododendrons forests
with marijuana plants up to you cross suspension
bridge over the Sing Gompa Stream. Now the path stretches
at flat level through some human settlements and
mineral water factories up to Dhunche. It is a small town
and headquarters of Rasuwa district.
Day 06: Drive from Dhunche to Kathmandu
by bus and it takes about seven hours. It is a pleasant drive
back to Kathmandu.