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 Syabru Gaon
(2581m.) which takes about five and half hours. Trek to Syabru
Gaon (6950ft, 2120m). The trek today is very leisurely through
forests and terraced hill slopes. As you enter Syabru, you
descend to the ridgeline that separates the Langtang Khola
from the Trisuli River. Syabru is a beautiful village stretched
out along the ridgeline. You will continue through the village
to your campsite about fifteen minutes beyond on the slopes
below the village. The sunset is spectacular; brilliantly
backlighting the houses perched on the ridgeline above. From
here you can enjoy spectacular view of Lantang Lirung (7245m.),
Tibetan Himal ranges and so on.
Day 03: Trek from Syabru Gaon to Lama Hotel
(2470m.) and it takes about five hours. The trail descends
along the ridge on Syabru's main street and then drop to
the Ghopche Khola (2050 m.) and again descends to the Landslide
(1810m.). Afterwards, you trek ascends gently to Rimche (2400m.)
through Bamboo (1960m.) and at the end your trail is
level to the Lama Hotel. En route you could see red pandas,
monkey and bear if you are lucky. There are few lodges and
shops which provides the trekker supplies.
Day 04: Trek from Lama Hotel to Langtang
village (3430m.) via Ghore Tabela which takes about six hours.
As you continue climbing there are occasional glimpses of
Langtang Lirung between the trees. At Ghora Tabela [3000m],
the trail emerges from the forest. While walking here, you
can catch a glimpse of white monkeys and local birds.
Once there was a Tibetan resettlement project here,
but now it is a Nepalese army post though it has no permanent
inhabitants. The trail continues to climb gently and
the valley widens, passing a few temporary settlements
used by herders who bring their livestock to graze
in the high pastures during the summer months. There is
a monastery which we can visit shortly before arriving
at the village of Langtang, the headquarters of the
Langtang National Park. The houses of Langtang and its neighbouring
villages are of the flat-roofed Tibetan style, surrounded
by stone walls enclosing fields of buckwheat, potatoes,
wheat, turnips and barley.
Day 05: Trek from Langtang Village to Kyangjin
(3870m.) which takes about three hours. The trail climbs
gradually through small villages and yak pastures as the
valley opens out further and the views become more extensive.
After crossing several small streams and moraines,
the trail reaches the settlement at Kyangjin. Here
there is a small monastery and a government-operated
cheese factory. We should arrive at Kyangjin by lunch
time allowing time to acclimatise and explore the
area. It is a dramatic setting, with snow covered peaks surrounding
us in all directions. At this point, you can enjoy
the panoramic view of Dorje Larpa (6990m.), Langtang
Ri (6370m.), Langtang Lirung (7245m.) and so on.
Day 06: Rest day at Kyangjin Gompa and
excursion in and around. This is day to rest and explore
the area. You can visit the monastery and the cheese
factory, walk up the moraine to see the spectacular
ice faces and tumbling glaciers of Langtang Lirung
or ascend Kyangjin Ri [4350m], directly behind
the village, for a breath-taking panorama of the Langtang
peaks.
Day 07: Trek from Kyangjin Gompa to Lama Hotel and
it takes about six hours. From Kyangjin you retrace
your route, following the Langtang Khola to Langtang
village and on to Ghora Tabela. After lunch you
continue the steep descent to Lama Hotel.
Day 08: Trek from Lama Hotel to Syabru
Besi via Sherpa Gaon which takes about five hours. The upper
part of the trail is more beautiful for the panoramic
view of mountains and green hill views. This path
is broader and remains sunny through the different
Shepra and Tamang villages. The first half part
of the trail is gradually down and then the trail
does steeply descent to the Syabru Besi (1600m.).
There was run a project called Chilime Power Plant.
The main inhabitants belong to Tamang community
and they have adopted Tibetan lifestyle.
Day 09: Drive from Syabru Besi to Kathmandu
by bus, which takes about nine hours. You drive through
scenic foothills and ridgeline vistas to Kathmandu.
The first part of your drive up to Trishuli Bazaar
is through gravel and bumpy road and then well
paved road up to Kathmandu.