Welcome to Nepal! Your international flight lands at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. We’ll pick you up and bring you to your hotel.

At the hotel, you’ll meet your guide and have your pre-trip meeting. Got questions? Feel free to ask! You can also check your gear and trekking equipment together.

airport transfer – hotel

Early morning, your mountain guide picks you up from your hotel. Together, you take the bus to Syabrubesi (1,462 m / 4,797 ft). The ride takes about 8 hours.

Driving through the scenic foothills and ridgeline vistas to Syabrubesi along the mighty Trishuli river, we can get a glimpse of Ganesh Himal. Terraced green hills and lush forests make the drive pleasurable. Parts of the road are bumpy and probably under construction.

breakfast –  bus – dinner – mountain lodge

Today’s the beginning of your trek! On the first part of the trail, you cross the Bhote Khosi river and follow the Langtang Khola. The trail gradually ascends and you’ll pass rugged paths up to Bamboo (1,960 m / 6,430 ft). Then, your trek climbs gently to Rimche (2,400 m / 7,874 ft) which lies at the bank of Langtang Khola. You can have lunch here, where after you continue following the trail to Lama Hotel (2,500 m / 8,202 ft). Along the way, if you’re lucky, you might see red pandas, monkeys and even boars.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Today, the route takes you to Gumanechok at Ghora Tabela, which literally means the Horse Stable. Then, you gradually climb to a beautiful valley with yaks.

Langtang is a typical village and one of the oldest along your trekking route. The views of the mountains are spectacular in the dry season and become more imposing as you trek closer.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Today, you’ll have a shorter walk, but adequate for acclimatizing. There are some interesting things to explore, especially the famous cheese factory. If you like, you can try some locally produced cheese as fresh as it could get.

This beautiful valley is on the lap of the Langtang Lirung, the place where you can explore the valley and climb several small peaks (hillocks).

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

You can take rest today, and explore the area a bit. You can visit a monastery and the cheese factory, walk up the moraine to see the spectacular ice faces and tumbling glaciers of Langtang Lirung.

Or … you could ascend Kyanjin Ri, directly behind the village. It is a good opportunity for a breathtaking panorama of the Langtang peaks.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Back on track, following the trail again. Today, you ascend in an area that is covered with few natural vegetation.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

Today is comparatively more strenuous as you cross Ganja La pass (5,200 m / 17,060 ft) that is covered with snowy ice most of the time.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

You have a long walking day along the ridge and grassland, with amazing views of the Himalayas. Tonight, your campsite will be in the forest.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

The trail descends slightly before you climb over a 4,100 meters high mountain pass, from where you can have a spectacular view of the Annapurna and the Everest regions.

On the other side of the pass the trail descends through a pine forest, a rhododendron forest and past the tiny herder settlement Tarke Ghyang (2,590 m / 8,497 ft). Here, you can visit one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries and Sherpa villages in this region. 

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

This day the trail is quite easy as you trek through flat lands with beautiful forests and small streams along the way. You’ll visit a beautiful village halfway to Shermathang (2,621 m / 8,599 ft), another pretty Sherpa village where you can see many ancient monasteries and also the Jugal Himal range on the north face of the village.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

The trail gradually descends all the way to Melamchi Pul Bazaar through meadows and cultivated fields. Along the way, you trek across several old villages with their own unique traditions. Today, the walk is quite pleasant with great mountain views.

breakfast, lunch & dinner – mountain lodge

After breakfast, you drive along a bumpy gravel path up to Lamidanda and then follow the road back to Kathmandu.

breakfast – private vehicle – hotel

If it’s the final day of your holiday in Nepal. Your international flight departs from Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu.

Goodbye friends! We hope that you will cherish these memories we’ve made together forever.

breakfast – airport transfer