Facts of the Trek:
Activities: Hiking & Trekking.
Start/End: Kathmandu
Destination: Helambu Panchpokhari Trek
Trip Duration: 12 Days
Group Size : Min. 2 / Max.12 + Above
Best Season: Mid February to May and October to mid-December.
Grade: ^^ (Moderate)
Trekking Type: Lodge & Camping trek.
This trek enables you to explore through the Langtang National Park home of the Tibetan looking people, the Tamangs. We begin our journey by a drive towards the North West of Kathmandu to a mountain village of Dhunche a major village of Langtang area. The trek commences from here to the farmland, villages and forest of Rhododendron, conifer, bamboo's, oaks and pines. In the spring forest looks enchanting with flowers all around. After passing these fascinating scenery we follow the narrow gorge of Langtang River till we ascend to the large alpine grassland of Kyangin Gompa where the glacier meets the meadow. You can see Yaks grazing around with the backdrops of snowy peaks of Langtang Ri, Langtang Lirung, Dorjee Lakpa and many other unnamed mountains around you.
An exploration to Nepal's best -kept secret Langtang's wonders of Gosainkunda Lake, Laurebina pass along with the diverse ethnic-culture on the backdrop of Himalayas.
The Langtang - Gosainkunda trek offers an opportunity for the trekkers and adventurers to follow in Bill Tillman's wake and rediscover the Himalayan passes, pristine valley and diverse ethnic- culture he found in 1949. Though easily accessible from Kathmandu it remains relatively unspoiled and less developed trekking in Nepal. Several great days of pleasant Langtang Gosainkund trekking through dense forest and traditional ethnic settlements takes you to the holy Gosaikunda Lake and alpine yak pasture of Kyangin Gompa, while the mountain views are genuinely inspiring. Over the years this Gosainkunda has become one of the sacred pilgrimage sites for Shamans, the traditional witch doctors, as well as many Hindu and Buddhist devotees. A cross over the Laurebina Pass at an altitude of 4620 meters with an excellent view into Tibet is simply breathtaking.
