Tamang Heritage & Langtang Valley Trek

As you arrive at Kathmandu Airport (Tribhuvan International Airport), finish your custom formalities (visa, etc.), and get to the airport waiting terminal, you will find Sherpa Expedition and Trekking representative waiting to greet you. He/she will be holding Sherpa Expedition and Trekking signboard. You will be then transferred to your hotel in our private tourist vehicle. You can either rest in your hotel or you can do shopping for a trek around Thamel.

Today, after early morning breakfast, the drive to Syabrubesi begins. We head out of Kathmandu to the highway, heading towards the north along the main valley road. We will come across many beautiful views of the small villages, rivers, terraced fields, and snowcapped mountains if the sky is clear. The drives take you to a little busy town called Dhunche. While we passing along the road at the bank of Trishuli river, you will catch glimpse of Mount Ganesh Himal, terraces, and greenery hills. Crossing through Dhunche will make us feel as though we are heading towards deep land. Then continue the drive, we will reach at Syabrubesi with many things to explore and a riverside natural hot spring. We will stay in Syabrubesi at the hotel.

Leaving Syabru Besi, Our trek today is about 6 hours going via Goljung Village with wonderful views of the terraced farmland and forests along the trail. We will pass through small villages where we can stop for a tea break and experience their genuine warmth. We stay overnight at Gatlang.

After Breakfast, we will follow the route that descends down towards the Bhotekoshi river. We will trek through the village of Chilime and cross a suspension bridge before making a climb to reach Tatopani. (Tatopani means ‘Hot Water’ in Nepalese,) from here we can spend some time relaxing at Natural Hot Spring if available. It is believed that these waters have healing capacity and eases away any sort of aches and pains in the body. We stay overnight at Tatopani.

Leaving Tatopani, we will follow the route that trek through the dense alpine forest towards the small Tamang village of Brimdang. From here we will climb all the way up to Nagthali hill. We will have spectacular views of Mt. Ganesh Himal, Kerung Himal, and Langtang Himalayan range from the top of the Ngthali Hill. We will take a Lunch at Nagthali and we will trail descends all the way to Thuman. We stay overnight at Thuman Village.

From Thuman, we will trek down to the Bhote Khosi River. We will trek along the banks of the Bhote Koshi river and steep climb up Lingling. We will continue on the path that traverses through the forest and heads towards the gompa and village of Briddim that comprises about 50 houses built of stone. We observe typical household works, spin wool, and learn about traditional culture. We stay overnight at Briddim.

After breakfast, we will start our trek following the trail that trek down all the way to reach Ghopche Khola which is a small stream. From this village, we will trek continues as we head towards Rimche. From Rimche we will climb a little before descending down to the village of Lama Hotel. We stay overnight at Lama Hotel.

Today after having breakfast, we start our day with an early morning and we will trek alongside the river through the lush landscape as we climb upward through dense rhododendern forests. Along the way, we will see the snowy peaks ahead if the weather is clear. Finally, the narrow river valley broadens out at GhoraTabela (3,030m). There was once a Tibetan resettlement project running, and currently, Ghora Tabela has an army check post that will register our permit and a few nearby lodges in this area. After we pass Ghora Tabela we will come across Chyamki village (3,230m); a small Tibetan settlement. As we walk past chortens, water mills, mani walls and prayer flags, prayer wheels, it means that we are nearing to arrive at the Langtang village. We continue past prayer wheels driven by flowing water and prayer flags to scenic Langtang, a large settlement of mostly Tamang people with a nearby monastery. We will stay in Langtang Village at the teahouse.

After hortly breakfast, our journey waits for us. The trail today will be short and easy. We will pass by many small villages, small plateaus, big mani walls, yak pastures, and meadows. Afterward, we will be walking towards a higher elevation, we can hike slowly so that our body can adjust to the high altitude. After a few hours, we will come across water mills, prayer wheels, sacred mounds of rocks with inscriptions carved on them. When we arrive at an ancient monastery the Kyang jinGompa. The Kyanjin Gompa is another famous land of Langtang region that is surrounded by the Himalayas and we get magnificent views of the snow-capped peaks. we will stay in Kyanjin Gompa at the teahouse.

Today is the exploration and acclimatize to the high altitude and also explore this beautiful land in Langtang region. Kyanjin Gompa of the valley has so much to offer for trekkers. Since the elevation is high, you will definitely be getting magnificent views of the high Himalaya ranges. Also, sighting of the Lirung and Kimshung glaciers will be seen too. The full day of exploration remains as there is so much to do. We will be visiting the monastery that portrays the religion; Buddhism and we may also get to see the monks do their prayer. We also visit the Cheese factory would be another interesting to see. Besides these, we also have optional trekkers to LangshisaKharka and the viewpoint of Kyanjin Ri and Tserko Ri (5,450m). It will be the highest point of the trek. Tserko Ri is the best place to see the peaks like Langtang Lirung (7,227m), Langtang II (6,586m), and many more Himalayas. As the sun begins to set, we will return back to Kyanjin Gompa. We will stay in Kyanjin Gompa at the teahouse.

After visit Kyanjin Gompa, we admire the last glimpse of the beautiful Himalayas standing with pride and trek back down and out of the valley. We retrace the arrival route through Langtang Village and break for lunch at Ghora Tabela where the army check post we register our permit exit. After having lunch, we trek down through the dense forests of the Langtang river valley to Lama Hotel.

Today is our last day trek we will head to our destination which is Syabrubensi so we will drive back to Kathmandu from there. We will be walking through the Langtang river, trek down to the beautiful river valley. Descending down through bamboo and birch forests, we will be seeing an amazing landscape to cross the Langtang and the Bhote Koshi rivers to Syabrubensi. We will stay in Syabrubensi at the hotel.

Today we drive from Syabrubensi to Kathmandu which will take about seven to nine hours. This drive will begin from early morning at 7:00 am. During the drive, we will be getting scenic views of the Trishuli river valley as we head through the south of the hills. Along the path, we can see the terraced farmlands and meadows and hopefully a final glimpse of the snow-capped mountains. When we arrive at Kathmandu, our guide will drop you in your hotel.

A representative from Sherpa Expedition and Trekking Team will take you to the airport approximately 3 hours before your scheduled flight. we hope this trek has been your cherishable memory. We will send you off with hopes to meet again.