Langtang Valley Tamang Heritage Trek

This day initiates the official beginning of our Tamang Heritage and Langtang Valley Trek. We’ll drive 7-8 hours from Kathmandu to Syabru Bensi via a jeep. Heading out north of Kathmandu we’ll drive enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains, foothills, and villages making our way through Dhunche which feels like we’re headed towards deep land. Going through the banks of Trishuli River, we’ll get a look at Ganesh Himal, small villages and greenery.

Overnight at Guesthouse | Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.

You shall experience the diverse traditional settlements throughout your journey. You’ll enjoy a cultural program at Goljung and Gatlang which will surely make your trekking memorable. Gatlang is a Tamang ethnic settlement set on a hillside along with the terrace farming. You shall visit Tamang monastery and Parvathi Kunda Lake here.

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On your way to Tatopani, you’ll get glimpses of Langtang massifs and Ganesh Himal. Tatopani translates to English as “Hot Water” so here you can rest and take a hot bath in the natural springs situated at the lap of the Himalayas. Next, you’ll visit a cultural village called Thuman which is widely known for their Shamanic performance as well as the astounding views of Langtang Himalayas. Similarly, from Nagthali which is a meditation center for monks and priests you can see the panoramic view of the Langtang massifs, Sanjen massifs, Ganesh and Kerung Himal.

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On this day we’ll make our way to Thuman through Brimdang and Nagthali. We’ll begin our trek through the alpine jungles to Brimdang. Brimdang is a small Tamang village that leads up the hill to Nagthali. From Nagthali we can view the amazing scenery of Langtang ranges, Ganesh, Sanjen and Kerung Himal. Then, we descend downhill towards the Tamang settlement called Thuman where we’ll spend the night.

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Today, we make our way to Briddhim, a Tibetan Buddhist settlement from Thuman taking the trails through Lingling. It is beautifully situated on the embrace of Langtang Himal. We’ll explore the Dukchu Gomba Monastery here. We can observe that the vast majority of the houses are worked by stones and are occupied for the most part by Tibetans in Briddhim.

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We’ll descend the trail following the Ghopche Khola and advancing towards Lama Hotel from Briddim. Following, we’ll ascend towards Lama Hotel located on the banks of Langtang River from Rimche. Lama Hotel is surrounded by greenery, forests and spectacular Himalaya views.

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On this day we’ll follow the route towards the Langtang Village. This village is an old local village and the views of the Langtang Himalayas you can get here is astounding. Following the trail from Ghoda Tabela which means “horse stable” in English, we continue the trek towards beautiful valleys and Yaks grazing on the pasture.

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We’ll follow the trail towards Sindum and then towards Yamphu. We’ll cross the Laja Khola climbing the moraine making our way towards the view point to see the delightful Kyanjin Gompa and icefall from Langtang Lirung. Then, we’ll initiate the hike towards Kyanjin RI which sits at an elevation of 4773m. After enjoying the amazing views we’ll descend back to Kyanjin Gompa.

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You can spend your rest day appreciating and exploring the Kyanjin Gompa. We will visit the monastery and cheese production factory. Then we’ll hike up the moraine to view the dramatic ice fall and climb Chorkari RI which is at an elevation of 5050m. This is the highest point of the trek and presents panoramic views of the Langtang ranges.

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We will see incredible perspectives on transcending mountains that you will have missed ascending upwards as we make our way back to Lama Hotel. Taking additional time, you can walk gradually to take in the entirety of the beautiful delights.

Overnight at Guesthouse | Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.

A simple trek downhill will be done from Lama Hotel back to Syabru Bensi today, going through and exploring few villages on our way back down.

Overnight at Guesthouse | Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.

A beautiful drive back to Kathmandu by jeep will be experienced, which takes around 7-8 Hours. Overnight Stay at Hotel in Kathmandu, breakfast, and Lunch included.

Around 3 hours before your scheduled flight, Nepal Hiking Team’s airport representative will take you to the air terminal, from where you will leave for your flight, ideally with superb recollections of the trek.