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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Day 07 : |
Trek from Kyangjin Gompa to Nyengang
Kharka (4430m.) and it takes about five hours.
After descending for about twenty minutes you
cross a suspension bridge over Langtang Khola
and then the trail moves uphill all the way to
Nyengang Kharka. On both sides of your path you
find juniper shrubs. You can enjoy the views of
Langtang Lirung and Langtang Lirung glacier.
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Day 08 : |
Trek from Nyengang Kharka to Naya Kang
High Camp (4960m.) which takes about four hours.
The trail is steep ascent until you reach High
Camp. You trek along the rocky and icy glacier.
This day also you can enjoy the views of
Langtang Lirung, Tserko ri, Ganchenpo peak,
Kibgyu Ri, Yansi Tsenji peak and few others.
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Day 09 : |
Rest at Naya Kang High Camp.
This is an acclimatization day so that you can
make preparation for Naya Kang summit.
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Day 10 : |
Summit Naya Kang peak and climb back to
Nyengang Kharka and it takes about ten hours.
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Day 11 : |
Trek from Nyengang Kharka to Kyangjin
Gompa which takes about four hours.
You trek downhill until you cross a suspension
bridge over Langtang Khola. Now you ascend for
about twenty minutes to reach Kyangjin Gompa.
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Day 12 : |
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.
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Day 13 : |
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.
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Day 14 : |
Drive from Syabru Besi to Kathmandu by
bus, which takes about nine hours.
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