Gonja La Pass Trek

Today you will be headed to the UNESCO listed world heritage sites in Kathmandu. After your breakfast, your guide will receive you at the hotel and transfer you to the Kathmandu Durbar Square. Here, you can explore the historical monuments, temples and palaces built during the medieval period in Nepal. It is a fine piece of art, culture and history. After exploring the artistic beauty of those palaces, temples and museum, you will be headed to Swayambhunath stupa, a reflection of Buddhist religion atop a hill that offers a picturesque view of Kathmandu city as a whole. Next on the sightseeing journey is the ancient and popular Pashupatinath temple. It is a temple of Lord Shiva that holds high value amongst Hindu pilgrims. We wander around the temple, explore its religious value and head towards Boudhanath stupa. We enjoy our evening around the stupa placed on the three layered mandala and wrap up our journey for the day. You will be dropped at the hotel for the night. (Breakfast included)

Early in the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to your ride for a drive ahead to Syabrubensi. It takes us around seven hours to reach Syabrubensi. On the way, we pass scenic countryside landscape, villages, farmlands and get some glimpses of mountains. We pass the Trishuli river and drive ahead to Dhunche. From here, we further drive until we reach Syabrubensi. We stay at a guesthouse in Syabrubensi for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we start our actual trekking journey. We have our breakfast at the guesthouse and start walking along the trail to Lama Hotel. We pass beautiful forests of rhododendron and oak along a river and continue our walk to Bamboo. If lucky, we may encounter some species of fauna here, especially pandas amid the forests of bamboo. We further walk and pass hanging beehives, birds and other wildlife in the forests to Lama Hotel. Upon arrival, we rest at our room in a guesthouse. We spend our night in the guesthouse. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We leave Lama hotel and start ascending steeply through the forests of oaks, hemlocks, maple and rhododendron. We continue our walk until we reach Langtang khola. From here, we start getting beautiful glimpses of Mt. Langtang Lirung amidst the gaps between the trees of the forest. We follow the trail and pass pastures, meadows and Tamang villages on the route. Finally, we cross a stream and climb up along water mills and prayer flags to the large settlement of Langtang. We open up to the beautiful Langtang valley that is adorned with flat roofed Tibetan style houses and farmlands. We stop at a guesthouse in Langtang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our trail winds up through the village of Langtang to a ridge with a large chorten on it. The trail further climbs up with some fascinating views of mani walls. We cross a stream and enter the village of Mundu. We further cross a few streams along the way to Kyanjin gompa. As we move ahead, we will be blessed with an impressive view of icefall flowing down from the peaks of Kimshung and Langtang Lirung. As you reach the gompa, you will be blessed with astounding views of mountains in the Langtang range. You can expect to get spectacular views of Langtang Lirung, Tsergo Ri, Kyangin Ri, Ganja La, Langshisa Ri, Dorje Lakpa, Naya Kangla peak and Yala peak. We stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we spend our day exploring the Langtang valley. Early in the morning, we visit the gompa and head towards the famous cheese factory in Langtang village. If interested, you may buy some as a souvenir to bring back home. Then we start climbing up to the highest point of our Langtang valley trek, Kyanjin Ri. From this point, you can get breathtaking views of Langtang Lirung, the Langtang range, Yansa Tsenji and Kinshung. After spending some time on the Ri, we return back to the gompa for overnight stay. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we wake up early and continue our journey towards Nyengang Kharka. Our walk for the day extends to around six hours along an isolated path with no villages or settlements around. The trail first descends and slowly ascends via a path with sparse vegetation. As you reach Nyengang kharka, it's an open area of grasslands with no traces of lodges around. Hence, we stay at a tented camp for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We are nearing the exciting and challenging days of our trip as we take a trail with steep slopes, rocks and glaciers. At first we make an ascent up the rocky glacier that can be quite strenuous, but as you climb, the heart-pleasing views of Langtang Lirung, Tserko Ri and other peaks are worth it. We climb up to the high camp today. We set up a tent and stay there for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today is going to be the toughest day of our journey as we climb up to the Ganja La pass. It is considered one of the most strenuous climbs, on a rocky moraine that is covered by snow throughout the year. We climb up through the boulders and pass beautiful lakes on the way. As we climb up the pass, we will be blessed with stunning views of mountains and the Langtang region. We stay at the tented camp for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Ganja La pass, we continue descending along a ridge through the forests and grasslands to Dukpu with beautiful views of mountains in sight. As we reach Dukpu, we set up our tents and stay there for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Continuing with our journey, we descend down until we reach a pass. From the pass, we open up to spectacular views of snowcapped mountains. We further walk downhill through forests of pine and rhododendron to the village of Tarke Gyang. Here, we can interact with the local Sherpa people, who are considered very hospitable. We stay at a guesthouse in Tarke Gyang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We had a tough time climbing the pass in the past few days, so we stay at Tarke Gyang today to rest and explore around the village. At the village, we can visit a gompa and explore to get insight into the people, their culture, custom, tradition and lifestyle. We stay at a guesthouse in Tarke Gyang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

After a wonderful day in Tarke Gyang, we continue our walk along a small forest that offers stunning views of villages in the Helambu region. We open up to a wide valley and continue until we reach the village of Sermathang. At the village, we can see wide influence of Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism. We stay at a guesthouse in Sermathang for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Early in the morning, after breakfast at Sermathang, we continue descending towards the village of Kakani. Kakani is a beautiful village placed on a hilltop. From the village, we further descend to Dubachaur, another small village in the region. We pass fields of paddy along the Indrawati river and continue our walk to cross a bridge over the river. Finally, we reach Melamchi Bazaar, popular for its fresh and delicious local fish varieties. We stay at a guesthouse in Melamchi Bazaar for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We wake up early, take our breakfast and catch a bus that will drive us back to Kathmandu. It takes us only a few hours to reach Kathmandu. Upon arrival, you will be escorted to your hotel. Check into the hotel and take rest for the remaining time of the day. (Breakfast and lunch included)

We conclude our journey today. You will be driven to the airport for your journey ahead. (Breakfast included)