TrekkingLangtang Region The Langtang region offers less busy routes for those wishing to avoid crowds, offering a more personal Himalayan experience. The routes are logistically simple to access so there are no flight delay issues. Offers great Himalayan views and cultural experiences without the crowds. Most of these treks are contained entirely within the Langtang National Park, which is abuntant in plant and wildlife. Helambu Circuit - 7 days A circular route with good high-mountain views. You will get a taste of the real Nepal, passing through rural villages of varied ethnicity. A fairly easy trek in relatively low elevations, so there are no high altitude concerns. Seasons - Mid September - May
Day 1 . 6 Hours. Moderate. Leaving Kathmandu by road, you travel to Sunderijal. Setting off you first come to a large damn and hydroelectric plant which supplies much of Kathmandu's drinking water. Trekking up Shivapuri ridge you will be greeted with a fantastic panoramic view of the Kathmandu valley in the Tamang settlement of Mulkharka. Leaving there you enter the protected Shivapuri watershed and wildlife reserve, and continue to climb a ridge, from the top of which has fantastic panoramic views of the Himalaya, from the Annapurnas to Everest. Once over the ridge you descend through oak and rhododendron forests to Chisopani Day 2 . 6 Hours. Moderate. You begin the day with fantastic morning views as the sunrise shines on to the Himalaya. You days trekking begins with a descent through meadows and fields to the settlement of Pati Banjyang, before rising up the Malemchi Valley, upto to a ridge and then on through forest before descending to the quaint hill villiage of Gul Bhanjyang. Day 3 . 7 Hours. Moderate - hard. Leaving Gul Bhanjyang, you continue up a ridge and enter the Langtang National Park. You will trek up Yurin Danda ridge through fir and rhododendron forests, and also great views of snowy peaks. On reaching the top you enter hearding country where there are many goths and you may be able to buy fresh milk or curd. There is an army checkpoint beyond here, and from then on you continue to trek through many up's and downs, through flowery meadows, crossing streams and passing through forests to Tharepati.
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Please tell me more...Please complete the following form if you would like to know more. If you would like Nepal Dreams to personally contact you directly please leave your telephone number. (NB. Nepal Dreams are strongly against spam and guarantee your details will not be passed on to anyone else) Day 4. 5 Hours. Easy. You begin the day descending steeply down a ravine as the vegetation changes from firs, to oaks to rhododendrons, and finally to scrub bamboo as the path joins a cattle trail. You will cross a stream and pass a Buddhist chorten as the path leads you though subsistence farming fields and through a forest of giant rhododendron trees. You will descend to cross the Chhyadi Khola river on a suspension bridge, and once over you climb to the Sherpa village of Malemchigaon where you can visit the town gompa. Day 5. 6 Hours. Easy - moderate You descend through jungle then fields before crossing the Malemchi Khola river over a suspension bridge, and once over you ascend steeply through forests, meadows and fields untill you reach a Buddhist chorten marking the entrance to Tarke Gyang - the largest village of the Helambu region and an Indian trading point, made famous for antique trading. The town's layout and buildings are very unique, as well as their interiors and furnishings. You can visit the villiage gompa with its lavish large brass prayer wheel. Day 6. 4 hours. Easy. This is an easy days trekking, with only slight gradients. You trek round a valley to the pretty Sherpa villiage of Gangyul, where the inhabitants practise Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism, which is the national religion of Bhutan. The Village also houses a statue of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgal - the religions founder. Beyond Gangyul you cross streams as you trek through forest land populated by wild boar. You will pass a Buddhist chorten and gompa before making a slight ascent to the large village of Sermathang where you can visit the villages gompa. 
Day 7. 6.5 Hours. Easy. This day makes a huge descent through many Sherpa villiages with many Buddhist relics to admire along the way. Finally cross a large suspension bridge to Malemchi Pul Bazaar from where you will be transported back to Kathmandu
There are scores of treks to suit all time frames, budgets and fitness levels. Please get in touch to find out more. “"Trekking in the Himalayas is a life-changing experience. There are so many choices of routes that you can keep coming back here and never see the same things twice. I trekked to Annapurna Base Camp, also known as the Sanctuary trek due to the proliferation of flora and fauna, and it was utterly breathtaking. We walked for around six hours each day and stayed the night in local guesthouses en route. The villages were incredibly friendly. I never would have attempted this on my own, but Nepal Dreams made it seem so easy. Everything was taken care of from the moment I arrived and they also gave me some great advice before I went too. I didn't have to worry about a thing. I had the time of my life, and Nepal Dreams made it all possible." Katie Monk - London |
