No of people | Price per person |
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1 - 1 | $890 |
2 - 4 | $599 |
6 - 8 | $575 |
10 - 12 | $550 |
14 - 16 | $530 |
Trekking Mode: On the best available lodge en-route trekking.
Trekking Grade: Moderate with Ups and Downhill walks.
Highest Point: At Kyanjing Gompa 3,800 m / 12,467 feet high.
Local culture/religion: Tamang tribe follows Buddhism religion and culture.
Trekking duration: 07 Nights and 08 Days with drives both ways.
Total Trip in Nepal: 09 Nights and 10 Days from arrival to departure.
Best Seasons for Langtang Valley Trek:
Langtang Valley Trek, visitors can enjoy walks in nearly all seasons of the year. Except for the wet monsoon times from mid-June to August. The best seasons are spring and autumn/fall, the peak time for trekking and other adventures around Nepal and the Himalayas.
Springtime begins from March onward to May, when wildflowers are in seasonal bloom. The day is much longer full of sunshine, and can get cloudy in the afternoon sometimes. Chances of light rain on treks sometimes. However, sunny days for views, pleasant walks, cold mornings, late afternoon, and nighttime.
The next best time is autumn/fall, days are mostly clear with enough sunshine, but shorter days, due to limited sunlight hours. Cold mornings and nighttime, could get snowed sometimes during the trek on higher areas above 2,500 m.
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High Altitude Sickness (Acute Mountain Sickness)
High altitude sickness is a condition that can occur when our body is not adapting well to having less atmospheric pressure and oxygen at high altitudes. It typically affects individuals who are not acclimatized to high altitudes and can be potentially dangerous if progresses to more severe forms without treatment. Symptoms of altitude illness can begin to occur around 8000ft(2400m) but serious altitude illness is rare below 10000ft(3000m). The body tries to adapt to the lower amount of oxygen in the air by increasing the rate and depth of breathing so you breathe faster and deeper which presses to bring more oxygen into the body. An increase in the number of red blood cells(hemoglobin) occurs after staying longer at a high altitude.
Causes of Altitude Sickness
Low Atmospheric Pressure: The decrease in at atmospheric pressure is primarily due to the thinner air at high altitudes. Low atmospheric pressure at high altitudes has several effects on the human body and develops altitude illness.
Less Oxygen: The primary factor in altitude sickness, oxygen pressure becomes thinner at higher altitudes. This leads to hypoxia, in this condition body tissues have inadequate oxygen.
Rapid Ascent: Ascending to high altitude rapidly does not give your body enough time to adjust to the changing altitude and the reduced oxygen levels.
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On first arrival at Kathmandu and Nepal international airport, Haven Holidays representative receives you. After getting introduce with the staff, your baggage will be loaded either in car, coach or bus as per group size. A short drive to the center of Kathmandu city, where your hotels is located. On checking to your lovely rooms, getting refreshed from Jet-Lag, then get ready for group briefing. Where you will meet with other members of Langtang Valley Trek.
The guide or group leader brief with related information regarding the trek, and local culture. Includes details on accommodation and foods hours of walks and overnight stops and views along the treks.
Morning having breakfast, transfer by staanderd Bus(coach) for an overland journey. An exciting drive leads beyond Kathmandu valley towards North Mid-Western highway, the journey passes through lovely farm villages and towns. Then reaching higher mountainous area, where air gets cooler at Dhunche, the major town and headquarter of Rasuwa district. As well the entrance of Langtang National Park, then heading down to Syabrubesi small town.
Staying first overnight in a local lodge, with ample time to explore the village like town to catch glimpse of local culture.
Start the morning from Syabrubesi on a gradual path to cross a bridge over a river that flows from Tibetan Mountains. After the bridge, a long haul for few hours to reach a small settlement at River Side. Possible lunch stop, afternoon the walk continues with uphill into dense forest of rhododendron, pines and oaks with bamboo stalks. Slowly the first day walks ends on reaching a wide open area amidst forest surroundings at Lama Hotel. A small settlement with number of simple lodges to accommodate the trekkers. Enjoy the comfort of nice cozy lodge for overnight halt, located by the Langtang Khola / stream.
Enjoy the second day walks, having good breakfast start the morning with slow climb through forest. The trail follows with occasional glimpses of Langtang Lirung in between the tree lines. After few hours of good walk into cool shade of serene wood, reaching a nice place at Ghoretabela 3,000 m / 9,842 feet. Once this place was a Tibetan refugee resettlement, but at present stands a Nepalese Army post.
Possible lunch spot in one of its small lodge restaurants, afternoon the walk continues as the valley widens. The trek leads to few temporary settlements used by cattle and Yak herders. Trek follows to reach a somber reminder of the past, dreadful earthquake of 2015. Where Langtang village once was, with many good strong lodges, at present only a huge rock field. Spare a thought for the locals and trekkers who lost their lives here. The walk continues a little further to reach Mundu, a new settlement after Langtang village was destroyed by the earthquake. Enjoy the comfort of a nice lodges, the lost village is slowly returning back to normal, with new houses being built in a modern style.
Today a fairly short day walk to reach our final destination to Kyanjin Gompa from Mundu. The morning walk leads to climbs on gradual ups through yak pastures as the valley opens out. The views of surrounding snow-capped becomes more extensive. On crossing several small icy streams and moraines, walk then ends on reaching Kyanjin Gompa, a nice moderate settlement. Check into a nice lodge for lunch and overnight halt for two nights. Afternoon visit the small monastery and a community run Yak cheese factory. Rest of the afternoon explore the Kyanjin settlement and enjoy the local immense Buddhist cultures. As well as facing grand views of Langtang Himal with its glacier close to Kyanjin settlement.
Various places to explore and for short hike to the high hills of Kyanjin-Ri at 4,850 m. / 15,912 ft. The climb of few hours for every effort offers spectacular views of surrounding peaks of Langtang Himal. As far as to Tibetan side of mountains with Mt. Shisapangma, the Langtang Himal main peaks, Langtang Lirung, Langtang-Ri. The view extends to Far East with Langshisa and Dorje Lakpa peaks with Ganjala or Naya Kanga in the south direction.
For those who are not interested for climb to Kyanjin-Ri or Tserko-Ri can enjoy walk up the moraine. Facing spectacular ice faces and tumbling glaciers of Langtang Lirung just a mere distance from the lodge at Kyanjin Gompa.
After an enjoyable and marvelous time at Kyanjin and Langtang Valley, return journey a long distance walk to Lama Hotel. Morning from Kyanjin retrace the journey following the Langtang Khola to Mundu village and Ghoretabela. The drops continues heading back into dense forest, as the day walk completes, on reaching Lama Hotel for overnight stop.
Leaving the high country, morning walk leads towards Syabrubesi, enjoying the cool forested hills. The walk continues heading past Riverside, and then head further down to a bridge. After crossing the bridge a slow short walk reaches Syabrubesi for last overnight halt around Langtang Himal region.
Morning after breakfast board in a vehicle for exciting long drive back to Kathmandu, as the road leads on winding up to Dhunche town. After Dhunche on winding downhill to Ramche, Manebhanjyang town to reach low warmer areas at Trisuli Bazaar. Possible lunch stop, afternoon drive continues on good road at the end Nuwakott area, then reaching the Kathmandu city.
On arrival check into your hotels, afternoon free for individual activities and shopping spree.
Evening group dinner in a nice authentic Nepali restaurant, dinner with exciting Nepali cultural program.
Last day in Nepal and at Kathmandu, as time for your respective airlines flight departures. Our guide, staff transfers you to the airport, then bid farewell to Nepal till you return for another exciting adventure.
Day 11: International departure for homeward bound.
Arrival
You will arrive either by air or land to Nepal. If you arrive in Nepal by air, you have to use only Tribhuvan International Airport. Instead, if you use the road, you can enter or arrive in Nepal by land, you can different borders of Neighboring countries (India and China) like Jogbani, Raksaul, Sunauli, Nepaljung, Dhangadi, Birjung, Kakarvitta, Jhapa, Morang, Tatopani, Tinker, Rasuawagadi, Kimanthanka etc. You can use whichever entrances you like to suit your comfort and convenience.
On Arrival, you will have the on-arrival visa instantly if you have not applied for Nepal visa for Nepal through the consulate center or Nepal Embassies near you or your city. Within half an hour, you can get an instant authentic visa on your passport after producing all the required documents for the visa.
Tourist Visa Nepal
A tourist Visa is on arrival visa in Nepal. It means tourists who are visiting Nepal can get the visas instantly on arrival at International Airports by producing all required documents. It’s a quick and not a delayed process.TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under the Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing visas on Arrival. The 'On Arrival' visa procedure is very quick and simple. Within 5-10 minutes, you will get a visa on your passport. However, You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season (Autumn-Sep-Nov). If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting a Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad before your arrival. We recommend you obtain a visa before you enter Nepal from the diplomatic missions located nearby you so that you don’t need to bear any hassles during the process of obtaining a tourist visa on arrival. The choice is yours.
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Transfer to Hotel
The majority of people/trekkers enter Nepal by air and that is via Tribhuvan International Airport. We receive you at the arrival of any entry point of Nepal or mainly at Tribhuvan International Airport without any delay according to your arrival time. It may take some time like 30 minutes to collect your luggage and for security checking at the airport. After that, you make your way to the exit of the airport and the Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd. Representative will be waiting there holding the Board Witten “Haven Holidays Pvt. Ltd” As you see the board, you have to go with him or her and we will make a very comfortable transfer to the hotel you are staying overnight. The transfer from Tribhuvan International Airport and Thamel, the hotel where you are staying will take just 30 minutes drive.
Get checked in the hotel take a rest and get refreshed. We will give you the time for orientation after you get checked into the hotel.
Orientation
As you are given the time when you get checked in the hotel, you will be followed by our staff for the orientation. It may be on the same day or later the next day early in the morning at breakfast.
We will briefly let you know the trip you are undertaking from the next day or the same day onwards. You will be stated about the highlights of the trip, preparations, equipment, food and accommodation, guide and porter, emergency rescue, travel insurance and many other important things to know beforehand.
We will introduce you to the trip crew and have a brief talk with them so that you can feel more comfortable during the trip.
If you have any queries, you can put them in this orientation meeting before you depart for your trip.
Last Minute Booking
Last-minute booking is always open for you but the same package tends to be a little more costly than the regular departure dates trip packages. Those who approach for last minute booking with us; must pay a 10% additional cost of the total trip cost mentioned on our website.
You can book the trip you like on our website even a day before the trip begins.
If you are lucky, then, the last minute may be a golden opportunity for you to get the same price or even less than that if one of the members of the trip gives up and withdraws the trip plan at the eleventh hour. So, if you are late to book the trip you like to do with us, no worries, you still have the option and we will try our level best to make your trip as successful and grand as other normal trips.
Don’t hesitate to hit the booking button at the eleventh hour, we are always open and here to organize your vacation trips in Nepal.
Trip Extension
We are always flexible and open to the extension of the particular trip you are undertaking. If you enjoy the trip you are doing, you can extend it to longer days or longer hours. But, for this, you must contact us one day prior so that we can arrange the required things like trip crew, accommodation, transportation and other minor needy things for your extended trip. If you let us know a day earlier directly or through the trip crew you are using in the field/route like through your trip leader, you will have a beautiful time ahead. For the extension of the trip, you must add some little additional cost which we will settle in mutual understanding.
Currency Exchange
You can exchange your currency even in the Tribhuvan International Airport at your arrival or you can exchange it after you check in the hotel in Thamel or other several places of Kathmandu, trekking beginning points as well. You can find several money exchange counters in different corners of Thamel city. If you are in a rush and cannot do this, you can pay USD, AUD or CAD to the people whom you need to pay for your accommodation, food, trip costs, tipping etc. You can even exchange your currency with Nepali on the trekking routes/trip routes like in Lukla, and Namche You can ask to exchange your currency with Nepal with local lodges/restaurants/hotels/ guesthouses too. But, you need to have your currency like USD, AUD or CAD. Even Indian currency does work in Nepal while paying but only Rs. 100 rupees not 500 and 1000. You can pay with your currency with the current exchange rate wherever you go in Nepal.
Haven Holidays Team
Haven Holidays Team is very professional, reliable and responsible. You can completely on them. They are well-trained, friendly and highly literate in their respective languages. You can share anything you like with them without any hesitation. They know local culture, civilization, history, foods and accommodation, weather conditions, expert in first-aid application and how to handle the sudden accidents on the trip. They are eco-friendly and better understand the non-human's rights and their lives.
The Haven Holidays Team will assist you in every step of your trip to make it memorable and more convenient.
Luggage and Storage
If you are hiring a porter for your trip in the mountains, you can pack no more than 10 kg. in the duffel bag or your backpack. We provide you with a very reliable duffel bag to put your stuff to be carried on the trip. It will be very safe to be carried by a porter. Because it is the labor rule that a porter can only maximum of 20kgs in the mountain. Please, don’t pack unnecessary stuff in the duffel bag. Two people one porter put 10kg of stuff by each individual.
If you think you don’t need the stuff you have with you in the mountains, you can store it at the hotel in Kathmandu. They will keep your unnecessary luggage/stuff very safe till your return back. Ask your trip leader or hotel receptionist to do it for you before you depart for the trip. Take the luggage tag while storing the unnecessary luggage.
Meals
Meals will be provided according to the itinerary and cost includes and cost excludes. If you are given the itinerary or cost like including BB only, you will be provided breakfast only and if you have booked the trip package including a full-board meal, you will get all the meals including breakfast, dinner and lunch. Apart from main meals, if you have extra tea, coffee, cold drinks and other alcoholic drinks, you have to pay them personally.
During the trip, you will be given enough time to have a meal. You can enjoy the meal you like from the menu. Vegan, Vegetarian?? If you are vegetarian, you will still find the choice in the menu and our guide will take good care of you through the trip.
You will have your meal at the lodge/local guesthouse, hotel or resort during the trip. You are supposed to have the meal where you stay overnight in the mountain during the trekking trip.
Sometimes, you may not get the item you want in the mountain during the trekking trip/touring trip, at the time, you have to consider it very calmly. You will enjoy freshly cooked meals in the mountain during the trip days with local ingredient
Trek Start
The Trip commences from Kathmandu with a drive to Morning having breakfast, transfer by standard Bus(coach) for an overland journey. An exciting drive leads beyond Kathmandu Valley towards the North Mid-Western highway, the journey passes through lovely farm villages and towns. Then reaching a higher mountainous area, where the air gets cooler at Dhunche, the major town and headquarters of Rasuwa district. As well as the entrance of Langtang National Park, then heading down to Syabrubesi small town. Syabrubesi is the starting point for trekkers heading towards Langtang National Valley Trekking.
Syabrubesi is a picturesque village located in the Rasuwa District of Nepal. Situated at an altitude of around 1,460 meters above sea level. Syabrubesi is approximately 117 kilometres away from Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It serves as the gateway to the Langtang Valley trekking, one of the popular trekking destinations in Nepal. The village is inhabited primarily by the Tamang ethnic group, and it offers stunning views of the surrounding Himalayan landscapes, including the Ganesh Himal and Langtang ranges. In addition to trekking, Syabrubesi also serves as a stopover point for travellers en route to the Tibet-Nepal border at Rasuwagadhi.
Electricity
You will get good and undisturbed facility of electricity during the trip to Nepal. Even though you go to the mountain for trekking and other adventure activities, you can get the facility of electricity to charge your phones and backups. However, in some cases you may have to face the problem of load-shedding and the local lodges and guesthouses may charge you some amount to charge your batteries, backups and phones in remote areas trekking. There won’t be an electricity heating system in the mountain while doing trekking or other adventure activities.
Drinking Water
Drinking water must be pure, safe and contamination-free. You can get bottled or purified drinking water during the trip even in the mountain which is very safe for you to drink. The majority of the people who make trekking or adventure trips in the mountains go with boiled water which is prepared by the local lodges/guesthouses on the trail which is the best way to keep you safe from contaminated water. However, some people carry water purifying ingredients and they apply it to the drinking water and they drink it. But, don’t try to drink the water from the Local River, stream and taps. The bottled water you can buy along the trek in the guesthouse.
Communication
You can enjoy excellent facilities of communication in Kathmandu. However, in the case of the trekking trip in the mountains, you may not be able to have such kind of facility as in the cities. But, most of the local teahouses/lodges/ guesthouses/ hotels on the trail will offer you the facility of Wi-fi. Sometimes, you get it for free and sometimes, you may have to pay for the installation of Wi-fi during the trip in the mountains.
The best way to access good communication over your smartphone is to get a local Nepali SIM Card like NT and NCELL. You get these local Nepali SIM Cards easily in Kathmandu and even in International Airport, Tribhuvan International Airport. For this, you have to present a copy of your passport and a passport-sized- photograph. You can buy a data pack via this local SIM Card and you make a very good communication wherever you go, even from the corner of the mountain. You can make a call, access the internet over it.
Trek Ends
Our trek ends in Sayabrubesi for the last overnight halt around the Langtang Himal region. The next Morning after breakfast board a vehicle for the exciting long drive back to Kathmandu, as the road leads winding up to Dhunche town.
After Dhunche downhill to Ramche, Manebhanjyang town to reach low warmer areas at Trisuli Bazaar. Possible lunch stop, afternoon drive continues on the good road at the end Nuwakott area, then reaching Kathmandu city.
Feedback
You can give feedback on the trek/trip you have undertaken at the end of Kathmandu. You can visit our office or you can do it in the farewell dinner we organize. Your feedback about the trip will always be taken positively. We need it to grow and to sharpen our services and facilities in the days to come.
If you cannot attend the farewell dinner at the end of the trip in Kathmandu or you don’t have time to visit our office, you can write your feedback on the trip advisor page which will be more reliable and public.
Trek Extra Personal Expenses
How prodigal you are? Your trek extra personal expenses depend on it. If you love doing extra expenses on the trip, you will go to topics like alcoholic drinks, extra tea or coffee apart from the meal, tipping, some minor donations, extra snacks on the trail, some urgent personal stuff like clothing or any other equipment you immediately require on the trip in case it gets damaged or stop functioning. And, at the end of the trek, you have to give some tips to your trekking crew. For this, you have to allocate some dollars or Nepali currency.
Typical Day
The typical trip day begins with a good breakfast. You will have breakfast at around 7-8 am and begin the day after it. Then, you will have to work/walk for 3-4 hours after breakfast and you will stop for lunch. The lunchtime will be around an hour. You will order your lunch item and the restaurant/hotel/teahouse will cook for you. Sometimes, you may have to wait for some time if the restaurant or hotel is crowded. You can find the item you want in the menu prepared by the local lodge/restaurant/hotel. If you are vegetarian, no worries, you can still find the ways.
After lunch, you will resume your work/trek/trip again and end it in the after like around 3-4 pm. After that, you will check in the hotel/guesthouse/teahouse and get refreshed. Take rest, change clothing and go for dinner at around 6-7 pm. Your leader will help you to order the meals you like. At the dinner, your leader will share the important information for the next day’s trip and you can raise the question regarding it. The leader will orient you on what to wear, how to walk, what to carry and where to eat. Follow the instructions from the guide/leader very well.
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Trekking Packing/Checklist List
When preparing for a trekking trip in Nepal, it's essential to have the right equipment and packing list to ensure your safety and comfort to complete your mission. You will need to pack smart and light. This packing list doesn’t mean you need to pack everything listed here. This list is a guideline, and your final list will depend on your preferences and judgment. Follow as per your personal needs and preferences by taking this as a reference. Here’s a comprehensive list of items you should consider that please, click a link: Trekking equipment list
We are two Italian trekkers aged 31. We came to Nepal without an organization, meaning to trek on our own in the Langtang - Gosainkund area. But Ram Chandra ( Managing Director of Haven Holidays pvt. ltd.) was introduced to us and after talking briefly we decided to hire him as a guide at that time. Now we are very glad we did. A guide as expert as Ram Chandra allows you to enjoy the journey completely without having to worry about the big and small problems and annoyances that his presence doesn't prevent coming in contact with local culture and people. Indeed he contributes to the experience with great enthusiasm. Here's why you should choose Ram Chandra over other guides : He speaks excellent English allowing fluid conversations about any topic. Having been a guide for many years and having completed studies as a guide, Ram Chandra has both theoretic and practical knowledge of his job and of his country's territory. In the field he is a good organizer and flexible enough to accept every unplanned change to the starting road map finally he's honest and well mannered , but the most important he has become a friend. So, having completed successfully our journey with Ram Chandra , we heartily recommend him for a wonderful stay in Nepal.
We had a group of 5 people and made a venture into Langtang Valley which shocked us with mesmerizing mountain views and amazing people. We did really have good time throughout the trek. The guide Ram and the porters Mahesh and Ramesh did a brilliant job. I am very pleased and satisfied to do this trek with the team of Haven Holidays Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Thanks to the entire team for organizing such a beautiful trekking trip in Nepal.
My Langtang Valley trek with our guide Ganga was an incredible experience. The stunning Himalayan landscapes, serene villages, and friendly locals left us in awe. Ganga's expertise and warm personality enriched our journey, making it safe and informative. The highlight was reaching Kyanjin Gompa, surrounded by snow-capped peaks. The Langtang Valley offers a perfect blend of nature and culture. I recommend this trek to anyone seeking adventure and a deeper connection with Nepal's beauty. Ganga made it unforgettable; his knowledge and kindness made all the difference. Don't miss this breathtaking adventure, guided by someone as amazing as Ganga!
Yes, it is one the major mountain destinations after Annapurna and Everest region, due to its close accessibility from Kathmandu. Langtang Himal is the nearest mountain range from the capital Kathmandu. A distance of 35 km as the crow fly, but takes longer on drive of 5-6 hours to hilly road of ups and down.
The first mountain ever established around the Nepal Himalaya region is Langtang National Park. The areas around Langtang Himal of Rasuwa district was declared as Langtang National Park in the year 1976. Where all trekkers requires the entrance fees at the cost of US$ 30 or equivalent in Nepali Rupees.
Yes, nearly all lodges have the facilities of hydroelectricity, some few small villages runs the electricity for guest by solar-power. All trekkers needs to pay extra for charging each electronic gadgets as per hour basis at minimum reasonable cost.
Nearly all overnight stop lodge and guest-house have the facilities of internet and Wi-Fi. But sometime on the mountain the connection is quite slow and disturbing due to terrain and weather wise.
The foods on every meals like breakfast, lunch and dinner are amazingly of best quality, prepared with care and hygienic. All lodge restaurants serves as per the food menu wise on La Carte basis or Set meals of Nepali Dal Bhat (boiled / steamed rice with lentil soup and mild vegetable curry served with pickles).
The foods on the menu includes from Continental, Chinese, Indian to Nepali, some restaurants on treks also provides bakery items as well.
Most popular is Nepali Dal / Bhat, noodle soup or fried noodle with veg and eggs or meats, Mo-Mo dumpling stuffed with meats or vegetable is also popular dishes found on the treks.
Interested people can extend the trek after Langtang Valley, for a few days to a week. The famous areas are Gosainkunda a holy glacial lake south east of Langtang Valley. Trekkers can enjoy more days long trekking across the high ridges of Langtang Himal to reach Kathmandu via Helambu area also.
The next best destination is Tamang Heritage Trail, takes you on the off the beaten route and close to Nepal / Tibet border and end the trek at Syabrubesi.