Short Langtang Ganja La Pass Trekking

The first day of our real trekking journey begins with a walk from syabru Beshi starts off with crossing the Bhote Koshi river on a suspension bridge the trek continues along Langtang Khola. passing through forests and villages like Dovan and Pairo we get to Bamboo(1970m) for lunch.

After lunch, our trek gradually climbs to a suspension bridge, and crossing it takes us to the north side of the river. then it's mostly an uphill climb to Lama Hotel via Rimche(2350m). overnight at Lama hotel.

Our trek to Langtang village starts off with climbing through the forest for a while then it is a gradual walk all the way to the riverside(2750m) from where you get to see the first glimpse of Langtang Lirung(7245m).

The trek still continues through dense forest along the Langtang river and we come across scree slopes where we have to watch out. Then it climbs up to Ghoda Tabela(3000m) where we stop for lunch. Now the valley is more wide-open where you can see mountains more clearly.

Leaving Ghoda Table after lunch the trek is relatively easier until we have the last short climb to Thangshyap. After this trail gradually climbs passing through several local farmlands and a few houses all the way to Langtang village where we spend the night.

The first leg of our trek today starts off with a short climb to the hilltop which provides an excellent overlooking of Langtang village and down the valley. now trail gradually passing several Mani-walls and prayer wheels to Mumdu.

The trail continues gradually treading on the alpine pastures and crossing streams and the final short climb takes you to Kyanjin Gompa for the night.

In Kyanjin there is an old cheese factory and monastery where you can go to observe. Or just sit and take in the surrounding view of snow-capped mountains.

We need to acclimatize before we head on to Ganja-la pass for which today we climb to the hilltop viewpoint of Tsergo-Ri(4948m) which takes about 5 to 6 hours for a round trip. But the view from the top is breathtaking as you can see 3600 views of snow-capped mountains.

The trek today heads down to Langtang river and crosses on a metal bridge that takes us to the south side of the river. Then, the trek continues gradually up on the ridge, and in the meantime, you get to see a few tiny lakes.

Our night camp takes place on the yak pasture where we pitch our tent. Meanwhile, we can enjoy amazing views of mountains, especially at sunset time.

Today is one of our steep and tricky climbs so, for this we start off early in the morning, climbing up on the ridge through the gully and the last narrow path on the cliff takes you to Ganja-la. The good thing is that recently they installed iron-wire on the tricky-narrow section to the top.

After taking in the stunning breathtaking view of many mountains we descend through rocky moraine and walk down towards Keldang where we spend our night.

Today is a longer walk high above the valley which is undulating on the ridge, meanwhile, we also can see some summer pasture huts where locals take their cattle for grazing. Overnight at a tented camp at Dukpu.

Our trek today is a long descent to Tarke Gyang which goes along the ridge high above the valley. The last leg of the trek today goes through the forests which takes you to Tarke Gyang for the night.

Tarkeghyang is a beautiful Sherpa village and has an ancient monastery that dates back centuries ago.

The easy downhill trek to Sermanthang goes along the ridge of the hill through the forests while we come across several streams and waterfalls before reaching the big village of Sermanthang. Overnight at Sermanthang.

Today's walk is mostly descending in which the first leg of the trek goes through the forests and villages and we come across several Buddhist monuments such as shortens, mani-walls, and even a monastery.

The second leg of the trek goes through several paddy fields and local villages and continues descending to Indravatiriver for Melamchi bazaar where we have our last night of the trek.

Today we drive back to Kathmandu which takes about 5 hours to reach. In the evening we take you to a typical Nepalese restaurant where you can enjoy Nepalese food and local dances. Overnight at Kathmandu hotel.