The route, in one paragraph
Langtang was flattened by the 2015 earthquake and rebuilt by its own people. To trek there is to walk a route that needs you — the Tamang and Tibetan villages depend on it. The valley is steeper and quieter than the Annapurna routes, the rhododendron in March is unreal, and the cheese at Kyanjin Gompa is the best in Nepal.
What you'll remember
The days that stay with you.
- 01
March rhododendron blooms — three different species along the route
- 02
Sunrise on Langtang Lirung from Tserko Ri (optional)
- 03
Yak-cheese tasting at the Swiss-built cheese factory at Kyanjin Gompa
- 04
A long afternoon at the Langtang village memorial
Day by day
The 13-day itinerary.
- 01 DAY
Kathmandu → Syabrubesi (drive)
- End alt.
- 1,550 m
- Walking
- 7 h
- 02 DAY
Syabrubesi → Lama Hotel
- End alt.
- 2,470 m
- Distance
- 11 km
- Walking
- 6 h
- 03 DAY
Lama Hotel → Langtang Village
- End alt.
- 3,430 m
- Distance
- 14 km
- Walking
- 7 h
- 04 DAY
Langtang → Kyanjin Gompa
- End alt.
- 3,870 m
- Distance
- 8 km
- Walking
- 5 h
- 05 DAY
Kyanjin — rest day · cheese factory
- End alt.
- 3,870 m
- 06 DAY
Kyanjin → Tserko Ri → Kyanjin
Optional summit day.
- End alt.
- 4,984 m
- Walking
- 8 h
- 07 DAY
Kyanjin → Lama Hotel (descend)
- End alt.
- 2,470 m
- Distance
- 22 km
- Walking
- 7 h
- 08 DAY
Lama Hotel → Thulo Syabru
- End alt.
- 2,230 m
- Distance
- 12 km
- Walking
- 6 h
- 09 DAY
Thulo Syabru → Sing Gompa
- End alt.
- 3,330 m
- Distance
- 8 km
- Walking
- 5 h
- 10 DAY
Sing Gompa → Gosaikunda lakes
- End alt.
- 4,380 m
- Distance
- 11 km
- Walking
- 6 h
- 11 DAY
Gosaikunda → Dhunche
- End alt.
- 1,960 m
- Distance
- 18 km
- Walking
- 8 h
- 12 DAY
Dhunche → Kathmandu
- End alt.
- 1,400 m
- Walking
- 7 h
- 13 DAY
Kathmandu — rest, debrief, departure
- End alt.
- 1,400 m
The fine print
Everything that's in the price.
No surprise add-ons. No "premium upgrades." This is the trek.
Included
- Langtang National Park entry + TIMS
- Twin-share teahouse lodging
- Three meals daily
- Mukunda as lead guide
- Porters (one per two trekkers, 12 kg limit)
- Drive Kathmandu ↔ Syabrubesi
- Pre-trek briefing in Kathmandu
- First-aid kit, oximeter, satellite messenger
Not included
- International flights and Nepal visa
- Travel and rescue insurance to 5,000 m
- Personal trekking gear (rental list provided)
- Tips for guide and porters
- Donations at the rebuilt Langtang village memorial (recommended)
What to expect
- Steeper days than the Annapurna routes — short and sharp
- Cold mornings warming into bright afternoons in March
- Yak-cheese factory at Kyanjin Gompa, run as a community cooperative
- An optional dawn climb of Tserko Ri (4,984 m) on the rest day
Fitness honestly
Steeper and more sustained than its altitude suggests. Comfortable walking 6 to 8 hours with elevation gain of 800 to 1,000 m per day.
Permits
Langtang National Park entry + TIMS card — arranged by Mukunda.
From past clients on this trek
“I went to Langtang specifically because the valley needed the visit. Mukunda introduced us to the rebuilt village himself — his cousin is the headmaster of the new school. The trek was honest, the welcome was real.”
Tomás Lisbon · 2023
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