Friday, January 22, 2016

LANGTANG GOSAINKUNDA HELAMBU


It is a good choice for all trekkers.The highlighted area of langtang trek are varied.The main subject of interest are the forest of national Nepali flower Rhododendron and  beautiful scenarios of bamboo forests with an abundance of wildlife, majestic waterfalls flowing over rocks,similarly a wonderful experience of bathing on naturally occurring hot springs,dazzling magnificent views of the snow covered Langtang Lirung (7200m/23622 ft), and visiting the holy lakes of Gosainkunda.
 In addition, the trails are less crowded and the people are friendly. The Langtang Circuit Trekking route goes through traditional, ethnic Tamang heritage villages where you can explore their rituals and traditionstheir way of lifestyle.The holy gosaikunda lake and Laurebina Pass are another attraction of this trek. Due to the devastating earthquake Langtang gosaikunda trek was badly damaged. But now after complete reconstruction of those damaged trail and lodges  this trek can be done without any problem. This trek offers an opportunity to explore villages, to climb small peaks and to visit glaciers and scared lakes at a comfortably low elevation.
This trek begin in the ancient city of kathmandu, from where you will board a bus to syabrubesi an amazing village on the banks of the bhote koshi river, the starting point of your trek.the trail gains elevations as you make your salong langtang khola , first through forest of oak , rhododendron and the bamboo forests on the higher reaches of the trail.  Travelling through langtang (3430m/ 11253 ft) , you will reach the langtang valley and friendly sherpa village of kyanjing gompa (3870m /12697 ft). In kyanjing gompa you will experience the spiritual lifestyle of dedicated buddhist monks who perform their rituals in a beautiful  Monastery back to circa 1300 Ad. Early in the morning you will ascend tserko Ri (5000m/16460 ft)  for magnificent view of the langtang lirung (7200m/23622 ft) range. A short hike will also be taken to a wonderful glacial moraine (4300m/14707 ft) which can be climbed depending on time factor and offers more spectacular views of langtang Lirung and the foot of one of its major glaciers .There we can visit on cheese factory where cheese are manufactured by hand.After being in chandabari (3330m /10925 ft) travelling through lama hotel ,you can have magnificent views of towering snow -covered Ganesh Himal (7600m/24934 ft)and langtang II(7227 m/23711 ft)peaks.If the luck is on your favor you too can spot shy Red panda that inhabits the langtang region.Moving on to gosainkunda , you can watch the rising sun over a multitude of glistening lakes of this holy pilgrimage site. According to hindu mythology it is also believed that this holy lake is created by Lord Shiva with his trident.After laure binayak Pass (4609 m/15121 ft) you will also trek through some beautiful rice terraces and a number of splendid Buddhist monasteries around the beautiful villages of tarke gyang and Sermathang (2621 m/ 8599 ft), before returning back to capital city Kathmandu.
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