Langtang Valley Trek

Met at Tribhuvan International Airport and transferred to your hotel. Evening welcome dinner and briefing. Because the August 2026 flood damaged sections of the road to Syabrubesi, we confirm the current access plan with you tonight and again a week before departure.

Altitude: 1,400 m.

Guided sightseeing at Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath, then the Langtang National Park permit and TIMS card in the afternoon, with time in Thamel for any missing gear.

Walking: 3 to 4 hours of sightseeing.

An early start north out of the valley on the Pasang Lhamu Highway, climbing to Kalikasthan and Dhunche, the district headquarters where park permits are checked, then descending to Syabrubesi on the Bhote Koshi.

The road follows the Trishuli for much of the way and was damaged in several places by the August 2026 flood. Depending on repair progress your journey may involve a longer route or a short walking section around a damaged stretch; your guide will have the current position. On a clear morning Ganesh Himal is visible from the ridge above Kalikasthan.

Drive: 7 to 8 hours.

Across the Bhote Koshi and up the Langtang Khola into dense forest of oak, maple and bamboo. The trail climbs steadily with the river always audible below, passing Bamboo and Rimche.

This stretch is prime habitat for langur monkeys, which you will almost certainly see, and red panda, which you almost certainly will not. Lama Hotel is not a village but a cluster of lodges in a forest clearing.

Distance: 11 km. Walking: 6 hours. Altitude gain: 830 m.

The forest thins and the valley opens. At Ghodatabela the park checkpoint sits on a shelf with the first proper mountain views of the trek.

Above it you reach the site of old Langtang village. In April 2015 an earthquake-triggered avalanche and air blast buried the entire village, killing more than 300 people. The new village is rebuilt slightly further up the valley. There is a memorial with names on it, and most groups stop there quietly for a few minutes.

Beyond the village the trail continues through yak pasture to Mundu, a small settlement half an hour short of Kyanjin.

Distance: 14 km. Walking: 6 hours. Altitude gain: 1,163 m.

A short morning walk through yak pastures and past long mani walls, with the valley wide open and Langtang Lirung rising 3,000 m directly above on the north side.

Kyanjin Gompa is the last settlement, a small collection of lodges around an old monastery, with a cheese factory established with Swiss help in the 1950s that still makes yak cheese worth carrying home. The afternoon is free for the short climb to Kyanjin Ri (4,773 m) if you are feeling strong, which is good preparation for tomorrow.

Distance: 4 km. Walking: 3 hours. Altitude gain: 327 m.

The high point of the trek. A pre-dawn start for the steep climb up the ridge east of Kyanjin, gaining 1,100 m in about four hours on a rough but non-technical trail.

From the top the view is complete: Langtang Lirung, Langtang II, Kimshung, Yala Peak, Naya Kanga and the Langshisha Kharka glacier, with Shishapangma in Tibet visible over the border ridge on a clear morning. It is genuinely one of the great viewpoints in Nepal and far less crowded than its equivalents in Khumbu.

Back down to Kyanjin by early afternoon.

Distance: 10 km round trip. Walking: 6 to 7 hours. Altitude: up 1,114 m and back down.

A long descent, retracing the valley through Mundu, the Langtang village site and Ghodatabela, dropping back into the forest. Going down is faster but hard on the knees over this distance, and poles are worth using.

Distance: 18 km. Walking: 6 to 7 hours. Altitude loss: 1,490 m.

The last walking day, back down through the bamboo and oak forest alongside the Langtang Khola to the river junction and into Syabrubesi. Warm, green and noticeably thicker air.

The evening is the crew dinner, and there are hot showers.

Distance: 11 km. Walking: 5 to 6 hours. Altitude loss: 830 m.

The drive back down the Trishuli valley to Kathmandu, subject to the same road conditions as the outward journey. Afternoon arrival, free time in Thamel, and a farewell dinner with the team in the evening.

Drive: 7 to 8 hours.

Transfer to Tribhuvan International Airport about three hours before your flight, or onward arrangements if you are extending your stay in Nepal.