Langtang Helambu Trekking

Langtang is a spectacular valley situated in Langtang national park 1710 sq. km. Langtag National park extends over part of Nuwakot, Rasuwa, and Sindhupalchok districts in the middle of Himalaya to the north of Kathmandu and bordering Tibet. Its represents a meeting point between indo-Malayan and Pale arctic realms, and holds a rich biodiversity.

Trekking in Langtang or Helambu contains a wide variety of climate zones, from subtropical to alpine zone. The weather is also relatively dry except January-February when one may come across snow.Autumn is the best time to visit the Park. By April bursts of red, pink, and while rhododendrons stretch into towering canopies of fir and oak forests. Advent of warm weather makes the Yak and Chauri herds ascend to higher elevation, making occasional camps in the pasturelands, to follow years of tradition. From June to august, skies are heavy with monsoon rains. During August, a lively festival at Gosaikunda Lake attracts thousands of Hindu pilgrims and September witnesses’ spectacular display of wild flowers, while livestock herds, once again, return to lower pastures. About 25% of the area is covered by forest, offering you the opportunity to experience the varieties of ethnicity, wildlife, flora and fauna. People living in this area are mostly Tamangs and Sherpa's and in Langtang village Tibetan origin people fllowing the Tibetan language and culture. The temperate zone 1500 to 4000 meters is covered mainly by Sal, Chirpine, oak, Nepalese larch, different species of Rhododendron such as R. arboretum, R. barbatum, R. campanulatum, and R. lepidotum (scrubs), birch, silver fir, Sorbus microphyla. Langtang's expansive high meadows provide summer habitat for numerous ungulate species such as musk deer and Himalayan tahr. Langtang area treks is also well known for its populations of red panda, Himalayan black bear, snow leopard, wild dog, ghoral, serow and more than 250 species of birds. Autumn is the best time to visit the state. 

Langtang Helambu trekking have mainly three trekking routes; Langtang Valley trek, Helambu treks and Gosaikunda Lake trekking cover much of the Langtang National park and the southern Helambu region. Langtang and Helambu regions are connected through Lauribina pass treks and Ganjala Pass treks. All routes have the facilities of locally operated teahouse except Ganjala high Pass trekking. Ganjala Pass treks is the technical high pass organizing few nights on camp. Ganjala pass treks offers a choice of moderate to more difficult hiking with duration ranging from two or three weeks.

Explore trailside wilderness, near Ghora Tabela and Kyanjin hill top view point (Kyanjin), and cultural heritage sites, notably in Langtang village, Melamchighyang, Tarkeghayang, and Shemathang will be well rewarded. One has to be self sustaining to venture remote areas of the this area such as Panch Pokhari (five lakes), east of Helambu, the toe of Langshisa glacier, and upper level valley from Kyanjin gomba, and over the challenging Ganja La pass treks in upper Langtang Valley. Gosaikunda Lake attracts thousands of Hindu pilgrims every August.