Langtang Valley Trek
Eight days into a glacier valley of yak pastures and rebuilt Tamang villages, with no flight to catch.
- Duration 8 days
- Region Langtang
- From ₹38,999 per person
- Max altitude 4,984 m at Tserko Ri
- Group size 2 - 12 travellers
- Best time Mar - May and Oct - Dec
- Pickup Kathmandu
Overview
Langtang is the trek people take when they have done their homework. It starts with a drive rather than a flight, it costs less than Everest or Annapurna, and the trail sees a fraction of the traffic while the mountains at the top of it are every bit as good.
The valley was devastated by the 2015 earthquake and has been rebuilt by the Tamang communities who live there. Trekking here puts money directly into that recovery, and the lodges are new, warm and genuinely welcoming.
The high point is optional: Tserko Ri at 4,984 m is a hard pre-dawn climb from Kyanjin Gompa, and the view of Langtang Lirung from the top is the best in the region.
Destinations covered
- Kathmandu
- Syabrubesi
- Langtang Village
- Kyanjin Gompa
Highlights
- Tserko Ri at sunrise An optional 4,984 m viewpoint, and the finest morning of the trek for those who take it.
- Kyanjin cheese factory A Swiss-founded yak cheese dairy at 3,870 m, still running.
- Rebuilt Langtang village The community that came back after 2015, and the memorial to those who did not.
- No mountain flight You drive in and drive out, so nothing here is at the mercy of Lukla weather.
Day by day itinerary
Day 1 – Kathmandu to Syabrubesi
A long, spectacular drive north along the Trishuli towards the Tibetan border, ending at the road head village.
Day 2 – Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel
Into the gorge, following the Langtang Khola through oak and rhododendron forest with langur monkeys overhead.
Day 3 – Lama Hotel to Langtang Village
The trees thin out and the valley opens. Past the landslide site and into the rebuilt village for the night.
Day 4 – Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa
A short morning through mani walls and yak pasture to the highest settlement in the valley. Afternoon at the cheese factory and the gompa.
Day 5 – Kyanjin Gompa - Tserko Ri
Optional pre-dawn climb to 4,984 m for the full Langtang Lirung panorama, or a gentler walk to the glacier viewpoint instead.
Day 6 – Kyanjin to Lama Hotel
Retracing the valley downhill, which goes faster than it went up and gives you the views you missed on the climb.
Day 7 – Lama Hotel to Syabrubesi
The last trekking day back down the gorge to the road, with a hot shower and a cold drink at the end of it.
Day 8 – Drive back to Kathmandu
The long road south, arriving in the capital by late afternoon and transferring to your hotel.
What is included
- Kathmandu - Syabrubesi - Kathmandu transport by private vehicle
- Seven nights tea house and guest house accommodation
- All meals on trek
- Licensed English speaking guide and one porter per two trekkers
- Langtang National Park permit and TIMS card
- First aid kit, oximeter and daily altitude monitoring
- Government taxes and service charges
What is not included
- Hotel in Kathmandu before and after the trek
- Travel and rescue insurance, which is compulsory
- Personal gear, hot showers, charging and wifi on trek
- Tips for guide and porters
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Langtang safe after the earthquake?
- Yes. The trail was rebuilt and reopened years ago and the lodges are new construction. Your guide will point out the memorial at the old village site.
- How hard is Tserko Ri?
- It is the only genuinely hard day - about a thousand metres of climbing at altitude, starting before dawn. It is optional, and roughly half of each group does the shorter glacier walk instead.
- Why is it cheaper than the other treks?
- No domestic flight. That single difference accounts for most of the price gap between this and Everest Base Camp.