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We had
really great time, thanks for your efforts.
Team
leader - F. Bidmeads , New Zealand
Prior to the arrival some 300 years ago of Tibetan
migrants, Langtang was considered "Hidden
Valley", a place of refuge. Located near the
Tibetan border due north of Kathmandu, it is Nepal's
most accessible high trekking route. With its close
proximity and moderately high elevation, Langtang offers
the highlands of Nepal to those who don't have an
extended vacation.
Your Langtang trek begins in Dhunche and ascends a
forested valley adorned with Spanish moss and delicate
orchids. Rising out of the forest, you enter the open
upper valley. The trail follows the glacier-fed Langtang
river on a high, hut gentle valley floor. The crest of
the Himalaya dominates the skyline to the north,
culminating in Langtang Lirung the highest peak in the
region. The highest year-round settlement in the valley
is Langtang village, a community of Tibetan-speaking
farmers and herders. Here, and at Kyangjin, cow-yak
crossbreeds provide milk for the local cheese factories.
The trek back to Sundarjal up to Hindu holy lakes and
pilgrimage site of Gosaikund. This pastoral mountain
journey ends with a shuttle ride back to your hotel
accommodations in Kathmandu. |
