Langtang - 'Valley of the Flowers'

Our Langtang trek begins with a bus trip from Kathmandu to Dunche where we enjoy the best food and accommodation in the village on the first night. The following day we start walking through pine forest and usually see wildflowers and some high mountain views on our way to the secluded Langtang valley.

The 18 day tour includes a trek over a relatively short distance through areas of pristine rainforest open alpine meadows and small villages. The trek is suitable for most age groups including active seniors, but does take us a little higher than the Rhododendron trek reaching 3,800 metres at Kyangin Gompa.

There is more wildlife in the Langtang National Park than most other areas in Nepal. Here the accommodation is probably the best in rural Nepal. We have selected lodges with the best food and some have solar hot showers. The people are friendly and the scenery is magnificent. The area is world renowned for it's wildflowers especially in the open grassy alpine meadows where we usually see Yaks grazing among the Blue Himalayan Gentians and adelvise. In the seasons we visit Langtang, we usually have clear views of Langtang Himal at 7,225 metres and a spectacular ice-fall.

After exploring areas of the Langtang valley, we descend ofver several days and return to Kathmandu before a visit to the Royal Chitwan National Park.

If you have chosen the 23 day tour, we return close to Dunche before a hike up to Singh Gompa at 3,250 metres which offers our best chance in Nepal to see Red Pandas. The scenery is outstanding especially around the many Gosainkund sacred lakes where we spend 2 nights in our selected accommodation. The area is carpeted in wildflowers in Spring and Autumn and in clear weather we may even see Mt Everest from the higher points.

We reach 4,610 metres at Lauribinayak Pass before descending over several days to Kathmandu. Our 23 day Langtang tour is arguably the best trek in Nepal for active walkers but is more difficult than our Rhododendron Trek. Tours are suitable for ages 10 - 70.