Langtang Gosaikunda Trek
Langtang Valley Trek and Gosaikunda Lake Trek are different and popular treks in Langtang Region. Some trekkers trek to Langtang Village and Kyanjin Gompa only, taking eight days at most, and others trek to Gosaikunda Lake, taking four days from Kathmandu. However, on a single go, you can complete these two treks in just 9 days. Yes, you heard it right. With our firsthand experience, we decided to design this wholesome 9-day trek package for you at the most affordable rate in 2025.
Here are a few reasons to consider this trek in 2025.
- Panoramic mountain scenery from Kyanin Ri and Tsergo Ri, the viewpoints in Langtang Valley.
- Trek to Gosaikunda Lake, a freshwater lake and a sacred Hindu Pilgrimage site.
- Local Tamang people, their culture, heritage, lifestyle, and warm hospitality.
- Trek to two beautiful destinations of the Langtang region on a single trek at the most affordable trip cost.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Cost- For 2025 season
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Pax |
Cost (USD) | Availability | Want to book? |
| 1-2 | 750 | Available | |
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3-4 |
700 | Available | Inquire Us |
| 5-6 | 680 | Available | |
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6 and more |
650 | Available |
Cost Details
Here’s detailed information on what Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Cost covers and doesn’t. Please go through the cost includes and excludes section to learn more about the benefits you’ll get on this trek.
Cost Excludes
- Travel insurance, emergency rescue fee, loss and theft of personal stuffs (covered by travel insurance)
- Personal expenses like hot water shower, hot drinking water, wifi, electricity, etc.
- On-arrival Nepal visa fees
- Tipping to guide and porter
Why Gosaikunda Langtang Trek in 2025?
We’ve discussed some significant topics to let you decide whether Langtang Gosaikunda Trek in 2025 is best for you. Please note that the trek itinerary, photos, and video links attached here are based on our firsthand experience.
Absolute Beginner Trek
If it’s your first time trekking and looking for an easy treks in Nepal, Langtang Gosaikunda Lake Trek is the best. The moderate trek difficulty, short route length, and low altitudes are best for novice trekkers.
Trekking in Langtang Valley has always been a favorite among the novice trekkers. However, if you’ve completed short treks like Annapurna Base Camp Trek, trekking for 9 days in Langtang Valley will offer you a different dimension of trekking. More than the mountains, here you’ll get the touch of authenticity and serenity.
The shorter day camps, serene walks, and panoramic landscapes make it a beautiful must-do trek. More to it are the ethnicity, culture, traditions, and warm hospitality.
Since you’ll trek for nine days, you’ll eventually get tired. Hence, we still recommend you have decent physical fitness before embarking on this trek.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek- Two best treks in one go!
Instead of trekking separately, with this package, you can trek to two beautiful destinations on a single go. Sounds amazing? We’ll guide you through why trekking in one go is best.
Langtang Valley Trek is a complete high-altitude trekking full of mountain panorama and wholesome adventure. On the other hand, the Gosaikunda Lake Trek is more popular as a pilgrimage trek. Hence, combining two in one, the 9-day-long trek becomes the ultimate junket, a high-altitude adventure with a pilgrimage site visit.
Wholesome Langtang Mountain Range
If you love watching mountains up close, try our 9-day-long Langtang Gosaikunda Lake Trek. You’ll see every peak of the Langtang range, from Tsergo Ri’s viewpoint in Kyanjin and Lauribinayak in Gosaikunda.
Langtang Lirung is the prominent and striking mountain you’ll first see on this trek. Once you reach Ghoda Tabela, you’ll get a beautiful glimpse of the Langtang Lirung. However, the best mountain view unfolds as you trek to Kyanjin Gompa and later hike to Tsergo Ri.
Gangchenpo, Yala Peak, Naya Kangri, Dorje Lhakpa, Loenpo Gang, and Ganesh Himal are the most visible and beautiful mountains. From Lauribinayak on a clear weather morning, you’ll see Mt. Manaslu and some Annapurna ranges.
The sunset colors over Gangchenpo and sunrise glitter over the entire Langtang range elevate your trek experience tenfold.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Itinerary- Plan as you like!
Our standard itinerary for this trek is nine days from/to Kathmandu. It includes a trek to Tsergo Ri or Kyanjin Ri viewpoint before leaving for Gosaikunda Lake.
However, if you want to customize, we encourage you to request your preferred itinerary. If you can trek well, you can finish this trek in 8 days. And if you can’t trek well, it takes more than nine days.
On our recent trek, we completed it in 8 days. It is due to our super strong client. She trekked so well that we finished it before the planned date. And our client customized the itinerary during her trek.
Hence, you can request us to customize the trek itinerary. Or, you can ask for change during the trek after consulting with your trek guide.
9 days Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Itinerary- Detailed Breakdown
Day 2: Trek from Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel (2,560 meters, 11.3 km, 6 hours)
After breakfast at the lodge at Syabrubesi, you'll prepare to start the trek to Langtang Valley.
Your trek guide verifies your Langtang Trek permit at the police checkpost.
You'll cross a bridge and trek along the road to Langtang Khola Hydro Dam. From here, you'll have to ascend for 20 minutes, descend to the river shore, and ascend to Pairo.
Past Pairo, the entire route to Bamboo is an uphill walk. However, you'll walk through the serene forest with the chirps of birds and the cascading Langtang River.
You'll stop for lunch at Bamboo.
Past Bamboo, you'll start gaining altitude with a gradual ascending walk. However, the ascend on the landslide region of Rimche can get tiring.
Once you reach Rimche, you'll trek another 20 minutes to Lama Hotel. Here, you'll stop for overnight accommodation.
Day 3: Trek from Lama Hotel to Langtang Village (3,430 meters, 12 km, 6 hours)
You'll have breakfast at the tea house in the Lama Hotel before resuming the trek to Langtang. Today, you'll trek 12 kilometers in 6-7 hours.
After leaving Lama Hotel, you'll trek along the Langtang River to Riverside. The route is uneven as it gets uphill and flat occasionally.
Past Riverside, you'll cross a bridge and ascend to Ghoda Tabela. From here, you'll get the first glimpse of Langtang Lirung, the tallest mountain in the region.
You'll again cross a bridge and stop for lunch at a tea house in Ghoda Tabela.
After lunch, you'll resume the trek. You'll trek through Thangshyap and Gumba villages before crossing the glacier landslide of the 2015 earthquake in Langtang.
You'll eventually reach Langtang Village and stop at a tea house for overnight accommodation.
Day 4: Trek from Langtang Village to Kyanjin Gompa (3,860 meters, 6.5 km, 3 hours). Trek to Kyanjin Ri (4,773 meters, 4 hours)
Day four of your Langtang Gosaikunda Trek is the shortest one. You'll trek 6.5 kilometers in three hours with utmost ease.
As you trek past Langtang, you'll get a panoramic view of Gangchenpo and Langtang Lirung. Also, the entire route is straightforward and has no ascends.
Once you reach Kyanjin Gompa, you'll settle in at a tea house for overnight accommodation. After lunch, you'll take a few hours rest.
At 2 pm, you'll ascend to Kyanjin Ri Peak. If the weather remains clear throughout, your guide will take you to Kyanjin Ri Upper Peak for a better viewing experience.
After returning to the tea house, you'll have dinner. Overnight at the very tea house in Kyanjin.
Day 5: Trek from Kyanjin Gompa to Lama Hotel (2,560 meters, 18 km, 6 hours)
Today, you'll trek down to the Lama Hotel from Kyanjin Gompa. It's a long walking day with almost 18 kilometers of walking. However, it's easy as you'll descend only.
You'll re-walk the same route to Lama Hotel via Mundu, Langtang, Thangshyap, Ghoda Tabela, and Riverside. You'll stop for lunch at a tea house in Ghoda Tabela.
You'll settle in at a tea house at Lama Hotel.
Day 6: Trek from Lama Hotel to Thulo Syabru (2,200 meters, 10 km, 5 hours)
You'll resume the trek with breakfast at a tea house in the Lama Hotel.
After the Lama Hotel, you'll reach Rimche. From Rimche, you'll descend to Bamboo. From Bamboo, you'll trek for an hour to Pairo and stop for lunch.
From Pairo, it's a complete uphill walk to Thulo Syabru. It takes three hours to trek from Pairo to Thulo Syabru.
There are many best lodges and tea houses in Thulo Syabru. You'll settle in at a lodge for overnight accommodation.
Day 7: Trek from Thulo Syabru to Lauribinayak (3,800 meters, 10 km, 6 hours)
Despite the short walking distance between Thulo Syabru and Lauribinayak, the ascending sections of the route are tiring. And when the sun comes strong during the day, it becomes difficult to maintain the pace.
You'll start the trek after breakfast at the tea house. From Thulo Syabru, you'll trek to the beautiful landscape of Munkharka. Here, you'll stop for lunch.
Past Munkharka, you'll trek through the beautiful rhododendron and juniper forest. After two hours from Munkharka, you'll reach Cholangpati.
After a few minutes of rest at Cholangpati, you'll trek to Lauribinayak.
Here, you'll stop at a tea house for overnight accommodation.
Day 8: Trek from Lauribinayak to Gosaikunda Lake (4,380 meters, 4.7 km, 2 hours). Trek down to Deurali (2400 meters, 14 km, 6 hours)
Since it's among the longest walking days on the trek, you'll start it early. You'll start the trek to Gosaikunda Lake from Lauribinayak around 5 am. As you reach the Buddha Mandir around 6 am, you'll get a beautiful sunrise view over the entire Langtang mountains.
The route to Buddha Mandir is uphill. However, it gets easier with less steeper sections.
You can take a holy bath and pray at the lake. You'll have breakfast at the tea house with a panoramic view of the Gosaikunda Lake.
After sightseeing for one hour at the lake, you'll prepare for the return trek. You'll trek down to Lauribinayak, Cholangpati, Sing Gompa, Dhimsa, and Deurali.
You'll stop at a tea house in Deurali for overnight accommodation.
Day 9: Trek from Deurali to Dhunche (2,030 meters, 3.2 km, 2 hours). Drive to Kathmandu (6 hours)
You'll leave Deurali to Dhunche at 6 am. It takes two hours to trek down to Dhunche.
For most, you'll descend. However, once you reach Mini Gosaikunda, the trekking routes get flat. And you'll have a pleasant walking till Dhunche.
You'll stop at a restaurant in Dhunche for breakfast.
After breakfast, you'll take a bus to Kathmandu. Upon reaching Kathmandu, you'll get a hotel transfer in a taxi or a private vehicle.
With this, your nine days Langtang Gosaikunda Trek ends.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek- Essential Trek Info
Before booking this trek, here are a few essential trek info you might find insightful. And if you find it a best-fit trek, you can enquire us through our Contact Us page.
Trek Difficulty
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek is not difficult. Hence, it’s an absolute beginner trek.
The trekking route to Langtang, Kyanjin Gompa, and Gosaikunda Lake is straightforward. Also, all these trekking routes are well-maintained with trail marking.
You’ll find a handful of uphill sections on the Gosaikunda Langtang Trek. However, there are very few steeper ascends. Hence, you can conquer this trek with ease if you can walk well.
While trekking from Thulo Syabru to Lauribinayak, you’ll experience the most serene walk. Beautiful pasture lands, wheat farms, yak farms, horses, and juniper forest makes your walk the best.
Meals and Accommodation during the trek
Tea houses in Langtang Valley Trek Route are good and offer quality accommodation services to the trekker. Whether it’s a day lunch or overnight accommodation, you’ll get the best available tea house throughout this trek.
Accommodation
You’ll get a night’s accommodation at a star-rated hotel in Kathmandu with a welcome dinner. While on the trek, you’ll get a lodge at Syabrubesi. Past Syabrubesi till Langtang and Gosaikunda Lake, you’ll be accommodated in tea houses.
You’ll get a twin sharing room with and without attached bathrooms. At Syabrubesi, Langtang, Kyanjin, and Deurali, you’ll be accommodated in a twin-sharing room with an attached bathroom. However, you’ll use the shared bathroom with separate twin-sharing rooms.
You can expect clean beds with washed blankets, pillowcases, and bedsheets. Also, in Langtang, Kyanjin, and Thulo Syabru, you’ll get the best accommodation since the tea houses in these regions are among the best.
Meals
Throughout this nine-day trek, you’ll get nine breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
You’ll get a meal on each breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a hot drink like tea or coffee.
Tea houses offer different meal choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And you can try different meals in each session.
Breakfast typically includes porridge, muesli, oats, pancakes, chapati, toast, omelet, etc. Drinks like yak milk tea, yak milk, yak yogurt, black tea, ginger tea, and coffee are popular for breakfast.
For lunch and dinner, you can try fried rice, noodles, dumplings, Dal Bhat, rice pudding, Sherpa stew, and more. You’ll get a handful of meal options even in higher regions like Kyanjin Gompa and Lauribinayak.
Transportation
Once you land at Kathmandu airport, you’ll get an airport-to-hotel transfer in a private vehicle. And during your departure, you’ll get a private vehicle hotel to airport transfer.
You’ll get a bus ride from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi before starting the trek. Also, while returning to Kathmandu, you’ll get a bus ride from Dhunche to Kathmandu with a hotel transfer in a taxi.
The bus ride takes eight hours. However, a private jeep completes the ride in 6 hours. Also, it’s more comfortable than taking the bus ride. A private vehicle drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi is expensive. Thus, you’ve to pay the additional trip cost. Hence, if you want a private jeep ride instead of a bus ride, you must inform us while booking Langtang Gosaikunda Trek.
Langtang Trek Permit
For Langtang Gosaikunda Trek, you’ll need a Langtang National Park entry permit. In the past, trekkers had to buy a TIMS Card, which now is no longer required for individual and group trekkers.
Upon buying Gosaikunda Langtang Trek with us, you’ll get a Langtang Trek Permit. You don’t have to pay additional fees for a permit.
To know more about the permits, read this blog.
Trek preparations and Physical fitness
Although Langtang Valley Trek is best for novice trekkers, it’s still challenging if trekkers don’t have proper trek preparations. Moreover, you must have decent physical fitness to trek to Kyanjin Gompa, Gosaikunda Lake, and Dhunche.
If you’re considering this trekking in Autumn 2025, we recommend you start preparing it in August. Trek preparations include buying proper trek gear, setting the trek expectations, learning about the trek route, knowing your trek guide, mental preparations, etc.
Physical fitness is a must for Langtang Gosaikunda Trek. The steeper sections, rugged terrain, and high-altitude environment test you. Hence, with proper physical fitness, you’ll be able to walk in comfort. Moreover, you won’t get tired throughout the trek.
Cardio exercises like running, cycling, and swimming are best for preparing yourself for high-altitude trekking. It’d be better to complete a few 9-10 km hikes before joining the trek. We suggest you start working on physical fitness two months before starting the trek.
Acclimatization
There’s no acclimatization stop during the days of Langtang Gosaikunda Trek.
You’ll trek from Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa for just three hours. If you start the trek at 7, you’ll reach Kyanjin at 9:30 or 10 am at least. For the rest of the day, you can stay in the tea house for a rest or visit some cafes for coffee and your favorite pies. You can count this day on the trek as an acclimatization day.
Around 3 pm, you’ll start climbing to Kyanjin Ri lower peak for sightseeing. And if possible, your trek guide will take you to Kyanjin Ri upper peak.
If you want a day’s rest at Kyanjin Gompa and trek to Tsergo Ri, the Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Itinerary is ten days long. However, if you still want to complete this trek in 9 days, you must trek to Pairo, Lauribinayak, and Gosaikunda-Dhunche from Kyanjin Gompa in three days, which is doable.
Since Langtang Valley is below 4000 meters, you’re less likely to get altitude sickness. Moreover, you’ll take three days to reach Kyanjin with short day walks and proper rest. Hence, Langtang Valley Trek with Gosaikunda Lake doesn’t require an acclimatization stop.
Communication during the trek, wifi, and electricity
Except at Pairo, Bamboo, and Lama Hotel, almost every tea houses in this trek provide wifi and electricity. You’ll get telephone signals at every place except Lama Hotel.
To use wifi, you’ve to pay Rs. 250-300 at every place. However, the use of electricity is free.
We recommend you buy a Nepali carrier like NTC or Ncell if you wish to use 4G instead of wifi. However, the carrier signals are poor at high altitudes.
Hot Shower and Hot Drinking Water
Every tea house provides a hot shower and asks for Rs. 200-300. In Langtang and Kyanjin, tea houses offer solar-heated hot water showers, which are much safer to use. And the rest of the tea houses provide gas water heaters.
Cold drinking water is free. However, the hot drinking water costs Rs. 50 per cup and Rs. 200 per thermos. We suggest you buy a small pot of hot water instead of buying in cups.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Travel Insurance
Langtang Valley is not an altitude-sickness-prone region for trekkers. However, things can change anytime in the mountains, and you may get altitude sickness. Often, Langtang gets hit by landslides, with a recent major incident being the earthquake in 2015.
Hence, during these instances, you’ll need a helicopter evacuation. To get helicopter evacuation, you must have travel insurance. After booking this trek with us, you must buy comprehensive travel insurance that covers helicopter evacuation and medical repatriation.
Note: We neither sell travel insurance nor do the trek fee include the insurance fee. We highly recommend you purchase travel insurance before joining our trek group.
While you’re on the trek and get sick or injured, we’ll use your travel insurance policy to talk with your travel insurance partner. And also, in the meantime, it gives us proof to call an on-time helicopter.
Luggage during the trek
You’ll need a handful of trekking gear and clothing during the 9-day trek. Hence, you must pack a backpack with essential gear for the trek.
We allow our clients a 10 kg backpack weight limit. To carry your backpack, we’ll give you a trek porter. However, we recommend you carry a bag with essential items like a camera, passport, and other documents yourself.
Please note that if your backpack weighs more than 10kg, you’ve to pay an additional fee to the trek porter.
You can leave your excess backpack at the hotel in Kathmandu and collect it after the trek.
Langtang Gosaikunda Trek Safety
NepTrek ensures your safety throughout the trek. Our trekking guides are first-aid responders who’ll provide first-aid treatment during the trek.
Moreover, everyone treks together to ensure the utmost safety and the group’s unity.
If anyone in the group gets altitude sickness, your trek guide decides whether to continue or abort the trek.
You’ll get an on-time helicopter evacuation funded by your insurance partner during health emergencies and rescue.
Responsible Trekking and etiquette
We encourage our dear clients to practice responsible trekking while on Langtang Gosaikunda Trekking. Plastic wrappers and personal stuff are the significant hazards that pollute trekking routes. Hence, we request you to bring plastic wrappers and other waste back.
We request you to respect the local people, their lifestyle, and religion. Don’t harm any monuments and animals during the trek. Also, if you wish to take a holy bath at the lake, we request you put swimsuit before entering the lake.
We’ve been working with several environmental conservation initiatives to promote a sustainable trek. We expect our valued clients to support our goal of promoting a sustainable trek.
Tipping to your trek guide and porters
We encourage you to tip your trek guide and porter on the last day of the trek. Tipping in Nepali culture is more like a “Thank you for the service“.
There’s no standard tipping fee. However, you can tip your trek guide based on the quality service you get during the trek.
Have plans for the Gosaikunda Langtang Trek in 2025?
We believe that you’re interested in Langtang Gosaikunda Lake Trek. If you’re considering booking this trek, email us at mailtoneptrek@gmail.com. You can also visit our Contact Us page to remain in touch with us on various platforms.
We look forward to this trekking in 2025.
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