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Langtang area is toward the north of Kathmandu Valley. The
scenery here is spectacular, and the trek more adventurous as
the area is visited by fewer tourists. To the west of Langtang
is Ganesh Himal with a range of 6000 to 7000 meters. The main
ethnic groups living here are Sherpas and Tamangs. The forests
in the region have temperate and sub-alpine vegetation. Wildlife
include migratory birds, deer, monkeys, Tahr and Pika. |
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From the ridges above
Singh Gomba, Laurebina Yak and thereabouts you may have a good view of the
mountain spurs of the Himalayan massifs of Ganesh, Manaslu and in the far
distance the peaks of the Annapurnas. The perspective of size dawns on you when
you figure the Annapurnas are nearly 200 km away! If you get the chance to hike
up the Langtang Valley to Kyanjin Gompa, and even beyond, it should not be
missed. It is a beautiful 6/7day walk, either starting in Syabrubensi or Dhunche.
I think the walk to Lama Hotel from Dhunche going via Thulo Bharkhu and Thulo
Syabru is much nicer than going there straight from Syabrubensi, it is also a
shorter bus ride! The walk itself is not very difficult (I managed it when I was
3 months pregnant!) and only has a couple of very steep uphill sections. The
walking days, too, are not so long, on average, 5 hrs a day. The mountain
scenery is beautiful and the people fantastic. The view at Kyanjin Gompa
especially of Langtang Lirung, is one fo the best that I have seen anyway in the
Himalayas, and best of all, as the third most popular trekking region in Nepal,
it is never that crowded.
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