Rasuwa district
Langtang & Tamang country
The closest big mountains to Kathmandu, and a valley rebuilt by hand.
Langtang lost its main village and much of its population to a landslide in 2015. What has happened since is the reason we keep bringing people back: the valley has been rebuilt, lodge by lodge, largely by the families who lost everything, and tourism income is the mechanism doing it.
It is also, straightforwardly, a beautiful and underrated walk — seven hours by road from Kathmandu and then a forest gorge that opens into a glaciated basin with a 7,227 m peak at the head of it.
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- 4,773 mHighest point we reach
- 5Prime months a year
Timing
When to come.
March to May brings rhododendron; October to December gives the sharpest views of Langtang Lirung.
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Signature experiences
What you came for.
- Kyanjin Ri at 4,773 m, a half-day climb from the last village
- The yak-cheese factory at Kyanjin Gompa, running since 1955
- The Tamang Heritage Trail through Gatlang, Tatopani and Briddim
- Homestays run by the households you stay with, not by an agent
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Ways to walk it.
Every departure in Langtang, from the shortest to the most committing.
Langtang Valley & Kyanjin Ri
8 days · Max 10 travellers · Mar–May · Oct–Dec
Eight days from Kathmandu to a glaciated basin below a 7,227 m peak, on a trail rebuilt by the families who live on it.
Tamang Heritage Trail
7 days · Max 10 travellers · Mar–May · Sep–Dec
A week of homestays through Tamang villages in Rasuwa, on a trail the households themselves built back after 2015.
Local knowledge
Who leads here.
Elsewhere in Nepal
Other regions.
Everest & Khumbu
The valley that made trekking famous, walked at a kinder pace.
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Annapurna
Rice terraces to high desert in a single walking week.
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Mustang
Tibet's weather, Tibet's architecture, Nepal's side of the border.
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Manaslu & Tsum
The circuit people walk once they have already walked Annapurna.
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Private departures
Langtang, on your dates.
Every journey on this page can run privately, at your pace, for your group. Same guides, same lodges, your calendar.