A Guide To The Langtang Valley Trek, Nepal (all you need to know)

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Everything you need to know to plan your own Langtang Valley Trek, plus a complete run down of our day-to-day itinerary and experience on the trail, as seen in our accompanying ambient hiking films. For more written info check out our detailed guide and trail notes on the blog - www.goingthewholehogg.com/langtang-valley-trek-guide/ and www.goingthewholehogg.com/langtang-valley-trekking-route-guide/ Cheers! Kim & Del

[@gyanendrasubba695]

On behalf of Nepal and Nepalese . We welcome both of you for coming to visit Nepal . And it was a pleasure to watch the wonderful video you made .♥

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thank you so much 🙏 ☺️

[@megha2453]

I've seen way too many travel guide,trek guide videos.but i never seen someone explained things this detailed and useful🙌.thank you guys❤

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hey, you’re very welcome. Thanks for that, it means a lot to know you’ve found this useful 👍

[@marcuslee74239]

This channel truly deserve a like and subscribe. Thank you so much!

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Appreciate that, thank you!

[@Samywater-l1v]

The video is nicely made. We did this same hike with the local guide company Alpine Ramble Treks, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I highly recommend doing this trek and also Alpine Ramble if you are looking for the best local tour operator or guide.

[@offframephotography765]

Superb job guys. You look so happy when talking about your trips.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Cheers Altin, appreciate it as always. Haha, filming this style is always a bit challenging (this one took us 6 hours) so glad we look happy 😅

[@tonymahon8205]

Excellent video and really clear, useful information. Thank so much.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thank you Tony, glad you found it useful 👍

[@subratabiswas4199]

Excellent, serene video. Awesome

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thank you very much!

[@JeffCuster]

Excellent video! We are preparing for our first trek in Nepal next year. You have given us great insight in to making it a successful trip! Thanks!

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

You’re very welcome Jeff, thank you! Enjoy the planning and we hope you have a fantastic trek next year 🤞

[@mathswithmrzuber1259]

Thanks for an amazing video. You have inspired me to return to Nepal after 30 years!

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Glad to hear it! I'm sure there will be many changes since your last visit but the mountains will be just as beautiful!

[@NepalmotherhouseTreks]

Thank you very much for sharing the details. Amazing Video ...

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful 😃

[@spiral-m]

thanks a lot for this informative video. I'm planning to do this late February early March next year and hoping that they won't be too much snow! I think it's good that use of drones is prohibitively expensive. I dread to think what these places of solitude and nature Will become when trekkers get their hands on ever cheaper drones with no restrictions....

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thank you for watching. Maybe you’ll have a bit of snow that early in the but hopefully it will be manageable, and it certainly looks great with those conditions. Good luck 🤞

[@kisin]

You guys are hilarious. Just did ABC and my guide recommended Lantang Valley for if I were to bring my dad (70+ yo) the next time round. Stumbled on your vid - very entertaining and informative.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Haha, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it/found it useful. Definitely recommend Langtang Valley too 😃

[@flutingaround]

Absolutely amazing guide! I can't thank you enough with being so thorough with the information needed. Seems like the perfect starter trek for me. 👏👏👏

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Glad you found it useful. Indeed, it’s a good one to start off with and get prepped for more challenging adventures 😃

[@BicheBug1996]

​@@GoingTheWholeHogg the wife does all the talkinggg😂😂

[@ВероникаПустовит-х8о]

Guys, u are awesome and so inspiring!😻

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Aww, thank you 😸😸!

[@koraykoral7703]

Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

You’re very welcome 😃

[@zizyan305]

Great adventure

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

It sure is 😃

[@yashvardhan2045]

Great information

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Glad it was helpful 🙂

[@bikashlama6348]

One of the famous trekking route in the nepal. Langtang valley trek.....😮

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

it's a beauty!

[@justguy007]

Really nice info. Thanks

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful

[@sonamtamang4854]

WOW Really good movie. And thank you very much for making such a beautiful videos of our village (langtang,kyangin gumba) thank you both for your hard work.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thanks for watching and we're glad you like the films. The Langtang Valley is such a beautiful place, we loved our trek here! Hope all is good at Holyland Guesthouse 😊

[@cherylmathew4071]

Heading to langtang valley on Nov 2023 inspired by your itinerary.Can't wait and thank you so much😍

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Oh fantastic, I'm sure you'll love it! Happy trekking 🥾😃

[@cherylmathew4071]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg I just saw the Gosaikunda lake trek and omg i feel like i cannot leave the langtang region without seeing this mesmeric view. I had a doubt about this trek and hope you can clear it for me. I touch down KTM on Nov 1 and my return flight on Nov 15th Do you guys think i can start my trek from pairo to gosaikunda lake and return to KTM without extending the trek to Ghopte by Nov 14th ! considering the fact that i start to pairo on DAY 9 as per your itinerary . Your revert will be much appreciated.Thanks in advance

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

@@cherylmathew4071 It is gorgeous isn't it!! So, I would say the minimum time you need to add on Gosainkunda is 4 days: Pairo to Thulo Syabru, Thulo to Laurebina, Laurebina to Gosainkunda, Gosainkunda all the way to Dhunche, then on the 5th day drive back to KTM. So, if you plan to drive to Syabrubesi on 2nd Nov, then I think you could drive from Dhunche back to Kathmandu on 14th Nov. It means spending 1 night at Gosainkunda, and trekking all the way from Gosainkunda to Dhunche in one day (approx 7.5 hours trekking time). Hope you get a chance to see this beautiful lake! Kim

[@cherylmathew4071]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you so much Kim . Means a lot .😍

[@michaelanthony2425]

Hey how was the trip I’m looking at going October 2024 or March 2025

[@davidhudson4230]

Hello thank you for the video. Is crowded?

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

You’re welcome. It’s not super quiet but neither is it the busiest. Expect it to be busiest in October, then April.

[@davidhudson4230]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Do you know if it is the same trek that harold baldr did?

[@sabyasachinayak9275]

Hi dear...which month you have went there. We are planning to visit there in October 24. Also planning to summit Yala Peak... I'm from India...🙏

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hi there, we did this in late March 2023 🙂

[@wuichong]

Hey guys..really appreciate of such sharing. Looking forward of knowing more about this channel. But dont mind me saying, the audio for this video is not great. Too much echo. Hard to hear clearly.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hey, thanks for the appreciation. Yeah, we filmed in a room with a high ceiling which probably effected the audio a little. Thanks for the feedback.

[@merlinbernese]

Hey guys excelent video a wonderfull complement to your guide that I bough from amazon. A quick ? As I am keen on photography whats kind / brand of tripod do you have ? I am planning doing a month trek in nepal and highly interested in astro landscape photography any advice ???

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Thanks a lot, much appreciated! We use the Peak Design Travel Tripod… lightweight and very stable, we’ve had it for about 5 years now. We don’t have much experience with astro photography but for sure there are plenty of great opportunities for this in the mountains of Nepal 🇳🇵

[@merlinbernese]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thanks for your quick and kind replay.

[@dipz1284]

Hi, how do you go about getting a permit to fly a drone inside the Langtang valley national park? I have been told it is not possible or it is very expensive. I think its possible to get a license to fly in Kathmandu but not in the national park with difficulty? Please kindly advise?

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hi there, we actually didn’t get a permit and we didn’t even take our drone to Nepal this time. I know it’s expensive in the Khumbu for example, but everything we saw in the Langtang Valley NP indicated that it wasn’t permitted, full stop. In the end, we managed to get some great footage just with our cameras and felt that we didn’t miss the drone footage too much 🙂

[@AdrianTański-n8k]

Hello, Im planning on going for this trek in October/2024. Is it possible to get to Kyanjin Gompa and return to airport in just 6 days? (Kathmandu arrival on tuesday and return on sunday). Do you have any advices? Thank you.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hi, we’d recommend at least another 2 days on top of that. Standard itineraries suggest 8 days (including 2 days travel to/from Kathmandu, which you need to allow for). You can trek from Syabrubesi to Kyanjin Gompa in 3 days, although many experience symptoms of altitude sickness at that pace. Most people then stay one day in Kyanjin Gompa. It’s then 2 days to return to Syabrubesi although I guess it is possible to do it in one long day. So actually, in theory, if you took 3 days to trek to Kyanjin Gompa and 1 day to return, and have 1 day to travel from Kathmandu and 1 day to travel to Kathmandu, then 6 days total is possible. However, we wouldn’t advise it - one, a quick ascent means more chance of altitude sickness, two, you wouldn’t have time to spend at Kyanjin Gompa and climb to both Kyanjin Ri and Tsergo Ri, and three, you’d likely be absolutely shattered. If you have more time, we would highly recommend using it. Check out our guide for more info: www.goingthewholehogg.com/langtang-valley-trek-guide

[@JaceVibe]

Thank you for all the effort you put into this guide! One question: What happens if you decide to stay somewhere for more than one night if you are with a guide? Or if you planned 6 days, but you decide you would prefer 8 due to difficulty?

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

You’re very welcome. If you think you might vary things from a planned itinerary, or at least want to leave the option open, then it would be wise to cover that with your guide and trekking agency beforehand. It may prove problematic if you’ve paid a fixed price for a set number of days, but if you’re able to agree on flexibility before the trek then it shouldn’t be a problem. Ultimately, it’s your trek and you should be the one to decide, and besides, if you take extra days then the guide also gets paid for those extra days too.

[@JaceVibe]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thanks for the answer 😉

[@pamcarpenter6586]

Is this the movie? I watched it Friday, really good!

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

This is the ‘guide’ video where we talk about how to do the Langtang Valley trek and discuss our own experience on the trail 🙂

[@ujjwalkandel152]

i wanna go to this langtang trek so please suggest me a best time to go there.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Like many treks in Nepal, the peak seasons for trekking in the Langtang Valley are Mid-March to April and October to Mid-November. While nothing is guaranteed, these months typically offer the best chance of clear skies mixed with warmer temperatures. In autumn, expect less wind and higher temperatures, while in late March and April, blooming rhododendrons and other spring flowers are a beautiful sight at lower elevations.

[@ujjwalkandel152]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Lastly i had a abc trek unfortunatly i didnot saw any snowfalls there so nextly i wanna see and experience snowfall and flowers too so could you please suggest me which month is suit for me ?

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Getting snowfall and flowers at the same time… that’s a tough one. Best bet is April when flowers are starting to bloom but there is still a chance of snow.

[@mindstef]

This video and your website has been very helpful guys! Absolutely love it. I am going to do this hike in early May, I've heard temperatures are becoming pretty hot at that time (25-30°C during the day), and so I'm wondering if I'll really need a down jacket and a lot of layers to bring with me on the hike? I also would love to ask if anybody has a shoe recommendation for this kind of trek? Do you need really heavy mountain boots? I believe right now I have a Type B hiking shoe, is this sufficient for this kind of trail?

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hey, thanks very much, glad you’ve found our stuff useful. Yes, even in late March temperatures were pretty warm during the day. I would be cautious about packing too few layers and no down jacket, even for May. Although daytime temperatures can be high, we would still expect morning, evening and night temperatures to be cold around Kyanjin Gompa. In terms of shoes or boots, it’s really up to you. The trails are mostly good and if you have good trail shoes with a decent grip then that should be fine. We would definitely recommend proper boots if you carry a heavy load, so that you have good ankle support, but it sounds like you aim to travel quite light and so don’t really need that. Hope that helps, thanks again 😃

[@mindstef]

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thanks for your reply! Will definitely pack a jacket and bring some layers for the evenings and mornings. And indeed, I'll be traveling quite lightly so might just go with a trail shoe :) thank you again!

[@mashuto]

Can someone please confirm if its still possible to do this trek independently ?

[@Expen5ive]

Is it a requirement now to have a guide for trekking lang tang? I read somewhere its an official rule now

[@ElkeHelmstadt]

We did ABC at the end of April where we've met a couple trekking alone. Two days later we've met them again and they've told us that at the last permit-checkpoint they didn't let them pass without a guide! So they had to find a guide before they could continue!!

[@nadhiranajat2695]

How do you bring your camera throughout the hiking process.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

The camera is attached to my backpack using a Peak Design Capture Clip, and I have the Peak Design Travel Tripod stowed in a stretchy side pocket

[@sweetledelortagaan8656]

Hi! ❤ May I know what month did you guys did this trek? Im using this as my guide and reference🥹

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Hi there! No problem, we did this in the last week of March 😃

[@TheFarmersHunters]

Is this the movie? I watched it Friday, really good!

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

This is the guide video. We also have a short ambient video focusing on the trail, and a full length film covering the whole experience. Thanks for watching 😃