Langtang National Park · 28.21° N · 85.52° E

Langtang Valley

The valley of glaciers - a week-long walk from subtropical forest to a wide alpine bowl ringed by 7,000m peaks, home to Tamang villages, yak cheese factories and some of Nepal's warmest teahouses.

classiccultural8 days4,984 mModerate

Begin the ascent

Day 01 · Travel · 1,550 m

Drive to Syabrubesi

Wind up the Trishuli valley to the trailhead at the Langtang river.

O₂ 83% of sea level
Day 1 of 8

Drive to Syabrubesi - 1,550 m — Drive to Syabrubesi

Day 02 · Trek · 2,470 m

Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel

Climb through oak and bamboo forest - keep an eye out for red pandas and langur monkeys.

+920 m gained today
O₂ 74% of sea level
Day 2 of 8

Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel - 2,470 m — Syabrubesi to Lama Hotel

Day 03 · Trek · 3,430 m

Lama Hotel to Langtang village

The forest opens into the glacial valley; pass mani walls and water-driven prayer wheels.

+960 m gained today
O₂ 65% of sea level
Day 3 of 8

Lama Hotel to Langtang village - 3,430 m — Lama Hotel to Langtang village

Day 04 · Trek · 3,870 m

Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa

A short, spectacular morning beneath Langtang Lirung to the valley's highest village.

+440 m gained today
O₂ 62% of sea level
Day 4 of 8

Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa - 3,870 m — Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa

Day 05 · High point · 3,870 m

Summit Tserko Ri

A dawn ascent of Tserko Ri (4,984m) - Langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa and Shishapangma in Tibet fill the horizon.

O₂ 62% of sea level
Day 5 of 8

Summit Tserko Ri - 3,870 m — Summit Tserko Ri

Day 06 · Trek · 2,470 m

Kyanjin to Lama Hotel

A long, easy descent back into the forest.

O₂ 74% of sea level
Day 6 of 8

Kyanjin to Lama Hotel - 2,470 m — Kyanjin to Lama Hotel

Day 07 · Trek · 1,550 m

Lama Hotel to Syabrubesi

Final walk down the valley and a farewell evening with your crew.

O₂ 83% of sea level
Day 7 of 8

Lama Hotel to Syabrubesi - 1,550 m — Lama Hotel to Syabrubesi

Day 08 · Travel · 1,400 m

Drive to Kathmandu

Return to the capital by jeep.

O₂ 84% of sea level
Day 8 of 8

Drive to Kathmandu - 1,400 m — Drive to Kathmandu

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Elevation

How the days climb.

Hover the profile to see each day - conservative ascent, acclimatization built in.

The ledger

The climb, in numbers.

Everything about this route, derived from the itinerary - from the metres you gain to the oxygen you'll be breathing at the top.

8Days on the trail

3,870 mHigh point

2,320 mTotal climb

ModerateDifficulty

2–10Group size

Mar–May · Oct–DecBest season

62%Oxygen at the top

Day 4High-point day

Thinner air, day by day.

Oxygen falls with altitude. You start at 84% of sea level and finish at 62% at the high point - which is why every ascent profile here is conservative, with rest days built in.