Langtang Valley Budget Trek Itinerary
We prolong this itinerary according to your timeframe. You just tell us your desire and we will craft an itinerary based on your requirements.
No ATM service on the trail
Limited ATM facility is available only in Dhunche and Syabrubesi. Further up, you won’t get ATM service. Most of the time in Dhunche and Syabrubesi ATMs may not work due to frequent power cuts. So, we suggest you manage cash before the trek in Kathmandu. You can exchange local currency at Thamel.
Carry extra money for Budget Langtang Trek
All your meals, transports, accommodations, permits, and guides will be included in the price. However, there are some extra expenses that you need to pay yourself while on the trek. Such as cold drinks, alcoholic drinks, and bakery items are not included in your package. Besides, uses of WIFI, hot shower, and battery charging are also not included. Hence, carry an additional amount of USD 15-20 US dollars per day, equivalent in Nepali rupees for the extra expenses. If you drink beers, bakery items, and cold drinks frequently, you might need more than this amount.
Foods and accommodations on Langtang Budget Trek
The tea houses provide foods menu for visitors. You can pick up continental, Chinese and Indian as well as Nepalese dishes. You can choose porridge, muesli, boiled/fried egg, omelets, toast and pancakes with tea or coffee for breakfast, and the pizza, fried rice, plain rice, fry potatoes, chowmin/spaghetti, pasta/macaroni, or momo and Dal Bhat for lunch and dinner.
Also, the twin-sharing common local teahouse lodge accommodations will get throughout this trek. In most of the places, you will get sharing toilets with other trekkers. Only at Syabrubesi, you will have an attached bathroom with a hot shower running from the tap.
Langtang Budget Trek guide and porters
You will be guided by English speaking guide and supported by local porters. Your guides are well experienced, knowledgeable, and helpful and born in the mountain, so fit for trekking. All our guides are fully trained and certified by the government of Nepal. Our guides has led this trek more than 10 times with positive feedback from our previous clients.
Our guide speaks English well enough and takes care of your accommodations, meals, transport permits, etc. And porters are the heroes of this trek that is behind the scenes. They carry your belongings throughout the trip for your comfort and pleasant hike. Thus, we would like to request all of our guests to give respect to those heroes who make our trip successful.
The maximum elevation of Budget Langtang Trek
The maximum elevation you will reach to 4,773 meters/ 15659 ft at Kyanjin Ri. From Kyanjin Gompa, it takes 2.5 hours to reach the Kyanjin Ri viewpoint. We will pay our visit at this point on the 4th day.
Tserko Ri is another viewpoint that offers exceptional views of the mountains and glaciers around. The height of Tserko Ri is 5,000 meters and it takes about 5 hours to reach at the top of Tserko Ri from Kyanjin Gompa. It is suitable for only seasoned hikers.
Travel Insurance for Langtang Budget Trek
Trekking to Langtang valley doesn’t require a travel insurance policy. However, we recommend you to be insured before joining the trek for your financial protection in case of any emergencies. It is a moderate-level trek that goes through remote mountain terrain, rivers, and jungles. The excess of transport and hospitals are out of reach. In this region, the fastest option to get to the well-equipped hospital is by helicopter.
There is always a risk of natural calamities and health issues while traveling to the mountainous region. So, if you are fully insured all of your medication and helicopter rescue expenses will be covered by your travel insurance company.
Resolution of health problem while on this trek
Don’t worry; you are with the right hand. We will do everything to save your life if there are any difficulties with you in the mountains. If you have altitude sickness or any other health issues, you will be certainly taken to the nearby hospital if available. If there aren’t any health posts, you will be transferred to the low elevation as soon as possible.
Even more, if your health condition is getting worse your guide will contact our office in Kathmandu and ask for an emergency helicopter rescue. Then after, you will be transferred to the well-equipped hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment. All these rescue and treatment expenses should be covered by your travel insurance policy.
In the case of a natural disaster, you will be taken to a safe place with the help of our guide and porters. If the trails are blocked due to natural calamities your guide will try to find the safest and alternative routes. However, if there isn’t any option to go further up or return to Kathmandu, you will be rescued by helicopter and taken to Kathmandu. Your helicopter evacuation expenses should be covered by your insurance policy.
Himalayan Sightings on Langtang Budget Trek
While you are on this trek, you can see Mt. Langtang Lirung (7,234m), Mt. Langtang Ri (7,205m), Mt. Dorje Lakpa (6,966m), Mt. Langshisha Ri (6,427m), Mt. Gangchenpo (6,387m), Mt. Yala Peak (5,520m), Mt. Tsogaka (5,846m), Mt. Kyunga Ri (6,601m), Mt. Yansa Tsenji (6,690m), Mt. Dogpache (6,562m), Mt. Changbu (6,781m), Mt. Loenpo Gang (6,979m). These mountains can see only from the viewpoint of Kyajin Ri and Tserko Ri.
Level of difficulty of Langtang Budget Trek
Langtang valley trek is a moderate trek that goes up to the 4,773 meters altitude at Kyanjin Ri. But you will spend overnight at a height of 3,800 meters only. Relatively, this trek is easier than the other treks of Nepal such as Annapurna Base Camp and Everest base camp. Thus, you don’t need to be fit extremely.
However, doing some training beforehand is much more beneficial for your enjoyment. We suggest that you do regular morning walks, join the gym, swim, climb upstairs, and do short hiking at least 8 weeks before this trip . On this trek, your porters will carry your belongings and you have to carry your personal items only if you hired a porter.
Facilities of internet, hot shower and charging devices on the trail
Langtang valley trek offers all these services at an additional cost. Every teahouse has WIFI and they charge an extra cost of around NRS 200-NRS 400. From Lama Hotel to Kyanjin Gompa, the WIFI connection is not strong as in Kathmandu.
With each and every stop, you will get charging facilities with an additional charge. From the Lama hotel, tea houses have solar power and the price might be a bit higher than in the lower elevations. Charging cost ranges from NRS 150 to NRS 300 per hour.
As like in the Everest and Annapurna regions, you can also get a hot shower facilities on the Langtang valley trek. At Syabrubesi, local lodges provide running hot showers with attached bathrooms. Above the Syabrubesi, you will get a bucket hot shower at an extra cost. The price of the hot shower ranges from NRS 200 to 500 per shower.
If the weather is gloomy all day these services may not be available because in the mountain region power is generated by solar.