Langtang & Manaslu · Feasts, markets and the lunar calendar
Food and festivals in Langtang & Manaslu
Newar samay baji and yomari, Thakali dal bhat, Sherpa shyakpa, Tharu ghonghi, Mithila sweets, Ilam's tea and tongba in the eastern hills. And the festivals that bring them out: Dashain, Tihar, Indra Jatra, Bisket, Tiji and Chhath.
Trips
Langtang & Manaslumax 4,380 mGosaikunda Janai Purnima pilgrimage trek
Six nights timed to Janai Purnima, the full moon of Shrawan, when thousands of Hindu pilgrims and Tamang shamans climb to Gosaikunda …
Langtang & Manaslumax 2,030 mNuwakot palace and farm stay
Three slow nights in Nuwakot, the hill town where Prithvi Narayan Shah began the unification of Nepal. You stay at The Famous …
Langtang & Manaslumax 3,165 mTamang Heritage Trail and village homestays
Seven nights on the Tamang Heritage Trail west of the Langtang valley: stone villages, hot springs, a high meadow with views to …
Places
Langtang & Manaslu2,240 mGatlang
Stone-and-timber Tamang village on the Heritage Trail
Langtang & Manaslu4,380 mGosaikunda
The sacred lake Shiva made with his trident, at 4,380 m
Langtang & Manaslu2,600 mHelambu
Hyolmo villages, apple orchards and gompas a day from Kathmandu
Langtang & Manaslu3,870 mKyanjin Gompa
Monastery, cheese factory and glaciers at the head of Langtang
Langtang & Manaslu900 mNuwakot
The hill fort where Prithvi Narayan Shah planned Nepal
Experiences
HeritageTamang homestay in Gatlang
Stay with a Tamang family in a stone-and-timber house, share meals at the hearth, help with farm work and learn …
HeritageTamang Selo songs and damphu drums
An evening of Tamang Selo, the call-and-answer songs of the Tamang, played on the round damphu drum by villagers in …
NatureMorning walk to Parvati Kunda
A short climb above Gatlang to Parvati Kunda, a small sacred lake with a shrine, through fields and forest with …
Slow daysTrek to the Tatopani hot springs
The second day of the Tamang Heritage Trail: walk from Gatlang through Tamang farmland and forest to Tatopani, where natural …
SpiritualWalk with the pilgrims at Janai Purnima
Join the Hindu and shamanic pilgrimage to Gosaikunda on the full moon of Shrawan: a monsoon trek from Dhunche, a …
NatureSunset over Manaslu from Laurebina
Laurebina, at about 3,900 m below Gosaikunda, looks west across Ganesh Himal, Manaslu and on clear days the Annapurnas. Watch …
TrekkingCross Lauribina La into Helambu
From Gosaikunda, climb past the upper lakes to Lauribina La at 4,610 m and descend a long rocky trail to …
NatureWalk the chain of sacred lakes
A gentle half-day walk around Gosaikunda and the smaller lakes of the Ramsar-listed complex, Saraswati Kunda and Bhairab Kunda among …
