Gosaikunda Laurebina Pass Trek

Arrive at the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu.  We will have an introduction session for your guide and trekking crew. Next, work on the final preparation for the hike and receive a pre-departure briefing from your local team leader. Overnight stay at the hotel

Pick up from the hotel at 6:30 a.m. The Kerung Deluxe bus leaves Balaju at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be had on the drive to Trisuli. Dhunche Lodge is where you’ll spend the night.

Dhunche is the starting point for the trek. Trek uphill through bamboo and oak woodland, passing via the villages of Deurali and Dimsa on your way to Sing Gompa. Sing Gompa features a well-known monastery and is regarded as a sacred shrine. The Langtang Himalayan mountains may be seen from the trail. Sing Gompa Lodge is where you will spend the night.

You’ll pass via Chandanbari (3,330m) and Cholangpati (3,654m) today on your way to Laurebina (3,910m). The cheese factory in Chandanbari is well-known to explore. To get to Gosaikunda, you should trek for 2 hours up a steep hill from Lauribina (4,380m). The uphill climb of is the idle The i site to see and capture the Langtang and Ganesh Himalayan ranges is Gosaikunda. Gosaikunda Lodge is where you’ll spend the night.

Trek to the highest point of the trail, Laurebina La Pass (4,610m). It provides a magnificent mountain view. Suryakunda/Lauribina Pass offers a breathtaking vista. After crossing through a small settlement called Phedi, the route gradually descends into the village of Ghopte. Ghopte is where you’ll spend the night.

Today you will spend the entire day on the downhill trail. Mangengoth is a scattered human habitation along the road. The route takes you through a gorgeous green forest. At Thadepati, the route separates to head to two separate destinations: Kutumsang and Helambu. On the eastern side of Tharepati is the famed Helambu hiking trail. Kutumsang is where you’ll spend the night.

You will get a vehicle at Kutumsang that will take you to Kathmandu. It is 4-5 hours drive to Kathmandu.

This is the time for saying goodbye from Nepal until the next trip. You will depart to your destination after this wonderful trekking experience. Oriental Journeys will drop off you at the airport from the hotel and waiting to meet you soon on your next Nepal Trip.

These packages include airport pickup and dropoff services, You need to provide us with your flight details in prior conversation so that we can arrange the service for you. At the time of your arrival, a representative from Oriental Journeys will come to Tribhuvan International Airport to receive you.

As you will be climbing a direct before reaching Gosaikunda from Cholangpati, the trek demands proper training for high altitude trek or some trekking experience above 3000meters sea level. Gosainkunda and Laurebina la pass trek is suitable for keen trekkers/hikers who are physically fit and mentally prepared to walk around 4 or 5 hours a day carrying a lightweight day Pack.

We provide 3* Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu whereas there will be tea house lodge with the best possible room available during the trek days. The tea house lodges provide a cozy room with a clean with bed with warm mattresses and blankets. However, you can carry your own sleeping bags. The sleeping bags are easily available in the shops of Thamel to take in rent.

The tea house lodges of the trekking trail have warm dining with heating system. The lodges own their restaurant attached to the lodge buildings.  They provide delicious foods, mostly vegetarian such as Nepali meal sets, momo and noodles, including western foods like Pasta, tuna bakeries, and potatoes, eggs, Dal Bhat, bread, soups, fresh seasonal vegetables. Traveler has to eat dinner and breakfast in the same lodge. However, there will be lunch pause during your trek in the afternoon before the evening camp.

Almost all the guesthouse/tea house lodges on the trekking trail have a shower. Some of them might charge extra cost for using it. The supporting staff, however, will provide a bucket of hot water during the camping trek.

Almost all the shops and tea houses of the tail sell bottled water. Despite of this facility, we suggest the travelers to not use bottled water as it contributes to environmental pollution. Instead, you can get boiled water from the hotel /lodge you stay or you should carry water purifying chlorine tablets to purify the available tap/spring.

Some of the lodges have electric facility and some have installed solar powers. So, charging your batteries and camera is possible. However, they might charge you some extra amount in a remote part of the trail. We suggest to carry spare batteries along with you.

Either Ncell or Namaste mobile network works throughout the trail. Sometimes during the case of worst weather the networks are disturbed. Otherwise the mobile 3G network works for the internet.

The ATM machines are available only in the big cities. You cannot use it during your trek in the village and remote areas. You should carry Nepalese currencies for your necessary expenses. Nepalese Currency is available in paper notes of NPR 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000.

We advise you to book your trips in months of advance to prepare yourself in all the necessary ways. You can book the trips directly paying through our website or through bank transfer, once you decide your travel. However, we will facilitate you for the last minute booking based on the type of tour/travel package you choose.

Regarding the payment installment, we prefer to receive 20% of the total trip cost as an advance deposit of the trip in order to confirm your reservation before you arrive in Nepal. You can pay the remaining amount after your arrival in Kathmandu.

We provide porter(s) to carry your luggage. The ratio of porter is 2:1 ration i.e one porter for two trekkers. Our porters will carry a maximum of 20 kilos of weight.

The distance that you have to walk for a day depending on your itinerary, generally, varies every day. The walking/trekking distance varies on the basis of available teahouse lodges, gradient, terrain and altitude. Despite the change in the distance you walk each day, you have to walk roughly about 5 hours each day on average.

Your preparedness and physical condition determine the supporting tools/equipment you should carry. However walking poles are always helpful while walking in the altitude and downhill. But walking poles are not mandatory.

You should carry some additional money while going on a trek. We highly recommend that you take Nepalese currencies because foreign currencies are not easily convertible in remote areas. Based on your spending habits you can allocate equivalent Nepalese rupees of US$10-US$15 per day to buy extra drinks, water bottles, etc. while you are on trek