Langtang Trek with Helicopter Return

Overview of Langtang valley helicopter trek

A short trek for the best experience – Langtang valley helicopter trek can be a best suit for your first time in Nepal. None other than Langtang valley trek can be as beautiful and interesting in short holiday in Nepal.

Among many Himalayan trekking destinations of Nepal; Langtang valley has been standing out to be a suitable for the beginners and for those who are in short amount of time for the best insights of the mountains, culture, traditional and the adventure of the mountains.

Are you looking for high altitude side trips but low altitude trek? Langtang valley trek has this opportunity. Trekkers sleeps 3900 meters at the maximum but still will have options to trek all the way up to 5000 meters as a day side trip. This literally takes you in the middle of the towering mountains, into the beauty of the high altitude.

Best thing about langtang valley trek is you can wait and see how you feel. If you feel good enough to hike higher you always can. If not you can always get the best view of the 360 degree panorama of the mountain from the low altitude trek. This is why Langtang valley trek has been number one choice of the beginner’s trekkers for Nepal.

However, Langtang valley trek with helicopter return has made this trekking adventure the best one. With all those exploration from 700 meters to 5000 meters along the trekking on your foot will rewards with helicopter ride, at the end of the trip. Flight from langtang valley to Kathmandu goes over the langtang range and sees view of the towering peaks from Manaslu and Ganesh himal. Aerial view of the snowcapped mountains; and rest for your legs after days of trekking worth Langtang valley helicopter trek.

Short & beautiful langtang trek provides all major prospects of mountain trekking with both aerial as well as ground view of the mountains.

Nature & Wildlife/Bird

From the first day, Langtang valley helicopter trekking tail goes along the river through the forest. Thus the entire trekking trip will be full of nature and exploration, on air or on the ground. Walking along the bamboo forest, no tree line zone, by the glacier, in between the mountains – Nature is overwhelming inside Langtang national park.

As the trail of trekking is inside national park, we will discover much wildlife. Some of the major wildlife conserved by Langtang national park is as follow:

46 mammal species

• Assamese monkey
• grey wolf
• red panda
• clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), leopard cat, snow leopard
• musk deer and Tibetan sheep
• wolves
• Snow leopards have been reported in Kyangjin and Ganjala – upper Langtang, upper Yangri and upper Lendi valleys
• Red panda is frequently sighted in Polangpati, Ghodatabela and the southern flank of Cholangpati, Panch Pokhari, Yangri and Maginigoth areas.
• Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) can be found in elevations between 3,300 to 5,300m
• The Himalayan black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus) is frequently sighted in Timure, Thulo Bharku, Melamchi, Briddim, Thulo Syafru, Lokil and Ghodatabela
• common leopard (Panthera pardus) in Dhunche, Bharku, Syafrubesi, Ramche, Kutumsang and Sermathan
• Ghoral (Nemorhaedus goral) is frequently seen in Timure, Bridim, Sherpagaon and Bomboo areas.
• serow (Capricornis summatraensis) in Ghodatabela and lower Langtang Valley.
• The Himalayan Tahr is predominantly found on the south facing slopes in Langtang valley and Lendi valley.
• Unlike Sagarmatha National Park, the mountain ungulates like ghoral, Himalayan Tahr and serow are extremely trepid

Birds of Langtang national Park- More than 250 species

• Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
• satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
• Ibisbil (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
• Wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola),
• Globally threatened bird species, is found in Kyangjin.
• The Snow partridge is frequently seen in the Gosaikunda valley in summer
• Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus), Himalayan snowcock (Tetragallus himalayensis)
• Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae), Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
• Himalayan Griffin (Gyps Himalayansis), Eurasian Griffin (Gyps fulvus) and the Red Headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
• Yellow Rumped Honey Guide (Indicator xanthonotus) in Bomboo and Lamahotel
• Gliding Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) in Lauribinayak and upper Langtang valley.
• Wetland dependent birds Bar Headed goose (Ancer indicus), Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) and Common Merganser (Mergus merganser).
• The 12 globally threatened bird species found in Langtang National Park are – the satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra), yellow-rumped honey guide (Indicator xanthonotus), wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), red headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), pallid harrier (Circus macrourus), greater spotted eagle (Aquila clang), imperial eagle (Aquila beliaca), yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola), hoary throated brawing (Actinodura nipalensis), Nepal wren babbler (Pnegpphyga emaculata) and ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii).
• The park has the highest known density of Nepal wren babbler, a restricted range species (Baral and Inskipp 2005).