Trip Facts
- Toursit Bus/Jeep-Car
- 1 to 8
- 3900 meter/12792 feet
- Hotel-Lodge-Home Stay
- Somewhat Active
- Kathmandu
- Kathmandu
- Autumn (March to May) & Autumn (Aug to Nov)
- In Person
- Village Trek
- Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
- English/Chinese/Hindi
- 5
- 80
Trek along the local villages, witnessing their tradition, following their life & spending nights at their home is outstanding experience in your Nepal trekking trip. After few days of stand up, sit down with the local Tamang community; trek takes us into the spiral shaped river valley of Langtang national park, populated by Sherpa. Inside the national park we do not just get to see the wild life but also get closer to the mountains.
From numerous Mountain View points, Tamang heritage trail trek offers wider mountain view, the white mountains. The range of ganesh himal, from Manaslu and a part of Annapurna range can be seen during this trek. So Tamang heritage trail is not just a cultural and village trek, but also a trek for panorama of the 1000s’ of mountains.
Langtang Lirung standing 7205 meter or 23632 feet is the tallest mountain we get very close to. You will also be able to see the glacier of this tallest mountain of the region.
Trip Highlights:
- Home stay experience at Bridim and get closer to the hill tribe Tamang
- Directly contribute to the local economy
- View of the stunning mountain landscape including 10 mountains above 7 thousand meters.
- Nagthali Pass 3200 meters
- Tibetan Buddhism vibe in Nepal
- Rhododendron Foret and 1000’s of birds and butterflies
- Hot spring (like a bath tub) at Tatopani
- Langtang village
- Kyanjing village and 360 degree mountain Panorama
Tamang Heritage trail Trek now & then
Tamang heritage trek is one of the cultural community trek in Nepal. This Langtang trek lies between Ganesh Himal and Langtang Mountain Range. It is culturally rich trail, populated by Tamang tribe till Birdim village and dominated with Sherpa people after Birdim. Culture of these people here is similar as Tibetan tradition as it touches the Tibetan border in north.Timure used to be a trading route of Nepal Tibet in history. At present as well, Nepal – China boarder from Kerung is just 3 hours trek away.
Cultural & Natural Aspect of Trekking
This trek offers you with the luring white peaks and mountains, picturesque landscape and scattered antique villages. Also you can experience the lifestyle of Tamang & Sherpa peoples who are Nepalese mountain. These people are widely believed to be the dwellers of Nepali mountains living in close vicinity to the monumental Langtang. Major mountains that can be seen from Tamang heritage trekking in Langtang are Mt Manaslu (8th highest mountain of world), Mt Ganesh, Mt Langtang Lirung, Mt. GDorjeLakpa, Mt Yubra, Mt. Nayakyang peak and several other peaks.
As Consumers value fresh food and a working landscape, Consumer as well should support local farmers by buying their products and eating local food. So you can get the taste of the local food and the taste will remain on your tongue even after you get back to your home in developed country with delicious recipes. Also you can learn with locals and guides, how to cook? Some local dishes too.
This is a teahouse trek with twin-shared basis rooms. We will try to provide attached washroom rooms to far possible; however most of the tea-house (place you sleep overnight) will have shared washroom and toilet facilities.
Trek in Short:
- Accommodation: Local Lodge during the trekking & Standard Hotels in city
- Food: Every Local Lodge has Menu to choose food and drinks during trekking
- Difficulty: More like Simple less like Moderate
- Toilet: Shared indoor toilets in most of the guest houses, open in nature while trekking
- Transportation: Bus or Jeep before and after trekking
This is a sample itinerary for Tamang heritage trekking in Langtng region. Although this trek is of 14 days we can customize as per your request.
Day to Day Itinerary for Tamang Heritage trekking
1st Day : On arrival, our representative will transfer you to our hotel.
2nd Day : Kathmandu UNESCO Heritage tour
3rd Day : Drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi(1550m). 8-9 hrs
4th Day : Trek from Syabrubesi to Gatlang(2200m). 5-6 hrs
5th Day : Gatlang to Tatopani(2600m). 6-7 hrs
6th Day : Trek from Tatopani to Thuman(2400m). 6-7 hrs
7th Day : Thuman to Briddim(2345m). 6-7 hrs
8th Day : From Briddim to Lama hotel(2470m). 6-7 hrs
9th Day : Lama hotel to Langtang(3430m). 6 hrs
10th Day : Langtang to Kyanjin Gompa(3870m). 4 hrs
11th Day : Kyanjin Gompa to Lama hotel(2470m). 5-7 hrs
12th Day : Lama hotel to Syabrubesi(1550m). 5 hrs
13th Day : Drive from Syabrubesi to Kathmandu.
14th Day : Departure
Overview
Home stay in Langtang or attend special ceremony in the village of trekking trail – antique tradition of Tamang community from Langtang region can be experienced in this trek. Our itinerary for Tamang heritage trek covers langtang valley trek as well. This means, in this trek you will get insights of cultural tour as well as mountain trekking.
Are you interested in anthropology? Tamang heritage trail in the boarder of Nepal and China might give your best details of Tibetan Nepalese.
Attractions of Tamang Heritage Trail
- Homestay experience at Bridim and get closer to the hill tribe Tamang and directly contribute to the local economy
- View of the stunning mountain landscape including 10 mountains above 7 thousand meters.
- Nagthali Pass 3200 meters
- Tibetan Buddhism vibe in Nepal