Helambu Trek in Langtang - 9 Days

In the Langtang region, Helambu trekking is one of the popular and easy trails near Kathmandu. Helambu is named as the ethnic people living here are from the Hyolmo communities who are quite similar to the Sherpa communities. This short trekking is for those travelers who have limited vacation and want to explore the Buddhists (Hyolmo) culture, traditions, monasteries and the rural way of life in this region.

Plus you get magnificent views of several mountains like – Mount Langtang Lirung (7240 m), Dorje Lakpa (6991 m), Gauri Shanker (7134 m), Ganesh Himal (7405 m), Langshisa Ri (6427 m), Gangchenpo (6387 m), Yala peak (5520 m), Naya Kanga (5486 m), Annapurna range (above 6000 m) etc.

The trekking to Helambu region begins from scenic drive to Sundarijal (waterfall and river), which takes approximately 2 hours drive from Kathmandu. We then trek to Chisapani and enter the Shivapuri National Park where on the trail we come across the Mulkharka village (mostly inhabited by the Tamang communities) heading through beautiful dense oak, rhododendron forest. From Chisapani, we trek steadily descending through several fields and meadows - getting magnificent views of Langtang mountain ranges and then head to Kutumsang; where there are no permanent settlements.

Continuing our trekking, after crossing the Melamchi Khola (river), we trek up to the Tarkeghyang passing through several Sherpa villages where you get to explore the ancient and biggest monastery of this region.  You get to experience the teachings of Buddhism. And from here our trekking trails will be comparatively easy as we will be passing several streams, forests and sideways. You get the mesmerizing cascading waterfalls and reach Sermathang. Our last point of this trek is Melamchi where we cross through some villages mostly inhabited by the Sherpas and little other ethnicities. Finally, we will drive to Kathmandu.

Being a tranquil trekking; one can do this trek with family members and even novice travelers can attempt this. One can embark this trekking fruitfully but the specific season where most travelers usually book this in spring and autumn. However, this trekking can be done throughout the year although there might be some snowfall in Tharepati in winter. So, if you want to experience the pleasure of the snowfall, you can attempt this trekking in winter.

We the Accent Himalaya have designed 9 days itinerary from the day of your arrival to exploring Kathmandu, your designated trek and then to your final departure. If you would like to change or customize the itinerary which fits your vacation, we are always open. So if you want to know further details about this Langtang Helambu Trek, have any inquiries, please feel free to contact or email us. We will reply your queries asap.

Below we list our detailed itinerary for Langtang Helambu Trek:

Itinerary

After your arrival at Airport, our representative picks you up and drop you at your respective hotel. In the evening, you will be invited to dinner (by team Accent Himalaya) with amazing Nepalese taste.

Included meals: Dinner

Kathmandu, the town of temple and cultural site, we will be visiting today. We will visit Kathmandu Durbar square (with amazing architect and arts of Nepal). We visit the Swyambhunath temple, which is known as the temple of the monkey. We will travel to Boudhanath for sightseeing the world largest Stupa - Boudhanath Stupa. At last, we will visit the religious place Pasupati Chhetra which has more than 1000 Sivayalayas and others. Then we will reach our management and check out our climbing equipment.

Included meals: Breakfast

We will drive to Sundarijal from Kathmandu from where we start our trek journey to Chisopani. We start our trek along the small hydroelectric plant. Then we enter to Shivapuri National Park. We will reach Mulkharka mostly inhabited by the Tamang people. Then we will walk along through the ridge forested by Oaks and Rhododendrons.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Early in the morning after having our breakfast, we will continue our trek to Kutumsang descending through crossing meadows and fields. We will here be rewarded by magnificent views of Langtang mountains. After arriving at PathiBhanjyang and GulBhanjyang, the trails climb the ridge to another pass. Another downhill descending from that pass will take us to Kutumsang.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We will climb above Kutumsang on a steep trail mostly through fir and rhododendron forest not having any permanent settlement. Our trails trek to YurinDanda with magnificent views of the Himalayas, and we finally arrive at Thadepati.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today we will head for Tarkeghyang. Early part of the trek, our trails will descend until we cross the Melamchi Khola. Then we will trek up to Tarkeghyang passing through Sherpa settlements, enjoying the Himalayan peaks often appear before you glistening in the sunshine. Finally, we reach to Helambu, since most of the inhabitants belong to the Helmu caste.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Our trek of the day will comparatively easy since we won’t get altitude that much today. With forest, stream, and waterfalls, the trails make a sweep around the wide valley and between Parachin and Sherpa Village of Gangyul. We will arrive at Semathang from Gangyul. There is the highest point Buddhist monastery of the village.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today we will trek for last time of the route. We will walk down to MelamchiPul Bazaar, inhabited mostly by Sherpa, and from there we catch the bus to return Kathmandu. After reaching Kathmandu, we will celebrate our trek completion and farewell dinner in the evening.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Our representative will drop you at the International airport before your flight time. However, you want to explore more here in Nepal, we will be very happy to arrange that for you.

Included meals: Breakfast

What's Included?

  • All airport/hotel transfers
  • 3 nights in a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu
  • Welcome and farewell dinners
  • All accommodation and meals during the trek
  • A full day sightseeing tour in Kathmandu valley including tour guide and entrance fees
  • An experienced English-speaking trek leader (trekking guide), assistant trek leader (4 trekkers: 1 assistant guide) and Sherpa porters to carry luggage (2 trekkers:1 porter) including their salary, insurance, equipment, flight, food and lodging
  • Down jacket, four seasonal sleeping bag,Accent Himalaya duffel bag, t-shirt, and trekking map (down jacket and sleeping bag are to be returned after trip completion)
  • All necessary paper work and permits
  • A comprehensive medical kit
  • All government and local taxes

Cost Excludes

  • Nepal Visa fee (bring accurate USD cash and two passport photographs )
  • International airfare to and from Kathmandu
  • Excess baggage charges
  • Lunch and evening meals in Kathmandu (and also in the case of early return from the mountain than the scheduled itinerary)
  • Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu  because of early arrival, late departure, and early return from the mountain(due to any reason) than the scheduled itinerary
  • Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, shower etc)
  • Travel and rescue insurance
  • Tips for guides and porters

Reviews

User

This was one of our truly adventurous - trip of a lifetime .  the Accent Himalaya team arranged the trip so well and the service was beyond my expectation. I am very overwhelmed by Suman (i thikn he was the owner ) who was very dedicated right form starting to the end.  the trip went very smoothly. the Sherpa guide was very cool ,my family had a great fun.  we were a total of five. the accommodation and food were really good. 

we stayed at the Hyatt (beleive me it was good) in kathmandu.  journey to EBC was okay.  I was worried about the food in remote areas but it was arranged well. the trek was challenging though, with efforts and some guidelines of Binod and suman , I  finally made it. physical exercises like running, and  hiking for 2 hours a day helped me  build up the stamina.

my daughter was not well adapted to the high altitude and i want to thakn Sherpa guide for medication. .

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the trek was challenging but worth and rewarding.  14 days passed very smoothly. the great view of the Himalayan ranges in frnt of my eyes was mindblowing.  I  told them that i want to join a group as I always alone.  the private one , the price is bit higher, so i prefer to travel in a group.  without any hassle, they put me into the group of seven people and I want to thank Accent himalaya for arranging my trip the way I wanted it to be.

I have visited this country often with my family members for sightseeing but never attempted this challenging trek. so it was my first trekking experience hiking to high altitude.  kalapatthar was our maximum highest altitude point of this trek. (something like 5000 meters). The guides suggested me to take Daimox before heading up, so i was fine. the view early in the morning was magnificent.

the food and homestay were great. my other group members were very friendly and now we are great friends and we still contact on facebook.

 

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We had the superb experience trekking all to the challenging Everest base camp trek where I and my husband had our great 10th anniversary day which was my dream to reach at the base camp on our anniversary date that will be on 27th April. He had booked this trip with Accent Himalaya, had appropriately arranged it well and thanks to the team we reached to the base camp on the day of our anniversary and the credit goes all to our Sherpa guides and the owner of this company where they arranged the itinerary in such a way that we made it to reach at the date of our anniversary on the EBC.

As my husband being an adventurous trekker had done many trekking but me myself as the novice trekkers always had the dream of reaching to the EBC and thanks to my husband who motivated me that I am capable to do this trek and even thanks to the team of the accent Himalaya company who made this trip completely victorious trip and was the best anniversary gift of my whole life.

Like the great surprise was in the Everest base camp where my husband with the team of the company had arranged the cake and champagne where we had the great fun together and capture the best memories. As the company provide to us with one Sherpa guide and porter whom was from the Everest region and the guide was too much friendly where he share with us about their culture and their traditions and even share the political of Nepal on the trail where we got abundant knowledge about Nepal and heads up to the porter who carried our luggage without having any stress in his face and always having a smile on his face which makes even more enthusiastic to move along.

User

It was my amazing trip in camaraderie group where I join the group of 7 people to the EBC trek where everyone was from the different destination and I was not left alone as I was enjoying the group where everybody was very cordial and feel like a family as our guides as all the responsible was taken good care of where we just only have to trek and the rest from our foods till accommodation all was taken care of by our well experienced guide. As I have done many trekking in Nepal but in group it was my first experience where I enjoyed this enthralling Everest Base camp trek only with the help of those team of Accent Himalaya.

All was well arranged from food to accommodation as the food provided was carb which was needed much doing trekking for longer hours and days and the accommodation in Kathmandu we stay at the five rated star hotel at the Hyatt regency which was the best hotel where from the window we are able to get to the view the biggest stupa in south Asia which is Boudhanathstuapa and even the food was great where we had choice from continental food to their Nepali cuisine where we try Nepali food where the taste of the food was brilliant with good spices. As in the journey to the EBC we stay in some of the lodges where we have to share the room with same sex where we feel very comfortable and even the room was ok and the food they provide where our guide always make sure that we get the fresh food he always visit the kitchen and see the food are well cleaned and then only we are being served.

 

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Since this was my first experience trekking in Nepal and also solo traveler where I booked this trip from the Accent Himalaya Company where I request them to that I would love to travel in a group where in other travel company I go though it there was no such group because I booked this trip in offseason so, most of the company there was no group and luckily I came through this Accent Himalaya company where there was a group of five people who was trekking to the ghorepani poon hill and then I booked this trip and was all set for my trip.

The group of the people where from different country with different sex and age but that was not the problem I was worried trekking in solo but thank god there was the group and all the members of the group were very supportive and helpful and together in a group we trek without a rush where each and every member in the group capture the best scenery the only sad part was that we did not get to view the sunrise view due to bad weather because there was a lot of foggy so we did not get the best sunrise view nonetheless we were rewarded with the magnificence mountain view of the Annapurna region.

For me it was first experience and it was my first time visit where I was alone and after landing in the airport I was bit worried where there was lot of people all around and far away I got the spot of the sign board of the company where they came to me and took me into their private car and drop me to the respective hotel where I fell very relieve later I visited their office and met the group and all was friendly and then we discuss about the trip and was all set for our trekking.

The trip was outstanding and hats off to our guide and porter where the company provide us one guide with three strong porters where all our baggage was carried by this strong porter where we are so much thankful to them for carrying our heavy baggage and thanks to the all the team of the accent Himalaya for making my trip one of the memorable and comfortable trip.

 

User

We recently did this trek with the Accent Himalaya company to the Poon hill trek where our trip was tremendous from the day till departure of the trip we were well taken care of this company. This trek I did it with my wife and our 20 years son in a private where all the services was well arranged from the accommodation to food all was properly set up where the services was beyond our expectation.    

The trip was the 8 day trip but we request them to include two days for exploring the Kathmandu city. After successfully completing this trek the next day we explore the city which was filled with lots of interesting sites where our guides takes us to the interesting sites but the most outstanding was the Pashupatinath temple where it was temple and also the cremation sites of Hindus where we got to explore the rituals of Hindus.

The trek was awesome journey with the spectacular scenery but sadly in the middle of the way my son got minor cramp on his legs where he was not able to hike properly due to his pain but thanks to our guide he put some medicine and gave support on his shoulder and we reached at the lodge and properly medicating and thankfully in the morning my son was recovered well and we continue our trekking slowly and reaching the Kathmandu city they took us to the hospital for our son check up of his legs so, thank god it was just a minor sprain,

We are very grateful to the Accent Himalayan team for such kindness and making our trip very special and especially big thanks to the guide and porter for giving total support to my son and making our trip successfully without their support we were not able to accomplish this trek.

 

User

I did this trek in solo through the company of the Accent Himalaya which the company was recommend by my closest friend where he had done trekking last year to the EBC through the assist of this company where he told me he was totally satisfied with the services of this company and he told me to booked my trip from this company where without a second thought I immediately emails to the company and discus about my trip where my emails was replied quickly which totally impressed me and the owner planned all the trip and the itinerary as per my wish and was so well arranged to meet all my needs.

When the massive earth quake occur I was there at the Nepal but I had never attempt a trekking to this Himalayan region on that year I came just for a volunteering campaign but never got to do such trekking experience I just only got a time to explore this beautiful Kathmandu city sadly all of the heritage sites were totally destruct and I did not get to capture the best picture as the country was in a shocking situation.

In 2016 I came for my second visit but this time I came for my adventurous trip to the ghorepani poon hill where it was the easiest trek of the Nepal where one can capture the beautiful scenery with the diverse landscapes. The guide provided by this company was very knowledgeable where on the trail he shared with me about the history of Nepal and the Nepali culture and also taught me some few Nepali phrases which were helpful during visiting the local village so, thanks to the team for making such wonderful trip.

User

Me and my friend decided for this easiest trek and in my entire life I had never done trekking and I have heard from my friends that this place is perfect for doing an adventurous trekking so me and one of my friend decided to move to this beautiful country for our adventurous new experience but in the mean time of the trekking she decided to cancel her trip but I did not cancel it because since it was my childhood dream visiting this Himalayan country and at least attempting one of the easiest trek of the Himalayan region.

I researched a lot about this country and visit some of the websites of the travel company where I came across this Accent Himalaya Company where the company websites was very informative and the price was also fair comparing with the other company. I was a solo traveler where I was bit worried as it was my first visit to this country and I asked for the group where the owner of the company tagged me into the group of seven people where I feel very secure and safe.          

The trip was incredible with the beautiful mountain scenery as travelling in the group was also outstanding each and every member of the group was very supportive and sociable where I did not felt I was left out. As our guide was also very attentive and watchful where he care all the members of the group and make sure that each and every one are enjoying their trip or not and ask if we needed something or not.

Thanks to the team and the owner of the company for making my group trip one of the memorable and especially thanks to the guide and porter who was supportive all the time of our trekking.

User

Thanks to all the team for making our trek to the ghorepani poon hill trek including with the chitwan tour which was include by our request where we had one of the wonderful experience where we enjoyed a lot and it will stay fresh in our memories for a lifetime and hats off to all the team of the Accent Himalaya for an outstanding job where all the trip was went well according to the planned schedule.

It was indeed a pleasure interacting with you guys where from the prior to two to three month of the trip of booking, the owner of the company reply our emails in promptly in care and it was good chatting with him where we planned our itinerary and all was well arranged and was well planned to meet our all needs where we also said the owner to include two days tour to chitwan where without any queries he added this chitwan tour where we got to explore this two beautiful region one is the Annapurna region and the other one is the chitwan where our trip and tour both were mind blowing.

The planning was well setup where we stayed in the Kathmandu hotel rating at the five star hotels at the Hyatt regency where the room was so luxurious where even the meals was awesome and delicious and in the journey to our trek our accommodation was well set up where we were total 3 of them where we asked for a single room with the attach bath room and the guide arranged our desire room and the food provided to us was somewhat satisfying and the credit goes to the company owner for providing such qualified guide and not forgetting to mention about the porters who was also helpful to us carry our loads of baggage without any stress and having a big smile on his face which motivates us trekking more.

User

From the starting point till the departures date we were in the safe hands of the team of the Accent Himalaya where the owner was so much dedicated with his work and was prompt with emails and patiently he responses our queries and concerns.

I always longed to visit this country but me only having a week vacation could not able to decide which trekking will fit well as per my vacation schedule so I look through the internet and found this Accent Himalaya who was stood at the best ranking and I decided to go through this company websites and found very informative and without a second thought I immediately email this company where my emails was response quickly and then I share my views with the owner and he suggested to trek to the Ghore pani poon hill trek where I visit the page and found very interesting and even the itinerary was well suiting my vacation schedule so, I immediately booked this trip with my friends who was going along with me and we were total 8 of them where we got a discount from this company  during that time there was an offer that I  were in the group of more than seven people than we will be getting a discount so we got a fully discount with the best services.

Our guide was an encyclopedia having lots of information and very cordial where we the friends got to learn from our guide a lot about the country history, the culture of Nepal, some fun facts of Nepal and many more and the guide English was also very good and it was easy to understand too where we had a memorable trip. So for my next adventures journey I will book from this company where we were totally in the safe hands.

User

I am Neli and together with my boyfriend Philipp we went to Everest Base Camp with the help of Accent Himalaya trekking company. Our guide Bishnu was very friendly and supported us prefectly. He asked us all the time how we feel and when we had a bad high attitude sickness he explain us that we should go to a lower attitude. This was the day after we reached Base camp. We felt that we are in a good hands with him:) The trekk was nice and we did not need to care of anything. It was all well organized. The company owner Nava even came to meet as at the airport as well as to say goodbye in the end. Would book again with Accent Himalaya when we are back for another trekk.

User

I couldn't be more happy with the experience I get from this trip with Accent Himalaya. We were five in a group and went on this trek mid April. I would recommend going during this time because the weather, as i experienced it, was perfect. It wasn't too cold nor too hot with clear blue sky. The ascend was very enjoyable as we get to pass small villages and see the beautiful mountain ranges clearer as we go high up. The descend I would say was a bit of a challenge if you have some knee problem. But overall I would say it wasn't a too-difficult one. The highlight of the trip was definitely the accomplishment to be on top of Poon Hill, and the reward was amazing. The view of the first light on the peaks of Dhaulagiri was especially spectacular. Mr. Nava - our guide - is very knowledgable about the landscape of the area and never failed to explain to us anything we want to know. Throughout the journey, Accent Himalaya team had been giving us so much joy from their positive attitude. Very good trip indeed.

User

I just did my Everest Base Camp Trek with Accent Himalayas. Me and my friend had a great time with their team. Mr.Navras the person who takes care of everything from Kathmandu, he made sure we have a safe trek. His team ,which included Guide Bikram aka BK and his assistant Ram, they both were of great help throughout the Trek. BK was always there for us.We always felt that we are in safe hands.I highly recommend Accent Himalayas.

User

Hi I want to say thank you for the best guide Bikram because I have the best experience of my life and thanks Accent Himalaya for this unforgettable trip. From my heart I recommend this company Accent Himalaya

User

Binod the manager and bishnu my guide did a great job in making me feel welcome and safe they are a great bunch of people and I would certainly recommend this company I couldn’t possibly fault the company at all overall I had an amazing trip THANKS GUYS

Matthew

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