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Trekking to Nepal's Gosainkunda Lake

If you are choosing the best and perfect combination of nature, mountain, farming land, ethnic settlements, the easier and more beautiful treks in Nepal, it should be better the Langtang Gosaikunda Trek. Combination of flora and fauna, culture, ethnicity, tradition, pilgrimage holy Gosainunda lake, panoramic mountain views and more. Gosaikunda Lake is a famous pilgrimage site for many Hindus and Buddhist religions. On the full moon, you can find the Gosaikunda Lake full of Hindu and Buddhist religions.

Langtang Gosaikunda Trek is not only about mountains and lakes, this is a wonderful trek that comprises Langtang National Park and many other Tamang and Sherpa ethnic settlements. You can observe many unique floras and faunas conserved inside the Langtang national park. Walking along with the lush forests of rhododendron, pine, oak, bamboo and so on in the national park, it can be an opportunity to encounter the rare Red panda, leopard, bear and many other animals sheltered inside the Langtang national park.

Highlight:

A short, moderate and wonderful trekking destination in Langtang region.
Scared and gorgeous gosaikunda lake with a height of 4300 meters.
The pilgrimage site of Hindus and Buddhists.
Trek with village, lake, hills, mountain views, cultures and traditions.
Beautiful mountain views of Langtang range, Ganesh Himal, Hiuchuli.
A mixture of vegetation and landscapes.
Beautiful and less crowded route.
Perfect and suitable for any physical level of trekkers.

Best Trekking Season

It depends on traveler choice, autumn (september-december) and spring (march-may) are the best seasons for Gosaikunda Trek. In these seasons, you get clear blue and all the surrounding mountains, equally attractive with flowers, fauna and full of greenery landscape. Magnolia, Rhododendron and other flowers on the way help to add beauty to this trek. However, during monsoon and winter is equally challenging for trekking even you experienced or just a beginner. Walking along with the trials covered with snow or slippery trail full of mud both are unpleasant.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available in simple to medium level lodges not like Kathmandu city. But they provide basic facilities like a bed with; blankets, a pillow etc. Some of the hotels have rooms with attached bathrooms with hot showers but commonly they have sharing bathrooms.

During your entire trek, local hotels and teahouses will be there within a few distances and they will provide food on the way. Basically Dal Baht Nepali typical food they provide everywhere. In tourist standard hotels and teahouses provide other food like western foods, Asian foods, continental foods as well.

Altitude

Langtang gosaikunda lake trek is not a risk to travel according to high altitude sickness or Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). The maximum height is 4,380m/14,632ft of gosaikunda that is the highest place for accommodation. Gosaikunda trek is higher than the Langtang valley trek.

Time and Cost

This is in total 9 days trek to Gosaikunda round according to this itinerary. Gosaikunda trek is a short easy and perfect trek for all physical level trekkers.

The cost varied on your personal expenses and extra activities of trekking package, normally per day 25-45$ are enough for this trek on average. And other hands the package it depends on your travel organizer company they can charge different cost on different inclusion. The travel agency makes packages according to your budget and needs. Normally in the full package includes transportation, accommodation, foods, porter and guide, normal first and kit, food and insurance for all of your staff etc.