A little about trip

Langtang – Helambu via Ganja La Trekking, a special adventure that might lead to challenging activities in snow conditions on crossing high and scenic Ganja-La above (5,121m and 16,801ft) offers a tremendous panorama of surrounding Langtang Himal.

Langtang – Helambu via Ganja La Trekking, where few adventurers often venture this awesome traverse from Langtang valley to reach at Helambu areas with its impressive villages of Hyalmo people, a tribe with similar culture and custom of Sherpa and Tamang Buddhist religion.

A great combination of adventure which leads you from sub-tropical areas to cooler alpine forest covered by tall rhododendron-oaks-hemlocks-pines and fir trees, as walk leads further high where tree lines drop to dwarf bushes of rhododendron and juniper with prickly Burberry shrubs, facing an amazing panorama of peaks that surrounds Langtang valley at Kyanjin.

At Kyanjin with a rest day to support acclimatization before crossing high and scenic Ganja-la pass where a short climb and hike rewards you with an awesome panorama of Langtang Himal range with Ganesh Himal (7,405m), Langtang Lirung (7,234m), Ghengu Liru (Langtang II 6,571m), Kimshun (6,745m) and Shalbachum (6,918m), Chimsedang, Naya-Kanga or Ganja Chuli (5,846m), Gangchempo, Tilman’s beautiful Fluted Peak, Jugal Himal and ending towards the eastern horizon at Dorje Lakpa (6,980m).

With pleasant overnight stops at Kyanjin in the comfort of a nice and cozy lodge, from here onwards into the complete wilderness with camping facilities, as the areas beyond located away from human settlement and villages as walk leads another side of Langtang valley at the base of Ganja-la pass.

Starting early morning crossing high Ganja-la pass and then descend towards Helambu region with camping for few nights till walks leads at cultural Helambu villages populated by indigenous Hyalmo people.

From Helambu exploring its lovely villages and monasteries and then downhill to warmer low areas to reach a road-head for the drive back to Kathmandu, after a remarkable and fascinating adventure on Langtang – Helambu via Ganja La Trekking.