Ganjala Pass Trek From Langtang Side

The next day, after breakfast, we will move towards Syabrubesi, Nepal, in the Central Himalaya, in Rasuwa district, by public bus. Take a scenic drive from Kathmandu to Syabrubesi. Slowly, we will move to the northwest. The journey offers beautiful views of the countryside, along with the beautiful mountain and hilly range, the Trishuli River, terraced fields, and many villages and towns. Dhunche and Trisuli Bazaar are busy towns on this route. Kalisthan is the checkpoint, where we have to register our details and the Army will check our stuff. On this route, you can see many different cultures and traditions.

The first day of our trek starts after a yummy breakfast. Begin the trek by following the Langtang River and passing through the dense forest. The trail to the Lama Hotel goes continuously upwards along with the Langtang River Gorge, dense forest, many wildlife species, and different fauna and flora. On the way to the Lama Hotel, we will have lunch in Bamboo. After lunch, we will continue our trek to the Lama Hotel with beautiful views.

After a good sleep in the Lama Hotel, we will wake up early in the morning and have hot tea or coffee and breakfast before moving towards Langtang village. Langtang is a beautiful village, but before the earthquake, this village was holding on to its traditions, which were so wonderful. But unfortunately, the 2015 earthquake washed everything away. More than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, lost their lives. After the devastating earthquake, the village slowly returned to normal life, and now Langtang village is a developed village.

Today is a short hike in Kyangjin Gompa village. After breakfast, we will start our trek to the Kyanjin village. Slowly the trek goes uphill and the valley becomes wider, and we can see the beautiful valley and the fully snow-covered divine Gangchenpo Himal, which is standing in front of us. Amazing valley. After a couple of hours of walking, we will reach Kyanjin Gompa. It is a developed village where you can get high-standard service.

This morning we woke up and had breakfast, and after that, we moved to the base camp. It is the best mountain viewpoint, which gives you the best panoramic view of the different mountains, which are Langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa, Gangchenpo Himal, Kim Shun, Naya Khang, Ganja La Chuli, and many more.

On the next day of acclimatization, we will slowly move to Ganjala High Camp. We will leave the main route and ascend slowly in the Alpine zone and barren and uninhabited areas. Because we were heading towards the alpine zone, we could only see small bushes, also of a small size. After a couple of hours of tough walking, we reached the high camp, and we camped overnight there.

Today is the hardest day of this trek, as we have to cross the Ganjala Pass, which is 5130 m above sea level. And where we have to find our own trail because there is no proper one like in previous days. Today we walked only on the huge rock boulders, moraines, and some snowy and icy paths. This pass is so challenging, and sometimes in some technical sections, we have to fix the rope and slowly walk on the boulders and moraines, and some of the sections are icy and slippery. So we wake up early in the morning, and after breakfast, we will move slowly to the Ganjala pass, the trek going harder, and a couple of hours later we will be on the pass, and from there you can see the beautiful Helambu Valley and an amazing view of the mountain range, and Mt. Dorje Lakpa is just standing in front of our sight. After clicking some pictures, we moved down towards Yak Kharka. On this side also, the trail is the same; we will move down carefully, and a couple of hours later, we’ll reach the Yangri Kharka, where we will set up camp for an overnight stay.

Trekking to Dukpu is a bit far from Yangri Kharka. The trek goes through different fauna and flora and different landscapes. The trail still goes along the mountain range and downward. On the way to Dukpu, there is a place called Keldang Phu, which is also a yak kharka. There, you can also see many yak sheds. On summer days, people bring their yaks over there, and they stay there for a few months. Kledang Phu is a wide place, and it is also a good place for camping. After walking for 7–8 hours, we reached Dukpu. This place is a wide and very flat valley. And there is also the Guru Padmasambhava cave, where Guru Padmasambhava meditates. And now, every year, many lamas visit here for mediation. It is a sacred valley. In this place, you can also see many yak sheds, so this place is very good for camping.

Early in the morning, we woke up, had breakfast, and started trekking to Chyomothang. On this day of trekking, we went to the dense forest. On the way to Chyomothang, we crossed many places, like Thongla Pass, Balu Chowk, and Dorjeling. We can also connect with phones at Thong Pass, and we can see the breathtaking Helambu Valley. After a couple of hours of walking, we will now reach Chyomothynag. This place is located at 3200 meters above sea level. Aama Yangri Peak is the best viewpoint and a sacred place in this valley. This peak is located at 3771 meters above sea level. Aama Yangri is also known as a protector goddess. People from the Buddhist community have deep faith in Aama Yangri. After about an hour and a half of walking, people reached Aama Yangri Peak. This place is a perfect vantage point for the Himalayas and the beautiful valley. And then we'll return to Chyomothang.

Today is our last day of trekking. Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will move to Kathmandu by jeep, which takes 6-7 hours. The majority of the ride will be on bumpy and gravel roads; only in a few places will there be a blacktop road.