Gosainkunda Trek

Group size:

2 to 12

Max-Altitude:

4610 m

Destination:

Nepal

Fitness level:

Low

Arrival At:

Kathmandu

Departure From:

Kathmandu

Meals:

Welcome Dinner and Breakfast During City Tours

Accommodation:

Teahouses During Trek and 3 – Star Hotels During a City Tour

Group size:	2 to 12	Max-Altitude:	4610 m
Destination:	Nepal	Fitness level:	Low
Arrival At:	Kathmandu	Departure From:	Kathmandu
Meals:	Welcome Dinner and Breakfast During City Tours
Accommodation:	Teahouses During Trek and 3 – Star Hotels During a City Tour

Trip Introduction

Gosainkunda trek has been one of the most popular treks among the Hindus as it involves the trip to the Gosainkunda Lake. The lake has been deemed holy, which washes off the sins of the people. Nepal Big Mountain has considered the past flow of the travellers to the Gosainkunda. Therefore, it offers you the best service possible.

Gosainkunda trek takes you to the varied landscapes and green forest ranging from subtropical to the alpine environment, terraced fields, waterfalls, streams, hills, and gorgeous mountains view. It has a lot of scenic views to offer travellers. The gain of adrenaline rush is just amazing.

Additionally, many people come here for the fulfilment of the conservation of their culture. Along with the natural beauty, the place has to offer, the place has the holy lakes that have a myth of being the holy ones. The Gosainkunda is believed to be an outcome of the Lord Shiva’s trident striking to quench his thirst from the poison he devoured in order to save the world.

Next, you can enjoy in the streams of Sundarijal and enjoy swimming, hiking, and much more fun-filled adventure. You spend your splendid days to enjoy the scenic views of the Kathmandu valley smiling at you from atop a hill. The cool breeze caresses you with its pleasant strokes as you hike and trek through the area.

Mainly, you will be able to catch sight of the panorama of mountains in a short duration, which would otherwise take more than a fortnight to attain. The brilliant views of the mountains Himal Chuli (7893 m) Manaslu range (8156 m), Ganesh Himal range (7406 m), Tibetan peaks and Langtang Lirung. If the weather is clear, you will be able to see the gorgeous Annapurna peak.

This is the trek that will take you through forests and streams to the mountains and hills. Nepal Big Mountain wants you to experience the religious tranquillity with the fun-filled adventure.

Do check out our packages for Everest and Annapurna Regions trekking

Included in the Cost

Experienced English/Chinese/Spanish/Hindi speaking tour guide
Guide fees, government taxes and office service charges
Welcome dinner – Nepali cultural cuisine with a cultural dance performance
All entrance fees
Sim Card
Airport pickups, transfers to hotel and drops in a private vehicle
All transportation charges as mentioned in the itinerary
1 porter per 2 pax
One bottle of mineral water daily during a city tour
All accommodations throughout the journey in twin sharing basis
Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) and National Park Entry Permits
1 trekking map per 2 pax
1 duffel bag per 2 pax
Teahouse accommodation during the trek on twin sharing basis
General first aid kits

Outline Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu (Altitude 1400 m)

Day 2: Drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche (1966m.) 8 hours

Day 3: Trek from Dhunche to Sing Gompa

Day 4: Trek to Gosaikunda (4380m) about 7 hour

Day 5: Trek to Ghopte (3,530m): 7/8 hours

Day 6: Trek to Kutumsang (2,470m): 5/6 hours

Day 7: Trek to Chisapani (2,215m): 4/5 hours

Day 8: Trek to Sundarijal and drive to Kathmandu: 4 hrs trek, 40-minute drive

Day 9: Departure

Accommodations

You stay at the 3-star hotel in all cities and teahouses throughout the tour. All accommodations are on a twin-sharing basis. After the tour, you can take a hot water bath in the hotel and recreate yourself for the amazing tour that awaits you the next day. Activities may include enjoying a drink in the bar with your new travel friends and exploring the unique service every hotel provides. The stay in teahouses will be in a calm and cosy lodge with Wi-Fi so that you can watch YouTube vlogs and other sites of your choice. The bakery is the attraction of teahouses where you can choose from various sweet dishes. You can feel the natural beauty of the place through the serene hotel in a quiet environment away from the city pollution. You can upgrade your room and hotel with a reasonable extra charge. However, it might be difficult to find a single room at higher elevations.

Meals

The meals also provide you with a slight pinch of cultural taste. It comprises of welcome dinner and breakfast. Firstly, welcome embraces the refreshments after you reach the arrival destination, Kathmandu. Secondly, you can enjoy the traditional Nepali cuisine that is a blend of rice, lentils, vegetables, and pickle. We respect and provide the choice of vegetarian or non-vegetarian food. Lastly, breakfast consists of organic tea or fresh plump of organic fruits. You are given a choice of a range of bakeries and cookies. Breakfasts are only provided in the city tours.

The trip excludes lunch and dinner so that you can explore the multiple choices of cuisines in Nepal without being bound by the travel agency. However, you can choose meals according to your preferences excluding the provision at your own expense.
Nepal Big Mountain also provides a provision of lunch and dinner for the minimum amount of extra USD 25 per person per day for city tours. In addition to it, during the trekking period, for the prerequisites of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the minimum amount of extra USD 40 per person per day is provided such that you have the convenience of easy access to meals throughout the trek.

Physical Condition & Experience Requirements

Any interested aspirant can join the trek. There is maximum convenience for the people who travel. Main pros of this trip are that it is suitable for any being who is an enthusiast on the tour for a meaningful trip. However, the traveller must specify any kinds of sickness, diseases or phobias before the trip because Nepal Big Mountain believes every traveller needs to be under perfect care and guidance to enjoy the trip with the best convenience possible. Children above 5 years, youngsters, adults, or elders, anyone is welcomed with open arms. In spite of this, the children and elders are to be under the guidance of their guardian.

People with severe premedical conditions must consult their doctors and inform Nepal Big Mountain before the trip.

Best Time to Travel

This short trek welcomes its guests any time of the year, as the weather is well suited in all seasons. Along with it, the trip is a blend of adventure and culture in a short with great comfort. There is a rush of tourists during their vacations. It is suggested that you visit in the month of September- November as you can enjoy the spring weather with the biggest occasion of Nepal that lasts a month, Dashain and Tihar. The months of March-May are also promising as the weather fits for the trekking.

The choice of these months will give you a great chance to view the beauty of Himalayas at their best. There are blooming flowers in this season. The trail will be colourful and eye-catching giving you a different level of energy during these months.

Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu (Altitude 1400 m)

Nepal Big Mountain Travel believes in persistence and belongingness. On day 1, arrival day, a representative in formal attire with garlands (Mala) and traditional Buddhist ceremonial scarf (Khata) will welcome you. This is a traditional welcoming gesture of Nepalese. The representative will guide you to the hotel. You can wander around the streets of Thamel and explore shops during the late afternoon. Then, a cultural dinner is presented overnight at Tourist Standard hotel in Kathmandu or similar class.

Main attractions:

Unique and traditional welcome
Welcome dinner- traditional Nepali cuisine
The inception of your trip
Wander around streets of Thamel
Explore shops of traditional Thankas, restaurants, handmade art crafts, street foods and many more

Included meals: Dinner

Day 2: Drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche (1966m.) 8 hours

New daylight begins the day and you devour your breakfast early in the morning. Then, you go on an interesting long drive of 5-6 hours to Dhunche from Kathmandu. You will engage in observing the beauty of Nepal passing through Himalayan Rivers – Trishuli. The high current of the rivers offers you a prospect of rafting which can be your next possible destination of another package we offer. To break the monotony like most of the trips, the bus rides through the shortest route possible proving the natural beauty of Nepal like the mountain ranges, flowing rivers and many more. The road is adventurously bumpy at points.

Major attractions:

The magnificent sight of high current Himalayan Rivers- Trishuli
The inception of the wonderful journey to Dhunche
View of possible future destinations in the route
Appointment of the experienced driver for comfortable travel
Catch the sight of mountain ranges, flowing rivers and many more

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 3: Trek from Dhunche to Sing Gompa

Today is the inception of your trekking. After the breakfast, you follow the gradual uphill trail along with the awesome bamboo & oak forest, pass the impressive village of Deurali and Dimsa and reach to Sing Gompa for overnight stop today. A striking and incredible monastery has great religious fame in the whole region. The place also offers the gigantic view of Langtang Himalayan ranges.

Main attractions:

The inception of your trekking
Follow the gradual uphill trail along with the awesome bamboo & Oak forest
Pass the impressive village of Deurali and Dimsa
Visit a striking and incredible monastery has great religious fame in the whole region
Grab the offer of gigantic view of Langtang Himalayan ranges

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 4: Trek to Gosaikunda (4380m) about 7 hour

You need to ascent up to Lauribinayak and the top of Lauribinayak gives you an exotic feeling. Then the trails steeply ascend all the way to Gosaikunda. You follow a rugged trail with dramatic views; to the west Himal Chuli (7893 m) Manaslu range (8156 m), Ganesh Himal range (7406 m), Tibetan peaks and Langtang Lirung. On a clear day, even the Annapurna range can be seen rising up behind and to the north across the valley is Langtang Lirung. Along with a few huts in the high pasture of Laurebinayak, you are thrilled by crossing a small ridge and have your first views of the holy lakes. There are about a dozen lakes in the Gosainkunda Basin, the main three being Saraswatikunda, Bhairabkunda, and Gosainkunda. Mythology suggests Gosainkunda was created by Shiva when he pierced a glacier with his trident to obtain water to quench his thirst after having swallowed a poison that threatened to destroy the world.

Main attractions:

Top of Lauribinayak gives you an exotic feeling
Dramatic views of the mountain ranges including the Annapurna and Langtang in a clear day
Pass the high pastures and cross ridges
View the holy lakes
The thrill of the scenery that engulfs you at the moment

Day 5: Trek to Ghopte (3,530m): 7/8 hours

Today you will hike to the Lubrina pass (4610m). It is the highest point of our entire trek and is full of panoramic Mountain View. You will then start descending gradually down towards the village of Ghopte on passing a small human settlement Phedi.

Main attractions:

Hike to the Lubrina pass (4610m)
Reach the highest point of our entire trek
Full of the panorama of the Mountain
Start descending gradually down towards the village of Ghopte
Passing a small human settlement Phedi

Day 6: Trek to Kutumsang (2,470m): 5/6 hours

After having breakfast, you will be trekking to Kutumsang today. For this, you will cross various breathtaking meadows and fields. With the gorgeous scenery of the Langtang Range, you will reach Pathi Bhanjyang and Gul Bhanjyang. You will then enjoy the thrill of crossing a ridge to reach Kutumsang where you will be staying the night.

Main attractions:

Cross various breathtaking meadows and fields
Catch sight of the gorgeous scenery of the Langtang Range
Reach Pathi Bhanjyang and Gul Bhanjyang
Enjoy the thrill of crossing a ridge
Easy downhill trek

Day 7: Trek to Chisapani (2,215m): 4/5 hours

You start hiking for about 3 hours downhill to beautiful Tamang village called Mulkharka. You will get to see a spectacular view of the Kathmandu valley and have lunch. You will climb down through beautiful forests and reach the top of the hill called Borlang and through there you will descend a few hundred meters down. You can see astonishing views of Himalayas at Chisapani, which is on the edge of the forest. Chill climate and the lovely view will give you a pleasant experience. You will spend the night in Chisapani in a hotel.

Main attractions:

Interact with the Tamang ethnic group with a sense of belonging
See astonishing views of Himalayas at Chisapani
Reach the top of the hill called Borlang
Get to see a spectacular view of the Kathmandu valley
Relatively shorter trek

Day 8: Trek to Sundarijal and drive to Kathmandu: 4 hrs trek, 40-minute drive

After having breakfast, you go for an interesting trek to Sundarijal. A few hours walk will lead you to Sundarijal, which is especially famous for young local travellers for day hiking, swimming, picnic, and bike riding. The ride will let you see the terrace farming and you can tell the trees are lining up as you can breathe the fresh air. You then take a ride back to Kathmandu of almost an hour. You can view the terraced fields, rivers, streams and other natural beauties en route.

Main attractions:

Visit Sundarijal for the perspective of day hiking, swimming, picnic, and bike riding
View terrace farming and trees are lining up as you can breathe the fresh air
Enjoy in chill climate and lovely view with a pleasant experience
Take a ride back to Kathmandu
View the terraced fields, rivers, streams and other natural beauties en route

Included meals: Breakfast

Day 9: Departure

You have breakfast early in the morning. With the conclusion of necessary steps for departure, a representative of Nepal Big Mountain Travel will drop you to Tribhuvan International Airport. Nepal Big Mountain expects a happy customer to travel again.

Major attractions:

Departure day
Concluding breakfast early in the morning
A representative of Nepal Big Mountain Travel will see you off to Tribhuvan International Airport
You are associated with your spirit smile with the end of an adventurous and memorable journey of Ghorepani Poonhill Trek

Included meals: Breakfast

Included in the Cost

Experienced English/Chinese/Spanish/Hindi speaking tour guide
Guide fees, government taxes and office service charges
Welcome dinner – Nepali cultural cuisine with a cultural dance performance
All entrance fees
Sim Card
Airport pickups, transfers to hotel and drops in a private vehicle
All transportation charges as mentioned in the itinerary
1 porter per 2 pax
One bottle of mineral water daily during a city tour
All accommodations throughout the journey in twin sharing basis
Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) and National Park Entry Permits
1 trekking map per 2 pax
1 duffel bag per 2 pax
Teahouse accommodation during the trek on twin sharing basis
General first aid kits

The Trekking Group

The trek includes a trekking group of 2-12 members. As a member of the trekking group, you will receive the reward of one assistant guide with the addition to one main guide or leader to gain as much information from the trekking route possible. The group can be customized as per your need by providing the necessary information. For the details, please refer to the additional information.

The group is under the supervision of the main guide. The main guide considers the directions information and safety concerns. This will make your trip safer.

Important points under trekking group:

1 guide cum porter per 1 pax (Need to email us)
1 assistant guide per 4 pax
1 main guide or leader
1 porter per 2 pax
2-12 members in a group(customizing is considered with due information)

Accommodations

You stay at the 3-star hotel in all cities and teahouses throughout the tour. All accommodations are on a twin-sharing basis. After the tour, you can take a hot water bath in the hotel and recreate yourself for the amazing tour that awaits you the next day. Activities may include enjoying a drink in the bar with your new travel friends and exploring the unique service every hotel provides. The stay in teahouses will be in a calm and cosy lodge with Wi-Fi so that you can watch YouTube vlogs and other sites of your choice. The bakery is the attraction of teahouses where you can choose from various sweet dishes. You can feel the natural beauty of the place through the serene hotel in a quiet environment away from the city pollution. You can upgrade your room and hotel with a reasonable extra charge. However, it might be difficult to find a single room at higher elevations.

Meals

The meals also provide you with a slight pinch of cultural taste. It comprises of welcome dinner and breakfast. Firstly, welcome embraces the refreshments after you reach the arrival destination, Kathmandu. Secondly, you can enjoy the traditional Nepali cuisine that is a blend of rice, lentils, vegetables, and pickle. We respect and provide the choice of vegetarian or non-vegetarian food. Lastly, breakfast consists of organic tea or fresh plump of organic fruits. You are given a choice of a range of bakeries and cookies. Breakfasts are only provided in the city tours.

The trip excludes lunch and dinner so that you can explore the multiple choices of cuisines in Nepal without being bound by the travel agency. However, you can choose meals according to your preferences excluding the provision at your own expense.
Nepal Big Mountain also provides a provision of lunch and dinner for the minimum amount of extra USD 25 per person per day for city tours. In addition to it, during the trekking period, for the prerequisites of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the minimum amount of extra USD 40 per person per day is provided such that you have the convenience of easy access to meals throughout the trek.

Advance Price

Full Price: $2400 for child | $2400 for adult

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