Day 1 : Kathmandu to Dunche (1937m): Drive to Dhunche, the main town of the region.
Days 2: Dhunche to Syabru (2087m): Discend to Syabru river and trek uphill about 1 and half hrs. to Bharkhu. A serious ascent over the Nourdhara ridge is rewarded with views of Langtang II (6571), Ganesh Himal and Manaslu continuing through cedar, pine and rhododendron forests descend towards Syabru. This is a pleasant village set above corn and millet fields.
Days 3: Syabru to Lama Hotel (2380m): Approaching the Langtang Khola, the route passes along terraced hillsides and through thick forests – first oak, maple and alder than bamboo – abounding with bird life and langur monkeys. Less often seen are lesser panda and Himalayan black bear. Gradually ascend through Bamboo jungle and reach Lama Hotel.
Days 4: Lama Hotel to Langtang (3500m): Climbing through dense forest, the ground is covered with moss; trees have ferns and epiphytic orchids clinging to them. From within this semi-tropical jungle glimpses of the glittering white Langtang Lirung make a startling contrast reach Langtang (biggest village of the area) inhabited by Buddhist Tamangs and Tibetans.
Day 5: Langtang to Kyangjin Gompa: Emerging from the forests the trail, often lined by mani walls, crosses wide meadows and yak pasture with Yala and Ganchempo Peaks above. A wooden bridge leads across the Lirung glacier onto the rocky moraine. In Kyangjin Gompa, the highest village, is the gompa from which the village was named as well as a cheese factory. This was started by the Swiss in 1955 and now produces thousands of kilos of cheese, all hauled by porters to Kathmandu. A day here can be spent relaxing and enjoying the scenery or climbing a small peak (4200m) from where you can enjoy a view of the entire Langtang Lirung embracing the glacier.
Day 6: Rest day for acclimatization. One can climb small peak with out climbing permit around Kyangjin Gompa area.
Days 7: Kyangjin Gompa to Naya Kanga Base Camp (4100m): From Kyangjin Gompa cross the Langtang Khola to Chhona and ascend the hillside through rhododendron forest towards the Ganja La via Branchen Kharka (4100m). This provides a good site for an alternative base camp for those that want to be higher.
Day 8: Naya Kanga Base Camp to High Camp (5100m). From base camp continue on the trail to Ganja La and gain the upper cwm filled by a glacier beneath the North-East Face by climbing steeply up moraine. Further adequate campsites are reached within thirty minutes. Continue following the Ganja La track, leaving it to climb steeply up yet more moraine to reach the eastern end other prominent glacier shelf beneath the North-East Face of Naya Kanga where we can put our high camp.
Day 9: High Camp to Summit (5844m) and back to Base Camp or Kangjin Gompa: Cross the glacier shelf to the foot of a shallow couloir leading to North Ridge. Climb the couloir to the notch and the base of the ridge. Above, turn at the prominent ice nose on the left; this is the one technical section on the climb.
The ridge, now broad, leads to a small col on the east-west summit ridge, with the summit itself 30 metres (108 feet) higher on the right. The summit cone may be a bit precarious. This ascent will take between five and seven hours from high camp. Then return to base camp or Kyangjin Gompa.
Day 10: Base Camp to Kyagjin Gompa: Walk for 3-4 hrs. and rest.
Day 11 : Kyangjin Gompa to Lama Hotel: Descending back down the Langtang Khola we will spend a night at Lama Hotel.
Day 12: Lama Hotel to Syabrubesi: Descending back down to bamboo and follow the Langtang river and reach Syabrubesi.
Day 13 : Drive to Kathmandu
