Gosainkunda Trekking

Duration: 14 days | Grade:

Gosainkunda lies north of Kathmandu. The Gosaikunda loop is quite remote and thinly populated area. Gosainkunda, a glacier lake, is the most famous one with several others glacier lakes adjoining it. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit the lakes during a full- moon festival in August and Hindu people believe that the god Mahadev (Shiva), intoxicated by grief due to his wife’s death, felt thirsty so he hit the stone with his holy stick, thus creating the lakes. In the same place Lake Gosaikunda originates and Hindu people believe that the image of Mahadev can be seen in the middle surface of the water. The lake is also scared to Buddhists.

The people of this are are mostly Tamangs, an ethnic group with their own distinct customs and language. The Tamangs are a Mongoloid face who probably migrated across from Tibet and China thousands of years ago (in Tibetan, Tamang means 'horse trader'). They are Buddhist by religion and you will see white prayer flags flying from most villages.

Itinerary - Outline

Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu.
Day 02: Sightseeing day in Kathmandu.
Day 03: Drive to Dhunche. (Approx: 8 hours drive)
Day 04: Dhunche to Sing Gompa
Day 05: Sing Gompa to Yak Kharka
Day 06: Yak Kharka to Gosaikunda Lake
Day 07: Explore day in Gosaikunda
Day 08: Gosaikunda to Ghopte
Day 09: Ghopte to Tharepati
Day 10: Tharepati to Gul Bhanjayng
Day 11: Gul Bhanjayng to Chisapani
Day 12: Chisapani to Sundarijal and drive back to Kathmandu
Day 13: Leisure in hotel at Kathmandu
Day 14: Departure from Kathmandu



Itinerary Rating:  A  good weeks trek to sacred Lakes. The Laurebina Pass can be cold at nearly 15000ft.

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