Gosaikunda Helembhu Valley Trek
| country: | Nepal |
| trip type: | High altitude trekking holidays |
| departures: | 2008: 6 Dec 2009: 20 Jan, 15 Feb, 5 Mar, 17 Mar, 29 Mar, 9 Apr, 18 Apr, 26 Apr, 7 May, 10 Sep, 24 Sep, 9 Oct, 16 Oct, 25 Oct, 2 Nov, 13 Nov, 25 Nov, 6 Dec |
| price: | From US $755 (14 days) excluding flights |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
This trek provides excellent views of snow-capped mountains, 108 holy lakes with diverse ethnic culture and picturesque Helambu valley.
This is a unique chance to explore the sights and sounds of this area of Nepal. See plants including Rhododendron, wildflowers such as sky blue gentians and orchids, see exotic birds like cuckoos, owls, nightjars, barbets, hoopoe, yellow-billed magpies and black-capped sibias and mammals including langurs and furry pikas.
This is a very famous holy lake for the Hindus and the Buddhists. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit the lake every year during the full moon festival in August. According to the Hindu mythology, when the God churned the primordial ocean to produce elixir of eternal life, the poison was also produced simultaneously. To save the universe from this poison, Lord Shiva drank it scaring his throat blue in the process. To cool down his burning throat, Lord Shiva struck his trident into the rock creating three springs which ultimately resulted in the formation of beautiful lakes. Finally, Lord Shiva drank the water of the lakes and got rid of the pain.
This is a unique chance to explore the sights and sounds of this area of Nepal. See plants including Rhododendron, wildflowers such as sky blue gentians and orchids, see exotic birds like cuckoos, owls, nightjars, barbets, hoopoe, yellow-billed magpies and black-capped sibias and mammals including langurs and furry pikas.
This is a very famous holy lake for the Hindus and the Buddhists. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit the lake every year during the full moon festival in August. According to the Hindu mythology, when the God churned the primordial ocean to produce elixir of eternal life, the poison was also produced simultaneously. To save the universe from this poison, Lord Shiva drank it scaring his throat blue in the process. To cool down his burning throat, Lord Shiva struck his trident into the rock creating three springs which ultimately resulted in the formation of beautiful lakes. Finally, Lord Shiva drank the water of the lakes and got rid of the pain.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrival at airport and transfer to hotel. |
| Day 2: | Preparation day. |
| Day 3: | Early morning drive to Dhunche.O/N Dhunche. |
| Day 4: | Trek to Singgomba. |
| Day 5: | Trek to Gosaikunda. |
| Day 6: | Explore day. |
| Day 7: | Early morning crosses Lauribinayak Pass 4610m.O/N Ghopte. |
| Day 8: | Trek to Thadepati. |
| Day 9: | Trek to Kutumsang. |
| Day 10: | Trek to Chisapani. |
| Day 11: | Trek to Sundarijal and drive to Kathmandu. Check into hotel. |
| Day 12-13: | Explore Kathmandu. |
| Day 14: | Departure to Airport. |
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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Our trekking company is wholly committed to responsible tourism. On our treks & tours, tourism helps improve the standard of living for the local people by generating income for the local community through purchasing of local products such as fresh fruits, handloom products, meat, drinks, and fresh vegetables and providing job opportunities.
We employ well-trained & experienced local guides and hire local porters whose load limit is 20-25kg. Our guides will give a briefing about responsible tourism e.g. rubbish disposal, giving food scraps to domestic animals, paying the porters to carry out trash, using a fire pit when camping, not picking flowers, using kerosene instead of firewood, avoiding bathing/washing clothes in streams, using local tea houses or camping sites. In addition the small group size of 4-10 people helps to minimise the impact on the environment. On this trek, we stay at local lodges/tea-houses operated by local people such as Langtang view lodge, Green hill lodge, Lake view lodge which manage rubbish properly and use gas for cooking, rather than firewood. Our trekking company provides financial donations for the local school (US $2 per visitor) & health post (US $3 per visitor). We provide educational materials for students such as copies, pencils, ball pens and sports equipment (foot balls, basket balls), and provide equipment & medicines for the health post such as tablets, eye drops, high-altitude tablets, plasters and bandages. We also support the Kvresthali Women society with financial donations (US $5 per visitor) which provides education for impoverished adult women and provides funds for goat and vegetables farming and road repair. On this trip, our guests will have the opportunity to give donations to these causes, and visit the visit the school at Dhunche and donate funds and educational materials. They have an opportunity to share the moment with Tamang children and support to them through giving educational material such as pencils, crayons, books, paper etc. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |