Gosaikunda an alpine freshwater oligotrophic lake
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Trip Highlights
- Feel the blessedness of the holy Gosaikunda Lake
- Enjoy the beautiful Himalayan view
- Witness the beautiful sunrise view
- Explore the different species of national park
Gosaikunda pilgrimage Trek is the best trekking holiday in the Langtang region. The high mountain lakes at Gosaikunda of the Langtang. Tamang families in the North West of Kathmandu valley. And famous for its culture and religion with splendid views of the Himalayas. The Gosaikunda area is a great religious site.
The Trekking trails are challenging, and include long, steep, and descents. Temperate sub-alpine deep forest, sky blue gentians, epiphytic orchids. And primroses or across glacier mountain views and delightful villages. It allows you to get right in among the Himalayan peaks. We will trek in the less-traveled area than Annapurna and Everest regions, we will walk in the unpopular area for travelers. Gosaikunda pilgrimage Trek is Nepal’s pilgrimage trail in the Langtang Himalayan ranges. It remains frozen during the winter season. It is known as a frozen lake.
Gosaikunda Pilgrimage Trek
Gosaikunda pilgrimage trek provides you an opportunity to view the sacred lakes of Gosaikunda situated here a much-revered Hindu pilgrimage site. Gosaikunda Lake is believed to be created by Lord Shiva. There are many small lakes also called Kunda. We can see the Sarasvati Kunda, and also get a glimpse of the Bhairav Kunda, Surya Kunda, and Gosaikunda which are the famous and most important ones.
The Gosaikunda pilgrimage trekking gives you a glimpse into the diverse landscape, culture, and nature as well as the Panoramic view of the Langtang Himalayan Range. Langtang National park has a lot of protected fauna, they are Rhesus monkey, snow leopard, wild boar, grey wolf, and more importantly this is also a Red Panda protected zone. Known as the holy lake, it is one of the easiest and short 5 days treks in Nepal. The trek is all about reaching Gosaikunda Lake which is elevated at 4380m. This is Nepal’s one of the sacred places for both Hindus and Buddhists. These holy lakes get a lot of pilgrimage when there is a festival called Janai Purnima.
People believe the water flows directly from the lake to the Kumbeshwar Temple at Patan in Kathmandu Valley ( 60 km southwest). Hindu people chant Gayathri Mantra and change their Sacred thread (Janai). for the protection and Rakshya Bandhan-a sacred red-yellow thread tied around the wrist by the priest. We can see an image of Shiva at its center filled with water in this lake.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 : Around 6 hours drive from Kathmandu to Dhunche
Day 2 : Trek to Sing Gompa (3330 m/10925 ft) 3-4 hrs
Day 3 : Trek to Gosaikunda Lake (4460m 5-6 hours
Day 4 : Rest day and explore Gosaikunda Lake
Day 5 : Trek from Gosaikunda to Dhunche
Day 6 : Dhunche drive back to Kathmandu
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