Overview

Gosaikunda Trek is  Popular 4, 5 days moderate trekking in Langtang Region. The trek’s major highlight is the holy Lake of Gosaikunda. The lake occupies the total area of 4 square miles. More than 25,000 Hindus and Buddhists pilgrims come to take a dip in the lake during Janai Purnima (one of the popular Hindu festival), which falls on the month of August.

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva himself created this high altitude lake when he pierced a glacier with his trident to obtain the water to quench this thirst after consuming poison gathered from the churning of the oceans.

Beside from religious site, Many foreigners choose  Gosaikunda trek as   their trekking destination, The  Trek offering  dozen  of  blue lakes surrounded by outstanding  snow caped mountains views  such as  Annapurna ( 8091 m) Manaslu (8156 m) ,Himal Chuli (7893 m)  and Ganesh Himal (7406 m).

Gosaikunda Lake Trekking   begins and ends in the historic city of Kathmandu, and offers fascinating Himalayan views along the way. Get started with a 6 hour drive to the jumping off point in Dunche. Enjoy the diverse cultures you’ll encounter along the way. Exotic flora and peeks at native wildlife are additional benefits. It’s little lovely and enlightening short trek is one of our favorites!

Highlight of Gosaikunda  Treks

# Visit the Scared Hindus and Buddhist pilgrim site Gosaikunda lake at an altitude of  4300 meters.

# Outstanding Mountain views of the Ganesh Himal, Annapurna, Himchuli, Langtang Lirung

#  Explore the 5 beautiful High altitude lakes Among the 108 lakes of Nepal.

# Crossing the Laurebina Pass (4625m)  with an excellent view

# Trekking through of dense forest and traditional ethnic settlements

Best Time for Gosaikiunda Trek

The Gosaikunda Trek Can be done for all year round,   the best season is autumn (September   to November) and spring season (March to May).  At this season, the weather will be warm,   blue sky with excellent views.

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