Gosainkunda Frozen Lakes Trekking
Trip Overview
Trip at a Glance
Gosainkunda Frozen Lakes Trek takes you to the Langtang region to explore the freshwater lakes of Gosainkunda. The region situated in the north of the Nepalese capital city, Kathmandu, has an expansive view of mountains to enjoy. The lakes in Gosainkunda are considered to be sacred from spiritual and religious point of view.
Trekking to the sacred lakes of Gosainkunda brings you a chance to explore the beautiful nature and enthralling views of mountains. This trek is one of the nearest Himalayan adventure from Kathmandu.
What is Gosainkunda Frozen Lakes Trek like?
Our trekking package to the sacred lakes of Gosainkunda a 12-day trip in total. While you are on this adventure, we take care of you from your arrival in Kathmandu to departure after the trip.
Although the trek is in the nearest Himalayan region from Kathmandu, you will need to drive a full day to reach the trailhead. The trek begins from Dhunche in Rasuwa district where the Langtang region of the Himalayas lies.
But you will go for a full day of sightseeing tour in Kathmandu before driving to Dhunche. The sightseeing tour is a wonderful immersion in the history and culture of Kathmandu valley. It gives you a perfect start of the trip in Nepal.
When you go for the trek, the trail leads you through beautiful places of Dhunche, Thulo Syabru, Sing Gompa and eventually to Gosainkunda. You will also trek past a mountain pass called Lauribinayak Pass along the trail. It brings you a wonderful panoramic view of mountains in the Langtang range.
While this trip is an independent trip leading you to Gosainkunda Lake, it can also be combined with Langtang Valley Trek.
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Cost Details
What is included?
- All the necessary ground transportation from and to the airport.
- Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu
- 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner) with Lodging during the Trekking
- Trekking guide (Trained, Government Licensed, Experienced and English speaking)
- Porter carrying a maximum weight of 15 kgs per trekker
- All expenses of Staff (Guide, porter and if any other staff) like Food, Accommodation. Insurance, Transportation, Taxes, Salary, etc.
- First Aid kit
- All the required documentation
- Trekking permits, TIMS, National park entrance fees
- All the government and local taxes with tourist service charges
What is not included?
- International Airfare
- Entrance visa to Nepal
- Meals during Kathmandu stay
- Beverages during trekking
- Personal expenses like laundry, bar bills, hot shower, recharging of the battery, etc.
- Travel and Medical Insurance
- Rescue charges
- Any other extra expenditures that are not included in “Service Includes” section.
- Tips and Gratuities for the staff
Trip Map

FAQ
A trekker has to walk a minimum of 5 to 8 hours daily.
As a Himalayan trekking adventure, you will trek through mountainous landscape. Walking up and down the hill during the trek is quite common characteristic of trekking in Nepal.
Yes, definitely. Elevation change is an important part of the trek. As there is a lot of walking up and down the hill, there is an elevation change every day. However, the range of change differs from day to day. It is mostly an uphill trek up to the destination and downhill on the way back. However, the trail winds up and down the mountains throughout the trek regardless of the elevation difference for the day.
Although age is not a bar to go on a trekking adventure in Nepal, you certainly need to consider a few factors before going on a trek. The basic requirement for trekking in Nepal is good fitness level regardless of your age. Since the activity involves a lot of walking up and down the mountains, you need to be fit enough to indulge in the activity for multiple days.
We highly recommend taking a guide with you when you go on the trekking adventure. Even if the trail is well-trodden and has many trekkers trekking, you need to have a guide for many reasons. First of all, a guide is not only the person to show you the trail. A trekking guide has a huge responsibilty of completing the adventure ensuring the safety of trekkers in the strange mountains. Moreover, the guide will also make your trip more than an adventure. It becomes a lifetime experience.
The mountains now have basic teahouse and lodge accommodations for trekkers. You can spend overnight in the warmth of guesthouses called teahouses during the trek unlike tented camps in the past.
You need to prepare your stuff wisely for the trek. The backpack you get ready for the trek should have all essentials and avoid any unnecessary stuff in there. Check this equipment list for a better understanding of what to pack for the trek.
As a high altitude trekking adventure, the trek always has a risk of getting altitude sickness. While it is not predictable who, where, and how they will get it, we all need to be well-aware and prepared for the unwanted. As we gain altitude during the trek, we should be more careful on our pace of walk, food, water, rest, and recovery. Being careful and taking it easy in the mountains can reduce the chance of getting altitude sickness.
Yes, permits are necessary for the trek. Since, you are going on our package, we take care of everything. You do not need to worry about arranging the permit for yourself.
When you are on our trek package, we provide porters to carry your backpack in the mountains. A porter carries the backpacks of two trekkers.You suggest you to keep your backpack around 10 kg.
Yes, you will need some cash in the mountain. Although your major meals are included in our package, you may need money for drinks, shower, souvenir shopping, wifi, device charging, and tips to guide and porters at the end of the trip.
We will brief you on how much to take on the first day of the trip when we meet in Kathmandu.
We focus on small group adventures to ensure that every one is well-taken care of and they enjoy the trek. We keep our group to the maximum limit of 16 people.
In that unfortunate case, we will make sure that you are well taken care of. If you cannot continue your journey further towards the destination and want to rest or return back, we will arrange a porter to be with you and take care of you while rest of the group members continue the trek.