Tamang Heritage Trek is a 10-day trek in the Langtang Region to explore the local culture and tradition. This trekking trip will get us close to the local Tamang lifestyle and let us experience the Tamang heritage up close.
The Tamang Heritage Trek starts with a long drive along the Prithvi Highway to Dhunche. After we get to Dhunche, we’ll take the Pasang Lhamu Highway and drive for a couple of hours to arrive at our first trek destination, Syabrubesi. From Syabrubesi, we’ll hike up to the Goljang village before descending to the first Tamang village of the trek, Gatlang.
This village is also famous as the ‘Black Village’ for its black wooden roofs, stone walls, and carved doors and windows. Locals claim that the black roofs of Gatlang have been a part of their heritage for over 8,000 years. Contact the locals and learn about their heritage before leaving Gatlang for Tatopani. This village is famous for its hot springs.
The hot springs here are believed to hold special healing powers. I am out of Tatopani after breakfast and uphill to Nagthali Dada before arriving in Thuman. This village offers extraordinary views of the Langtang, Gosaikunda, and Ganesh peaks. From Thuman, it’s time to hike to the last Tamang village of the Tamang Heritage Trek.
Bridim is home to the Tibetan-Mongolian. It’s believed that Tibetan people crossed the Kerung border and settled here over three and a half centuries ago. During our time here, we’ll explore the Dukcha Gompa, which is believed to be one of Guru Rinpoche’s mediation sites. We’ll hike back to Syabrubesi and then drive back to Kathmandu to end our trip.
This trail comes as an easy trek in the Langtang region. This Tamang Heritage Trek is designed for those who want to experience and explore the local Tibetan-influenced Tamang culture, tradition, and lifestyle.
Generally, the Tamang Valley Trek is completed within 10 to 14 days. You will travel to different regions of Nepal where people can get to know Tamang culture, traditions, and cultures up close. The Trek passes through the authentic Tamang Civilization, which has been preserved and conserved for a long time. The journey offers a wilderness experience and a cultural lesson against a stunning shadow of pine forests, rhododendron trees, and barren grassland meadows.
Tamang Heritage Trail Trek is one of the iconic trail destinations in Nepal where local and foreign people can explore the Langtang region and be up close and personal with the Tamang cultures and lifestyles. Let’s take a look at some of the major attractions of the Tamang Heritage Trail Trek.
Tatopani is another trendy but small village in the SIndhupalchowlk district. It is one of the smallest villages in Nepal, as it had only a population of over 600 people during the 1991 census. It is one of the major attractions for trekkers en route to their Tamang Heritage Trail trek. To reach Tatopani, you must descend through another small village in Gatlang. The path is filled with several iconic vantage points from where you can see different kinds of mountains as you pass through mani walls, Chortens, and woodlands before reaching the Chilime Village. You will also get the lake made by the Chilime Hydropower Dam. The name Tatopani is kept because of the natural hot spring located in the area where you can rest and relax. You will stay overnight at Tatopani.
Highly respected Tibetian Lama Chukla Khnaga Gomba and Guru Rinpoche have announced that they have the sacred site to be the famous monastery named Dukchu Gomba Monastery. A sacred site is a place of honour, culture, and tradition for the people of Tamang culture, who have spent most of their lives around the area. The monasteries are peaceful and significant, and from the site’s peak, you can see the highest point in the Langtang Himal, Langtang Lirung. Dukchu Gomba Monastery symbolises peace and harmony for Tamang people living proud lives and not being touched by Western culture or tradition.
Nagthali Danda is another major attraction that trekkers can visit and explore during their Tamang Heritage Trail Trek. The place lies at an altitude of 3165m and is the tallest point in the whole trek. After walking through Tatopani, you will see the rich, beautiful, but small village of Briddhim, from where you will start hiking for a few hours till you reach a fantastic place to have lunch among the view of the tallest mountains in the area, like Ganesh Himal, Tibetan Himal, Langtang Lirung, and the the the Shishapangma. After spending a few hours in Nagthali Danda, you will return to Thuman to continue your Tamang Heritage Trek.
Lama Hotel is the final destination of the Tamang Heritage Trail Trek, which is at an altitude of 2460m. You will reach the Lama Hotel on the seventh trek day after descending from Nagthali Dada. Once you head towards Thane and then Briddhim, you will head towards Lama Hotel via the bank of the Bhote Koshi River. You will see several small villages, barren grasslands, and bamboo and birch groves, and you can also explore the rare wildlife of the area, where you can get the chance to see extremely rare red pandas. After six hours of excursion, you will reach Lama Hotel for dinner and an overnight stay. You will have breakfast the next day before making your back to Syabrubesi.
Food and accommodation are essential for the trekkers on the Tamang Heritage Trail. Eating a healthy and balanced diet is necessary to remain fit and healthy and not get tired during the excursion.
Now, let’s take a look at some of the foods that you can eat during your trek.
There are many options for foods and drinks during your trek, but you have to be careful only to choose the best hygienic foods and beverages. You must eat food that is filled with protein and carbohydrates. You must avoid any foods that can make you heavy or dehydrate you. The foods that you will eat are divided into three meals.
Breakfast is the earliest meal you will eat early in the morning before starting your trek. Some options included in the breakfast meals are eggs, bacon, chapati, cornflakes, french toast with butter, cheese, jam, local tsampa, bread, porridge, and hot tea or coffee.
Lunch is another food option that you will get during the trek. After having breakfast, you will trek for a few hours before stopping for lunch. There are several options for lunch, which are Tibetan Bread, Salad Pizza, Snacks, Momo, Steaks, Desserts. Macaroni dishes, Tenduk Spaghetti Noodles, Sherpa Stew, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dhal, Bhat, Sandwiches, Tarkari, and others. These are some of the healthy and hygienic options for lunch. Among them, you also have options to eat meat, fish, and alcohol; however, we recommend you only stick to healthy foods and avoid alcohol to not dehydrate.
Dinner is the final meal option of the day. You will have your dinner after reaching the destination place of the trekking day. Just like breakfast and lunches, there are several options for dinner, such as Dhal, Bhat, Snacks, Korean Ramen, Tarkari, Potato items, Steaks Vegetable Curry, Tibetan Bread, Noodles, Thukpa, Sandwiches, Hard Drinks, Pasta, Momo, Desserts, Tenduk Spaghetti, Macaroni, Various Soups, Steaks, Vegetable and Salad Pizza.
As you can see there are a variety of options to choose from and among them, there is the option to select from local Nepali dishes to a variety of Western, and Asian dishes too.
The accommodation facilities are one of the most accessible and comfortable services you will receive during this excursion. The accommodation facilities are basic and standard as you will stay in three-star hotels in the city and teahouses in the remote area of the trek.
The tree houses in the lower altitude have small but wide rooms with three to four bedrooms with comfortable and fluffy blankets, pillows, mattresses, and attached bathrooms. You will also have an attached sink and WIFI facility available. In the higher altitude teahouses, the rooms are generally made for sharing, so you might have to share with other trekkers, but if you are alone and female, you will have access to a private room without extra expenses.
We offer fixed departure dates. If these dates are not suitable for you or if you prefer to schedule your own departure, please contact us.
Tamang Heritage Trail is among Nepal’s trendy trekking destinations as it leads to Nepal’s most beautiful Langtang Valley. The treks take you to famous places like Gatlang, Goljung, Syabrubesti, Buddhism, Chilime, Dhunche, Thuman, Brimdhing and Nagthali. These beautiful places are also collectively called the Tamang Heritage Trail as they signify the importance of Tamang culture, tradition, and rituals. Ever since the colonisation, these places have remained unique destinations for anyone who wants to visit and learn about Tamang Culture, which is the reason the Nepal Tourism Board has granted permission for the Tamang Heritage Trail trek, where people will get to know more about the new places and new culture more often.
