Highlights of Tamang Heritage Trail Trek
Tamang Heritage Trail Trek in Langtang region presents a unique cultural and scenic country walks around the Langtang Mountain. Dhunche the headquarters of Rasuwa district. The Tamang Heritage Trail Trek is designed for those trekkers and mountain lovers who wish to enjoy the Himalayan snow peak with exploring the culture of Tamang one of the major ethnic group in middle hills and mountain around the Kathmandu valley and the northern part of the borderland to Tibet. A weeklong trekking holiday of immense views and cultural interest exploring Tamang traditional villages as it was for past hundred of centuries.
Tamang people are of Tibetan and Mongolian origin, the ancient tribes migrated to Nepal past 5,000 years back, when Kathmandu valley was still a lake. History shows Tamang as original a horsemen (Ta for horse and marred in Tibetan) riding on red horse soldiers of past many kings and royal of Tibet and Mongolia, migrated to North Mid East / Mid West of Nepal hundred of centuries ago. At present time Tamang villages are all around Kathmandu valley and beyond retaining its past glory of ancient culture and heritage trekking in Himalaya.
Nepal Base Camp Treks takes you the delight of introducing this scenic and cultural country sidewalks on the high mid hills of Langtang valley and Tamang Heritage Trail Trek in Ganesh Himal areas which lies close to Tibetan borderland. Starting with a sightseeing tour of Kathmandu medieval and Buddhist areas of old Swayambhunath and biggest Bouddhanath Stupas, then on the scenic drive to North of Kathmandu to reach Rasuwa district at Dhunche and Syabrubesi villages where this wonderful trek begins. The walk leads to beautiful forested areas of tall rhododendron-pines-oaks and bamboos were rare and elusive Red Panda habitats in the backdrop of high giant peaks of Ganesh Himal and Langtang Lirung Himal range of mountains. The journey leads towards several interesting Tamang villages of Gatlang-Tatopani (hot spring), Thuman and Briddim where you can marvel at its ancient culture and traditions exploring its villages and monasteries. After a wonderful time heading back to the road head at Syabrubesi for the drive back to Kathmandu, where our marvelous and enjoyable Tamang Heritage Trail Trek concludes.