‘a cultural and scenic country walks around interesting hill village around Langtang Himal’
Tamang Heritage Trail, leads you to a soft adventure that delights all age groups and interested travelers with scenic and cultural walks into remote and rural villages north of Kathmandu around Langtang Himal range of mountains.
Interesting to know that Tamang descendant from Mongolia and Tibet settled on the high hills and valley rims more than thousands of years, even before Kathmandu was a lake which was drain into present form long time back by saint Manjushree, the patron goddess of Kathmandu valley.
Tamang words comes from Tibetan language as Ta for horse and Mar for Red (which was later mis changed into Mang instead of Mar), originally a cavalry and a soldiers riding on Red Horse hence the name Tamang or Ta-Mar.
Migrated bringing age-old culture of Mongolian and Tibet custom and heritage which you can still find around the villages on this impressive scenic walks on Tamang Heritage Trail trekking just north from the capital Kathmandu.
Starting walks taking an exciting overland drive to reach at high cooler hills of Langtang around Rasuwa district the home of Tamang ethnic tribes of people, where walk leads to scenic trails past number of farm villages with ever present views of snow-capped mountains of Langtang and Ganesh Himal.
Tamang Heritage Trail the best of this journey is walking on quiet trail away from main flow of trekkers where walk follows off the beaten tracks on least visited areas of Langtang Himal leading to villages close to Tibet border on old trans Himalayan Salt and caravan route of Nepal and Tibet.
Impressive views and walking into dense rhododendron and pine forest to reach at major villages of Tamang at Gatlang and Tatopani (a place with hot natural spring) where you are warmly greeted in traditional way of Buddhism culture, having interesting times staying in local lodge and as in Home-Stay.
Enjoying interesting moment interacting with the local Tamang villagers gaining much information and knowledge of traditional life and custom, where walk leads back heading higher hills to reach back at Syabrubesi village for the drive to Kathmandu.
a remarkable and excellent journey of soft adventure with ups and downhill with fabulous scenery and soaking in local culture as this wonderful and amazing experience on Tamang Heritage Trail concludes at Kathmandu.
