Gosaikunda

Gosaikunda ,thr name of the holy place which most of us have heard if not have visited is a site of Hindu Pilgrimage ,attracting domestic as well as the international travelers . It lies in the Langtang National park at the altitude of 4361 m from the sea level .During the period of august full moon ( janai Purnima ) ,thousands of pilgrims flock to this lake to take holy bath ,pray and worship the lord . It is said that the region constitutes more than hundreds of holy lakes.

The trek to Gosaikunda can be started either from Dhunche ,Syabrubesi or from Shivapuri National Park along with Helambu trekking Trails .It is about nine days tea house trek. The general route popular among Nepalese is from Sundarijal due to Its Flesibility in altitude variations suitable for elderly people. The route pffers to visit Shjivapuri National Park along the trail with the fascinating views  of Lngtang Lirung ,Langtang Range ,Ganesh Himal Range ,Dorje lakpa Mountain Range , Naya Kaanga ,Lang Sisha and many other peaks.

I was planning my trip from Helambu to Gosaikunda ,But lack of enough time made me start the journey from Dhunche via Lauribinayak and complete it in six days .At first I thought six days was sufficient for me to explore and fulfill my desire of enjoying the views of mountains and expeience trekking around Gosaikunda ,but later ,I came to know that my choice was not good for viewing the mountains rather was for quickly making the pilgrimage trip only. Further ,I had to suffer from from lack of sufficient waer supply along the trail and due to drastic variation of altitude ; its quite difficult to trek in region through the dhunche route.