LangTang is a valley north of Kathmandu, close to the border of Tibet. To the north are the Tibetan Range (in Tibet) and northeast are the LangTang range with a few peaks close to 8km. There is esentially two ways to start this trek.

Either take the bus to Dunche from Kathmandu. This ride is 112km long and takes about 11-14 hours! We are talking about overcrowded busses, best bet is probably to sit on the roof, otherwise you might end up with a whole family in your knees. The road is not very wide and sometimes there are chasms at the side of the road about 1500m straight down. (Supposedly you can see wrecks of busses lying in the river down the chasm) Another good reason for sitting on the roof, easy to jump of ! This ride truly gives you a new perspective of life and death, but I have to say that the scenery is great. If you ask the Nepalese about the safety on travelling on the bus they calm you by saying that the driver usually owns the bus and don't want it wrecked.

You can also trek the whole way up to the Langtang area. You do this by walking the Helambu trek (an area beetwen Kathmandu and Dunche) up to one of two passes. Either you cross the Goisankund (about 4700m - you might need to sleep in caves on the way)  a very holy Hindu site. After that you then end up in syabru, on the Langtang trek. You can also cross Ganja La (5500m), but this is not for beginners. If you do that you get straight to Kyajin Gumpa - The monastery in the eastern part of the valley. Depending on, trekking the way north might take week or so.

The Langtang valley itself is quite nice. It takes about 4-5 days to get to the north end (higher up), Kyajin Gumpa. From here you can trek further and ascend some pretty high peaks or maybe cross the Ganja La or some other pass. The way back takes maybe 2-3 days.     

SOME PICTURES FROM A TREK IN LANGTANG