Ruby Valley Home Stay Trek
- difficulty
- Moderate
- altitude
- 3,271m
- group size
- 1+
- meals
- B+L+D
- accomodation
- Lodges
- season
- Sep-Nov/March-May
trip overview
Ruby Valley homestay trek is unique trekking for Nepal travelers because of the less touristy region. And the cultural, natural, and warm hospitality of local dwellers. Ruby Valley part is the countryside of Nepal so easily you can observe real Nepal in this homestay trek. I like to recommend this trek due to a local person in this area. Along with this trek, you can stay in local houses with a homely environment with various tastes of local dishes. And can learn the local language and real culture and lifestyle of their homely living style.
Ruby Valley homestay trek, we can go several trails but the best and most scenic trail goes through Langtang trek side crossing dense pine forest, plants of herbs, seeing many wild animals and crossing the Pangsang Pass 3,842mtrs, then walking through the courtyard of local villages and fertile land field graving with smile hospitality of real local people.
Homestay trek, we can see and do, culture dance, Fishing program, hiking Hot springs, and many other local activities with local inhabitants Ruby Valley Home Stay Trek is unique and different from another popular and touristy area. If you have time you can explore Mt. Ganesh Himal Base camp.
itinerary
Arrival in Kathmandu Nepal 1,300 mtrs
Heartily Well come to Himalayas Nepal! We pick up you from Tribhuvan International Airport and drop to your hotel where we had booked. After resting some hours we meet and brief about our program.
Accommodation: Hotel
Walking / Driving: 30 min
Kathmandu valley sightseeing world heritage site
Full day world Heritage sightseeing in Kathmandu valley with expert tour guide by private car or chill out days as your wishes.
Accommodation: Hotel
Kathmandu to Sybru Bensi 1,530 mtrs
This day we start for ruby valley homestay trek drive on a northern highway from Kathmandu to Syabru Bensi via Dunche Bazaar. The journey will take 8-9 hours trough Trishuli Bazaar, local villages, landscape, mountains and crops field along the way.
On way to Syabru Bensi, we can view of Ganesh Himal Range, Manaslu, peaks of Langtang range. This first day will be in beautiful Tamang village near the Bhote Koshi River and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 8-9 hrs by drive
Shyabru Bensi -Chawatar- Gatlang 2,337 mtrs
The trail goes west up to Bahun Danda Pass and then descends to the Tamang village of Gatlang, a foundation village on the Tamang Heritage Trailor hike via Chawatar. Gatlang is a Tamang village with unique customs and craftsmanship in a magnificent setting, which is located above the Parvati Kunda.
This kind is the most popular pilgrim place for pilgrimage every year of the full moon (Janae Purnima), and thousands of pilgrims are attracted to the sacred pond and nearby temple.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 5-6 hrs
Gatlang - Parvati Kund-Yurikharka-Somdang 3,271 mtrs
The way is uphill crossing through Pine and Rhododendron forest to Yuri Kharka 3710mtrs, which is a place for lunch, and keeps going to Khurphu Bhanjyang and then descent to the Mailung Khola which is the borderland of Rasuwa and Dhading District.
The north of Mailung Khola hike passes through a green valley to the 200m Chukarma waterfall. Private or government people investing in painting metal companies for the former mine leaves a lot to be explored It is the site of a 1.4 km tunnel bored into the mountain to extract zinc, copper, tin, crystal, and even highly-prized things.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 6-7 hrs
Somdang- Pangsang Pass (3,842 mtrs)-Tipling 2078 mtrs
Pangsang Pass 3842mtrs is a viewpoint southwest of Somdang with a broad panorama of the surrounding terrain. To the north are the soaring peaks of Manaslu and the Ganesh Himal Range. The trail follows down to the Marmailung and continues to the Tamang settlement of Tipling village where there are two Buddhist Gombas and some Catholic churches too and prayer flags on the Chhorten along the way.
They have a rich culture in the majority of the Tamang community and show those cultural programs when visitors and trekkers come to villages such as Shaman Dance, Horse dance, Mane dance, Mendo Maya, Paru dance, and as well as Lama (monk) dance are quite popular.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 6-7 hrs
Tipling - Sakpar - Chalish Village 1,600 mtrs
After breakfast we go down to Kami Gaun continue to cross the Adha Khola on a new box bridge and climb up to the Sakpara Danda then Chalish Village crossing through fertile fields and way of Nepali flat. Sertung is inhabited mainly by Tamang.
The name Shertung means ‘place of gold’. According to a myth, two brothers in search of gold were led here by a dream and thus the settlement was born. Tamang people have their own rich culture to show to the visitors Jhankri or shaman dance, ghode or horse dance.
Chalish is inhabited primarily by Gurung, Ghale, and Kami. There used to be Newar people but they migrated to Kathmandu city. The hospitable people of this area have unique customs and traditional cultural dances, including a hospitable welcome dance, the Ghatu Dance; Dohori is also popular with call and response between male and female participants, a type of courtship ritual, complemented by folk music.
Some dances depend on the time of year and take place during festivals including the Maruni Dance during Dasai and Tihar, the Hai Nelo Dance of Tihar, and the Ghatu (Ghasiri Dance) that occurs during Chandi Purnima in the Nepali month of Chaitra.
Gurung men traditionally wear vangra, a woven, embroidered cotton cloth tied at the ends that serves as a pouch for carrying goods. Sri Tinkanya Devi Mandir lies above Chalish.
Local women tie bits of cloth or leave a bangle representing a wish to be fulfilled near a small pool of water surrounded by Barmase or periwinkle flowers.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 3-4 hrs
Day Hike to Tatopani (Biggest Hot spring hiking)
After breakfast, hike to the hot spring and explore. The trail descends to the Ankhu Khola cross on the Khar old suspension bridge, crossing through the fertile land of villagers, and then again trail leads to ascent to Tikkas Danda which is the best place for a small break after ascent to that hill.
Again the way down to the jungle and walking trail inside the jungle we will reach Tatopani (a nice hot spring), spend a few hours there then back to Chalish Village, this day we should take a packed lunch either have a small lunch in Tikkas danda which is around 4-5 hours both way and including time in hot spring overnight at chalish.
Accommodation: Lodge
Walking / Driving: 4-5 hrs
Fishing program in fresh running water at Ankhu River
This Day is interesting so we take to the fishing program in fresh running water by fishing hook or by fishing net. We can enjoy some hours on the river beach then back home overnight at home with a cultural dance.
Accommodation: Homestay
Chalish Village - Borang Gaun - Jarlang - Dharkah 850 mtrs
After breakfast trek ascent to the Mane Danda then all the down to Borang Gaun around 2-2:30hours Continue to Lishne Khola (2 ½ hours walking) and trek continue to Percho where stop for lunch and trek continue to Darkha Gaon.
Passing through suspension bridges, breathtaking views of Ankhu Khola and Chyamchyat as well as Ri village other side of the river finally reach Darkha gaon. This village is a mixed culture village of Brahmin people and Tamang as well as Dalit and overnight at home.
Accommodation: Homestay
Walking / Driving: 6-7 hrs
Darkha - Darkha Phedi - Dhading Bensi – Kathmandu by drive
After breakfast, we share sharing local Jeep with other people and arrive in Dhading Besi after 4-5 hours of rough and tough zic zac gravel road by Nepali Helicopter Jeep (named by my clients).
Crossing through Ankhu Khola as well as Kimtang phedi villages as well as Katunje and Jyamrung villages will make you fun driving having fabulous landscape surroundings then reaching Dhading Bensi. We change to another bus from Dhading Bensi and drive back to Kathmandu taking 3-4-hour Prithivi highway drive to reach Kathmandu.
Accommodation: Hotel
Fly back to your destination
This is a free last-day shopping souvenir or gift to your family, friends, and other relatives until your departure.
We offer you a short extra trip for you if you have time and if you are departing, we have transportation services to the International Airport for your departure flight to your onward destination.”Have a Nice Flight” See you again.
what's included
- International airport picks up and drops service.
- 2 Nights standard hotels in Kathmandu (before trek).
- Full day Kathmandu valley sightseeing with a tour guide and private car.
- Sightseeing entrance fees.
- Bus Ticket to Syabru Bensi local bus.
- Local Bus or Private Car back to Kathmandu.
- Drop to Hotel in Kathmandu.
- Three meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner along the trek with Tea or Coffee).
- Homestay accommodation on the way.
- An Experience guide (including their salary, equipment, insurance, transportation, lodging, and food)
- Porter (carry luggage 2 trekkers 1 helper and including their salary, equipment, insurance, transportation, lodging, and food)
- Equipment; Down Jacket, Sleeping Bags, Rain Coat (after trek return).
- All legal documents.
- Some fresh and dry fruits.
- Farewell lunch and dinner suitable time.
what's excluded
- Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu.
- Travel insurance.
- Cold drinks such as; Coke, Mineral Water, Beer etc.
- Personal expenses (laundry, bar bill, telephone, extra helper, battery charge shower and boiled water).
- Some donation to the cultural group.
- Tips for guide and porters.