Gosaikunda · 4,380 m
Gosaikunda
A string of sacred alpine lakes beneath the Langtang range, a pilgrim destination in August and a spectacular high-altitude trek.
Gosaikunda · 4,380 m
Gosaikunda · OCT 2025
“calm morning”
Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Gosaikunda · 4,380 m · OCT 2025
“choughs over the shore”
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Around here
A few of the things you might meet here. Krishna will tell you which ones to look for, and when.
Birds
Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris
Plain Mountain Finch
Leucosticte nemoricola
Lammergeier
Gypaetus barbatus
Himalayan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus
Blood Pheasant
Ithaginis cruentus
Himalayan Snowcock
Tetraogallus himalayensis
Grandala
Grandala coelicolor
Mammals
Himalayan Tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Blue Sheep
Pseudois nayaur
Plants
Lepidote Rhododendron
Rhododendron lepidotum
Trips nearby
Want to see it for yourself?
Tell Krishna when you are coming and what you hope to see. He will plan the days around Gosaikunda.