The Ruby Valley Trek is one of the most beautiful home-stay treks in Nepal.
However, Nepal has four major seasons including Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, amongst them Spring and Summer are the best seasons for trekking to Ruby Valley.Moreover, hot spring in the Ruby valley is another main highlight of this trek whereas travelers can have a very relaxing time with a great showering experiencing and very relaxing and healing for the aching muscles.The Ruby Valley has been freshly welcoming trekkers from all over the world to experience the world’s most unique and unspoiled home-stay trekking experience through the highest mountains of the world.Trip HighlightsSpectacular and close view of Ganesh Himal, Langtang, and ManasluHot springsExplore the Traditional and lifestyle of Gurung and TamangExotic flora and faunaVisit fascinating Buddhist monasteries, Gompa, and Temples.When is the Best time to do Ruby Valley Trek?To enjoy the trip, You need to find the best seasons of the year.
However, you can go on Ruby Valley Trek any time of the year.
Autumn (Fall) is a dry season that offers clear blue sky and moderate temperature and it’s suitable for trekking that’s why this is the best time to go on any treks in Nepal including Ruby Valley, this is the way this season brings a lot of crowded into the popular treks like Everest and Annapurna regions.Ruby Valley trek can also do during December, the dry air and clear sky with the best visibility will stay the same as Autumn but December is the starting month of winter, during winter, it will be quite colder than other mo months and will snow sometimes, If you are planning on trekking in December, then make sure you better prepare with appropriate packaging gears.Spring is the best time to do trekking in Nepal.
Of course, taking different routes causes plus or minus 3-4 days.Here are 2 suggested itineraries that go to Ruby Valley, one of these trails goes through PangsanG Dada – the highest point of the region it is also called Pangsang pass situated at an altitude of 389 meters above sea level.
In general, the trek starts from Kathmandu and ends at Kathmandu via Dhading Besi.ItineraryDayActivityDay 1Kathmandu to Syaprubesi (By local Jeep/Bus)Day 2Trek from Syaprubesi to Gatlang villageDay 3Trek from Gatlang to SomdangDay 4Trek from Somdang to Tipling via PasangDay 5Trek from Tipling to ChalisaDay 6Rest day at Chalish GaunDay 7Trek from Chalsih to KhadingDay 8Rest Day at KhadingDay 9Trek from Khading to DundureDay 10Drive back to Kathmandu by local jeep/bus.Trekking Permits and Costs for Ruby ValleyTo trek to Ruby Valley, you need two trekking permits.One is the Langtang national park permit.For SAARC nationals: Nrs.1500 (about US $13)For Others: Nrs.3000 (about US $29)Second is the Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) card that costs NRS.
