Manaslu Circuit Trek

Arrive at Kathmandu after a scenic flight over the mountains. Meet the representative of Himalayan trekkers and transfer to Hotel. 

You can spend this day exploring some of the World heritage sites in Kathmandu valley for some time and prepare for the trek in the afternoon.

You will have a scenic drive to Arughat after your breakfast. After reaching the Arughat bazar, you can explore around.  

We will start after breakfast crossing the Budi Gandaki, and take a short climb to Kyoropani and descend till Sundi Khola. It won’t be a long walk today as we hike slow. If you wish you can take time to swim in the river.

We will walk past small settlements and hill until we reach the widening of the valley, from where on the opposite side you can see a big tributary of Budi Gandaki meeting each other. Further walking ahead we will reach Lapbesi. We will continue uphill for a couple of hours and reach Machha Khola for overnight camping.

Today we will trek from Machha Khola to Jagat for 7 hours. The trail is a bit narrow in some places and is challenging as well. After a short walk, we will reach a small forest and cross it to reach Doban. Another couple of hours from Doban take us to the fields of Jagat where we will set the camps for overnight stay.

We will start our trek today morning descending down many steps to the river from where we will start climbing a terraced hill to Aguilera. The hill of Aguilera offers an impressive view of the Sringi Himal (7187m). After going a bit ahead the path splits, with the right-hand branch heading off towards the Ganesh Himal while crossing the river at Gata Khola. We will walk upstream through the gorge and high cliffs. After walking for 7 hours, we reach the village of Deng for overnight.

We will start walking the most impressive valley today. We will walk past the village of lama where we can see numerous Mani walks. After walking for around 4 hours, we reach the village of Dhap for overnight camping. There's a perceptible change in the climate and culture.

Today most of the walk will be through the alpine territory and increasing mountain views crossing the Budi Gandaki - we pass the permitting place. We will continue gently up until we reach the Tibetan village of Sho, 3000m from sea level. We get to see Manaslu North and then of Manaslu from this beautiful village. After walking for around one hour from Sho, we reach Lho, a beautiful village at 3100 m, where we can see lots of Mani walls, monasteries, and small chortens.

Leaving the village, we follow the right bank of the river, with views of Peak 29 ahead. As we continue on the main trail, we soon reach the fields of Sama Gaon, 3500m for overnight camping.

Today is a free day for rest so that you get acclimatized. You can explore and walk around the village in the afternoon for some time.

During your trek today - you will find yourself surrounded by mountains, especially the view of Mount Manaslu is very impressive. After crossing to the east bank of the river, we reach the last permanent settlement in the valley, which is called Sumdu. We come to the ruins of an abandoned village, known as Larkya Bazaar. Presumably, this village thrived as a trading point, with Tibet lying over the Gya La. The commerce seems to have dried up leading to the migration of the settlers. Nearing the Larkya Glacier, we reach a lodge at 4450m, which has been built to serve the travelers crossing the Larkya La.

We will walk uphill for half an hour to reach the north side of the Larkya Glaciers. This spot offers an impressive view of the Cho Danda and Larkya Peak. We walk across the glacier, descend gradually for some time, which gets steeper and steeper as you go down the pass. From the pass, there are outstanding views of Himlung Himal, Cheo Himal, Kanggaru and the huge Annapurna II. Initially, there is a steep descent over snow and then screen, to reach the ablation valley trail to Larcia Kharka. A further on, a moraine ridge path leads to Tanbuche 3900m.

We will cross the fields of pasture and start descending the Burdin Khola. Manaslu to the south-east and Annapurna II to the south-west look very impressive as we reach a ridge. We will follow a narrow trail into a rhododendron forest and follow a trail through a narrow valley until we reach the Karche (2785 m) for overnight stay.

Today we will join the Annapurna Circuit trail. We will walk through the Karche La pass and can see ahead a green and heavily forested valley, dropping down to the distant Marshyangdi River. We arrive at Bagarchhap, a Tibetan village with prayer flags where we stay overnight at tented camp.

After breakfast, we will start walking through forests of pine & oak and pass through Dhanakyu. When walking past the steep incline - we will continue through the forest of rhododendron to Ratamron. After walking a couple of hours through the forest area, we will reach the hamlet of Kotho from where we can look straight up at nearby Annapurna II - a sight convincing us that we are deep in the Himalayan Mountains.

Walking for fifteen more minutes we will come across a fir and pine forest, walk through it and reach Chame, or overnight destination.

We wake up with the sunrise over the Lamjung Himal (6893 m) and head towards Pisang out overnight destination for today. We will walk through the barley fields, mountain passes, apple orchards, and small settlements until the pristine hamlet of Bratang appears. We will follow the trail further with splendid views of Annapurna II for 3 hours and arrive at the village of Pisang.

We will observe the beautiful view of Manang valley and the Tilicho peak (7132 m) as we descend through Manang's airstrip. After trekking for some time  - we reach a vantage point from where we can see the north-east face of Annapurna III. We will further walk ahead through the Sabje Khola Valley & witness the Annapurna IV, which stands 7525 m.

Further on, we cross a wooden bridge, as the Marshyangdi Khola gushes below us after which we enter the village of Mungji. We continue downwards until we reach Manang with the panoramic view of Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Annapurna IV, Gangapurna (7455m) and Tilicho Peak (7134 m) in the background of the trail.

Leaving Letdar, we climb gradually to a ridge before descending to the headwaters of the Marshyangdi and crossing via a covered wooden bridge. After a short ascent up the mountain path on the right bank, we follow a narrow trail across an unstable steep slope and then descend to Thorung Phedi.

Today is the most exciting day of the trek as we will be crossing the Thorung La (5416 m) - the highest mountain pass. We will start early for the climb and the following descent. The trail is very steep but well defined and easy to track as it has been used by locals.

The trek is uphill and hard for the next four hours until we reach the place with prayer flags and a small stupa/ chorten. From the top, we can see the majestic snow-capped mountains, hills of mustang and the valley of Kaligandaki. After a brief rest, we start descending downwards to Muktinath (3800m). We will walk along the Jhong Khola Valley to Muktinath, a popular pilgrimage in the Himalayan region for both Hindus and Buddhists.

After the short descent in the morning - you will find yourself in Jharkot and Khingar, where there are beautiful monasteries that give the opportunity to witness the interrelation and similarity of Tibet to this area. The view of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri is splendid throughout the trail. We will walk past Kagbeni to reach Jomsom along the bank of Kali Gandaki River. We can spend some time exploring the headquarter of the Mustang district, Jomsom.

We will take an early morning flight to Pokhara and fly back to Kathmandu on an afternoon flight from Pokhara. After reaching Kathmandu, you can comfort yourself by taking rest or spa, massage. Overnight at the hotel.

Add an extra adventure on your existing trek with activities like Bungee Jumping, mountain flight or similar if your thirst hasn't be quenched yet! Our representative from Himalayan trekkers will drop you at the airport at the scheduled time.

Airport Drop Off in a Private Vehicle.