Well the adventure in the roads less travelled which will take you to one of the most fabulous and beautiful life changing experience in wilderness of Manaslu trek circuit. You will definitely be captivated by day 1 of this trek. Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world, with a height of 8163m located at Midwestern part of Nepal. The area is known as the Manaslu region. Other major peaks in the region are Himalchuli (7893m), Ngadichuli (7871m), Shringi (7178m) and various other snow-covered giants. The area is rich in various deep forest and wildlife. Red pandas, snow leopards, black bears, musk deer, blue sheep, and Himalayan tahr and the rhododendron forests.
The hills are mainly composed of Gurung and Magar and have a legacy of service in the British Gorkha army. The high mountains are inhabited by the Tibetan Buddhist community. They follow ancient culture and traditions with beauty and lifestyle. Their rich art which includes monasteries, stupas, chorten, maniwalls are standing still as faith in Buddhism
The trails are rocky but not too steep. The highest point is Larkya La pass (5135m). The roads are not that tough but a strong mentality and commitment is required in order to complete the trek. From the top of Larkya La offers stunning panoramic views of Manaslu, Himalchuli and many others. The hike on terrains requires normal attention and caution. You will be requiring some permits like Manaslu Restricted Area Permit (MRAP) and Manaslu Conservation Area Permit (MCAP).
With some astonishing views of mountain accompanied by out well experienced Guides and responsible porters you will definitely be able to complete this trek. However, it is long and mentally challenging sometimes. The trails are uphill but some places have high descending rate so it is recommended to carry some personal knee support. General Cardio is recommended as well. Proper acclimatization is necessary as well.
Helicopter Rescue
While traveling in the Himalaya you may suffer for the various health problems, injuries and even the altitude sickness. Hence you have to prepare before upcoming destination is this mountain land. Make sure the policy of the insurance company provides should cover the process of giving you the service of Helicopter rescue from the mountains in case of Altitude Sickness or other accidents during your trip.
Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel [1,400m]
You will be welcomed at Kathmandu airport by one of our representative and will take you to hotel. There will be small meeting regarding the trip at evening.
Overnight at Hotel.
Drive to Maccha khola (868m/2852ft.)
Today after breakfast you will move toward place called Maccha khola which will takes about 8 or 9 hours. The scenic drive in the mountain roads will definitely be a different experience.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Maccha khola to Jagat (1340m/4396ft.)
Today we walk about 16km on the trail which will take about 7 hours. The trail is interesting and fun as along the way you cross many suspension bridges, many waterfalls, prayer flags, cattle of locals, green grasslands and many other beautiful views. You will come across many small puppies on the trail.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Jagat to Dyang (1860m/6012ft.)
The 19.5 km trail offers you spectacular views and lifestyle of locals. During 8 hours of trekking you come across rivers up and down hills of trail and sometimes you cross river by stepping in the water itself. The trails have stairs and some part is rugged so extra caution is required. You will also come across old chortens as well.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Dyang to Nyamrung (2630m/8628ft)
Today after breakfast we move towards Ghap as this 17 km trail which is mostly uphill and rugged which will take you about 7 hours hike in order to reach Nyamrung. Along the way you could see amazing view and some chortens. You could also see carved stone walls with Buddhist prayers as well as stone carved faces of Buddha as well.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Nyamrung to Sama gaun (3520m/11548ft.)
Today is going to interesting day as you will see a first glimpse of Manaslu North and Manaslu. From this point on many of the locals dress in traditional Tibetan clothing called Chubas. Still keep going to Sama Gaun through the villages of Shyo, Lho and Shyala. This will be a long day of 7-8 hours walk completing about 18 km. Overnight in Sama Gaun.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Acclimatization
Today will be rest day of trek and we will let our body to get acclimatize. We will be exploring the place as well. Sama gaun is a Tibetan community and we can see some monastery and Tibetan culture, lifestyle and some magnificent views of Manaslu.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Sama gaun to Samdo (3860m/ 12664ft.)
Today is going to be a short trek as we will only be walking 4 hours approximately covering the distance of 8 km. This place is filled with yak pastures and cultivated land of barley and potatoes. It is said that the village of Samdo is only day walk from Tibet as you can see some Tibetan traders coming with some Chinese and Tibetan goods.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Samdo to Dharmashala/ Larke Phedi (4460m/ 14632ft.)
Hiking on from Samdo we follow some broad path and continue climbing over the Larkya Glacier until coming to a ridge which offers grand views of a huge gorge. We will spend the night here, before embarking on the high Larkya La the next morning. The trek today will last only about 4 hours covering the distance of only 6km. The night here is pretty basic for accommodation.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Trek to Larke La Pass (5400m/17716ft. and Bimthang (3750m/12303 ft.)
It is the challenging and demanding day of trek as we pass through Larke la while passing through glacier moraine and many lakes. The pass offers stunning views of mountain. It’s a rugged terrain with prayer flags and mountains like Himlung Himal (7,126m), Cheo Himal (6,820m), Gyaji Kung (7,030m), Kang Guru (6,981m) and Annapurna II (7937) are seen. Once we cross the Larke pass we decend down the trail. The valley of Bimthang opens up after descending down the trail. We will be covering the distance of 16 km and walking time is 10 or 11 hours maximum. You can cover this in 8 hours too but this totally depends on person. However careful and slow walk is recommended.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Bimthang to Dharapani (1963m/6440ft)
Descending over spectacular forest of rhododendron and pine forest with views of mountains we finally reach down to Dharapani. It takes around 7 or 8 hours to reach Bimthang today.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner Includes.
Drive to Besi Sahar
We will catch jeep from Bimthang and get to Besi Sahar and stay for a night at Besi Sahar.
Overnight at Lodge / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch Includes.
Drive back Kathmandu
It takes around 5-6 hours drive in order to get to Kathmandu.
Overnight at Hotel / Foods: Breakfast, Lunch Includes.
Departure
Our representative will take you to airport where you will be catching your flight to next destination.
Foods: Breakfast.
