Manaslu Circuit Trek 12 Days

After your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. At outside the Airport Terminal, a representative of Sherpa Expedition and Trekking cordially receives you and transfers to a 3-star hotel in Kathmandu at Thamel, backpackers colorful market. In the afternoon, you will be taken to the Sherpa Expedition and Trekking office for a guide introduction and final brief trip information about the trek. In the evening, explore the tourist hub, Thamel.

Today, the drives to Aarughat takes about 7-8 hrs from Kathmandu. The journey takes us through serpentine highways along the hills. The scenic drive involves various roadside villages before reaching Aarughat in Dhading. We continue to drive about 2 hours to Soti Khola via the Market. We stay overnight in SotiKhola at the teahouse.

Leaving Soti Khola we will fallow the trail that passes through green Sal forests that climbs over the Budhi Gandaki River. The rocky path continues past waterfalls and rice terraces before reaching Labubesi village. We will stop for lunch here. After having Lunch the trek leads up a valley before descending to Gandaki river and across a suspension bridge to Machha Khola village. We stay overnight at Teahouse.

After having breakfast, we will trek ascends up and descends down a couple of times before crossing over Budhi Gandaki river in a suspension bridge. The path climbs up on a wide staircase which then crosses a suspension bridge over the Yaru Khola. then we will climb again up to Tharo Bharyang before reaching Jagat village. We stay overnight at teahouse.

Today after breakfast, we start our journey first we reach Salleri after climbing a rocky ridge and then go towards Sirdibas village. Then continue to Ghatta Khola and then walk upstream through a long suspension bridge to reach a Gurung village in Phillim. In Phillim village we register our permit and From the lower points of the village, the trail turns north and through leveled trails amidst maize fields, we reach Ekle Bhatti, where we will have lunch and continue our journey from a steep gorge and then descend through grassy slopes to again cross the Budhi Gandaki River and then cross bridges from west to east bank and back again. Afterward, we pass through bamboo forests to reach our today destination at Deng Khola. We will stay in Deng at Teahouse.

Today we take a brief trek from Deng and then we cross the Budhi Gandaki and hike up to reach Rana village. From Rana village, we climb for a while and then head west to Budhi Gandaki valley. The path passes through Bamboo forests and painted Mani stones, Mani walls, and we will reach Ghap. Then after we take the trail through Prok village which allows us to witness the stunning view of Siring Himal. Afterward, We follow the river, passing it at many places, and pass through dense forests and Gompas along the route. After we crossing the river at a gorge, the path becomes leveled and after a last steep climb, we will arrive at Namrung village. We will stay in Namrung Village at the teahouse.

From Namrung, we walk across the Budhi Gandaki river originating from Linda Glacier and continue on to Sho. We can see from here stunning views of the Himalayas including, Naike Peak, Manaslu North (7,774 m) and Manaslu (8,150 m). After some hours of trekking, we reach Lho Gaon, a beautiful village with a magnificent view of Mt. Manaslu. On top of the hill, we can visit around the Buddhist monastery Ribung Gompa. Our today final destination village is Samagaon and that’s where we will head to after that.

Today we stay at Samagaon for acclimatization and take this time to visit around. We can either hike to Pungyen Gompa and visit glacial Lake Birendra Tal (4-5 hours) or we can take a hike to Manaslu Base Camp and return back to Samagaon (6-7 hours)

From Samagaon, We follow the Budhi Gandaki River up to a stream which we cross on a suspension bridge and then towards a most remote permanent settlement – Samdo. We trek to Dharmasala on the path that is quite similar to the path from Samagaon to Samdo. This place is also known as Larke Phedi. Here are small stone guest houses, three teahouses, and tent camp which gives the basic facility of flooding and the lodging will be in dormitory styled rooms.

From Larkya Phedi, We first climb towards Cho Chanda and then slowly head steeply climb up towards the snowed-up pass. From the Larkya la Pass the panorama is magnificent: Mt. Himlung Himal (7,126 m), Cheo Himal (6,820 m), Gyagi Kung, Kang Kuru (6,981 m) and the Mt. Annapurna II (7,937 m). After spending a some time at top of the pass we will trek down through moraines, towards Bhimtang. We stay overnight at Bhimthang.

Today, After enjoying the amazing views of the Himalayas from a ridge in Bhimtang, we make our way down towards a high pasture and then a bridge over Dudh Khola. We trek through rhododendron forests, narrow valleys, and fields before making a climb to the river bank that leads to the village of Gho. A short hike takes us to Dharapani with better teahouse accommodation options. In Dharapani we will spend the night.

After having breakfast we start the day early, We take a drive to reach Kathmandu via Besisahar. The road is rough and bumpy up to Besisahar and smoother from then. After we arriving at Beshisahar we take another bus to reach Kathmandu. Enjoying the sceneries of hills and rivers along the highway, we reach Kathmandu after 8-9 hours of drive.