Manaslu Circuit Trekking-14 days

Drive from Kathmandu to Soti Khola [710m, 8 hrs]
Your trip for Manaslu Circuit Trek begins from Kathmandu. You will start the day early after breakfast. You will take a direct local bus from Kathmandu, Gongabe Bus Park to Soti khola which is 160 Km drive (We can arrange private vehicle as your requirement). You will take a drive from Kathmandu to Arughat on a nice, paved road enjoying the views of hilly areas. From Arughat to Soti Khola is 2 more hour drive where road will be quite dusty and bumpy with the view of Budhi Gandaki river. Overnight at teahouse in Soti Khola.

Trek to Machha Khola [900m, 6 hrs]
You will start your trekking journey from today. Despite of uneven road, you will have the most amazing walk on the first day of this trek. Ascending further the rocky trail and then descending, you will reach Gurung village Labubesi. You will pass number of small villages, through Sal forest, rivers and waterfalls to reach Nyali Khola. You will encounter hundereds of mules on the routes. We head down to the river and cross suspension brdge t reach Machha Khola Village. Overnight in Machha Khola Tea House.

Trek to Jagat [1410m, 6 hrs]
You will enjoy the warm breakfast at the teahouse at Machha Khola. From Machha Khola you will start walking across the trekking trail on the bank of Buri Gandaki River and suspension bridge. After a few ascends and descends, you will reach a popular hot-spring, Tatopani. The trail is quite exposed and challenging in places. After spending a few moments here, you will head to dohan for Lunch. You will reach a small village Yaru from where you cross a long cantilever bridge to reach Jagat, where we spend the night.

Trek to Deng [1804m, 6 hrs]
From this day, you will be walking in the restricted region where you have to verify your trekking permits at check post. You will leave Jagat on a well paved road and climb up the valley before you reach Sirdabas. You will proceed through forest of Rhododendron and Himalayan pine where the village Philim welcomes you. Finally, you will reach Deng, the final destination of the day. Deng is home to a few Tea houses where you can gather around the fireplace and share experiences with the fellow trekkers before you go to bed.

Trek to Namrung [2630m, 6 hrs]
After the sun rises, you will have breakfast at tea house. Today the trail from Deng takes you along a winding path to Rana and crossing suspension bridge to Bihi Phedi. The trail then proceeds to Ghap village through several landslide zones where you should be careful while walking. Passing the Ghap you will trek through bamboo, rhododendron and oak forests. Namrung is the best viewpoint for Siring Himal, Ganesh Himal and Mt. Himal Chuli. Namrung offers you best teashops, restaurant and tea house with Fresh Bakery items, Coffee and Wi-Fi.

Trek to Lho [3180m, 4 hrs]
Today the trail enters the Nupri region where you will be blessed with magnificent sight of the mountains. From Namrung a steep climb and passage through forest takes us to Lihi. You will witness some fine painting in the kani as passing to Sho. As you reach Loh you will visit a large moastery known as Ribung monastery. From the place, you can catch the stunning views of Manaslu (8163m) and Manaslu North (7157m).

Trek to Samagaun [3530m, 4 hrs]
Following the lateral moraine of Pungen Glacier, the trail stretches towards the settlement at Samagaun. You will experiences the breathtaking view of mountains crossing the Shyala village and reach Sama Gaon. From here you will get to witness the amazing views of Mount Mansalu and you can explore the famous Ribung Gompa. Sama Gaon is the principal village of the nurbi peope which holds a large gompa, many tea Houses, shops, Health post, Police station, Heliport, Telephone and WIFI access.

Acclimatization day – Side Trip to either Pungen Gompa
This day is set aside to rest and acclimatize to prevent altitude-related illness. You will take a short hike that leads you to Birendra Taal (3,450m) which lies below the Manaslu Glacier. As on Acclimatization day you have two options for side trip to either Pungen Gompa or Manaslu Basecamp.

If you options for the half day walk, you can experiences Pungen Gompa which is 3-4 hours hiking. Pungen Gompa lies on the east of Nubri Valley where you will see many Himalayan Thars and Yaks grazing.

Or, you can hike to Manaslu base Camp (4400m) which is on the north of Sama Gaun. Manaslu Base camp hike can be completed in 8-9 hours.

Trek to Samdo [3860m, 4 hrs]
Today is the short day trek as you take the trail on the right to Larkya La to reach Samdo which is a small Tibetan refugee village. This village is very close to Tibetan border which is just 4 km away (You can extend one more day at Samdo and go to a short hike to Tibetan Border). Today is a fairly easy trail, passing through Mani walls and juniper and birch forests. Once you reach Samdo, you can explore the nearby village or hike to Samdo Peak.

Trek to Dharmasala [44600m, 4 hrs]
After Breakfast at Samdo,you will sart our day trip by crossing a wooden bridge over Budhi Gandaki river and hike upwards. Today you will trek past grassy slopes with scrub juniper, rhododendron, enjoy with the big old mani stone wall and chorten. The short walk to Dharmasala provides enough time and rest to acclimatize for the further trek.

Trek to Bhimtang [3720m, 8 hrs]
Today you trek for 3-4 hours to ascend 800m to get to Larkya La pass, then descend for 4-5 hours losing 1500m to get to Bimthang. You need to wake up early and leave teahouse for today trek as trek is quite challenging. We ascend the moraines of a glacier enjoying the breathtaking views of Himlung(7126m), Cheo, Kang guru(6981m) and the Annapurna II (7937m). After lunch at small teahouseyou will descend to Bimthang where you will get stunning view of huge cefalls and mountains in all directions, Pongkar tal between the pongkar and salpudanda Glaciers

Trek to Tilije [2300m, 5 hrs]
After enjoying the splendid views of the mountains from a ridge in Bhimtang, we make our way down towards to village of Gho. We will be walking downlhill enjoying the lush forests full of flora and fauna including rhododendron bushes. Initially you will head towards the small Karcher La Pass and then along the dentle paddy fields on the sidewalk, the trail will take you to tilje. Overnight at Teahouse.

Trek to Tal [1700m, 5 hrs]
You will move in a stone paved path passing the dudh khola to reach Thojne. After passing through a police checkpost we make our way towards Dharapani from wehre we enter the Annapurna Circuit. We will then head through fields ouuver a clear stream, past houses and more dields interspersed with rhododendron and oak forests. We will reach our final destination to the Tal Village.

Drive to Kathmandu [8 hrs]
You will have breakfast at Tal then you will take a jeep/Bus ride to Besisahar which will take 3-4 hours. From besisahar you will find local vehicle to Kathmandu for every 1 hours (We can arrange private vehicle as your requirement). You will drive along the Prithvi Highway on banks of Marsyangdi and Trishuli river, with refreshing views of the hilly areas. After a 6 hours of Bus/Jeep ride we will reach Kathmandu.