Around Manaslu Trek

Upon your arrival at the Tribhuwan International airport a representative from Naata Trek and Tours will be waiting for you at the airport displaying a playcard imprinted with your name. He/she will then transfer you to the designated hotel. In the evening we can enjoy a welcome dinner hosted by Naata Trek and Tours. During the dinner we can enjoy Nepalese cuisine which will introduce us to the country’s food culture.

We will have a pre trip meeting after breakfast where you will be introduced to your Guide. During the meeting you can assure yourself with any queries regarding the trip.
We visit Boudhanath Stupa, one of the biggest Buddhist shrines in the world, where we observe Buddhist monks praying in the monasteries surrounding the stupa. After Boudhanath Stupa we visit Pashupatinath Temple, the most famous Hindu temple in the country, located on the banks of the holy Bagmati River. Here we see Hindu holy men (sadhus) meditating, pilgrims bathing and occasionally funeral pyres burning on the ghats. We will also visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which is a collection of pagoda and shikhara–style temples grouped around a fifty-five window palace of brick and wood. The attraction of the Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the Lion gate, the Golden gate, the Palace of Fifty-Five Windows, art galleries, the Statue of King Bhupatindra Malla.

We start an early drive to Sotikhola. The drive is engaging in itself as we get to see Nepali countryside and the roads are twisty as the line the hills. The roads are paved till Arughat, which we will go through Dhading Bensi and from there on the roads are rough. Further there is a town called Sotikhola where we will stay the night.

We start our trek today and the trek welcomes us with beautiful Sal forests, and we have to climb onto a ridge above the fast flowing Budhi Gandaki. We then walk up and down the rocky trails of Khursane and pass two waterfalls. We then reach a Gurung village called Labubesi. As we walk further the valley opens up and we walk along the sandy river bed before climbing over a ridge. We then cross a suspension bridge to reach Machha Khola village. We stay the night there.

The trek today gets considerably more involving. We cross the Tharo khola till we come across a small hot spring in Tatopani. We then climb over a ridge after which we cross the Budhi Gandaki on a suspension bridge. We start climb stone staircases till we reach dobhan after which we cross another suspension bridge over Yaru Khola to reach Tharo Bharyang. We then climb another ridge, trek along the river to reach the village of Jagat.

Today we start the trek by climbing up a ridge to Salleri followed by Siridibas. We reach Ghatte khola and we continue walking upstream and past a yet another suspension bridge to Philim, which is a Gurung village. We then pass millet fields and into a steep gorge. We again cross the Budhi Gandaki a couple of times before we reach bamboo forests and to the village of Deng. We stay overnight at Deng.

We cross the Budhi Gandaki which is one the several crossing river for today and head west to reach Budhi Gandaki Valley. The trail passes through forests after which we reach Prok village which provides a pleasant view of Siringi Himal. We also come across several Buddhist Gompas along the route. The trail then enters a dense forest and follows a river upstream. After crossing the forest the trail is easy and a brief steep climb gets us to Namrung where we stay the night.

We climb and pass through forests and reach Lihi which is a small village. We further pass through Sho, Lho and Shyala villages after which we reach Sama village. As in any trek in Nepal there are mountains for you to see and in this case we can see Ganesh Himal and Mt. Manasluy. We also come across the famous Ribung Gompa. Reaching Shyala we can see Himal Chuli and Manaslu and large glaciers ahead. We stay the night in a village called Samagaon.

We rest and acclimatize in Samagaon. There are mostly Sherpa people inhabiting this place. We can learn a few things about their rich culture. We can also see thousands of mani stones with engraved Buddhist texts and pictures. Our destination for today will be an old Pungyen Gompa atop a little hill which provides great views of glaciers. After spending a few hours there we return to Samagaon to stay the night.

Today we descend down to the Budhi Gandaki river and follow the trail that leads to a bridge. The trail on the left leads to Manaslu base camp. We walk on a easy trail above a river passing and cross the Budhi Gandaki once again on a wooden bridge. Finally passing through kani we reach Samdo. We stay the night in Samdo.

We stay the day in Samdo for acclimatization. Today we can take a short hike to a trade pass to Tibet and have excellent views of Mt Manaslu along with hother Himalayan ranges which includes Simrang, Hiunchuli, Ngadi, Larkye Peak etc.

Today after doing some walking and river crossing we come acroos the Lakya Glacier and climb to the stone guest house (4450m), which is not a lodge but a shelter called Dharmasala. Today we have plenty of time for acclimatization. We stay the night in Dharmasala.

We walk on the moraines of the Larkya glaciers and make ascents as well as descents. We reach a pass from where we can see the huge Annapurna II and many other mountains. As we walk further Mt. Manaslu becomes taller by every step we take. We stay overnight in Minthang.

We stand at the highest point of the trek in Bimthang and enjoy the views of Mt. Manaslu, Lamjung Himal and Cheo himal. Then we start descending by crossing a bridge over Dukh Khola. We walk through rhododendron forests and follow a trail through a valley and we reach a cultivated land in the valley of Karche. The trail then comes off a ridge and takes us beyond the village of Gho. We walk further and reach Tilije where we stay the night.

After walking for a while we come to stone paved trail and it passes through a beautiful village. We then cross a bridge over Dudh Khola and reach the Thonje village. We cross a police checkpoint and continue to Dharapani. Dharapani is a Annapurna circuit section. We come to Karthe village and cross a bridge over Marshyangdi khola and reach the village of Tal situated below a waterfall.

The trail today leads Chyamje village which are situated high on the hillsides. The trail then descends through rhododendron forests and fine forests to Syange.

We start the drive to Kathmandu early in the morning and we enjoy the views of hills and the twisty Marshyangdi and Trishuli rivers. Naata Trek and Tours will organize a THANK YOU dinner in the evening.

Our trip concludes today and our office representatives will drive you to the airport today for your final departure.