Day one is your arrival day in Kathmandu. We will come to welcome you at the airport in Kathmandu and transfer you to the hotel. Upon reaching the hotel and checking in to the rooms, we will let you know about our trip briefing meeting.
It is an important meeting so, we will wait until everyone arrives if there are people flying in different flights for the trip on the same date. Anyway, you will get the information about the meeting time.
It is an acclimatization day as well as an exploration day in Kathmandu. You will also have the time to do last minute preparation on this day if you need to.
After you take your breakfast, we will take you for a beautiful sightseeing tour of the cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu. The sites include ancient Buddhist stupas, Hindu temple, and medieval royal palace square. You will explore about the Kathmandu valley civilization since the ancient time. This day tour will give you a better understanding of life in Kathmandu in the past and at present.
We leave Kathmandu today for a long drive to go to Soti Khola. Soti Khola is the place to start the trek in the Manaslu region. The drive goes along a highway through beautiful surroundings. We drive past small towns along the highway and see many villages in the surroundings. The drive today will give us the experience of how the rural Nepal looks like.
We eventually reach Soti Khola to stay overnight and prepare for the trek to start tomorrow.
The time to start the trek has finally arrived. We are ready to embark of the first day of the trek. The walk for the day is an easy one to Machha Khola. We trek along the Budhi Gandaki River valley and enjoy natural surroundings along the trail. Machha Khola is a small town in the region that serves as the overnight stop for trekkers in the region. We will have time to explore the place once we reach the place and check into a guest house.
The walk today takes us to Jagat. We start the trek for the day after breakfast and traverse the trail along the river valley. Our walk goes past Khorlabesi, Tatopani and many other beautiful places. We reach Jagat village below a hanging cliff after a walk of about six hours through the river valley. There will be plenty of time for us to explore the village once we reach Jagat to stay overnight.
The trek continues along the Budhi Gandaki river valley today after breakfast. Our destination for the day today is the beautiful village of Philim. The trail will bring us wonderful view of the surroundings and mountains like Sringi Himal. In addition to the view of mountains and nature, we will also walk past beautiful villages along the route. We walk past the villages like Salleri and Sirdibas as we traverse the trail up and down through the mountains.
We eventually reach Philim to stay overnight.
We will trek to Bihi village today. It will be a trek of about six hours to the destination. The walk goes past Ekle Bhatti where we find two trails leading to two different regions. One trail goes towards Tsum Valley in the region while the other goes towards the Manaslu Circuit route. We follow the route towards the Manaslu circuit and trek further towards Bihi. We will also walk past Kyak and Deng villages along the trail before reaching the destination to stay overnight. Once we reach and check into a teahouse, we will explore the place around and enjoy the surroundings.
Bihi – Namrung (2,670m) – B.L.D
As Bihi village offers a stunning view of the mountains, we wake up for an incredible morning in front of the mountains. The trek today takes us to Namrung village. We set off for the adventure for the day and traverse the trail past beautiful surroundings of the mountains and nature. We will find beautiful prayer flags and chhortens along the trail. The region now onwards practices Buddhism and we can experience the same during our adventure in the region.
We reach the beautiful Namrung village to stay overnight with enough time to explore around once we reach there.
Namrung – Lho (3,180m) – B.L.D
We will walk to the destination above 3,000 meters from the sea level. Beautiful Lho Gaun is the destination of our walk for the day. We can enjoy wonderful view of Naike peak and Sinmang Himal as we trek through beautiful surroundings. The trek also takes us past Lihi and Shyo villages before reaching Lho village. We will have a great cultural experience of the region on the trek today. Exploring and staying overnight Lho village is another incredible experience of the trek.
Samagaun (3,530m) – B.L.D
We continue the trek in the Manaslu area. The walk today takes us to a beautiful village of Samagaun. We trek through remote and secluded region in the Nubri valley. We traverse the trail winding up and down the mountains and goes through incredible surroundings. Our adventure for the day brings us beautiful view of the mountains along the trail. Samagaun is a wonderful village that offers a timeless cultural experience of the region.
Acclimatization Day – B.L.D
We take an acclimatization break at Samagaun today. It is a necessary break to prepare to walk further into the higher elevation. We will go for a hiking trip around to explore the surroundings and adjust with the climate. The day will bring us some incredible wonders of the mountains.
Samagaun – Samdo (3,860m) B.L.D
We will continue the trek to Samdo today after a full day of acclimatization break. The trek today brings incredible view of the mountains from along the rail. We enter deeper and higher into the increasing wilderness of the mountain on the trek today. The beauty of Samdo village is simply stunning with an incredible surrounding of the mountains. Staying overnight here is a wonderful experience.
Samdo – Larke Phedi (4,460m) – B.L.D
The trek for the day today takes us to Larke Phedi just below the Larkya La. It is a short trekking day yet a beautiful experience through the wild surroundings of the mountains. After we reach Larke Phedi, we will explore around and take rest to prepare for the adventure walk over the pass tomorrow. We will exploit the charm of the beautiful surrounding of the place and enjoy the moment at the camp.
Larke Phedi – Larkya Pass (5,160m) – Bimthang (3,720m) – B.L.D
Our walk for the day starts towards the pass early in the morning. We start traversing uphill trail and it is certainly a challenging walk at this elevation. But once we reach the pass, we will be dumbfounded by the view that the top brings to us. Standing at the elevation of 5,160 meters above sea level at Larkya La, we enjoy the panoramic view of the mountains. We can enjoy the view of Annapurna II, Namjung himal, Pang Phuchi, Himlung himal and many other mountains in the region.
After spending beautiful moments at the pass, we descend all the way to Bimthang to stay overnight.
Bimthang – Tilije(2,300m) – B.L.D
We have trekked through the Manaslu region and over the Larkya Pass. Now, we are trekking our way towards the Annapurna Circuit Trail. Our walk for the day today takes us to Tilije village to stay overnight. It is a beautiful and easy day of walk after such an adventurous day of crossing the pass yesterday.
Tiliche – Dharapani (1,860m) – B.L.D
It is the final day of the trek in the Manaslu region as we are going to enter the Annapurna Circuit Trail. We will trek to Dharapani village to stay overnight today. It is another day of easy walk along the Apple Pie trail. It is a beautiful nature walk that takes us to Dharapani for overnight stay.
Chame (2,650m) – B.L.D
From today onwards, we continue the trek on the Annapurna Circuit Trekking route. We will trek to Chame today. The day brings us beautiful views of the mountains in the Annapurna range. Some incredibly beautiful mountains appear as we walk towards the destination for the day. Trekking past beautiful settlements and pristine nature is certainly a wonderful experience. Once we reach the town of Chame, we check into a teahouse and explore the place for the rest of the day.
Pisang (3,300m) – B.L.D
The walk to Pisang today is another beautiful day that brings us spectacular mountain views. It is also a beautiful walk through nature and local villages that takes us to Pisang to sleep over 3,000 meters above sea level. While the trail stretch is beautiful, the destination village is also equally or more fascinating. It’s a village where we can experience wonderful culture of the region. The day will allow us some time to explore the beautiful Pisang village once we reach there.
Pisang – Manang (3,500m) – B.L.D
The walk continues to Manang today. We start after the breakfast and walk towards the destination via Geru. Some of the spectacular views of the mountains appear as we traverse the trail. Beautiful nature and amazing views from along the trail make our day. We will also visit a beautiful monastery on the way. We eventually reach the beautiful town of Manang to stay overnight.
Manang Acclimatization Day – B.L.D
We will take an extra day at Manang today that will help us acclimatize before we trek further to the higher elevation. To help ourselves acclimatize, we will go for a hiking exploration of the surroundings. Spending two nights in Manang will prepare us to trek further higher.
Manang – Yak Kharka (4,000)m – B.L.D
After acclimatizing well, we continue the trek towards Yak Kharka today. It is a short yet a beautiful day of walking through spectacular surroundings of the mountain. Only about four hours of walk along the high elevation trail takes us to Yak Kharka to stay overnight. The overnight destination, Yak Kharka, is a small but beautiful place that brings amazing view of the surrounding mountains.
Thorong Phedi – B.L.D
We start the trek today after breakfast and head towards Thorong Phedi as our overnight destination for the day. The walk today is short but the experience is certainly beautiful. Walking to Thorong Phedi is an adventure that takes us through spectacular surrounding of the mountains. We reach the destination earlier in the day that will allow us enough time to rest and acclimatize before the adventure tomorrow. The big day of crossing Thorong La lies ahead for tomorrow.
Thorong Phedi – Thorong La (5,416m) – Muktinath (3,710m) – B.L.D
Our day starts before the dawn today. We are on the big day of adventure walking over the high mountain pass of Thorong La. Early morning trek towards the pass is a slow-paced walk through the winding trail up towards the top. We eventually emerge to the top of the pass that gives us a big joy of relief. We spend some beautiful moments at the pass enjoying the overwhelming beauty of the surroundings.
Later, we start the trek down towards Muktinath to stay overnight. Muktinath is a sacred spiritual place with small but beautiful temple of Vishnu, the protector in Hinduism. This temple attracts thousands of pilgrims every year. We will exploit the spiritual vibes present in the atmosphere of Muktinath once we reach there.
Jomsom – Pokhara (900m) – B
We are flying to Pokhara in the morning today. The flight is a beautiful adventure that takes us along the Kali Gandaki gorge past breathtaking range of the Annapurna. It’s a short flight of only 20 minutes but the experience is of a lifetime. We will enjoy the wonderful views of the mountains all throughout the flight.
Once we are in Pokhara, we will take the day at ease. We can wander around the lakeside; find a massage; go for good food; drink chilled beer and relax. After all, we deserve this luxury after such a wonderful time in the wilderness of the mountains.
Pokhara – Kathmandu 1400m - B
We have a long drive back to Kathmandu today. It is another seven hours of drive back along the highway. We can also choose the option of flying back instead of driving. The flight is of just 25 minutes and we can choose this option with an extra payment for the ticket.
Once we reach Kathmandu, we have time at leisure to roam around and relax.
Departure Day – B
We have come to the final day of the trip. The adventure to the Manaslu Annapurna Circuit Trek has brought you a wonderful experience and beautiful memories to treasure in life. We will drive you to the airport for your departure flight.