Manaslu is the 8th highest mountain of the world. Manaslu means ‘mountain of the spirit’. It is recently become a tea house trek. You can also enjoy a culturally designed home stay. It follows the Budigandaki river and does circle around mt. manasalu. It is a steep climb up hill until the Larkya-La pass (5135m) and steep climb down until the end.
Manasalu reason is situated between Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Langtang. Manasalu circuit offers stunning views of great peaks of Himalchuli, Nagdi, Ganes Himal range, Annapurna range, Kangaguru, etc. It is less visited reason. Therefore, you can enjoy the trekking mostly to yourself. Nowadays this trek catches the attention of the people. It is no overstatement to say Manaslu’s time has come.
| Day | Place | Altitude | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathmandu to Arughat Bazaar (By jeep) | 570m | 8h |
| 2. | Arughat bazzar to Lapubesi | 880m | 6h |
| 3. | Lapubesi to Tatopani | 990m | 6h |
| 4. | Tatopani to Jajat | 1410m | 5h |
| 5. | Jajat to Pewa | 2300m | 8h |
| 6. | Pewa to Ghap | 2160m | 7h |
| 7. | Ghap to Lhogaon | 2950m | 6h |
| 8. | Lhogaon to Samagaon | 3530 | 5h |
| 9. | Rest day at Samagaon and day trip to manaslu Base camp | - | - |
| 10. | Samagaon to Samdo | 2690m | 4h |
| 11. | Samdo to Dharmashala | 4470m | 6h |
| 12. | Dharmashala to Larkya-La pass(5160m) to Bhimtang | 3720m | 10h |
| 13. | Bhimtang to Puktu Kharka | 820m | 6h |
| 14. | Puktu Kharka to Tilche | 2300m | 7h |
| 15. | Tilche to Tal | 1600m | 6h |
| 16. | Tal to Chamche then drive to Besisahar | 720m | 5h |
| 17. | Besisahar to pokhara(drive by jeep) | 820m | 4h |
