Manaslu Circuit Trek 17 Days, Tea House Trekking for 2022!-NMH Treks
Manaslu Circuit Trek is the best way to taste the true adventure of the Himalayas. Dominated by Annapurna in the west and Ganesh Himal in the east, Mt. Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world. Every year only a handful of travelers visit this region making the trail less crowded. Even during the peak season, you will not see many other groups. Around Manaslu Trekking will take you to the remote region of Nepal where you will get to see pristine scenery and vibrant culture. Trekking through lowlands, terraced fields, small villages, and gorges, you will reach the Manaslu Base Camp.
As the trail moves upward, you will ascend to the Larkya La Pass from where you will see an astonishing landscape view. Himalayan mountains like Annapurna Range (8,091 m), Mt. Manaslu (8,156 m), Cheo Himal (6,820 m), Ganesh Himal (7,429 m), Himlung Himal (7,126 m), Nemjung (7,140 m), Gyaji Kang (7,074 m), and Kang Guru (6,981 m) will decorate the trail along with several glaciers. We, Nepal Mother House Treks & Expedition have professionally designed our Manaslu Larke Pass Trek. With us, you will be able to trek stress freely. You can contact us anytime for further queries.
Manaslu Circuit Trek is a substitute general adored trekking goal in the Manaslu region. Its "untouched" trademark paradise Trekking in Nepal and set on the outskirt between Nepal and Xizang, it completely was formally opened as a voyage walking trip for holidaymakers in 1992. Manaslu Circuit Trek is one of each of the constrained trekking tracks in the Manaslu Region, needs special trekking permits due to restricted areas. Manaslu Circuit trek offers the right combination of rich social legacy, unexcelled degree pleasant heavenliness, and furthermore the interesting Tibetan social order with its wealthy mountain natural different qualities. Manaslu at 8153m is that the eighth generally astonishing peek inside the planet and named Manaslu intimates that "The Spirit- Mountain" inside the nearby anxiety, concerning the huge-hearted robust god, that withstands inside. Manaslu Larkya Pass trek is one in each of the foremost charming undertakings, furnished that you'd wish to example each extreme of the trekking adroitness in Nepal, and legitimately need to examine what all the joy then look no additional than the Manaslu Circuit through Larkya La Pass. While not instrumentality of climbing you may furnish to convergence this Larke Pass 5160m, it’s verifiably testing excursion requiring splendid incredible condition and stamina however from the most surprising of Larkya La Pass. Manaslu Circuit Trek is recently opening Tea House Trek, as truly an uncommon differing to the Annapurna Circuit.
While on the Manaslu Circuit Trek, you have got a chance to examine bona fide Nepalese life and experience by a couple of Buddhist "MONKS" peculiar blessed houses and merged with the viewpoints of Tibetan great nation against stark white the Himalaya all shows it as an especially nonregular place. On the track of the Manaslu Circuit trek, we tend to continue walking Additionally you'll visit the dreadfully past religious home "Samagompa" at Samagaou. Hereby, you recompensed with fantastic mountains sees then we tend to slide from lifted to tropical regions, perilous with plants, bamboos, pine woodlands, waterfalls colorful shrub forest and water blue fresh lakes bound with cotton- white shores. This trek supply Himalchuli 7893m, Ganesa Himal 7319m, Shringi Himal 7187m, and Manaslu Himal 8153m, and all that anyone could need completely assorted greenery.
Wonderful drive from the capital of Nepal to Arughat, then your Manaslu circuit trek begins and lead you the way continues bank of Budhigandaki stream, through the agreeable trademark wretchedness and gave you the power feeling of coming into a secret Buddhist universe of shelters as we can be seen and utilizing various Buddhist points of interest on the route and likewise Brobdingnagianmani dividers and colorful supplication to God pennants, alarmingly past religious home, haven and Cheriton and scene comes to be even an incredible arrangement of astonishing as we tend to climb into the lifted atmosphere on the system to the Larkya La Pass 5160m. Once having an entire excursion encompassing, the way takes you afresh on the Annapurna classic trekking tracks to Besisahar. If you have more time in Nepal you may do some side trips to Manaslu. There are several side trips at Manaslu Circuit trail; a day hike Kalo Tal (Kalchhuman Lake) from Prok Village, Visit Phung Gyen Gumba from Shayla, and Tibet border at Ruila Pass (4,998m) from Samdo village are incredible places to visit.
Basically to organize Manaslu Circuit Trek you need a minimum of two people in a group. But as we are a local trekking Company from Gorkha, we are glad to organize a solo trip also by joining a permit with the group and you can do a private trek. Trekkers like to complete Manaslu Larkya La Pass in a short time; it is great news for them due to road construction further Machhakhola. But it is not good news for trekkers who like to follow the Manaslu Trekking traditional trail. Are you wondering about Manaslu Circuit Trekking Trail after road building? If so, for the solution of the road, the new trekking route has developed as Manaslu Circuit alternative trail. On the first day of trek walk from Arughat to Manbu (700m), day second Manbu to Yarsa (1877m) or Kashigaun (1800m), and third-day Kashigaun to Kerauja (2074m) and on the fourth day join the main trail of Manaslu at Dobhan.
Manaslu Circuit Trek is known as Around Manaslu Trek or Manaslu Base Camp Trek, as the trekking trail goes through the Mt. Manaslu periphery with an amazing journey. Now a day’s Manaslu Circuit Trek can do a basic tea house trek, which helps to empower local people direct to involve in hotels and consume local goods. March, April, and May during the spring season and September, October, and November in Autumn are the best times for the Manaslu Circuit Trek. Nepal Motherhouse offers you every element you need during the trekking journey. We believe in providing Excellency to our clients so we welcome you all to join us for a great holiday.
Manaslu Circuit Trekking preparation includes selecting proper gears, preparing all the necessary documents, and getting your body ready to endure the challenge that the trek is going to keep in front of you. If you are new to trekking then make sure to go on a few hikes before the commencement of the trip. Likewise, exercise focuses on cardio, stamina, and leg power. Along with that, you also have to prepare yourself mentally to spend days in an isolated part of the world where there are no modern facilities.
To go on Manaslu Circuit Trek, you need to take a permit from the government of Nepal. The permit cost depends on the month and the number of days you will spend in the region. You need to take Manaslu Trek Permit that will cost USD 100 for the first 7 days and then USD 15 per day thereafter from September to September, likewise USD 75 per person for the first 7 days thereafter USD 10 per day. Along with this, you have to carry travel insurance, passport, visa, receipt of all the payments, etc. If you require more information regarding Manaslu Circuit Permits, you get more information on Trekking Permits in Nepal.
Taking travel insurance to go to Manaslu Base Camp is mandatory. Travel insurance should cover emergency evacuation, medical bills, loss/ theft of property, and trip cancellation (optional). Travel insurance is like your backups during traveling in isolated regions. You can rely on it and can trek freely enjoying every aspect of the journey.
Below is the list of things you need to carry during Manaslu Circuit Trek:
You may go through the Nepal Trekking Packing List for more details of gears for Manaslu Trek.
Upon arrival at international airport, our waiting support team will meet and greet you at the airport assist and transfer to the Hotel.
Trekking preparation and permit organize day. Please, check your insurance details and have a copy of your travel medical insurance policy with you.
Our Guide and Potter come to in your hotel in the morning according to last day meeting briefing. Then we are heading to Arughat, by bus or Land cruiser (depending on group size) scenic drive. While passing ridge of Kathmandu Valley, you catch a glimpse of Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal and Langtang Himal magnificent view and terraces and green hills. After Dhading Bisi or Gorkha Bazaar the road is tricky because of the grubby road. To get in Arughat through the Gorkha Bazaar or Dhading Besi depends on your time and choice. The village of Arughat is in two parts, on opposite sides of the Budigandaki. Arughat Bazaar is large, clean and prosperous with hotels and shops selling cloth, food and hardware. As the road has been building further the Arughat Bazaar, we suggest driving till Sotikhola (720m) or Laphubesi (884m) by local jeep or bus. It takes about 1 ½ to 2 hours drive by gravel road. The road will follow the bank of Bdhigandaki River. Along the way we enjoy splendid views of Shringri Himal and local live hood. The trail goes through the Gurung and Magar villages, past fields and cascading waterfalls, till we reach Soti Khola. Sometime you can get jeep all the way to Laphubasi also but in this trip we will stay in Tea house at Sotikhola (tiny Stream).
Today our trek from Sotikhola to Machhakhola (Fish River) goes through the rice field and exploring people live hood. As the road track has been build till Tatopani, so, you will walk through the road from Sotikhola, but to be sure not running vehicle on this track like Arughta to Sotikhola. Most of the time the trail follows the Budhigandaki River Bank and visits the villages Lapubesi, Khanibesi. And finally get in Machhakhola after 6 to 7 hours walk, stay overnight at tea house.
After hot breakfast, journey leads us to ascend on a narrow trail following River bank and farm traces through the Khoralabesi, and Totopani (natural Hot spring). We will having lunch at Tatopani and enjoying hot bath, then we climb up and down ravines and notched trees. After cross bridge you will meet some trekkers who are coming from alternative trail from KLeauja and Manbu. Several water falls on both side of the Budhi Gandaki River and hundred species of Birds in the forest makes our trip enjoyable. We will get in Dobhan after 6 to 7 hours walk from Machhakhola. Stay at the tea house.
The trekking leads today, on a high beautiful trail through a narrow dramatic gorge section with towering walls, past a thundering waterfall just above us and cross the suspension bridge, ascend gradually along a wide hillside. While cross 195 meters long walkway bridge hanging on rock wall at Yaruphat, makes your trip memorable. This is first Wall Hanging Bridge in Nepal, so people of here are curious for this bridge walk once in lifetime then trekking. This bridge builds by Swiss engineering company. Another 2 hgours walking us will get in Jagat, where we need to show all permits, now we are entering in Manaslu Restricted area. Even they will check our Guide license and Porter identity card. Next one and half hour ascending we will get in Philim Village. The views of snowcapped mountains; Tewa Himal (6,008m), Lumbo Himal (6,250m) above the Philim Village, as well as Lapuchen (5,996m) and Dwijen Himal (6,309m) and Shiringi Himal (7,161m) on the north are amazing. Stay overnight at Tea House.
Another four to five hours day for today, this is bit shorter then yesterdays. At first the trail goes gradual ups through the Eklebhatti magnificent Bhudhigandaki valley view below trail and wonderful mountains view in north. Before across the bridge there is beautiful water fall tendering spots of water with its cool breeze and leave right trail to Tsum valley. The tracking through the pine forest and walk along the Gorges making by Gandaki and singing sound of river to the Pewa village. Finally, get in Deng in total 4 to 5 hours walk. Stay overnight at Tea House.
After breakfast, the trail switchback steeply up to the small, poor village of Rana (here is alternative route to Tsum Valley as well), after more climbing through lovely woods of pine and we reach Bihi Phedi, views of Kutang Himal and start to see Mani stones, sign of the tiny Tibetan footholds mark in the high Himalayan places. We ahead twice cross the large Buri Gandaki, many up and dawn as we walk through the gorge, all the time enjoying spectacular views. Eventually we reach Ghap, where we stay overnight at wonderful village.
Today is a wonderful trekking day through dense forest crossing Budhi Gandaki wooden bridge, ascent gently up to Tibetan-run lodge Namrung, views of mountains? Then the trail goes to extensive pastures land to the ancient Lihi village and flowing down the Lidanda Glaciers we reach the picturesque Tibetan village of Sho at 3000m. On the way to Lho, the spectacular views of Ngadi Chuli and Manaslu itself makes for quite an impressive afternoon. We set up camp in Lho, a sprawling village decorated with many prayer flags, in the yard of a small lodge and monastery. The sunset and sunrise from the campsite are wonderful.
After breakfast the trail leads us below the new monastery and historic Chorten at Lho Village and then ascends to the idyllic Tibetan settlement of Shayla village with amazing mountain panoramas view. Then we trek through the alpine trail which leads us through fields to the 500 years old settlement Sama Gaon, or Ro, with unique architecture wooden two monasteries. Dzongka Dzong (fortress) is at the border of Tibet, a few days walk from Sama Gaon. Take the afternoon to hike up to the old Gomba settlement above town, and to wander the streets of the fascinating Sama Gaon village.
We have a rest day in Sama Gaon to explore the village and monasteries - a little piece of old Tibet. This is also an extra day in case anyone is having trouble acclimate. A great excursion is to hike towards Manalsu Base Camp where we'll have stunning views of the Birandra Lake, glacier and valley. Another option is to hike up to Pung Gyen Gompa, at 3870 meters and explore around this unique natural beauty. This is ancient Base Camp of Manaslu. During the autumn you will see many expedition groups at Base camp. Return Back to Samagaun for overnight stay.
After having breakfast, the trail leads us breathtaking mountains scenery and blue sheep territory, grazing nearby on the barren hill-sides. Perhaps, this will be one of the best trekking days on whole trip, regarding the view and walking. After 3 to 4 hours walking you will get in Samdo, where more than four teahouse for your accommodation. Still Samdo is best for view and cultural activities. If you have still energy then you may hike up to the view point about 1 ½ to 2 hours. This is best for the acclimatization and explore day as well. On this day, you may visit Tibet border about 4 to 5 hours walk to get in. Samdo is summer camp of Samagaun’s people and business transit point of Tibet and Nepal. This time also can see some traders from Tibet and Nepal.
The trail leads us to the old trade route towards Tibet, cross a bridge, and climb through the trade markets of Larkya bazaar. After about three hours of climbing past glaciers, with increasingly overwhelming panoramas, we come to the campsite at Dharamsala, the high camp for the Larkya La pass, where we have lunch surrounded breathtaking mountains scenery and blue sheep territory, grazing nearby on the barren hill-sides. You'll really feel the altitude and the cold here, so enjoy a more leisurely afternoon and keep warm. Now here is much batter tea houses due to competition among three tea houses. We’ll have an early dinner in preparation for our pass crossing tomorrow...
After very morning breakfast, the trail goes to North side of the Larkya Glaciers where we have views of Cho Danda and then of Larkya Peak. At first about 45 munities steep accending and rest of trail goes gradual up. Then walking about four hours we will get on the top of the Larkya La (5,160m), view of wonderful panoramic mountains; Himlung Himal (7126 m), Cheo Himal (6820 m), Gyagi Kung, Kang Kuru (6981m) and the Annapurna II (7937m) equally stunning from both sides. The descent is steep, through moraines, towards Bhimtang. There is tea shop before Larkya La Pass and after. After praying the God and yelling 'Ki ki so so lha gyalo' (may the Gods be victorious), get ready drop often slippery trail following the glacial moraine finally to the Bimphedi/Bhimtang, where 'Three Sisters Hotel' , is the evening clouds gather and turn pink behind the surrounding peaks. It's all worthwhile now.
The trail descents along the fig tree and rhododendron fortes, through the rocky river-bed and sliding hill-sides to several small green villages. Eventually, after long but very scenic day, we reach the large village of Tilje, inhabitants of mix of Manangis (of Tibetan descent) and Chettris (Hindus), so have a unique architecture and culture, and eat mix foods - Dal Bhat, buckwheat Dhido, Tsampa and Tibetan salt-tea. We will stay overnight at tea house.
It's an easy trekking day following the Dudh Khola through bamboo forests about 1½ to 2 hours walk down, we see ahead marks of ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) board at Dharapani. Now we are in Annapurna Circuit Trekking main trail, an atmospheric Tibetan village with prayer flags fluttering at the Gomba in Thongje. Now you can drive Dhrapani to Besisahar by jeep on bumpy road and again drive back to Kathmandu 5 to 6 hours
In this pleasant day you may have full day at leisure either relax at hotel or explore the around Thamel. Today is day of ending your journey, so we would like offer you farewell dinner in Nepali typical Restaurant and hand over you Trip Certificate, Trekking Permit and TIMS Card for memory of Nepal trip. Today is free or last minute shopping for souvenirs or gift to your family, friends or relatives for you until departure flight/drive. Our assist will be transfer to the International Airport for your departure flight to your onwards destination, taking with you the memory of a life time.
Except for the fixed departure date, we have every day departure according to your requirements.
Manaslu Circuit Trek is gaining more popularity as a tea house trek. It was developed as a tea house trek in 2009 to involve local people in the tourism sector, which helps to empower the locals and generate income getting employment and consume the local products.
There are basic tea house services available entire Manaslu Circuit Trek, where you will sleep overnight and getting food from. The accommodation provided various types of room; single bedroom, double bed, and dormitory room with good enough mattress, bed shits, a pillow, and a blanket. So, no requirement to carry tents for the camp nor mattress and food. The bathroom and toilets are sharing basic, but some places such as Namrung, Lho Village, Samagaun, etc. have a much better accommodation, where you can get an attached bathroom with a hot shower. Even at Namrung Village, there is a luxury Hotel conducted with a heater and other basic amenities focus on luxury trekkers.
We will provide three times of meals (breakfast, lunch, and Dinner) each day. Every Tea House has a MENU; so you can choose food from the menu cards, whatever you like to have. Generally, most of the tea house serves a different type of meals except some places have limited items such as Samdo, Dharmashala, etc. Nepali food Dalbhat (main course rice with curry, lentil soup, pickles) is the most common food on the trek, which is can get additional meal whenever you are not full. Likewise, other food items; pizza, Macaroni, Noodles items, Rice items, Potato items, soup, bread, MOMO (dumpling), Sizzler, Yak Stake, etc. can be ordered at tea house. As cooks and waiters are well trained from the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) and institute of Hospitality Management & Tourism of Nepal, so they are well maintaining quality food with hygiene and a good test. Some Tea houses and guesthouses have a variety of meals item like in the restaurant of Kathmandu. Mostly the vegetarian foods are serving in the tea house but somewhere you can get non-vegetarian also. We at Nepal Mother House suggested you not having meat items food while on the trek due to not fresh meat. We have some bitter experiences with our guests with meat on the trek. So, try to become vegetarian while on the trek as much as you can. Similarly, hot drinks tea and coffee will serve with meals.
The trek begins at Arughat, and this is the main entrance of the Manaslu Circuit Trek. There are regular bus services available every day from Kathmandu. There are three bus departures from Kathmandu; there are regular bus services available every day from Kathmandu. It is a scenic drive along the river bank and amazing scenery landscape for 138 Km to the Arughat Bazaar and need to change another local bus/Jeep to Sotikhola 13 Km and 10 Km to the Machhakola, altogether 10 to 11 Hours. The drive will be a new experience for you with Nepalese people, and it is the bumpy ride after Dhadingbesi. At the end of the trek, you will drive back from Dharapani to Kathmandu at 211 km taking almost a whole day. If you wish to much more comfort and safety drive, then you may hire a private Jeep to the Arughat and Dharapani to Kathmandu with some additional amount. We at Nepal Mother House are here to organize your trek according to your requirements.
Now a day, telephone service and Mobile phone covers most of the villages on the Manaslu Trek and most of the tea houses have internet services with Wi-Fi, charge you per hour’s basic. Philim, Namrung, Lho, Samagaun have Wi-Fi service but sometimes unclear weather during the heavy snowfall and rain interrupt services smoothly.
If you do not need a porter for the trip, the trekking cost will be reduced from the original price. Nepal Mother House gives you some clues to make less cost for the Solo traveler also. Please contact us in our email for more details with your requirements.
If you wish to stay longer, we can offer plenty of suggestions: Bungee Jumping, mountain biking in the Kathmandu valley, white water Rafting, Jeep Flyer, Paragliding, Rock climbing, Jungle Safari tour, Skydiving, Mt. Everest view flight, Bhaktapur and Patan Durbar square, the Kathmandu valley's other historic cities Sightseeing, or a night at the Fort Hotel in Nagarkot for a bit of luxury and some worth able sunset and sunrise mountain panoramas. We help to arrange any of these excursions for you. Namaste and see you during your next trip to the Nepal Himalayas!
We contacted Karna to organise our 14 days hike to the Manaslu circuit. Karna is really nice and we appreaciated our exchanges. Their price was very competitive.
We usually like to hike on our own so we were a bit afraid of leaving with a guide.
However we left for 14 days with Subarna. Subarna is just the best guide you can dream of. He is a smart person with lot of humour. He knows very well this walk and he has many contacts on the way (this might be very usefull). Subarna is always very professional : punctual, he will always be very carefull of your well being, he doesnt drink and doesnt smoke. He speaks very well english. With Subarna there will be no problems only solutions. He is lovely and you can only spend a great time with him.
We couldnt finish the manaslu because of the snow, however we loved our Manaslu Circuit Trek. We can only recommend you to go with Subarna.
We ordered our trek to Manaslu Circuit from Denmark. Karna was very helpful, informative, honest and was quick at replying. When we arrived in Kathmandu we meet up and everything was sorted and ready - no problems. Our guide Pasang was also great - a fun and happy guy, who took good care of us and helped a lot when we were sick and could not carry our own bags. He made the trek even more fantastic, so hope to get him as a guide if you go!
Right from our first emails to Karna...we had a great smooth service from him. He was quick to reply, organised our trip in Manasalu Circuit, guide and porter, our permits. In addtion, Karna had experience of walking the trek we were going on so he was great at putting as our ease and advising us of an intinerary. I would highly recommend using his Trekking agency and if I return to Nepal (which I'd love to do) then I will be contacting him again.
Best to visit Manaslu Circuit Trekking is in spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November). During spring and autumn weather remains stable and views are also clear. As you will gain altitude the climate becomes more chilly and refreshing.
As Manaslu Circuit Trek is in the restricted area, you require four different permits [I] Manaslu Restricted Area special Permit [II] MCAP (Manaslu Conservation Area Project) Trekking [III] ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) permits [IV] TIMS (Trekkers Information Management System) Card. For the permits, you need to visit different offices after filling up the online registration form. ACAP, MCAP, and TIMS Cards can be obtained before your arrival along with essential documents such as your passport copy, four copies of passport size pictures of each of you. You can send us by email in digital version. But to while process the Manaslu Restricted Area Permits in the immigration office, they will ask for your original passport to validate your Nepal visa entire trip. To make those permits, it takes almost a half-day to visit different offices. The Immigration office will remain open 10 to 5 PM except for Saturday and Government holidays. We need to apply the document by 2 PM lately. So, we will organize all permits after your arrivals. For more details about permits, you may go through the Trekking Permits Fee in Nepal.
No, you cannot do the solo trek in the Manaslu region normally. As per the rules of the Nepal government, you have to go with a guide through the government registered trekking company and at a list two trekkers in a group. Traveling with a trekking company will make the journey a little less hectic for you. All the arrangements will be made by the company priorly, therefore you do not have to worry about accommodation and food. Likewise, a guide will help you not only to find the route but also inform you about the region and its specialty. But if you are really like to do a solo trip, then we are glad to organize the trip only for you, in this situation either join permits with another group or buy double permits for the trek.
Around Manaslu Trekking is a high-altitude journey that will take you above 5,000 meters that involves high chances of altitude sickness. To avoid Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), you have to acclimate your body properly at a lower elevation before moving higher. There should be enough res days in your itinerary. Also, drinking plenty of water helps to avoid altitude sickness. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Regarding the risk of altitude sickness during Manaslu Circuit Trek; we hope you are physically fit and well prepared for the trip; this will help to make your trip successful. And this trek begins from a low elevation at Sotikhola (884m) after driving from the capital city Kathmandu and goes gradually up to the Larkya Pass an elevation of 5,160 meters. And you have one rest day at Sama Gaun for the acclimatization. So, your body is already well acclimatized before crossing the pass, as result, you can traverse the pass without any problem. And we would like to notice that the Larkya Pass is much easier, due to the trail going gently up until the pass.
As we are Nepal based trekking tour agency, we always do our best to provide clients ultimate satisfaction throughout our services. So, our entire Guides are professional, good English speaking and well experienced in the route and as we are originally from Gorkha, most of our Guides and staffs are from the local area, around Manaslu. To be Guide, they need to participate in three months of Trekking Guide training from the Nepal Government. They need to study and practical about Culture, History, sociology, anthropology, tourism, hospitability, language, hiking, climbing, environment, etc. So, they are experienced in every trekking area in Nepal especially for Manaslu. You may go through our Clients Review for more testimonials about our Guide and agency.
You are right! For most of the trip at Annapurna Circuit Trek, there is a safe drinking water station but as Manaslu is recently opened a trekking route then there is not. So, please bring any tools for the purified.
Regarding the drinking water; in most of the places you can buy bottles of mineral water, and boiling water but for the environmental concern, we would like to suggest you use water purification methods; either using water purification drugs or filter machine and Ultraviolet rage (Steripen). This will help to reduce the environmental pollution.
Well, normally the average walking hour each day is 5 to 6 hours. But sometimes the day trip during the Manaslu circuit will be shorter and longer. The shortest day trip will be 3 to 4 hours at Samagaun to Samdo and Samdo to Dharmashala. Because there is not any other option to stay at the tea house, even if you wish to walk longer. And the longest walk will be at Dharmashala to Bhimtang via Larkya La Pass about 8 to 9 hours and this is the highest elevation of 5,160m at Larkya La. Similarly, the lowest elevation is at Arughat (535m).
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Best to visit Manaslu Circuit Trekking is in spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November). During spring and autumn weather remains stable and views are also clear. As you will gain altitude the climate becomes more chilly and refreshing.
As Manaslu Circuit Trek is in the restricted area, you require four different permits [I] Manaslu Restricted Area special Permit [II] MCAP (Manaslu Conservation Area Project) Trekking [III] ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) permits [IV] TIMS (Trekkers Information Management System) Card. For the permits, you need to visit different offices after filling up the online registration form. ACAP, MCAP, and TIMS Cards can be obtained before your arrival along with essential documents such as your passport copy, four copies of passport size pictures of each of you. You can send us by email in digital version. But to while process the Manaslu Restricted Area Permits in the immigration office, they will ask for your original passport to validate your Nepal visa entire trip. To make those permits, it takes almost a half-day to visit different offices. The Immigration office will remain open 10 to 5 PM except for Saturday and Government holidays. We need to apply the document by 2 PM lately. So, we will organize all permits after your arrivals. For more details about permits, you may go through the Trekking Permits Fee in Nepal.
No, you cannot do the solo trek in the Manaslu region normally. As per the rules of the Nepal government, you have to go with a guide through the government registered trekking company and at a list two trekkers in a group. Traveling with a trekking company will make the journey a little less hectic for you. All the arrangements will be made by the company priorly, therefore you do not have to worry about accommodation and food. Likewise, a guide will help you not only to find the route but also inform you about the region and its specialty. But if you are really like to do a solo trip, then we are glad to organize the trip only for you, in this situation either join permits with another group or buy double permits for the trek.
Around Manaslu Trekking is a high-altitude journey that will take you above 5,000 meters that involves high chances of altitude sickness. To avoid Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), you have to acclimate your body properly at a lower elevation before moving higher. There should be enough res days in your itinerary. Also, drinking plenty of water helps to avoid altitude sickness. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Regarding the risk of altitude sickness during Manaslu Circuit Trek; we hope you are physically fit and well prepared for the trip; this will help to make your trip successful. And this trek begins from a low elevation at Sotikhola (884m) after driving from the capital city Kathmandu and goes gradually up to the Larkya Pass an elevation of 5,160 meters. And you have one rest day at Sama Gaun for the acclimatization. So, your body is already well acclimatized before crossing the pass, as result, you can traverse the pass without any problem. And we would like to notice that the Larkya Pass is much easier, due to the trail going gently up until the pass.
As we are Nepal based trekking tour agency, we always do our best to provide clients ultimate satisfaction throughout our services. So, our entire Guides are professional, good English speaking and well experienced in the route and as we are originally from Gorkha, most of our Guides and staffs are from the local area, around Manaslu. To be Guide, they need to participate in three months of Trekking Guide training from the Nepal Government. They need to study and practical about Culture, History, sociology, anthropology, tourism, hospitability, language, hiking, climbing, environment, etc. So, they are experienced in every trekking area in Nepal especially for Manaslu. You may go through our Clients Review for more testimonials about our Guide and agency.
You are right! For most of the trip at Annapurna Circuit Trek, there is a safe drinking water station but as Manaslu is recently opened a trekking route then there is not. So, please bring any tools for the purified.
Regarding the drinking water; in most of the places you can buy bottles of mineral water, and boiling water but for the environmental concern, we would like to suggest you use water purification methods; either using water purification drugs or filter machine and Ultraviolet rage (Steripen). This will help to reduce the environmental pollution.
Well, normally the average walking hour each day is 5 to 6 hours. But sometimes the day trip during the Manaslu circuit will be shorter and longer. The shortest day trip will be 3 to 4 hours at Samagaun to Samdo and Samdo to Dharmashala. Because there is not any other option to stay at the tea house, even if you wish to walk longer. And the longest walk will be at Dharmashala to Bhimtang via Larkya La Pass about 8 to 9 hours and this is the highest elevation of 5,160m at Larkya La. Similarly, the lowest elevation is at Arughat (535m).
