Mansalu is a beautiful and a moderate trek of Nepal.This trek starts from the altitude of 800m and it leads up to 5106m high above the sea level. This trek is perfect to explore the various types of flora and fauna, high hills, world 8th highest mountain of the world MT Manasalu(8163m), local villages, local peoples and old monasteries.This trek lies in west central part of Nepal.
some notable mountains
Mt Manasalu 8163m (8th highest mountain of the world) , Mt Ngadichuli(7871m) , Mt Himchuli(7893m), Mt Shringi (7155m), Larkey peak(6249m), Mt Himlung(7126m) , Mt Ganesh(7142m)
After breakfast we will drive towards the western part of Nepal. After four hours of drive we will reach to Gorkha. A village with the history of brave soldiers and the birth place of Late King Privthivi Narayan Shah who unfied Nepal. After lunch we will head to our final destination Sotikhola. Overnight at local lodge.
Early morning after breakfast we will start our journey following the river budi gandaki,during the way we will cross some small villages like lapubesi , khanbesi and bagar. The journey is simple and not so much steep to climb. After 5 hrs of walk we will reach our destination machhikhola.
Today it will be a good and physical day as there are lots of uphills and down hills. we will start the day following the river budi gandaki, after crossing dovan (a small village) we will start to climb steep on the landslide area which is very challenging. after crossing the difficult path we will walk on the brink of budigandaki till we reach to our destination jagat. Overnight at local lodge.
Today mostly we will be walking inside the sub tropical forest. starting the day with the beautiful landscapes of high hills and waterfalls , we will cross through the village like Shridibas before climbing to Phidim. A small village on the top of mountain. After phidim the trail continue towards our todays destination Deng , by passing through a beautiful passage with a beautiful scenery of villages, terrace farming,water falls and a dense forest. Deng is a small village with few hotels. Overnight at local lodge.
From Deng to Namrung it will take around 6 hrs of walk. Today as well mostly we will be walking inside the sub tropical forest following the river budi gandaki. During the way we will see beautiful shringi himal(5931m).lots of uphills and downs hills till we reach to ghap,the place where we stop for lunch. after the lunch the trial leads to forest for few hours before reaching to our destination Namrung. Overnight at local lodge.
Today we have a short distance, as usual the day starts after breakfast. the trial is simple as there no difficult paths. few hours of walk we pass by a villages like Ligaon and Soygaon. on a way we will have the stunning views of Mt Manasalu (8163m), nike peak(6416m) and himalchuli (7893m). after crossing through small villages we will reach to our destination Lho Gaon.
Lho Gaon is a beautiful and large village. From lhogaun we will find a spectacular view of Mt manasalu. The monastery just above the village is another charm of this village. Overnight at local lodge.
The trekking distance of today is around four hours .the beginging of trek we will descend and start to climb till we reach to shyala gaon. Beautiful village for having a short break for tea ,coffee while enjoying the manasalu mountains. After shyala the trails leads to the beautiful passage,in a open valley. after few hours we will will reach to our final destination Sama gaon. evening time we will visit the birendra lake . Overnight at local lodge
Today early morning after breakfast we takelight stuffs that we need for a day and start our journey towards manasalu basecamp. The alpinist starts their manasalu expedition form basecamp. Today mostly we will be climbing steep for like four hours. We pass thrpugh forest,plain hills, rocky paths before reaching to our destination. As there are no lodges or hotel in basecamp we will do picnic over there and return to samagaon. Overnight at local lodge.
The trial continues in a plain valley, passing some rivers and hills .today the trial is easy as we don’t need to climb a lot. After few hours of walk just before reaching to samdo village there is a short climb. overnight at local lodge
Samdo is the last village of this region. A small village near to Tibet border, the people living here has the same language,lifestyle like tibetian people. Overnight at local lodge
The trail continues to the left side of the river, after crossing the bridge we will reach to larke bazar. bazar means a market. After crossing the larke bazar we start to climb slowly. The trail is ups and down till we reach to dharmasala. Dharmasala is a stop point for all the trekkers before heading towards the larke pass 5106 m. overnight at the local community lodge.
Today is the biggest day of our trek, we will cross the highest elevation of our trek Larkey la (5016m). we will start our day little early. It's better to reach the pass early to avoid the strong wind. we will start the day following the budigandaki river after few hours of climb we will cross through larkey lake. from there we have a steep climb but it doesn't last long. after fews hours of uphills and downhlls and walking on a strong hard rocks we will reach to Larkey la (5016m) the highest elevation of our trek. from larkey la we will have a stunning views of mt Himlung, larkey peak, cheo himal, samdo peak , manasalu, manasalu north and many more peaks. after larkey la we will descend two hours till Bhimathng. overnight at local lodge.
Today the trial is mostly down hill. It's a long day so we start little early. few hours of walk we will enter in the Annapurna conservation area project. After descending for few hours inside the forest we will reach to goa where we stop for lunch.from goa trial leads to Dharapani via the village like Tilche and Thoche. overnight at local lodge.
So today is the final day of our trek, after breakfast we will take jeep for besisahar which will take around 3 hrs than we will drive for Kathmandu. Overall it will be 8 hrs of drive. During the way we will pass through some beautiful Annapurna villages like taal, jagat, chyamche, syanghe and more. Overnight at Kathmandu hotel
Arrival
Our team will be waiting with your name on a paper board to welcome you at Tribhuvan International Airport. And help you to drop at your hotel by private vehicles.
Following day
Discuss and brief about the trek and verify all your trekking equipment’s
to ensure you have all the important gears. And will help you to buy the missing gears.
How many kg Maximum for porter?
W provide 1 porter for two clients. so,the maximum weight is 8-10 kg per person.
We provide duffle bags for each member to carry during the trek as duffle bags are easy to transfer.
First Aid kit
We carry normal stuffs like bandages, creams and paracetamols but we don't provide any medicines to our guest as we are not licensed. We provide just normal first aid kit and request you to carry all your personal medicines.
Emergency Rescue
We request all our clients to bring or send us your travel insurance papers for the emergency evacuations. We help to provide the quick helicopter service if anything occur during the trek.
Foods
This Package dosesn’t include Kathmandu meals and soft beverages like tea and coffee.
During the trip
we provide three time meals every day(breakfast, lunch and dinner)
soft beverages like tea/coffee/hot lemon/ginger tea 3-4 cups a day.
fruit desserts and soups every day.
And if you wants to take extra foods and drinks than its on you. It doesn’t include in package.
Accommodation
This package doesn’t include Kathmandu Hotels but If you want us to manage at Kathmandu than we do manage hotels as per your demand.
During the trip every day you will be sleeping inside the good and furnished hotels. Rooms might not be same when you trek in higher altitude. But our guides will manage better one for you.
Transportation
This package doesn’t include the transportation service inside Kathmandu valley except airport pick and drop up.
We will use comfortable private vehicles during the trek
Thank you and Namaste
Accessibility services during the treks (private vehicle during the trip)
Accommodations for 12 days
Breakfast and lunch for 13 days and dinner for 12 days during the trip
Airport drop pick up (free of charge)
Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) fee
Trekkers Information management system (TIMS CARD) fee
Manasalu conservation Area project(MCAP fee)
Special permit fee for entering the restricted zone
Experience trekking guide with assistant guides and porters
All the meals of guides, porters and Sherpas during the trip
Insurance of trekking staffs (guide,porter and Sherpa)
Arrangement of helicopter for the evacuation if health problem occurs during the trip (funded by your travel insurance )
This price doesn’t include foods and accommodation of Kathmandu.
Additional foods and drinks during the trip
Travel insurance of clients
Visa fee
Toiletries material like, toilet paper, shampoo, soaps
Wifi
Hot shower
Beverages like beer, rum , mineral waters, hot water, juice.
Tips for the guide, porter and Sherpa(recommended)
Additional days foods and accommodation during the trip incase of blockage of roads.
All the services that are not mention above
Trekking bags
Trekking shoes with good grip (gortex)
Trekking stick
Front head light
Personal medicines
Light Sleeping bags
Water proof and wind cheater jackets
Caps
Sun screen
Down jackets
Warm polaires(sweater)
Warm gloves
Crampons