Manasalu 13 days

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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)


Trip Itineraries

Day 1 - Kathmandu(1450m) to Sotikhola(730m) by private vehicle


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.

Some Information

Distance : 141 km
Time : 360 min
Altitude Gain : -720 m
Duration : 6hrs

Day 2 - Sotikhola to Machhikhola (930m)


 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.

Some Information

Distance : 14km
Time : 330 min
Altitude Gain : 200 m
Duration : 5h30min

Day 3 - Machhikhola to Jagat (1410m)


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.

Some Information

Distance : 22 km
Time : 390 minutes
Altitude Gain : 480 m
Duration : 6h30min

Day 4 - Jagat to Deng(1800m)


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.

Some Information

Distance : 21 km
Time : 390 min
Altitude Gain : 390 m
Duration : 6h30 min

Day 5 - Deng to Namrung (2660m)


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.

Some Information

Distance : 20 km
Time : 390 min
Altitude Gain : 860 m
Duration : 6h30 min

Day 6 - Namrung to Lho Gaon(3180m)


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.

Some Information

Distance : 10km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 520 m
Duration : 4hrs

Day 7 - Lho Gaon to Sama Gaon (3530m)


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

Some Information

Distance : 15km
Time : 270 min
Altitude Gain : 350 m
Duration : 4h30 min

Day 8 - Hike to Manasalu Basecamp (4700m) and back to Samagaon 6-7 hrs


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.

Some Information

Distance : 25 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : 1170 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 9 - Sama gaon to Samdo(3690m)


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

Some Information

Distance : 8 km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 160 m
Duration : 4 hrs

Day 10 - Samdo to Dharmasala(4470m)


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.

Some Information

Distance : 8 km
Time : 240 min
Altitude Gain : 780 m
Duration : 4 hrs

Day 11 - Dharmasala to Bhimthang(3720m) 7 hrs of trek via larkey la pass (5106 m)


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.

 

Some Information

Distance : 25 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : 636 m - 1385 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 12 - Bhimthang to Dharapani (1860m) 7 hrs of walk


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.

Some Information

Distance : 22-25 km
Time : 420 min
Altitude Gain : -1860 m
Duration : 7 hrs

Day 13 - Dharapani to Besisahar by jeep and same day drive till Kathmandu (5hrs)


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

Some Information

Distance : 210km
Time : 480 min
Altitude Gain : -410 m
Duration : 8 hrs

Trip Info

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

Trip Included

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 )

Trip Excluded

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

Trip Equipments

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