Manaslu Larke Peak Climbing - 22 Days

Upon your arrival at the Kathmandu International Airport, our team representative will pick you up from the arrival gate and take you to your designated hotel. The rest of the day is free. So, you can take your time to settle down, rest and look around. If you have time and energy, you can explore Thamel's streets. It's an exciting mix of cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, handicraft stores, trekking gear shops, tattoo studios, and so on.

Note: Preparing a permit for this restricted area takes a whole day. You'll require 4 distinct permit documents, which we'll go through later. So, you need to turn in your passport and visa on this day to get the permits on time.

Today, after having breakfast, you go on a guided sightseeing tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. You'll be visiting 4 main tourist attractions of Kathmandu, Boudhnath Stupa (the largest Buddhist Stupa of Nepal), Pashupatinath Temple (the grand Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva), Kathmandu Durbar Square (an old Royal Palace rich with traditional Nepali architecture), and Swayambhunath (one of the holiest Buddhist shrine situated at a hilltop). These sites will present you rich culture and history of Nepal.

In the evening, you can go for last-minute shopping if you require anything for the trek.

Your trek to Manaslu Larke Pass begins from Soti Khola. To start, we'll take a direct Private jeep to Sotikhola via Arughat Bazaar. It takes around 7-9 hours by Jeep. The private jeep leaves from your hotel in Kathmandu, in the morning as per your request. The road is fine till Dhading Besi, but after onward, the road is bumpy and dusty, but you will enjoy the landscapes, rivers, and villages. You'll rest in a lodge at Soti Khola for the night

Early in the morning, we set out for Machha Khola from Soti Khola, which takes 6-7 hours of hiking. You travel through the countryside today, passing paddy fields, waterfalls, and remote communities with houses with brown slate roofs. You will cross several streams and pass by waterfalls and reach Lapu Besi. Then, after crossing a suspension bridge over the Budi Gandaki River, you'll continue on a rocky zigzag trail to Machha Khola, where you'll stay the night.

Crossing Machha Khola, the trail heads to Khorla Bensi. From here, you trek and reach Tatopani. The valley sides are steep until they are impassable, and the route then switches to the left bank through a suspension bridge. The trail is quite exposed and challenging in some places. You will reach Dovan and head to Lauri. Further, crossing a river on a suspension bridge, you ascend to Jagat. It takes 7 hours from Machha Khola for you to reach Jagat, where you spend the night at a mountain lodge.

After a warm breakfast early in the morning, we start the 7-hour hike from Jagat to Deng. Today you will traverse through the villages of Salleri, Sirdibas, and Ghatta Khola, decorated with Buddhist prayer flags, and cross the suspension bridges several times. After passing the river at Eklee Bhatti, the trail proceeds through a tangle of bamboo trees until it reaches Deng Khola. After crossing the river, we arrive in Deng, where we will spend the night in a teahouse. The dining room's fireplace is a great location to warm yourself and chat with other trekkers. Enjoy some time before you go to sleep.

You will cross Budi Gandaki multiple times today as you travel to Namrung. Along the route, you'll see ancient gompas and a stunning mountain view. You'll eventually get to a suspension bridge where you can see the Budhi Gandaki flowing under a completely natural stone arch. The trail is a little dangerous because it crosses landslide zones. After lunch, we resume the hike to Namrung from Ghap. After a rocky walk and a steady climb up a magnificent stone staircase, we reach Namrung, a Buddhist village. The entire hike takes eight hours. Treat yourself to some delectable food and Wi-Fi at Namrung's top mountain lodges, tea shops, and eateries.

After admiring the Himalayas in the morning, the trail ascends through a lush, green forest to Lihi village. Before reaching Samagaon, you must go through the remote towns of Sho, Lho, and Shyala. The eighth-highest mountain in the world, Mt. Manaslu, will be the first thing you see when you get to Lho.

Trekking on a winding path, you pass through the inner Himalayan range. On the way, you witness mountain views of Rupinala Pass, Mt. Manaslu, Gorkha Himal, Dwijen Himal, Saula Himal, Lajing Peak, and many others. With the increase in altitude, the vegetation begins to decrease. You finish your day's adventure (7-hour hike) when you get to Sama Gaon.

We spend a day acclimatizing at Sama Gaon in order to adjust successfully to the rising altitude and falling oxygen content of the air. Even if you haven't yet displayed any altitude sickness symptoms, please take the acclimatization carefully. A rest day does not, however, entail spending the entire day in bed. You must move your body. Thus, a brief day hike is advised. 

Explore the village and its nearby areas. You can hike to the east of Nubri Valley, near Pungyen Gumba, with a packed lunch. Alternatively, if you're feeling daring, you can hike to the Manaslu Base Camp and back. Manaslu Base Camp offers excellent views of Samdo, Nagdi Chuli, Simnang Himal, Manaslu glacier, Manaslu ice fall, and Birendra Kunda, an ice lake near the Manaslu Base Camp.

Today, after breakfast in Sama Gaon, we set out on the journey across the yak farms. We'll come across a few more mani walls as the valley opens. You'll be in awe of the breathtaking mountain scenery as you go. Before ascending to the site where the Budhi Gandaki splits into two forks, we continue to descend and cross a wooden bridge across the river. We'll keep going through the deserted path and windy valley till we get to Samdo village, which we'll do after going under a stone archway. We eat lunch in Samdo, where we also spend the night. After the 4-hour journey to Samdo, the rest of the day is yours to spend however you like.

The Tibetan border is just four kilometers away from Samdo, but visitors are not allowed to pass the border. This place is an excellent viewpoint for Mt. Manaslu, Samdo, Nagdi Chuli, Simnang Himal, Manaslu glacier, Manaslu ice fall, and several other peaks.

We start our hike with a tour of the Larke Bazaar, a temporary Tibetan market, after enjoying a great Tibetan breakfast in Samdo. Seasonal fairs are held for the local folks at Larke Bazaar, and people bring goods from Tibet to sell them here. Beginning your journey, you pass a wooden bridge and two streams while catching a glimpse of the Larkye Glacier. After completing the Salka Khola Valley section of the trek, you will arrive in Dharamshala, also known as the Larkya La Phedi (base of Larkya La Pass).

Along the way, there are a few historic monasteries that you pass. Larkye La Phedi is reached after a four-hour journey, where you enjoy lunch, unwind in the evening, and spend the night amidst stunning mountain vistas and blue sheep grazing on bare hillsides.

It is going to be a tough trekking day as you will cross Larkya La Pass at 5106 meters. You begin trekking early in the morning. The trail ascends through the rocky and winding path and takes you to the top of the pass. From the top, you will enjoy gorgeous sunrise along with views of Larkya Peak, Mt. Manaslu, Ratna Chuli, Cheo Himal, and many other snow-capped mountains. From here, you descend through a rock and icy path and reach Bimthang. 

It takes eight hours to ascend and return down the opposite side, which is both taxing and rewarding. After having lunch in Phedi, we continue on to Bimthang for the night.

Today, the Manaslu Trek takes you out of Bhimthang and across a high grassland before you descend the Burdin Khola valley. You descend into a rhododendron forest after crossing the Dudh Khola's headwaters on a bridge. From there, you continue on the trail through a little valley until you reach Karche, the highest cultivated area in this valley at 2,785 meters. You reach Tilje after navigating a waterway. The journey to Dharapani from there is uphill for an hour. 7 hours pass from the time you check out of your hotel in the morning until you arrive at Dharapani on today's hike.

On your last hiking day of this Manaslu Larke La Pass 16 Days Trekking journey, you follow the classic Annapurna Circuit trail backward; you descend along the bank of Dudh Khola and Marshyangdi River. Annapurna region begins where the Manaslu region ends, so you get to see and hike the first stretch of the Annapurna Circuit as well while on your Manaslu trek. Further, trekking through lovely villages and terraced fields, you reach Jagat.

The trekking trip to Manaslu Larke La Pass is now complete. After having breakfast, we drive to Kathmandu. We board a Private Jeep to Kathmandu after traveling from Jagat via Beshishar. You'll have to make a lengthy, exhausting drive of about nine hours to get back to Kathmandu's crowded streets. To make it bearable for you, the drive will be scenic and goes along the banks of the Marshyangdi and Trishuli rivers with splendid views of green hills, mountains, farming terraces, and colorful villages on both sides of the road

Our airport representative will drop you at the airport as per your flight departure time and bid you our last goodbye. Have a pleasant trip back home.

If you want to take other tours in Nepal such as Chitwan Jungle Safari, Bardia Jungle Safari, Pokhara Tour or Lumbini tour then you can start from today and do let us know if you want to take any tour as we also arrange those tours.