Manaslu Circuit Trek Package

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Trip Overview

Join our inclusive Manaslu Circuit Guided trek with short best itinerary and get best deals which includes local guide, food, accomodation, permit, transportation and so on.

Manaslu Circuit Trek offers trekkers a massive Himalayas panoramic view. It is relatively less crowded than Annapurna and Everest Trekking. 

In 1991 AD, Manaslu Region was opened for trekking. Mt. Manaslu is is the 8th tallest mountain of the World. Manaslu Circuit is getting popular day by day like trek to Mardi Himal. We can see stunning views of Mt Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Annapurna II, Shringi Himal, and many more mountains.  Upper part of Manaslu areas is located at the border of Tibet.

There are many mountains which are still unnamed. We can do also the Annapurna Circuit trek upon exit from Manaslu Conservation Area. Hence if you want to include annpurna circuit with Manaslu, you can do it with same permit and at the same time.

How much does package cost?

Unlike Annapurna Circuit Trekking, trek to Manaslu Circuit is more costly than Annapurna Circuit. Trekking to the restricted areas is always much more costly than other normal trekking routes. Hence trekking to the Manaslu is more expensive than the Annapurna Circuit trekking due to restricted areas permits. For the restricted areas, we have to permit charges according to days and seasons.

From September to November(peak season), USD 70 for the first 7 days and will add 10 USD for additional days(80$ from 8 days). Similarly, from December to August(low season), USD 50 for the first 7 days and will add 7 USD after 7 days.

We are offering package for Manaslu Circui at the cost of 920 USD per person on double occupancy basis. Including most of the things that are required for the trekking, the price for 1 person is USD 1250, for 2pax – USD 920, for 3 pax 890, for 4 pax USD 820 and so on. For the group price and discount according to the size of group, here is the price list.

Why price of 1 person is higher than price based on 2 person?

In a trekking package, there are many items which cost can be shared among the participants. Hence while group sizes increase, the price of the trip goes down accordingly. For specimens, for 2 person guides requires 1, porter requires 1, room requires 1. Likewise for 1 person, Guide requires 1, porter requires 1 and room requires 1. Thus, the price of 1 person is more expensive than the price based on 2 people. It also proves that increasing the number of groups makes trip prices cheaper.

Price of the Package

Here is what is included and what is excluded on the package.

Around Manaslu and Tsum Valley Trek

Around Manaslu and Tsum Valley is a combination of 2 restricted areas trekking. In 21 days, we can do Manaslu Circuit with Tsum Valley trek. By doing this 2 trips, yThis trek gives the opportunity to see Mt Manaslu ranges as well as the hidden town Tsum Valley.

Getting there and away

The distance of Kathmandu to Sotikhola is around 142km(80 miles). To Pass this distance you can choose private Jeep or Local Bus. If you wish to go by Jeep, then it will be more comfortable and fast reach to our destination. It takes around 6 hours by Jeep to reach Sotikhola if there is no traffic jam or road construction. You can stop the jeep as you want on the way.

But the Public Bus takes around 8 hours and it will go only Arughat. They make a break someplace for Food and toilets. On the bus their will more local people than tourist.

How to back from MCT?

From Dharapani, you can reserve or hire a Jeep to Besisahar. There will be lots of vehicles to come back to Kathmandu. You can get Microbus, Car, Local Bus and Touristbus also.

How long is this trip ?

We can make the Manaslu itinerary in between 12 days to 21 days. The 12 days and 14 days itinerary is for Short Manaslu Circuit Trek. Here I’ve made 13 days itinerary. For Manaslu Circuit and Tsum Valley Hiking, 21 days will require.

Manaslu is thehighest peakof the Gorkha District. Samagaun (3350M) is one of the famous places on the Manaslu region trek. This village lies just opposite part of Mt. Manaslu (8167m)which is one of the top 14 mountains above 8000-meter height.

If the weather is clear you can see the sunrise on the top of mt. Manaslu and most of the trekkers take 2-day rest in this place so then they can go to the lake near the village called Birendra lake.Minimum two people need to get permits for Manaslu.

Manaslu Trek Permit

Since Manaslu is the restricted trekking region of Nepal, you need to buy special permits for trekking. At least 2 people must have to get Manaslu Permit. It means solo trekkers can’t get the permit by individually. But they can do join trekking with other trekkers so that he/she can get a permit.

What are the Highlights?

Package Itinerary

You might be amazed that some company has 18 days itinerary, some has 14 days and so on so forth. Well, it depends on your preferences. Mainly itinerary decides by trekkers trekking duration. If you want 17 days trekking in the Himalayas, then you need a 17 days Manaslu itinerary.

Here we’ve 13 days Manslu trip which is a shorter version of the trip. However if you want to have more days or less than this, please just tell us. We’ll make a tailored trip.

If we look at the past, the itinerary of the trek to Manaslu would be Around 18 days. Because at that time, there was no road beyond Arughat and also no road from Dharapani to Besisahar. So we should walk for 4 more days.

Nowadays, we can make a 14 days itinerary or even less than 12 days(depending on from where and to use transportation.) So we can say the journey to Manaslu is a 2 weeks mountain holiday. Here is it’s day to day 13 days itinerary.

Day 1: Drive to Soti Khola from Kathmandu

Today, we’ll drive to Soti Khola from Kathmandu early in the morning using the Local Bus. On the way to Soti Khola, you’ll see the beautiful Ganesh Himal Range as well as the landscape.

We’ll have Lunch before Arughat. Road structure of Kathmandu to Dhading Besi is black top but form Dhading Besi to Machhakhola road structure is totally off-road drive.

• 8-10 hours
• Lodge at SotiKhola
• B, L, D
• 2,362 feet / 720 m

Day 2: Trek to Machha Khola

On the 2nd of the MCT trek, we’ll move toward Machha Khola. Throughout the day, we’ll follow the Budhi Gandaki River via Labubesi( a Gurung Village). Around 6 to 7 hours walk from Soti Khola, you’ll reach Machha Khola.

• 6-7 hours
• Lodge at Machha Khola
• B, L, D
• 2,920 feet / 900 m

Day 3 : Trek to Jagat

On the 3rd day, we’ll trek to Jagat from Machha Khola. On this day, we’ll make our journey by passing beautiful villages such as Khorlabesi, Tatopani,and Dovan. In the end, we’ll get Jagat villages where we stay Overnight.

Jagat is the starting point of a Tibetan influenced village on this route.

• 6-7 hours
• Lodge at Jagat
• B, L, D
• 4,495 feet / 1,370 m

Day 4 : Trek to Deng

On the 4th day of MCT, we make a journey to Deng. Deng is a Buddhist village on Manaslu Trail. On the way to Deng, you’ll see Shringi Himal(7, 187m) from Saguleri. Not only that, we’ll see the field of Maize, Potato, and Millet.

We’ll stay at Deng on the 4th day of MCT.

• 7-8 hours
• Lodge at Deng
• B, L, D
• 5,919 feet / 1,804 m

Day 5 : Trek to Namrung

Today, we will trek to Namrung from the Deng. Around 4 hours walk from Deng, we’ll reach Ghap. The Ghap is also a Tibetan village. On the way, you’ll have an impressive view of Shringi Himal, Ganesh Himal, and Kutang Himal. Nonetheless, we’ll see several Mani Walls(walls with Buddhist scriptures) onward to Namrung. Upon passing colourful forests of Firs, Oaks, and Rhododendrons, we’ll finally get Namrung. Stay Overnight at Namrung.

• 6-7 hours
• Lodge at Namrung
• B, L, D
• 8,629 feet / 2,630 m

Day 6 : Trek to Shyala

After breakfast in Namrung, we will leave Namrung and move ahead to Shyala village.

Crossing a large stream flowing down from the Lidanda Glaciers, we’ll reach Sho( a Tibetan village of Manaslu). From Sho, we get first views of Manaslu North and then of Manaslu Main. The next station after Sho village is Lho. The Lho village is located at 3150m and here you can see a little monastery and several chortens and Mani walls. Finally we stop this day hiking at Shyala.From Shyala, you can see Himal Chuli, Peak 29(Ngadi Chuli), and Manaslu.

• 4-5 hours
• Lodge at Shyala
• B, L, D
• 11,483 feet/ 3,500m

Day 7 : Trek to Samagaun

It takes approximately 5 hours to reach Samagaon from Syala. Along the way to Samagaon, we will have stunning mountain views.

• 3-4 hours
• Lodge at SamaGaun
• B, L, D
• 11,581 feet / 3, 530m

Day 8 : Acclimatization at Samagaun

In order to make it to Larke Pass, acclimatization day is required for trekkers. So on this day, we explore Birendra Taal (lake) and Pun Gyen Gompa. From Pungyen Gompa, we’ll see stunning views of Manaslu. After visiting Gompa, we’ll go back to the hotel and take a rest at SamaGaun.

• NA
• Lodge at SamaGaun
• B, L, D
• 11,581 feet / 3, 530m

Day 9 : Trek to Samdu

After breakfast in Samagaon, we move to Samdu. Around 4 hours easy walk from Samagaun, we reach the picturesque village Samdo. Along the way, you’ll have stunning mountain views . Not only that we reach close to the Tibetan border. We make a stop at Samdu and we use the rest of the time for acclimatization.

• 4 hours
• Lodge at Samdo
• B, L, D
• 12, 664 feet / 3,860 m

Day 10 : Trek to Dharamshala

Upon breakfast in Samdo, we’ll move forward to Dharamshala. It requires 4 -5 hours hike to get to Dharamshala from Samdo. On the way, we walk through a seasonal Tibetan market called Larke Bazaar. Along the way, you’ll see many traditional monasteries. The Dharmashala is also known as Larke Phedi(base of Larke pass). At Dharamshala, there is only one basic teahouse. Rest of the day we take rest for acclimatization.

• 4-5 hours
• Lodge at Dharamshala
• B, L, D
• 14, 633 feet / 4, 460m

Day 11 : Trek to Bhimthang via Larke Pass

This is the most awaited day of this entire trek. Because on this day, we make our journey to Larke Pass. Early in the morning, we’ll start hiking to Larke La. Around 700m ascent from Dharmasaala, we’ll be in our key spot ‘Larke La(Larke Pass)’.

From Larke La(16, 929 feet / 5,160m), you can see the thrilling views of Larke Peak, Annapurna II, Cho Danda, Himlung Himal, Cheo Himal, and Kangguru. From Larke La, we descend down to the Bhimthang(approximately 1500m). Stay Overnight at Bhimthang

• 8 to 9 hours
• Lodge at Bhimthang
• B, L, D
• 11, 778 feet/ 3, 590m

Day 12 : Trek to Dharapani

From Bimthang, we can enjoy impressive views of Mt. Manaslu, Lamjung Himal, Himlung Himal , Cheo Himal and many more. Upon having breakfast at Bhimthang , we descend further to Dharapani. On this day, we cross beautiful mountain village such as Goa and Tilje before get Dharapani. The Dharapani is a junction of Annapurna Circuit and Manaslu Circuit.

• 7-8 hours
• Lodge at Dharapani
• B, L, D
• 6,102 feet / 1,860m

Day 13 : Drive to Kathmandu

This is the last day of our 14 days Manaslu Trek. On this day, we’ll take a local Jeep from Dharapani to Besisahar. Before reaching Besisahar you’ll see many impressive waterfalls and amazing landscapes. Upon reaching Besisahar, we’ll take a local bus to Kathmanu. All in all, it will be a 9 to 10 hours drive on this day.

• 8-10 hours
• Lodge at Thamel, Kathmanu
• B, L
• 4429 feet / 1, 350m

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