Manaslu Base Camp Trekking

Detail Itinerary

• Day 01:Drive from Kathmandu to Arughat It is of around seven hours drive from Kathmandu. The first part of the journey is smooth as we go through highway. But, rough path leads you to Arughat from Gorkha.
• Day 02:Arughat to Soti Khola The trail begins from today. We begin walking through lush valleys and rice paddy fields. We follow Budi Gandaki khola (River), climb over the Kyoropani, descent down to the junction of the Budi Gandaki and the Sundi khola. Enjoy a refreshing swim and camp overnight on this spot.
• Day 03:Soti khola to Machha Khola (River) The trail narrows down leading through densely forested hillsides, adorned with some small stranded villages. Trek though steep valley sides passing Lapbesi village descending down to the riverbed and following the wide and sandy path towards Machha Khola (Fish Stream). We put on at nearby Maccha Khola organizing a camp for the night.
• Day 04:Machha Khola to Jagat Today, we cross Maccha Khola, and walk upstream towards Khola Bensi. Enjoy a bath in the hot spring there, and then move along the steep valley sides.
  The trek goes though a forest path resting for a cup of tea at Doban, and then walks to Lauri, where we switch back to the right side of the river through suspension bridge. A little climb and the sight of Jagat’s field will welcome you for an overnight camp.
• Day 05:Jagat to Deng From Jagat we head towards Deng. It is around seven hours walk to Deng village which is made up of just about 4 houses. From Jagat, we descend towards the river through stone steps and then ascend up a terraced hillside Saguleri where we halt for some time to catch the exotic view of the Sringi Himal (7187m). Then, after a few more crossings over the river we ultimately climb up to Deng where we set camp for the night.
• Day 06:Deng to Ghap Now the trail leads us through Lana village, and further up we will see Mani stones i.e. rocks etched with the Buddhist prayers – a sure sign that we are closer to cool Tibetan areas. In about 4 hours, we will be camping in the village of Ghap.
• Day 07:Ghap to Lho Gaon From Ghap, we move ahead and after crossing the Budi Gandaki River we enter into alpine territory, where you can capture mountain views.
  After some time we reach Namrung village. There are pasture lands and large stream (originating from Lidanda Glaciers) to cross over en route. We will pass the Sho village, dwelling at the altitude of 3000m (provides nice views of Manaslu), and then reach our destination for the day – Lho Gaon.
• Day 08:Lho Gaon to Sama Gaon You will see the majestic Peak in Sama Gaon. We might camp here or move half an hour further to the Sama Gompa.
• Day 09:Acclimatization Day You can go to Manaslu Base Camp which will take about 3 hours to reach if you want. Then you’ll return to Sama Gaon again which takes about 2 hours. Otherwise, you will spend the entire day in Sama Gaon. This is also a kind of acclimatization day.
• Day 10:Sama Gaon to Samdo From Sama Gompa, a little further up is Samdo, the pleasant forest residing near the border of Tibet. It is heaven for photographers like you. We enjoy the day resting here.
• Day 11:Samdo to Dharmasala What was once a mighty river now dwindles to a stream, and we ascent up this Budi Gandaki stream to Sumdu, probably the last thriving village on our trail. Next is some sort of a ruined marketplace called Larkya Bazaar. And further up at an altitude of 4450m, we rest in some Lodge or Dharmasala (guest house).
• Day 12:Dharmasala-Cross Larkya La Pass and trek to Bhimtang As we ascend to Dharmashala we will have stunning views of the Larkya Peak. The trail gets steep, as we move up through the moraines to the Larkya La pass, where we can capture incredible pictures of Annapurna II, Cheo Himal, Himlung Himal among other snowcapped mountains. Walking though snow and moraines, we reach the lovely forest area of Tanbuche.
  From Tanbuche we reach Bimthang, an ablation valley composed of nothing but abandoned homes and Buddhist prayer rocks.
• Day 13:Bhimtang to Goa We descend towards Goa from here. The Manaslu in the east and Annapurna II in the west make the horizon impressive. .
  Further, we follow our trail through a bridge at Dudh Khola (Milk River), trek through the blossom of rhododendron flowers, leave Karche cross Marsyangdi River.
• Day 14:Goa to Tal What once used to be a pristine lake now has faded away leaving a beautiful valley. Tal, once a lake, now a village. We will be trekking from Goa to Tal village.
• Day 15:Tal to Ghermu Phant From Tal, our long route takes us through steep valley sides of the Himalayan range, tucked between the Manaslu and Annapurna range. We stop at Ghermu Phant.
• Day 16:Ghermu Phant to Bhulbhule and drive to Besisahar A suspension bridge will get us to the east bank of Marsyangdi Khola, Then, there’s this short climb up to Bahundanda, a climb down to Ngadi, and then to the paddy fields of Bulebhule. From Bhulebhule, the trail becomes easy, with no hills and steep landscapes, as we move to Besisahar.
• Day 17:Drive back to Kathmandu Here ends our exciting trekking trip. You will enjoy today's evening and dinner with NTA staff.