Overview
The Manaslu Circuit Trek features everything you’d want from a classic trek in Nepal: Epic scenery, intimate encounters with local people and their ancient culture, and a 17,000-foot (5,100 m) Himalayan pass crossing. Kimkim’s trusted partners in Nepal organize weekly group departures during the spring and fall trekking seasons, as well as private treks that can run on any date from February to June and September through November.
Why trek the Manaslu Circuit Trek?
Duration: 18 days inclusing 3 nights Kathmandu
Max. elevation: 5,106M/16752ft
Trekking Start/Finish: Soti Khola/Besisahar
Difficulty: Challenging
Accommodation: Teahouse
Experts consider the Manaslu Circuit Trek among the best treks in Nepal. Despite its recent rise in popularity, the Manaslu Trek remains remote and off-the-beaten-path compared to the better-known teahouse treks in Nepal. The trek takes you around Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain at 8,163 meters (26,781 ft).
Top highlights of this trek include:
It is far less crowded than its more well-known peers, Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit. The word is getting out about Manaslu, but there are still about 10 times fewer trekkers on the Manaslu Trail. The trek is wild and remote, yet there are teahouses at every stage, so trekkers don’t need to bring tents and food, making it more accessible and affordable than similar treks. The trailhead is reached over land, avoiding the need for domestic flights. The first part of the trail follows the Buri Gandaki, a deep, long river gorge, with many suspension bridge crossings. The scenery provides all Nepal has to offer: you’ll trek from the subtropical jungle at lower elevations, through the Himalayan foothills to the high, cold and challenging crossing of the Larkya La above 5,100 meters / 17,000 feet.
Itinerary
