Manaslu Circuit Trek GHT – a beautiful trek, with spectacular views of the Manaslu and going through authentic Hindu and Tibetan-style villages. You start low, walking through green countryside, and passing small Hindu villages. Heading northwards, the valley opens up to reveal delightful alpine meadows and small Tibetan-style villages which cluster beneath Manaslu’s sweeping North Face.  Eventually the trail reaches Samagaon, the largest and most important village in the region. From here you head west and cross the Larke Pass (5160 m), a classic and tough route linking the Buri Gandaki with the Marsyangdi valley. The descent passes through beautiful alpine meadows at Bimtang, before joining the main Annapurna Circuit route and heading to the trailhead at Besi Sahar.

Itinerary:

Day 1 Kathmandu to Arugath (550 m) – 7 hrs by bus/jeep; 1 ½ more hrs by jeep to Soti Khola (597 m).

Day 2 Soti Khola (597 m) to Machhakhola (825 m) – 6 hrs.

Day 3 Machhakhola (825 m) to Jagat (1330 m) – 7-8 hrs.

Day 4 Jagat (1330 m) to Deng (1860 m) – 6-7 hrs.

Day 5 Deng (1860 m) to Namrung (2580 m) – 6-7 hrs.

Day 6 Namrung (2580 m) to Samagaon (3480 m) – 6 hrs.

Day 7 Rest day in Samagaon (3480 m); acclimatization walk to Birendra Tal and eventually to Manaslu Base Camp (4400 m).

Day 8 Samagaon (3480 m) to Samdo (3865 m) – 3-3 ½ hrs.

Day 9 Samdo (3865 m) to Dharmasala/Larke Phedi (4470 m) – 3-3 ½ hrs.

Day 10 Dharmasala/Larke Phedi (4470 m) to Bimtang (3740 m) – 8-12 hrs walk via Larkya La (5125 m) (time depending on shape and weather conditions).

Day 11 Bimtang (3740 m) to Tiliche (2255 m) – 6 hrs.

Day 12 Tiliche (2255 m) to Chyamche.

Day 13 Chyamche to Ngadi Bazar – 6 hrs.

Day 14 Ngadi Bazar to Besisahar – 4 hrs, bus to Kathmandu – 6-7 hrs.

General Information About Manaslu Circuit Trek GHT