Manaslu Circuit Trek: Discover Unexplored Trails and Preserved Tibetan Culture in Himalayan Vistas

Embark on the Manaslu Circuit Trek and explore unexplored trails, lush jungles, and breathtaking Himalayan vistas. Immerse yourself in the preserved Tibetan culture and experience the joy of standing at the top of Larke La.

Duration: 17 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Manaslu - We trek every day 6 to 7 hrs(more or less 15 kilometer per day). During hike we encounter amazing landscape, lush jungle, abundant of waterfalls, pristine flora & fauna, striking snow capped Himalayan surroundings etc. We reach 5160m over Larke Pass and descends to Bhimthang/Dharapani then back to Kathmandu/Pokhara by drive.
What's Included
  • Required trekking permits for Manaslu and Annapurna
  • Round-trip transportation by public transit
  • Hotel and airport pick up/drop services
  • All meals and accommodations per itinerary
  • Professionally-led by English speaking local guide
What's Not Included
  • Temple Monastery Entrance fees
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities for staffs
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Alcoholic drinks, mineral water, cola, fanta, chocolate bar etc. (available to purchase)
  • Hot shower, WiFi, battery charge during trek
  • Trekking gears, personal shopping, personal insurance, Nepal visa fees
Additional Information

Exploring the less explored, newly opened, lush jungle, striking views of remarkable Himalayan vistas along with preserved Tibetan cultural are the perfect highlights of Manaslu circuit trek. After driving 7 hrs North west from Kathmandu the trek begins from Soti khola & provides us a rare opportunity of exploring the rural villages of Nepal as it was 50 years ago and many more natural beauties. The eighth tallest mountain in the world Mt. Manaslu 8163 m from the sea level & it’s Base Camp, Pungen Gumpa, open Tibet border Rui La 4998m and crossing the challenging Larke La 5160m make our trip exceptionally memorable. Standing at the top of the Larke La and observing only towering white Himalayas surroundings compensate our hard effort so far & won’t let you less joy than natural paradise. The 14 days hike in Manaslu region is the best way of mentally refreshing and spending few days of your life. If you have further query please feel free to contact us now.

  • Age minimum 10 years to 70 years
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Hikingfriendsn
Sep 27, 2024
The Best Trip with Hiking Friends Nepal - Most friendly and responsible, well trained Licensed Guides. Very honest and friendly Management. The best team that you can expect in Nepal.
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Explorer37111462530
Sep 22, 2024
Absolutely amazing - I did the Manaslu Circuit in early September with my partner that includes a walk to Manaslu Base Camp and the Tibetan border. It was an absolutely fantastic experience and we had a lovely group of fellow adventurers. The organiser was Rajesh who communicated wonderfully. Went through the kit list with us and took us out for a meal then day before. Our guide was Lok who is a legend. He was extremely experienced. He taught us lots about the local area/culture. He also took us to several temples at our request, which I really enjoyed. He was very calm and did not rush us but kept us on schedule! Also a very funny guy and had great fun playing card games with him in the evening. Chhwang and Gautam were our porters. I have no idea how they carried all that weight but remained so energetic and cheerful throughout. They were always smiling. We seen magnificent views, amazing wildlife, met interesting people, ate wonderful food and did I personally was able to do lots of 'questionable' dancing. I wish Chhwang, Lok and Gautam all the best!
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Epope12
Sep 20, 2024
Manaslu Circuit in Sept 2024 - I did the Manaslu Circuit trek in early September. I was undecided on which trek to do so I reached out to Rajesh at Nepal Trekking Experts after reading good reviews on trip advisor. Rajesh was extremely helpful, able to answer my questions and helped me join with a small group of other travellers. We had an awesome team with our Guide Lok and porters Guatham and Chwayyan, they were experienced, thoughtful and great communicators. It was a fun group dynamic and we all played cards and ate popcorn together in the evening. They became more like friends as the trip continued! I highly recommend requesting all 3 of them for your trek. We had a few days of rain but otherwise the weather was good, quite hot in the beginning and getting cooler as we hiked higher. Rajesh was helpful in checking what gear we would need before our trip left. The route of the circuit was well thought out, and we had a few nights in the same location so we could do some longer day hikes up to the manalsu base camp and to the Tibet border. This was helpful to adjust to the altitude and it meant we could hike without needing to take our big backpacks! Another great tip was to share a jeep to reach the start point of the hike, this saved us a lot of time and meant we could be flexible with traffic and landslides. Lok helped us catch a bus at the end of the trip from Besisahar to Pokhara so we could relax for a few days. I have only positives things to say about my experience with the whole team at Nepal Trekking Experts. I would highly recommend a trek with them, and if I return to Nepal they will be the first group I contact to arrange another.
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Roam65915668107
Sep 16, 2024
Amazing experience on the Manaslu Circuit Trek - Excellent and trustworthy company! - We did the Manaslu Circuit Trek in September 2024 with Nepal trekking experts. Everything about the experience was exceptional and I would highly recommend this company and the Manaslu circuit trek. Rajesh was very easy to communicate with via email and it was very nice to meet him in Kathmandu on arrival where he discussed the trek in detail , going through the itinerary and kit list and giving advice. The hotel in Kathmandu was lovely and airport pick up very smooth! Our guide Lok was an incredibly experienced guide as well as being knowledgable, kind, warm and organised. I felt 100% safe in his hands and we also really felt that his experience and the fact he is from the manaslu area added to our experience. We were in a group and had 2 porters between 5 (Gotham and Schwanng) who were both incredibly hard working, professional and we enjoyed their company greatly ! The experience of the company in this trek really showed - I felt we were always in the best teahouses and our guide would give us advice on what food was best to have in each place as well as teaching us bits about the area and the culture. The whole team had great knowledge of the whole area. From meeting others on the trek using different companies I truly feel that Nepal Trekking experts was the best ! It was also lovely to get to know our guide and porters - often playing cards together in the evenings. The circuit trek is incredibly beautiful. It is challenging and the early days are long but the itinerary is planned very well to help you adjust to the altitude. The trek is absolutely stunning - travelling through jungle, small villages and then up to the high mountains. Highlights were the trip to the Manaslu base camp and the Tibet border. Doing this trek has been one of the best experiences of my life and I would recommend this company to anyone considering doing it!
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U9787wpmariop
Sep 12, 2024
Hidden gem with a trustworthy agency - It’s always difficult to trust someone from another country in advance having to pay a lot of money and also your vacation days. I chose this company because of the google reviews and also a Spanish youtuber who shares his experience and you can see how his trek went. In my case, everything went just fine. The owner is a really kind and attentive person. He is always there for you no matter what the issue is. I chatted a lot via whatsapp with him from Spain. He advised me on my trek (Manaslu circuit) and told me honestly all the pros and cons. He has a fully competent staff that can be adapted to the experience. All arrangements for the trek and also our stay and Kathmandu were coordinated by them. I was traveling with my girlfriend who does not speak English but they did their best to make her to have the best experience possible. They accomplished their goals. In the end it is just a matter of trust to choose a trek agency, and I think this is a trustworthy company. I fully recommend this agency and I personally want to encourage people to do the Manaslu circuit because it is still an authentic experience compared with other treks. Totally worth it!
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Culture04305462854
Jul 13, 2024
5 weeks around Gurkha Region, Manaslu and ABC - I did the Manaslu Trek for 20 days in May 2024, and after a week of rest in Pokhara, the Annapurna Base Camp . For both treks I used the company Nepal Trekking Experts, which showed to be a smart choice from my side. Through Rajesh, the company manager who was always available both by Whatsup and also in person in Kathmandu, I could organize my treks with full flexibility, adapting it to my preferences and skills, not only before leaving but also during the treks themselves, according to the weather, the circumstances and my state of energy. I was particularly lucky with my guide Resham, who, in comparison with other guides I met during the treks, did a 24 hours job, was extremely resourceful and went always the extra mile in order to improve the trip experience. Thanks to him I discovered places that were not in the guidebook, I slept in homestays of Gurkha people, sharing their food, and taking me to villages where I could appreciate the life of the Nepali people. Furthermore, while hiking the standard trek, he proposed and anticipated often my preferences on the basis of his knowledge of the region and his observation, after a few days, of my strong and weak points. For example, in the Manaslu trek, after a few days he realized that i was faster than average going up, but that going down I was slower due to my knees, and he adapted the trek so that we would reach the Larkya Pass one day before what was initially calculated, so that I would have an extra day going down. All in all I was very satisfied with Resham and with Nepal Trekking Experts, and I hope to be back next year in Nepal with them.
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Magda_cieslar
Jun 24, 2024
Experiencing the Himalayas to the fullest - The trek was amazing. It was very well organized and the tour guide, Lok, was very knowledgeable and was able to adjust to our group. Everything went very smoothly and we were very well taken care of from the moment we landed until we left Nepal. Strongly recommended!
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Biharinjm
Jun 13, 2024
Manasalu Tsum hike with Nepal trekking experts. - Manasalu plus Tsum valley 21 day hike with guide Thakur Naupane, and porter Santosh. Picking Nepal trekking experts as the company was best decision. With over 1000 companies operating in Nepal, picking Nepal Trekkng experts as random one with decent Trip advisor rating and due to Rakesh Naupane’s persistent and very courteous/ detailed responses to my million questions was well justified. They are not most expensive or cheapest of the tourism companies. They are thorough and their guides and prayers are all very well trained Rajesh matched us with Thakur and Santosh whom we fondly called Thakur ji and Santosh ji ( though we were the oldies). Both of them were very knowledgeable of the area, both are genuinely caring and added benefit, both spoke Hindi along with English and Nepali. Thakur ji was forced to walk super slow due to my uphill battle but never pushed me too much. They informed us ina fb what the day would be like, adjusted itinerary to our request. We added days I. Chiming and chakampaar village. Santosh was always ahead even with our 23kg bag, which is more than recommended weight for porter. They learnt our taste very fast and catered to it. They also explained with reason do’s and dont’s when it came to food. We did not have any stomach issue through out. They took care of leg swelling for Tanveer getting local medicine from health center and Sanchi oil for my cold. Towards the last days of Manasalu hike, we felt severe mountain sickness with headache and dizziness etc, they wisely recommended to descent when return path was going to be much longer. Sending we may need more help, we had to take chopper and between the 3 of them, they arranged for chopper rescue same day and we were back in Kathmandu at blink of an eye . Even though we did not finish the hike of 21 days and cut is short by 4 days, our experience was such that I will be returning to the mountains soon. And I will most definitely be going with Nepal trekking experts again. Oh also, they were known in Al OST every village, specially Thakur N who has been on this trek more than 100 times and it helps to have some one so well acquainted in such remote regions. He knew exactly which tea house to go to for best food and decent accommodation. Most guides and porters on these trails would be good but this pair of Santosh and Thakur were above and beyond our expectations and definitely were second most imp reason for a very enjoyable trip. first place of course goes to the Himalayas. Beauty unparalleled in every which way, manasalu trek is so far most pristine hike I ever done. Nepal has done a very good job keep Manasalu as conservation area and not brought too much tourism attention here. It is one of the places that holds beauty as it was meant to be with no human intervention though slowly they are building roads and soon it may be like Everest base camp or annapoorna. So if one has to pick one and only one hike, for non mountaineers, Manasalu is the one.
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Joolzie7
Jun 3, 2024
Best Trekking Company in Nepal!!! - My son and I did the Manaslu Circuit Trek with Nepal Trekking Experts between 19 April and 5 May 2024. It was a trip for my son's 30th birthday so it was important to us that it was special. Rajesh and his team definitely exceeded our expectation and I highly recommend this Trekking company!!! From the very first email of enquiry Rajesh was helpful, friendly and efficient. We contacted a few trekking companies but after our video chats with them we knew that Rajesh was the person we wanted to deal with. He is an excellent communicator, answering all our questions and helping us to make sure we were getting the experience we wanted and that we were well prepared for our trek. Once we got to Nepal we discovered that his whole team were just as fabulous as him! From the wonderful welcome at our airport pick up with Rabin, to the moment we were delivered back to the airport at the end of our trip, we were thrilled with every aspect of Nepal Trekking Experts service. The Manaslu Circuit is a beautiful trek that just keeps delivering breathtaking views day after day. Our guide, Sandesh, was friendly and helpful and our sherper, Ramesh, was an absolute champion! Even though Ramesh does not speak any english, he still managed to 'connect' with us and was friendly and fun. After a few days on our trek, Sandesh hurt his foot and could not continue but, Rajesh sorted out a new guide and made sure that we were happy immediately. Santosh arrived to rescue us and we lost no time at all! He was a wonderful guide, making sure that we had the best experience possible. We loved trekking with him and he was always ready for anything we requested! He had an awesome sense of humour and had just the right balance of being an excellent guide while still giving us space to be quiet and peaceful in the mountains on our own. I would highly recommend requesting him as your guide! My son and I are forever grateful to Rajesh, Santosh, Ramesh and the Nepal Trekking Experts team for making this special journey so incredibly awesome and memorable for us. Thank you, thank you, thank you guys..... we hope to see you again soon! Julie and Cass, Cape Town, South Africa
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275helenaa
Jun 2, 2024
Manaslu Circuit Trek - We had a wonderful time hiking the Manaslu Circuit Trek organized by Nepal Trekking experts. Everything went very smooth, from the welcoming at the airport to the departure. Our guide Arjun was the best guide we could hope for. He made our trekking unforgettable: taking care of us, helping us whenever we needed it, introducing us to local culture and people, having nice conversations about all different topics. We are so grateful we had the chance to become friends with Arjun. We would definitely recommend Nepal Trekking experts. Thank you Rajesh, Rabin and Arjun for guiding us trough Nepal, making it a wonderful experience. We are sure we will come back and ask for your guidance again! All the best, Helen and Julien (Belgium)
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