• Meet your trekking staff for pick-up from your hotel.

• Take a 9-hour bus journey to Soti Khola. First 4 hours will be a comfortable drive and the last 5 hours will be a drive on a dirt road.

• Begin your trek to the valley, which bifurcates and reaches the other side of the river Budhi Gandaki.

• Reach Lampu Besi from where the trail follows down to the sandy riverbed of Budhi Gandaki.

• Cross Maccha Khola and walk along the river for one and a half hours to reach Khola Bensi for an overnight stay.

• Leave Khola Bensi after breakfast and walk for an hour to reach Tatopani hot water spring.

• Take the trail which follows the forested area, towards Dovan. There is a huge rapid at Budhi Gandaki below Dovan. As the elevation increases, the rapids and the scenery undergoes a complete transformation. 

• Reach Jagat where your trekking permits will be checked at the police check-post.

• Ascend with your Nepal trekking guide to a terraced hill of Salleri from where you can view the Sringi Himal, a sub-range of the Nepalese Himalayas.

• Continue towards Sirdibash village, where the Gandaki valley narrows down.

• Cross the Budhi Gandaki river and reach Phillim, which is on the right bank.

• Take a walk along the sub-tropical and moderate areas towards Deng, where you will stay at night.

• Follow the trail upstream of Deng River and you will reach a tiny village of 4 houses. 

• Walk through the newly-built rock tunnel from here, thus avoiding the traditional steep climb, until you reach Ghap.

• Witness the Tibetan culture at Ghap, which has many Mani stones and Chhortens all around.

• Cross the wooden bridge over Budhi Gandaki.

• Follow the path lined with houses that are interspersed with cultivated fields. 

• You'll reach Namrung, where you will stay overnight. 

• Get your permits checked at the police check-post in Namrung.

• Cross the Hinan river originating from Linda glacier and continue to Sho. Numerous peaks are visible from here namely Naike peak, Manaslu north (7,774 m) and Manaslu (8,150 m).

• Stop at a small village here to have lunch before heading to Samagaun.

• Pass the stone gate and long Mani stone wall of the village after Lho. From here, you can get a full view of Peak 29.

• Make a side excursion to Pungen glacier to get a close-up view of Manaslu.

• Follow the lateral moraine of Pungen Glacier toward Sama.

• Take a 20-minute trail to reach Samagaun for an overnight stay.

• Spend a day in Samagaun in order to acclimatize and adjust to the thinning of the air in high altitude.

• Alternatively, you can take a local excursion around Samagaun and Sama Gompa. 

• Walk to Birendra Tal, a freshwater lake located in Manaslu glacier, and higher up to Manaslu Basecamp if you want to have a little adventure on this day.

• Climb a terraced hill on the opposite bank of Budhi Gandaki river.

• Reach Samdo, the most remote permanent settlement. Here 200 villagers live in 40 houses amidst severe weather conditions. 

• Climb a little higher to explore the Himalayan wildlife.

• Commence your trek to Larke Bazaar and Larke Phedi (Dharmshala) after your breakfast. 

• Have lunch and go ahead to explore the higher Himalayan arena.

• Climb towards Cho Chanda and slowly head uphill towards the snowed-up pass. 

• Witness the magnificent panorama from the top offering the view of Himlung Himal (7,126 m), Cheo Himal (6,820 m), Gyagi Kung, Kang Kuru (6,981 m) and Annapurna II (7,937 m).

• Take a steep descent through moraines towards Bhimtang.

• Climb gently through paddy fields towards the small Karcha La pass.

• Descend through fig tree and rhododendron forests to Tilje village and walk down to Dharapani.

Overnight stay at Dharapani.

• Take a vehicle downstream, passing the village.

• Take a trail to the bank of Marshyangdi river and towns of Bhulbhule and Khudi till you reach Besisahar.

• Embark on a bus journey to Kathmandu.