15-Day Manaslu Circuit Trek in Nepal with Larkya La Pass

• Upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), you will be met by our airport representative and transferred to the hotel.
• There will be a brief pre-trip group discussion, followed by a welcome dinner in the evening.

• We do a sightseeing tour of the historic Durbar Square, the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupatinath, the famous "Monkey Temple" (Swayambhunath), and the Buddhist shrine of Bouddhanath, one of the largest stupas in Asia. These sites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

• We cross a bridge right away at the start and then continue trekking through the beautiful Sal forests before climbing onto a ridge above the huge rapids on the Budhi Gandaki.
• We continue our trek via Khursane, two tropical waterfalls, and the Gurung village of Labubesi.
• We further climb up and then go down to the sandy riverbed, crossing another suspension bridge to reach Machha Khola village.

• Today we trek along a narrow trail with a few ups and downs and finally cross Tharo Khola, reaching Khorlabesi.
• We come across a small hot spring in Tatopani a bit further on.
• From the hot spring, we climb over another ridge, then cross the Budhi Gandaki on a suspension bridge, climb a wide, well-crafted staircase, and continue across a landslide and over a ridge to Dobhan.
• After crossing the suspension bridge over the Yaru Khola, we walk toward Jagat via Tharo Bharyang.

• Today, we trek up to Ghatta Khola, passing by Salleri and Sirdibas.
• We further continue walking upstream to a long suspension bridge in Philim, a beautiful Gurung settlement.
• The route now goes through a steep, uninhabited gorge from Ekle Bhatti.
• We then descend to grassy slopes and cross the Budhi Gandaki.
• We continue through bamboo forests to the tiny village.

• After leaving Deng, we cross the Budi Gandaki several times today and come across several Bombas along the route.
• The trail follows the river upstream through a dense forest.
• The pleasant walk continues after crossing the river at an impressive spot where it thunders down a narrow gorge, and after a final steep climb, we reach Namrung.
• Namrung village is an excellent viewpoint for Siring and Ganesh Himal, as well as distant Mt. Himal Chuli in the south.

• We reach Lihi, a village with chortens and barley terraces.
• We pass by Sho, Lho, and Shyala villages before reaching Sama Village.
• We explore the famous Ribung Gompa, enjoying amazing views of Mt. Manaslu from Lho village.
• In Shyala village, we will be surrounded by high mountains like Himal Chuli and Peak 29 (Ngadi Chuli) to the left, Manaslu and large glaciers straight ahead, other peaks to the right, and distant Ganesh Himal.

• Today, the trek is relatively easy.
• We descend to the Budhi Gandaki River.
• It is an easy trail on a shelf above the river, passing the juniper and birch forests of Kermo Kharka.
• We cross the Budhi Gandaki bridge and climb steeply onto a promontory between two forks of the river.
• Passing by the kani, we head to Samdo.

• We will have two options today: either hike to the backside of Samdo village to view Mt. Manaslu along with other Himalayan ranges, including Simrang, Hiunchuli, Ngadi, Larkye Peak, and Cheo, or take a longer trip to the Gya La (large pass) to the north of Samdo, a more frequently used trading route to Tibet.

• We continue to walk down the edge, cross the wooden bridge over the Budi Gandaki, and gradually climb.
• We pass by two streams and witness the Larkya Glacier. We go around the Salka Khola valley and walk up again to Dharmshala's shelter at an altitude of 4,450 m, also known as Larke Phedi.
• Today's short walk will be worthwhile for acclimatisation.

• Today is the most challenging day in the entire journey.
• First, we head north into a valley on the north side of the Larkya Glaciers, from which we have fantastic views of Cho Danda and Larkya Peak.
• The trail is gradual up from the glacier until we cross the pass of Larkya La.
• Magnificent views of Himlung Himal, Cheo Himal, Kangguru, and the vast Annapurna II await from Larkya La Pass at 5,160 m.
• The rest of the trail is easy until we trek to Bimthang, from where we can view outstanding panoramas of Mt. Manaslu, Lamjung Himal, Himlung Himal, and Cheo Himal.

• We pass through a beautiful village, then cross the bridge over Dudh Khola and climb up through a chorten-shaped arch, pass a mani wall, and reach Thonje village.
• Here, we go through a police check post, continue toward Dharapani, and enter the Annapurna Region.

• First, we drive from Dharapani to Besisahar by jeep and take another private vehicle to Kathmandu along the Marsyangdi and Trishuli river banks.

Sightseeing in Bhaktapur or Patan City.

Farewell dinner.

• We transfer you to the airport.
• You will be free for last-minute shopping until you leave.