Manaslu Circuit

The route

Manaslu requires a licensed guide and a minimum group size of two. The trail crosses Larkya La (5,160 m) — one of the longest pass days in Nepal — and passes through a Tibetan Buddhist landscape that opened to foreigners only in 1991. Expect harder days, fewer teahouses, and stronger weather than Annapurna.

Starts

Soti Khola (700 m)

Ends

Dharapani (1,860 m)

1. Day 1
   Soti Khola → Machha Khola

   Enter Budhi Gandaki gorge
   14 km · 6h

   900 m
2. Day 2
   Machha Khola → Jagat

   Hot springs at Tatopani
   22 km · 7h

   1,410 m
3. Day 3
   Jagat → Deng

   Restricted-area checkpoint
   20 km · 8h

   1,860 m
4. Day 4
   Deng → Namrung

   Cross into Buddhist landscape
   19 km · 7h

   2,630 m
5. Day 5
   Namrung → Lho

   First Manaslu view
   10 km · 5h

   3,180 m
6. Day 6
   Lho → Samagaon

   Reach the village under Manaslu
   9 km · 4h

   3,530 m
7. Day 7
   Samagaon → Samagaon

   Acclimatization at Birendra Tal
   6 km · 4h

   3,900 m
8. Day 8
   Samagaon → Samdo

   Last permanent settlement
   8 km · 4h

   3,860 m
9. Day 9
   Samdo → Dharamsala

   Pre-pass camp
   7 km · 4h

   4,460 m
10. Day 10
    Dharamsala → Bimthang via Larkya La

    Cross the pass
    16 km · 9h

    5,160 m
11. Day 11
    Bimthang → Goa

    Steep descent
    16 km · 6h

    2,515 m
12. Day 12
    Goa → Dharapani

    Join Annapurna Circuit
    12 km · 4h

    1,860 m
13. Day 13
    Dharapani → Besisahar

    Jeep transit
    40 km · 7h

    760 m
14. Day 14
    Besisahar → Kathmandu

    Return drive
    175 km · 7h

    1,400 m

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