| Day
-01: |
Arrive
to Kathmandu & transfer to the Hotel |
| Day-02:
|
Kathmandu sightseeing
We will be visiting three of the famous heritage
sites in Kathmandu. You will visit first the
Swayambunath Stupa (Monkey Temple). It is said
that Swayambunath Stupa is more than 2,000 years
old, and it symbolizes knowledge. The painted
eyes on all four sides symbolize the all-seeing
power of Buddha. It is an important Buddhist
place where pilgrims from all over the world
come. It is situated to the west of the city
on a hill some 77 meters above the valley.
It is a 30 minutes drive to Boudhanath Stupa,
another important Buddhist pilgrims site. This
ancient Stupa is considered one of the biggest
in the World. Every morning and evening, many
Buddhist devotees come here to pray and circumambulate
enabling the visitors to observe local religious
practices.
The sacred Hindu temple Pashupatinath is considered
the holiest cremation ground, and people bathe
in the Bagmati River with a faith of cleansing
themselves spiritually. Many Sadhus or Hindu
Ascetics live here. During religious festivals,
Hindus come to make offerings, and it is sometimes
very crowded.
Evening on your own. Hotel accommodation in
Kathmandu. |
| Day-03
: |
By
bus to Gorkha bazaar. It takes about
5 hours by bus. In the afternoon visit the old
palace of Gorkha and temple of Kali. |
| Day-04
: |
Gorkha
to Khanchowk village
It is an beautiful walk through ridge of hill
and passing many villages along the way. |
| Day-05
: |
Khanchowk
village to Arughat village;
Trail descents continues from Khanchowk all the
way to Arughat bazaar through cultivated , terraced
hill sides and villages. |
| Day-06
: |
Arughat
to Soti Khola;
The path will go along the Buri Gandaki all the
way to its headwaters. The trail goes across forests
populated by monkeys. When you reach wide area
of rice paddies you will come to Arkhet. From
here trail descends and ascents to reach soti
khola. There is a good swimming hole and a small
water fall just above the trail. |
| Day-07
: |
Soti
khola to lapubesi
From here the course will repeat ascents and descents
through the forested area. |
| Day-08
: |
Lapubesi
to tatopani;
From here , traverse the slope that has farm fields
and rice paddies .further ahead the valley will
become a wider. The path will will go down to
the shores of white sand .trail still descends
and ascents to reach to Tatopani where it has
a hot spring. |
| Day-09
: |
Tatopani
to Jagat;
Crossing the suspension bridge and passing the
forested area. following the path looks like it
is carved in the rock to reach Doban. Soon after
crossing villages and suspension bridge in Doban
khola trail repeating ascents and descents will
come to Jagat. |
| Day-10
: |
Jagat
to Ekle Bhatti
Climbing over a rocky ridge of Salleri , there
are a good views of Sringi Himal. Passing through
the Gurung villages to reach to Ekle bhati. Where
it has strong influence of Tibetan. |
| Day-11
: |
Ekle
Bhatti to Deng
The route enters a steep uninhabited gorge. Trail
descents grassy slopes dotted with pine trees
offering a pleasant walk through bamboo forest
to the deng khola. |
| Day-12
: |
Deng
to Ghap;(2040m)
The path will go down to river shores. Steep cliffs
continue to surround the valley. Crossing a suspension
bridge to reach to Lana. The path will becomes
a gentle ascent till Bih. From here on, traverse
through the forest to come to farm fields and
go through the khani then you are in Ghap. |
| Day-13
: |
Ghap
to Namrung;(2660m)
Moving on to the forest and crossing a few times
wooden bridge over in Buri Gandaki the path will
becomes steeper till Namru village. At this stage
the Tibetan border is only a few kilometers to
the north. |
| Day-14:
|
Namrung
to Lho(3100m)
After passing through Bengsam village, LI and
Khani you will come to Hinan khola. Crosses the
streams, you will come to Sho village. From where
the views are open Naike peak, Manaslu north peak
and Manaslu. Lho has wide farm fields on the gentle
mountain flank, it is a large village with many
houses and a fine Gimpa. The view from here are
excellent. |
| Day-15:
|
Lho
to Sama Gompa;(3500m)
Soon after the junction, you will cross the stream
using the wooden bridge and zigzag up the forested
area to reach to Honsanho Gompa. Where it has
an open view. After crossing Pungen glacier valley
will become a wider. Move on from one Chorten
to another to reach sama. Which is surrounded
by a large number of Mani stones and Chortens.
The Gompa on the top of the hill is very fine
and worth visiting. |
| Day-16
: |
Samdo
to Larke rest house;(4480m)
The path becomes steeper. Crossing the tundra,
it winds its way to the foot of the immense Larkya
glacier which pours of the Manaslu. |
| Day-17:
|
Rest
house - Larke pass to Bhimathan;(4066m)
Keep ascending on the gentle slope towards to
Cho Dhanda and to the pass. Glacier lake can be
seen .when you reach to the top of Larke la ,
colorful prayer flags are flapping in the wind.
The view to the west is wide open. After crossing
the pass trail descends all the way to Bhimthan. |
| Day-18:
|
Bhimthan
to Tilje(3300m)
The trail gets easier. It start with a gentle
climb through paddy fields towards the small Karcha
La pass and descends through fir tree and rhododendron
forests to Tilje. |
| Day-19:
|
Tilje
to Syamje(1350m)
The trail continues down hill and steepest gorge
of the Marshandi river. |
| Day-20: |
Syamje
to Bhulbule;
Trail continues in the bank of Marshandi river |
|
Day- 21 |
Bhulbule
to Besisahar |
| |
Besisahar
to Kathmandu by bus (7 hours) |
| Day-22 |
Free day
to explore Kathmandu valley. |
|
Day- 23 |
Depart
Kathmandu
You will be transferred to the airport for your
final departure from Kathmandu.
Breakfast included. |
Trekking
around Manaslu offers a unique opportunity to experience
relatively "untouched" region of Nepal. Opened
for trekking only since 1991 , it provides spectacular beauty
along the border of Nepal and China and is now a controlled
trekking route which allows organized trekking groups special
permits to venture round its spectacular circuit. Located
in west-central Nepal, the 177-km trek around Manaslu provides
strong walkers the best that Nepal has to offer: fantastic
mountain scenery, spanning altitudes from 375 m to 5.300
m. a diverse range of ecosystems and ethnic cultures, and
a trail that puts one physically closer to Tibet than any
other trek in Nepal.
