Detail Itinerary:
Day 01 :
Drive from Kathmandu (1350m.)to Gorkha (1143m.) which takes approximately 6/7 hours drive. After your breakfast at 7 o' clock at 7:30 moving for the trekking by private transport to Gorkha. (6 hours drive; Lunch will be pack lunch and from Gorkha Bazaar 45 minutes walk up to the Gorkha palace which is the nice view point and a important historical place related to King Prithivi narayan Shah, visit there about 15 minutes around the palace with enjoying nice views and 10 minutes walk to the campside (kalikasthan 1650m). The campside is a very nice view point of Boudha himal, Himchuli and Manaslu.)
Day 02 :
Trek from Gorkha to Khanchok (927m.) and it takes about 4 to 5 hours. This day the way is descent in the beginning 30 minutes several steps passing down and flat. There is already built a road but no vehicles are run there. You have to walk several up and down the side of the road and most of flat trail along the ridge both side. You can see very nice views even though very far mountains. You will pass many villages on the way where are mix peoples like Gurung, Chettri, Brhamin, kami, damai etc. Khanchowk is more than 25 houses settlement there, it's like small bazaar with majority of mix peoples. Moreover, it is nice to walk at evening around Ghampesal for while.
Day 03 :
Trek from Khanchok to Arughat Bazaar (500m.) which takes about 4 to 5 hours.
Day 04 :
Trek from Arughat Bazaar to Soti Khola (530m.) and it takes about 5 to 6 hours.
Day 05 :
Trek from Soti Khola to Machhe Khola (890m.) which takes about 5 to 6 hours.
Day 06 :
Trek from Machha Khola to Jagat (1350m.) and it takes about 5 to 6 hours.
You cross the Machha Khola - Fish Stream - and head upstream to the tiny village of Khola Bensi and the hot springs at Tatopani. The valley sides are steeping until they are impassable and the route then switches to the left bank by way of a suspension bridge. The trail is quite exposed and challenging in places. After a short section of forest path you reach the single teahouse at Doban. Above Doban, the Buri Gandaki descends an impressive series of rapids. Beyond this steep section, the river is much more placid, meandering across a broad gravel bed. At Lauri, you re cross the river on a suspension bridge, and then climb on a high path to the fields of Jagat, where you camp.
Day 07 :
Trek from Jagat to Philim (1700m.)
Day 08 :
Trek Philim to Deng (2095m.)
Day 09 :
Trek Deng to Namru (2900m.)
Day 10 :
Trek Namru to Lho Gaon (3100m.)
Day 11 :
Trek Lhogaon to Samagaon (3450m.) Leaving the village, you follow the right bank of the river, with views of Peak 29 ahead. As you continue on the main trail, you soon reach the fields of Sama Gaon, 3500m. You camp at Sama Gompa, 20 minutes beyond the village, or Samdo, near the Tibetan border.
Day 12 :
Rest day at Samagaon for acclimatization. Surrounded by mountains in a peaceful forest, you take a rest day to acclimatize and relax. It is a good time to catch up on that book or wash clothes.
Day 13 :
Trek from Samagaon to Samdo (3900m.)
Day 14 :
Trek from Samdo to Larkya La Phedi (4400m.)
Day 15 :
Trek from Larke - La Phedi to Larke - La (5135m.) to Bimdakothi(3350m.)
Day 16 :
Trek from Bimtangkothi to Tilje (2300m.) Below us is Bimthang, a broad and level ablation valley with a number of Mani walls and deserted houses. Crossing this high pasture, we descend the valley of the Burdin Khola to the area of the Base Camp for the West side of Manaslu. From a ridge at 4150 metres, we have excellent views of Manaslu to the South East and Annapurna II to the South West. Beyond a bridge over the headwaters of the Dudh Khola, we descend into a rhododendron forests and follow a trail through a narrow valley until we reach the highest cultivated land in this valley at Karche, 2785 metres.
Day 17 :
Trek from Tilje to Jagat (1800m )
Day 18 :
Trek from Jagat to Nagdi (850m.)
Day 19 :
Trek from Nagdi to Besishahar (823m.)
Day 20 :
Drive from Besishahar to Kathmandu via Pokhara
Services Included
- Manaslu Conservation Area Entry Permit
- Guide
- Cook
- Necessary Porters
- Kitchen helper
- Sherpa
- All surface transportation to the starting point and from the ending point of the trek
- All meals three times a day
- Necessary Camping equipment such as tents, kitchen tent, dining tent, toilet tent, mattresses, sleeping bag, down jacket, cooking utensils, etc.
- Cooking fuels (kerosene)
- Camping charges
- Equipment and insurance for trekking staffs.
- Rescue assistance for the clients
- Insurance for the Nepali staffs
Services Excluded
- Personal expenses
- Insurance, Tips
- Expenses of Personal Nature such as smoke, beverages etc.
- Special Trekking Permit fee amounting to USD 90 per person per week for the month from September to November and USD 75 per person per week for the month from December to August ( permit required for the maximum of two weeks and the minimum of one week)
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