Manaslu Circuit Trek

Manaslu Circuit Trek is a raw Himalayan adventure that circles Nepal’s eighth-highest peak offering quieter trails than the popular Everest and Annapurna routes.

The journey from the lush Budhi Gandaki Valley rises through terraced hillsides rhododendron forests and Tibetan-style villages before cresting the dramatic 5106-meter Larkya La pass.

Along the way you experience vivid cultural exchanges glacier views and chances to spot blue sheep soaring at high altitudes.

Trip Highlights

Highlights of Manaslu Circuit Trek

• Suspension-Bridge Thrills over the Budhi Gandaki: steel spans vaulting rainforest gorges and turquoise rapids delivering dramatic first-week vistas and seamless village links.
• Authentic Nubri Culture: Water-driven prayer wheels in Namrung crimson Ribung Gompa in Lho and yak-herding families greeting trekkers beside kilometer-long mani walls.
• Syala’s 360° Sunrise Arena (3480 m): Manaslu Himal Chuli and Ngadi Chuli blaze pink in one sweep of the eye widely considered the circuit’s finest panorama.
• High-Value Acclimatisation Excursions: Pungyen Gompa (4000 m) beneath Manaslu’s south face and glacier-fed Birendra Lake offer textbook “climb high sleep low” conditioning amid superb scenery.
• Frontier Life in Samdo (3865 m):  last permanent hamlet before Tibet famous for yak caravans salt-for-barley trade lore and commanding views of Samdo Peak.
• The trek’s ultimate achievement is Larkya La Summit Crossing (5106 m): Pre-dawn snowfield ascent to a prayer-flag col revealing Cheo Himal Himlung Himal and distant Annapurnas.
• Epic Descent to Bimtang (3590 m): One-day transition from glacial desert past Ponkar Lake to rhododendron forest and yak pastures