trek in Manaslu Conservation Area
Manaslu Circuit
A remote restricted-area circuit along the Budhi Gandaki, through Gurung and Tibetan-Buddhist villages, and over Larkya La.
- Duration
- 11 days
- Journey style
- trek
- Region
- Manaslu Conservation Area
- Best timing
- Set after a local conditions review
More than a route on a map
This is a starting point. The final journey is built around access, weather, the right pace and what your group wants to understand.
What it asks of you
Remote logistics, restricted-area requirements and a 5,106 m pass crossing.
How WildWalk guides
Wakif brings local context, nature-guide training and a photographer's patience to every day in the field.
Your route
11 days, planned with purpose
The sequence below is the working shape of the journey. Timing may change when safety, access or the season asks for it.
Ask about this journey- Day 01
Drive Kathmandu to Machha Khola
870 m
- Day 02
Machha Khola to Jagat
1,340 m
- Day 03
Jagat to Deng
1,860 m
- Day 04
Deng to Namrung
2,630 m
- Day 05
Namrung to Samagaun
3,530 m
- Day 06
Acclimatisation; optional Manaslu Base Camp hike
High point 4,800 m
- Day 07
Samagaun to Samdo
3,860 m
- Day 08
Samdo to Dharamsala/Larkya Phedi
4,460 m
- Day 09
Cross Larkya La; descend to Bimthang
Pass 5,106 m; overnight 3,720 m
- Day 10
Bimthang to Dharapani
1,860 m
- Day 11
Drive via Besisahar to Kathmandu
1,400 m
Guided by someone who knows when to slow down
Wakif learned the land through years of exploration, wildlife photography and nature-guide training in Bardiya. He built WildWalk because rushed, crowded itineraries never felt like the real Nepal.
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Make this journey yours
Share your dates, group and interests. Wakif will reply with the right questions and a realistic next step.
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