In Kathmandu sightseeing program includes visit of world heritage sites the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupati Nath, the world biggest Stuppa; Boudhhanath, known as little Tibet, Swoyambhunath Stupa (monkey temple) located on a hill side one of the oldest religious spot of more than 2,500 years old and historical Kathmandu Durbar Square with unique architectural temple, and the virgin Kumari known as Living Goddess in Basantapur atf central Kathmandu. Kathmandu is not only naturally beautiful, but it also holds the beauty of the incredible Newar people’s culture with ancient architectures, the next day final preparation for the expeditions, buying and hiring of necessary climbing equipment and gear, and paperwork for climbing permits.

After breakfast, begin this great trip by taking a drive to Arughat, enjoying the great views of the Himalayas above the top of the green hills. The drive follows the Prithvi Highway till it reaches Malekhu, from here towards north to Dhading Besi, from Dhading Besi, drive via rough road to reach the last section of the day at Arughat, a farm village and bazaar for the local hill people.

Leaving Arughat, following the Buri Gandaki River upstream and walking through dense sal forest, enjoying the magnificent view of Ganesh II at 7,118 m and Ganesh IV at 7,104 m. Continue walking along the riverbank, passing Arkhet Bazaar, then finally climbing a steep uphill to reach the small settlement of Soti Khola for an overnight stop.

The trail gently descends and leads along the riverbank with several tea shops, and encountering a mule caravan on the way to Machhakhola, continue walking using the Nepalese staircase, a traditional steps made of stone slabs.
Then it crosses a suspension bridge at Nauli-Khola with a small waterfall to reach Khanigaon. A few hours of trek takes to a suspension bridge of Machhakhola. After crossing the bridge, climb uphill for less than 20 minutes to reach Machha Khola for an overnight stop.

Morning walk following the trail heading upstream to the small village of Khorla Beshi and meets a natural hot spring “Tatopani.” trek through the village of Dovan and Yaruphant, still following the Buri Gandaki River, and then cross a small suspension bridge to reach the reasonably sized village of Jagat for the overnight stop.

After breakfast, head to Dyang village following the river, and continue walking, passing several small villages to reach Sidibas Bazaar. The trail climbs uphill and downhill today, crossing a small suspension bridge from Nagjet and reaching the village of Philim with a primary school supported by the people of Japan, then walking through the golden terrace of wheat, barley and climbing a rocky ridge. The trail passes via bamboo forests and climbs uphill to reach the village of Deng for an overnight stop.

Leaving Dyang, gently descend and walk along the riverbank and cross the river to reach the Bihi Bazaar, from here onwards close to the Tibetan border. One can observe a strong influence of Tibetan culture on the upper Gorkha region. Walk for a couple of hours to reach the village of Ghap for the overnight stop.

Today’s walk leads to crossing the Budhi Gandaki River and then through settlements and terraced fields, passing Numrung with magnificent views of Manaslu North Face and other peaks, then passing several small villages like Banjham and Lhi to reach the small settlement of Sho, then trek for a couple of hours walking through Shrip to reach Lho Bazaar for an overnight stop.

Start the day waking up with sunrise over the stunning Manaslu peak, with enough time to capture this mesmerizing scenery. After breakfast, head to Samagaon passing through the rhododendron forest, trekking at high altitude, and notice the change in vegetation and landscapes. Walk on the debris of Phungen Glacier for a few hours to reach a small Sama village for an overnight stop.

This day allows you to acclimatize can use this day to explore the surrounding village and its area. Our guide will make sure every member is in perfect condition or not. If some get symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness, he/she will be provided essential medical assistance if necessary.

This day allows you to acclimatize yourself to a higher altitude. You can use this day to explore the surroundings of this village too. Our guide will make sure every one of our members is in perfect condition or not. If some of our members experience symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness, he/she will be provided essential medical assistance if necessary.

Leaving Samagaon head towards absolute wilderness to Manaslu Base Camp, with views of Birendra Lake on the way to base camp, walking along Manaslu Glacier to reach the flat camping area of Manaslu Base Camp.

During these days, acclimatize and prepare for the climb, our guides and leader will teach you some climbing techniques and skills, sharing their climbing knowledge with you all, and if you have any queries and confusion, do not hesitate to ask your guide. In case of any problem, let our team know so that they can take necessary steps. Continue climbing and descending for a few days from base camp to Camp III. This helps the body to acclimatize to higher altitude, a few days’ rest, and make final preparation for the climb at base camp.

Final summit bid will be decided as per the weather condition, sometimes have to stay at base camp till the weather clears and should prepare physically and mentally before starting the climb to the summit and setting Advance Base Camp at 5,400 m /17,716 ft, then climb to Camp I, Camp II and Camp III at an elevation of 5,800 m /19,029 ft, 6,800 m /22,310 ft and 7,415 m /24,327 ft respectively. The section between Camp III and Camp IV is quite challenging needs to fix the rope and oxygen mask from Camp II to reach the summit. The climbing route from Camp III is a relatively straightforward line to the summit with the support of essential equipment like a harness, ice axe and rope to accomplish this climb.
After spending some moments at the summit enjoying the panoramic view of the surrounding high Himalayan range and make a gentle descent.

The summit offers magnificent views of Thulgai Himal, Nagdi Himal, Annapurna range and many other massif peaks. While descending to the advanced base camp, one might face significant challenges like low level of temperature and low atmospheric pressure because of high altitude, as descending is more challenging than ascending, continue descending to Camp I to spend the night before the advanced and base camp.

Today, continue descending to advance base camp, descending to advance base camp rather than base avoid the risk that occurs from atmospheric pressure.

Leaving ABC, continue losing altitude and descend to the base camp where the camp manager and other members will be there, to receive to celebrate the conquest victory of Mt. Manaslu.

The Himalaya region has thousands of treks and summit attempts every year. As a result, piles of unwanted trash, garbage exist. Our effort will be to reduce the pollution around us, as we do have some responsibility towards Mother Nature. So, clean up the base camp, which will be a great help and support in reducing the impacts of global warming, then start packing the necessary items for the return journey to Kathmandu.

Leaving base camp, move towards Samdo passing Manaslu Glacier, on route meet the traders coming from Tibet with yaks laden with Chinese and Tibetan goods, continue following the stream and cross to reach Samdo village for an overnight stop.

A short walk today following the river and crossing a stream coming from Gya La, from here there’s a path turning right which leads to Tibet, our route then turns right, walking straight to reach the small settlement of Larkya Bazaar. A few hours of walking from Larkya Bazaar leads to Dharamsala at the bottom of Larkya for the overnight stop.

Early morning walk follows the trail with a steep climb from Dharmashala and passes four frozen lakes, continuing to the top of Larkya La Pass at 5,200 m. The high altitude and snowy trail of this pass can create a few obstacles while crossing these glacier moraines. But this pass is moderate and adventurous except for the high altitude to cross it. The trail offers magnificent scenery of Larke peak 6,249 m, Manaslu North 7,157 m & Salpudanda Glacier, and finally leads to Bhimthang, a beautiful valley with grassy meadow lined up with coniferous pine and rhododendron tree forest.

Leaving Bhimthang, follow the trail that first crosses a glacier stream and climbs over the side of the moraine, descending on an easier path through meadows and pine and rhododendron forest to reach Kharche. A few hours of walking in the southern direction brings one to Gho for an overnight stop in the middle of enchanting woodland.

From today, an easy walk to Dharapani onwards following the trail passing the village of Tiliche, this region is rich in its old culture. From Tiliche, walk for less than an hour along the mule track through dense forest of fir, pine, oak, and maple to reach Dharapani for an overnight stop on the trail that joins the Annapurna circuit trek.

 Morning walk follows the trail through several villages, Tal Besi and Tal Karte and reaches Sattale. The trail descends and crosses the suspension bridge with magnificent views of towering Annapurna mountain ranges towards the west, walks through lush green forest along the river bank of the Marshyangdi River, and has a gentle descent to reach Jagat, another village with the same name, for the overnight stop and for the drive back to Kathmandu the next day.

 After a last breakfast of this great rip board on the vehicle for the drive to Kathmandu, following the narrow dirt road and Marsyangdi River downstream after a few hours’ drive passing villages and towns of Syange, Bulbule, Khude, and Beshishar, a large town and headquarters of Lamjung district, from here another hour reaches to Dumre joining the Pokhara-Kathmandu highway, 04 hrs of good interesting drive reaches to Kathmandu, concluding this memorable adventure with Sherpa Mountaineering Expeditions on reaching Kathmandu, check into the hotel.

The last day of this great adventure trip with Sherpa Mountaineering Expeditions and in Nepal today, catch the last-minute souvenir shopping with last night’s dinner with the group members and staff.

SME staff assists you with the complimentary transfer to the airport for your departure flight to your onward destinations. Your wonderful moments with us, we will treasure them for many years to come.