Drive Duration: 7-8 hrs
Distance: 140kms
Overnight: Soti Khola(710m/2,328ft)

The excursion of Manaslu Circuit begins with a jeep drive to Soti Khola. It is an exciting drive of 7-8hrs via serpentine highway. At some points, the jeep will be on a rough road. Driving through Prithvi Highway along the Trishuli River, you will end up in Soti Khola via Arughat. The day will be quite a ride day. Lastly, you will have a peaceful sleep in Soti Khola.

Trek Duration: 5 hrs
Trek Distance: 15 km
Overnight: Machha Khola(900m/2,952ft)

The trek commences here. After waking up to the sound of Soti Khola(River), you will have breakfast and leave for Machha Khola. The tour will start with a gradual climb via green Sal forests. Then the walk will continue through the forested trail, waterfalls, and ridges. Now, the course will head downwards to Labubesi village. Walking by paddy fields, crossing suspension bridges, and covering a slight uphill, you will reach Soti Khola.

Trek Duration: 6-7 hrs
Trek Distance: 22km
Overnight: Jagat(1410/4625ft)

Following a delicious breakfast, you will embark on a road towards Jagat. The start is a bit of an uphill walk to Khorla Bensi. Afterward, you will trek to reach Tatopani, a natural hot spring. Catching breath at Tatopani, the path to Dobhan will start. You will touch Yuri Bazaar and several suspension bridges on Budhi Gandaki River in a while. You will also get to walk into the woods at times. To finish the day, you will climb a hill to reach Jagat through its fields.

Trek Duration: 6-7 hrs
Trek Distance: 19.9 km
Overnight: Deng(1804m/5918ft)

Now it is time to leave for Deng. You will have a fresh breakfast and get your body on the route. The trek starts with a gentle uphill climb. After the hill, you will cross several more Budhi Gandaki River hanging bridges. Then soon you will reach a big Gurung Village, Philim. The village has stupas and monasteries and is decorated with prayer flags. After the break at Philim, you will continue through rhododendron trees. More suspension bridges will come along as you reach Deng at last. Overnight in Deng.

Trek Duration: 6-7 hrs
Trek Distance: 21 km
Overnight: Namrung(2,900m/9,512ft)

The trek will start with a gradual descent to the riverbed of Budhi Gandaki River. From there, the trail will head towards Rana Gaon, which has scenic landscapes. Next, the stop of Bhimphedi and Gap will come along. Having lunch break in Ghap, you will resume walking via the lush forest. Ahead, some beautiful waterfalls and rivers will come. Mani walls of the region will start to appear soon later. Exploring all the things, you will step into Namrung, a village full of mani walls, prayer flags, and stupas.

Trek Duration: 6-7 hrs
Trek Distance: 20.5 km
Overnight: Samagaon(3500m/11,480ft)

Today, you will enter the Upper Nupri region, a region more like a Tibetan side. You will see many architectural displays as you pass via places such as Banjam, Sho, Lho, and Sayla of Upper Nupri. The trail is dotted with chortens, mani walls, gompas, and other stone arches. And the region’s mountains also become more accurate and visible here onwards. Yet, expect the best sights from Sayla village. Ultimately, a beautiful day of trekking will end in Samagaon.

Here is the best day of Manaslu Circuit Trek 12 Days. Waking up to a glorious mountain view, you will do an acclimatization hike to Manaslu Base Camp and Birendra Lake. The base camp of Mt Manaslu is just 6 km away from the village. Located at the height of 4,800m, Manaslu Base Camp is worth visiting. En route to the base camp, you will pass by Birendra Lake, a frozen and beautiful lake. Besides these two sites, you can also add the Pungen Monastery, an important place. Lastly, you will return to Samagaon for the night.

Trek Duration:4 hrs
Trek Distance: 16 km
Overnight: Samdo(3,690m/12,103ft)

After an eventful day in Samagaon, the Manaslu Circuit trail will turn towards Samdo. The trek will begin through a hill for some hours. Forward, you will reach a grazing area of Sheep and barren hillsides. You will get an opportunity to enjoy walking through birch and juniper trees. As it is a short trekking day, you will reach Samdo, a village of Tibetan refugees, quite earlier. You can use that time to visit the viewpoint of the village, which is a 2 hours walk. The excellent mountain panorama will conclude the day.

Trek Duration:4 hrs
Trek Distance: 12 km
Overnight: Dharamsala(4,450m/14,596ft)

Like many times on this trek, you will start this day with a descending walk to the Budhi Gandaki River. You will cross the river to enter Larkya Bazaar. Ahead, you will walk through Salka Valley, a valley with mountain and landscape shows. Dharamsala, also known as Larkya Phedi, is a temporary village. It remains vacant in Winter and full in trekking seasons. As you arrive in Dharamsala, you will see the sights of Larkya Glacier.

Trek Duration:8-9 hrs
Trek Distance: 25km
Overnight: Bhimthang(3,720m/12,201ft)

It is the most demanding day of the whole trek. To start this long day, you will leave Dharamsala quite early. The morning walk will be about walking upwards and reaching Larkya La Pass(5,213m), the trek’s highest point. It is one dramatic mountain pass to climb. You will have a new experience and a majestic panorama of various peaks from this walk. Following the Larkya La Pass summit, you will descend through the moraine of the Salpunda glacier. The lengthy day will end in Bhimthang.

Trek Duration: 7-8 hrs
Trek Distance: 34km
Overnight: Dharapani(3,720m/12,201ft)

Following the Larkya La Pass day, another long day awaits you. The trek will start from the southern side of Bimthang back of a moraine wall. Bimthang Glacier will also come along. After that, the walk will take you over the moraine wall and enter a scenic forest. You will reach the banks of Dudh Koshi River, enjoying the jungle walk. Ahead, Tilije-a Gurung village, vast Marsyangdi valley, and more will come. And finally, you will reach Dharapani, a famous stop on Annapurna Circuit Trek.

Drive Duration: 8-9 hrs
Trek Distance: 118km
Overnight: Kathmandu(1400m/4593ft)

The trekking part concludes here. Now, you will have to do a long drive back to Kathmandu. Bidding goodbye to Dharapani, you will move towards Besisahar. In 2-3 hours, you will cross Besisahar to join the highway by the Marsyangdi River. It will be a scenic drive if you love watching views through windows. Local villages, green landscapes, terraced fields, etc are watchable. After an 8-9 hours of drive, you will reach Kathmandu. And it will be the completion of the trek.