| Trip code | |
| Package name | Manaslu TSum Valley with Larke pass Trek |
| Duration | 22 |
| Max. elevation | 5160 m |
| Level | MODERATE |
| Transportation | <p> <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Public Vehicle | Private Vehicle</span> </p> |
| Accomodation | Star Hotel | Lodge |
| Starts at | Kathmandu |
| Ends at | Kathmandu |
| Trip route | |
| Cost | USD 0 per person |
When you arrived at Tribhuwan International Airport, a representative from Open Trail will be there holding your group name or leader name. He will drop you at the hotel. After checking in, you can take a rest or visit Open Trail’s office in Thamel or you can also do some souvenir shopping in Thamel. In the evening, a welcome dinner is hosted by Open Trail Treks where you will be served with authentic Nepalese cuisine. This is a great introduction to Nepalese food culture.
Before starting our guided tour to some of the historical and religious sites of Kathmandu we will have our breakfast. After breakfast, we leave our hotel and visit places like Kathmandu Durbar Square, Buddhist Stupa (Buddha Nath), Hindus secret temple Pashupatinath which are listed as the world heritage site. We will end our tour after our visit to Swayambhunath; The Monkey Temple.
After we finish today's tour, we will meet our trekking guide and leader for further discussion and preparation of our trip.
In the evening, we will go to a typical local restaurant for the dinner.
After early morning breakfast, we’ll drive for 7 to 8 hours. In this journey, we drive for 3 hours through Nepal’s most busy highway i.e. Prithivi Highway. This drive offers a fabulous view of greenery, rice paddies, and local villages of the hill region. After 3 hours of drive, we reach Dhading Besi where we have our lunch. From here the pitched road ends but our journey continues through the dirt road till we reach Arughat. As we arrive at Aru ghat we have to change another bus to Soti Khola. This drive takes an hour and a half. Overnight at Soti Khola.
Overnight at Arughat.
Today we trek through Sal forest after having breakfast. The trail goes through several ups and downhill that passes through the rice terraces and follows the Budhi Gandaki River. After we reach the Gurung settlement at Lapubesi we will go for a small climb through the rocky trail and arrive at the sandy bank of Budi Gandaki, where the rivers get wider. Further following the sandy bank and climbing uphill and descending downhill, we will get to Machha Khola.
Overnight at Machha Khola.
Total Trekking Time: 6-7 hours
Our trek today begins with some uphill and downhill through the rocky trail to the Khorla Besi. During the walk, we can enjoy the fantastic view of Mt.Manaslu and other mountains. The same up and downhill trail continues to Tatopani. From Tatopani, we climb over to Dovan and cross the suspension bridge. The rest of our trail weaves its way up and down for many times. We will again cross another suspension bridge over Yaru Khola to reach Jagat.
Overnight at Jagat.
Total Trekking Time: 6 hours
The trail continues to the valley after crossing the suspension bridge and ascending downward will bring us to the Gurung settlement at Philim. A very well-known school sponsored by Japanese is located in Philim. As we trek passing the philim and through the small forest of the narrow valley we arrive at Chisopani.
Overnight at Chiso pani.
Total Trekking Time: 4 -5 hours
Today we trek by Eklebhatti following the northern side of Budhi Gandaki River. We climb through Pine and Rhododendron forest. As we reach the Lakpa, we are reward with the magnificent view of Himalchuli (7893m) and Buddha Himal. Further, we descend to the Lungwa Khola and climb to Chumling passing through the tall Pine forest. From Chumling, we can see the fantastic view of Shringi Himal. We can go on a sightseeing trip to the Chumling Gumpa and around the village.
Overnight at Chumling
Total Trekking Time: 6-7 hours
We trek further passing villages, beautiful waterfall, jungle, and Wheat terraces to reach the small settlement of Gho. In between this walk, we can see the fantastic view of Ganesh Himal. Another two hours of uphill through the Pine and Rhododendron forest will take us to the village of Chhokangparo. The wide valley of Chhokangparo offers us magnificent view of Himalchuli(7893m) and Ganesh Himal (7140m). We spent the night at Lamagau.
Total Trekking Time: 5 hours
We might start to feel altitude from this area. This area is located at the alpine tundra region. We can see lots of alpine tundra family’s plants. We trek further from here and cross the river twice, through the steady uphill to the Mu Gompa. At this point we are very close to Tibetan border.
Overnight at Mu Gompa.
Total Trekking Time: 3-4 hours
We spend our day exploring around Mu Gompa. Mu gompa has the spectacular view of the valley and the surrounding mountain. It is located at the highest part of Tsum valley. We can spend time communicating with the monks. and we also visit the Chephudoma Gompa.
We trek back passing through the settlement of Chhule, Phurba, Bhurgi village. As we arrived at Burgi village we can visit the Milarepa’s cave. From the cave, we can enjoy the amazing scenery of Kipu Himal and Churke Himal and also the T-sum valley. We trek further through the valley to Chhokangparo.
Total Trekking Time: 5-6 hours
We descend down through some pine trees down to the Sarpu River and cross the suspension bridge over the river. Then we trek further through the beautiful greenery scenery, fields some small settlement to the Chumling. Further, we drop down to the river, ascend up through the pine and rhododendron forest and we again drop down to the small village of Lokpa.
Overnight at Lokpa.
Total Trekking Time: 5-6 hours
We descend down passing through the forest of Pine and Rhododendron and cross the river. After crossing the river we pass through the southwest side of Budhi Gandagi River. The trek for today is flatter. The trail moves gentle uphill passing through the forest.Rest of the trail we follow mostly will be flat but some places has small uphill. Overnight at Ghap.
Overnight at Namrung.
Today we begin our day with the easy ascending. We pass through the villages, scenic beauty of the terraces, monasteries, forest. Majestic view of the mountain will be with us in the trek today. A steep ascent takes us to the village of Lho. As we arrived at Lho, we can visit the monastery of Lho. Next morning at Lho we will be rewarded with the majestic view of Mt. Manaslu.
Overnight at Lho.
Total Trekking Time: 4 hours
The spectacular view of the mountain including Mt.Manaslu makes our morning delightful. As usual, we follow the trail through the Fir forest to the small settlement of Shyala. At shyala, Ngadichuli, Himalchuli, Ganesh Himal and Mt.Manaslu incircle us. Further, we steadily descend down through the forest of Fir to the village of Samagaon. Samagaon is inhabited by Tibetan having unique culture, lifestyle and language.
Overnight at Samagoan.
Total Trekking Time: 5-6 hours
Sama gau is one of the biggest and the beautiful village of this region. Sightseeing around the village will be the great introduction of the life of the inhabitant people here. As we gain the height of 3500 it is better for us to have a acclimatization day. Samagaon also have a plenty of places for sightseeing. We can trek up to the Birendra lake or to the base camp of Manaslu. Overnight at Samagaon.
We drop down to the sandy bank of Budhi Gandagi River and follow the southwestern side of river. During today’s trek, we pass through some very long main wall (prayer wall), Juniper forest at Kermo Kharka. As we get higher, we reach above the tree line but we can still see the alpine tundra family’s plants. We will have a feeling of being engulfed by the mountain during the todays whole trek. Small steep uphill through the treeless barren takes us to the village of Samdo.
Overnight at Samdo.
Total Trekking Time: 4-5 hours
We descend down to the small river, cross the bridge and start to ascend steady uphill. Today we might feel the thin air from Samdo. We won’t trek long distance as trekking through the thin air make us feel the less energetic than before. We trek to the small shelter called Dharamshala at Larkya Phedi where we spent the night. We rest here and be prepare for tomorrow to cross the hardest and the most challenging part of our trek.
Overnight at Dharmasala.
Total Trekking Time: 5 hours
We set up early to pass through the glacier. The trail ascends gently to the top of the Larke pass. During today’s trekking, we can enjoy the breathtaking view of Cheo Himal, Kanggru and Annapurna II. After taking nap and capturing memories in camera, we descend down through the steep trail to the Bhimthang. Bhimthang is a small settlement with some teahouses.
Overnight at Bimthang.
Total Trekking Time: 7-8 hours
We descend down to the valley of Burdin Khola through Rhododendron forest. We pass settlement of Karche, Gho and Tilije and forest of Rhododendron, Fir and Pine to reach Dharapani. We will spend overnight at Dharapani.
Total Trekking Time: 6-7 hours
Here we take a bus to get back to Besi Sahar. After reaching Beshi shahar we Change bus to back Kathmandu.
Today is the last day of your adventure. We can have breakfast together if you want. After breakfast, if you have time from your flight you can do shopping or you can go for the sightseeing. If you want to go for sightseeing, then feel free to inform us a day earlier and we will provide you a car. A representative from Open Trail Treks will then drop you to airport 3 hours before your flight.