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Manaslu expedition

A typical plan runs 36 days from Kathmandu and back, with the climb to Manaslu at 8,163 m.

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Guide price from US$14,019: our 2023 price for the 30-day itinerary. We confirm this season’s price in your quote.

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Expedition tents on a rocky glacier slope above a deep valley under low cloud, Manaslu Base Camp

मनास्लु

Manaslu

8,163 m
from US$14,019

Trip facts

Days
36 days
High point
Manaslu, 8,163 m
Grade
Adventure and expedition
When to go
Autumn, with expeditions running from early September to early October and summit pushes in late September or early October
Starts
Samagaun (about 3,530 m)
Finishes
Samagaun
Days on the trail
32
Walking each day
2 to 7 hours

Typical figures for this route, checked on 1 October 2026. Narbin's team confirms the days, heights and grade for your dates.

Getting there

Helicopter to Samagaun, quoted at about 50 minutes; or by road to Besisahar (760 m, quoted 9 to 12 hours by bus) and Dharapani (1,860 m, quoted 7 to 8 hours by jeep), then four to five walking days over the Larkya La to Samagaun

Getting back

Helicopter from Samagaun to Kathmandu, or walk out over four days to Machha Khola and drive to Kathmandu

Route and altitude

Samagaun3,530 mManasluBase Camp4,800 m2 km
Each dot is a place you sleep, joined in the order you walk. High point: मनास्लु Manaslu, 8,163 m.
  1. Samagaun, 3,530 m
  2. Manaslu Base Camp, 4,800 m
  3. Manaslu Base Camp, 4,800 m
  4. Samagaun, 3,530 m

Heights on the way

Passes, viewpoints, camps and side trips, highest first.

Manaslu true summit
8,163 m
Camp 4
7,450 m
Camp 3
6,800 m
Camp 2
6,400 m
Camp 1
5,700 m
Larkya La (only on the approach via Dharapani and Bimthang)
5,106 m
Manaslu Base Camp
4,800 m
Samagaun
3,530 m
Altitude by dayEach dot is an overnight stop, in walking order. The days depend on your plan.
Altitude each night on the Manaslu expedition. The highest night is at Camp 4, 7,450 m, stop 6.
StopOvernightAltitude
1Samagaun3,530 m
2Manaslu Base Camp4,800 m
3Camp 15,700 m
4Camp 26,400 m
5Camp 36,800 m
6Camp 47,450 m
7Manaslu Base Camp4,800 m
8Samagaun3,530 m

Day by day

The overnight stops of a typical expedition, in walking order.

  1. 1Samagaun3,530 m
  2. 2Manaslu Base Camp4,800 m
  3. 3Camp 15,700 m
  4. 4Camp 26,400 m
  5. 5Camp 36,800 m
  6. 6Camp 47,450 m
  7. 7Manaslu Base Camp4,800 m
  8. 8Samagaun3,530 m

Narbin's team sets the days for your dates. Ask us on WhatsApp for this season's plan for the Manaslu expedition.

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What is included

From our 2023 trip notes; to be confirmed in your quote.

Included

  • Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Hotel nights in Kathmandu, with breakfast
  • Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu by private car
  • A licensed trekking and camping guide trained in wilderness first aid
  • Porters from the area: one porter for every two trekkers
  • A cook and a kitchen helper on the mountain
  • Wages, insurance, transport and rooms for all staff
  • Road transport from Kathmandu to Arughat and back
  • Road transport for every drive in the plan
  • Shared climbing gear: ropes, ice screws and snow anchors
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the trek
  • Hotel, lodge or tent nights on the trek to base camp
  • Tents for the staff
  • Daily weather forecasts from a mountain forecasting service in Seattle
  • Manaslu Conservation Area entry permit
  • TIMS card (a trekker registration card)
  • Special permit for the Manaslu restricted area
  • Manaslu climbing permit and the government's climbing fee
  • One licensed climbing guide for each climber
  • A medical check at base camp
  • First-aid kits for the group and the staff
  • A satellite phone
  • An oxygen cylinder for each climber
  • A portable pressure bag for treating altitude sickness
  • Gas and stoves at Camps 1 to 3

Not included

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
  • Travel insurance
  • Your Nepal visa fee
  • International flights
  • Personal costs: snacks, drinks, alcohol, laundry and phone
  • Your clothing, personal medicines and trekking gear
  • Your personal climbing gear
  • Tips for your guide and porters

Permits and rules

We arrange these permits for your expedition. Fees are as the issuing office lists them, with the date we checked.

  • Manaslu restricted area permit

    Issued by Department of Immigration

    September to November, first week
    US$100person per week
    September to November, each day after the first week
    US$15person per day beyond 1 week
    December to August, first week
    US$75person per week
    December to August, each day after the first week
    US$10person per day beyond 1 week

    Issued by Department of Immigration, through a registered trekking agency only.

    Source: Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Manaslu Conservation Area entry permit

    Issued by National Trust for Nature Conservation

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person per entry, tax included
    Citizens of SAARC countries
    NPR 1,000person per entry, tax included
    Nepali citizens
    NPR 100person per entry

    Issued by National Trust for Nature Conservation (the same e-permit system as the Annapurna Conservation Area permit). Children under 10: free. Bought at a checkpost on the trail: double fee.

    Source: National Trust for Nature Conservation (Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation Area e-permits), checked 1 October 2026

  • Department of Tourism expedition royalty: Manaslu

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Spring
    US$1,500person
    Autumn
    US$3,000person
    Winter and summer
    US$1,500person

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Garbage management deposit (Department of Tourism)

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Other ranges, peaks over 8,000 m
    US$3,000expedition team

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

Rules on this route

  • From 1 September 2025 solo expeditions on 8,000 m peaks are banned and a guide is required for every two climbers above 8,000 m; other mountains need at least one guide per group.

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

  • Restricted-area permits are issued only through listed trekking agencies, with insurance papers for trekkers, guides and porters.

    Source: Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Since 22 March 2026 a restricted-area permit can be issued to a single trekker, who must still be accompanied by a licensed guide and book through a registered agency; one guide may lead at most seven trekkers. Before this, permits went only to groups of two or more.

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

  • Summit credit: from 2022 the Himalayan Database credits a Manaslu summit only to climbers who reach the true highest point; those who stop on the foresummits (points called Shelf 2, C2 and C3) are credited with the foresummit. Ascents from 1956 to 2021 that stopped there keep their credit, with a note.

    Source: Explorersweb (quoting the Himalayan Database), checked 1 October 2026

  • Restricted area permits are arranged through a registered trekking agency, which is responsible for rescue and logistics (Department of Immigration rules revised in March 2026)

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

Is this trip right for you?

Among the less technical 8,000 m peaks, with fixed ropes from Camp 1 to the summit, but a serious high-altitude expedition: crevassed glacier and steep ice between Camps 1 and 2, a headwall of about 40 degrees below Camp 4, a long summit day from 7,450 m, commonly with supplementary oxygen on commercial teams, and a short exposed ridge to the true summit. Avalanche risk is significant, including at Camp 3.

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Walking each day
2 to 7 hours
Highest night
Camp 4, 7,450 m
High point
8,163 m

Price and booking

from US$14,019

2023 price for the 30-day itinerary

This is a guide price for the Manaslu expedition. The typical plan on this page runs 36 days, so your quote sets this season's price for the plan you choose. It depends on the size of your group, the season and whether you travel privately or join a group.

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