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Manaslu Circuit trek

A typical plan runs 13 days from Kathmandu and back, up to Larkya La at 5,106 m, with 2 rest days on the way.

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Machha Khola930 mJagat1,410 mDeng1,800 mNamrung2,630 mShyala3,500 mSamagaun 3,530 mSamdo 3,860 mBimthang3,720 mBesisahar760 m20 km
Each dot is a place you sleep, joined in the order you walk. High point: लार्के भञ्ज्याङ Larkya La, 5,106 m.
  1. Machha Khola, 930 m
  2. Jagat, 1,410 m
  3. Deng, 1,800 m
  4. Namrung, 2,630 m
  5. Shyala, 3,500 m
  6. Samagaun (Sama Gaon), 3,530 m
  7. Samagaun (acclimatisation night), 3,530 m
  8. Samdo, 3,860 m
  9. Samdo (acclimatisation night), 3,860 m
  10. Bimthang, 3,720 m
  11. Besisahar (after jeep from Tilije), 760 m

Manaslu Circuit

5,106 m
Price on request

Trip facts

Days
13 days
High point
Larkya La, 5,106 m
Grade
Moderate and high passes
When to go
March to May and September to November
Starts
Machha Khola (about 870 to 930 m)
Finishes
Tilije (about 2,300 m)
Days on the trail
11
Walking each day
4 to 8 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

About 160 km by road via Dhading Besi and Arughat to Machha Khola: about 7 hours by private jeep, 8 to 10 hours by bus or with delays.

Getting back

Jeep from Tilije or Dharapani to Besisahar (about 2.5 to 3.5 hours), then about 6 to 9 hours by road to Kathmandu.

Route and altitude

Heights on the way

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

लार्के भञ्ज्याङLarkya La (Larke Pass)
5,106 m
Manaslu Base Camp (acclimatisation hike from Samagaun)
4,800 m
Dharamsala (Larkya Phedi)
4,460 m
Pungyen Gompa
4,000 m
Samdo
3,860 m
Birendra Tal
3,691 m
Samagaun
3,530 m
Lho (alternative overnight)
3,150 m
Tilije (usual end of walking)
2,300 m
Dharapani
1,860 m
Altitude by dayEach dot is where you sleep that night. On rest days you stay at the same height.
Altitude each night on the Manaslu Circuit trek. The high point is Larkya La, 5,106 m, on day 11.
DayOvernightAltitude
1Machha Khola930 m
2Jagat1,410 m
3Deng1,800 m
4Namrung2,630 m
5Shyala3,500 m
6Samagaun3,530 m
7Samagaun, rest day3,530 m
8Samdo3,860 m
9Samdo, rest day3,860 m
10Dharamsala4,460 m
11Bimthang3,720 m
12Besisahar760 m
13Kathmandu1,400 m

Day by day

A typical plan. The team adjusts it to the weather, the flights and how the group is doing.

  1. Day 1

    Route
    Kathmandu to Machha Khola
    Overnight
    Machha Khola
    Altitude
    930 m
    Walking
    Travel day, no trekking

  2. Day 2

    Route
    Machha Khola to Jagat
    Overnight
    Jagat
    Altitude
    1,410 m
    Walking
    6 to 8 hours

  3. Day 3

    Route
    Jagat to Deng
    Overnight
    Deng
    Altitude
    1,800 m
    Walking
    7 to 8 hours

  4. Day 4

    Route
    Deng to Namrung
    Overnight
    Namrung
    Altitude
    2,630 m
    Walking
    6 to 8 hours

  5. Day 5

    Route
    Namrung to Shyala
    Overnight
    Shyala
    Altitude
    3,500 m
    Walking
    4 to 6 hours

  6. Day 6

    Route
    Shyala to Samagaun
    Overnight
    Samagaun
    Altitude
    3,530 m
    Walking
    3 to 5 hours

  7. Day 7

    Route
    Rest and acclimatise: Samagaun
    Overnight
    Samagaun
    Altitude
    3,530 m
    Walking
    2 to 8 hours (optional day hike)

  8. Day 8

    Route
    Samagaun to Samdo
    Overnight
    Samdo
    Altitude
    3,860 m
    Walking
    2 to 3 hours

  9. Day 9

    Route
    Rest and acclimatise: Samdo
    Overnight
    Samdo
    Altitude
    3,860 m
    Walking
    Travel day, no trekking

  10. Day 10

    Route
    Samdo to Dharamsala (Larkya Phedi)
    Overnight
    Dharamsala
    Altitude
    4,460 m
    Walking
    3 to 4 hours

  11. Day 11

    Route
    Dharamsala to Bimthang, with Larkya La (5,106 m)
    Overnight
    Bimthang
    Altitude
    3,720 m
    Walking
    8 to 10 hours

  12. Day 12

    Route
    Bimthang to Besisahar
    Overnight
    Besisahar
    Altitude
    760 m
    Walking
    4 to 6 hours

  13. Day 13

    Route
    Besisahar to Kathmandu
    Overnight
    Kathmandu
    Altitude
    1,400 m
    Walking
    Travel day, no trekking

What is included

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

Included

  • Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Two nights in a tourist hotel in Kathmandu, with breakfast
  • A welcome dinner and a farewell dinner in Kathmandu
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the trek
  • Tea or coffee four times a day on the trek
  • A sightseeing day in Kathmandu: Durbar Square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath
  • Rooms in family-run lodges on the trek
  • TIMS card (a trekker registration card)
  • Manaslu and Annapurna Conservation Area entry permits
  • Toilet paper on the trek
  • The paperwork for your permits
  • Transfers to and from the domestic airport
  • A trekking guide
  • Porters: one porter for every two trekkers
  • Wages, meals, rooms, transport and insurance for your guide and porters
  • A certificate to mark your trip
  • A rescue helicopter arranged in an emergency, paid for by your travel insurance
  • A first-aid kit
  • Government taxes
  • Our service charge

Not included

  • Your Nepal visa fee
  • Travel insurance with rescue cover
  • International flights and departure tax
  • Other meals in Kathmandu
  • Extra costs if you come down from the mountains early
  • Extra costs from strikes, delays or cancelled flights
  • Extra hotel nights in Kathmandu
  • Drinks and personal costs: phone, laundry, battery charging, water and showers
  • Tips for your guide and porters

Permits and rules

We arrange these permits for your trek. 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

  • Annapurna 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 (e-permit online, or counters in Kathmandu and Pokhara). 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

  • TIMS card (Trekkers' Information Management System)

    Issued by Nepal Tourism Board

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 2,000person
    Citizens of SAARC countries
    NPR 1,000person

    Issued by Nepal Tourism Board with the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, through government-registered trekking agencies only since 2023.

    Source: Nepal Tourism Board, checked 1 October 2026

Rules on this route

  • Since 1 April 2023 foreign trekkers in national parks and conservation areas must trek with a licensed guide arranged through a registered agency, and get the TIMS card through that agency.

    The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality does not apply it in the Everest region; news in 2025 still reports the Everest region as the exception.

    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

  • Restricted-area trekking: travel in a group of at least two with a registered guide, arranged through an agency.

    Source: National Trust for Nature Conservation (Manaslu Conservation Area Project information board), checked 1 October 2026

  • Register at the Manaslu Conservation Area checkposts at Jagat and Samagaun and at the Annapurna Conservation Area checkposts on the Manang side; drones need prior approval.

    Source: National Trust for Nature Conservation, checked 1 October 2026

  • The District Administration Office in Gorkha can suspend travel on the trekking route and over Larke Pass.

    Source: Nepal News, checked 1 October 2026

Is this trip right for you?

Hard: remote, with long days (6 to 8 hours) in the lower gorge, simple teahouses, and a very long pre-dawn pass day to 5,106 m that is often snow-covered. No technical climbing in normal conditions, but snow, cold and altitude make the pass serious; good fitness and the two acclimatisation days are needed.

Ask us if this trek suits you
Walking each day
4 to 8 hours
Highest night
Dharamsala, 4,460 m
Rest days in the plan
2
High point
5,106 m

Price and booking

Price on request

Ask us for this season's price for the Manaslu Circuit trek. It depends on the size of your group, the season and whether you travel privately or join a group.

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