Manaslu Circuit with Tsum Valley Trek

Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city, is in a valley surrounded by picturesque green hills on all sides. Assume you enter through the flight (Airways). The Mystic Adventure Holidays representative will be in the airport terminal with our company flag. Nepali CultureThe traditional greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and utter "Namaste" (which means "I greet the god within you"). Depending on the level of the person you are welcoming, you may greet them with a nod of the head or a bow, as well as khadas (Buddhist shawls) or garlands and a crimson tika (tilak) on your forehead. Garlands and tilaks are used in Nepal to signify honor when someone comes.to wish you a hearty welcome. After welcoming you, our representative will drop you off at your hotel and assist you with check-in. Our representative will greet you at your location if you come by road.

There will be no activities scheduled for you. You can relax, and if you wish to explore, you may do so on your own. Overnight at a hotel in Kathmandu

Before visiting Nepal, you may have learned how to greet someone with a 'Namaste' or thank someone with a 'Dhanyabad'. However, it's important to note that Nepal is an ancient civilization with its own set of ideologies and mannerisms. Here are some social etiquettes specific to Nepal that can help you avoid being disrespectful or humiliating in public. Nepal's roads are unpredictable. Roads are usually congested, resulting in numerous traffic backups. Most places lack traffic lights, forcing drivers to rely on hand gestures from police officers. Visit religious places and UNESCO-listed places.

• Swoyambhu Nath Stupa
• Boudhnath Stupa,
• Pashupatinath Temple,
• Kathmandu Durbar Square,
• Patan Durbar Square

After breakfast, you will be taken to visit some of the famous landmarks of Kathmandu, such as  Boudhanath Stupa, Swyambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, and Patan Durbar Square. They all are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and protected areas, as all of them are historically, culturally rich, and ancient. You will get to explore these heritage sites with our experienced city tour guide. You will get a chance to learn about the historical facts, stories, and all the information related to these sites. As we acquire restricted area permits for you,.

Swyambhunath Stupa is one of the self-sprung Buddhist and Hindu temples, also called the Monkey Temple. You will enjoy the stupas, temples, shrines, monasteries, and many more things to explore. Similarly, Boudhanath Stupa is one of the oldest Buddhist stupas in Asia and it's an important pilgrimage center for Tibetan Buddhism. Likewise, Pashupatinath Temple is Nepal's biggest Hindu temple that lies on the bank of the Bagmati River, where people worship Lord Shiva. Watching the Hindu cremation rites at the bank of the Bagmati River might be a very new experience for you. Patan Durbar Square is one of the three royal squares in the valley. Built in the medieval era, Durbar Square used to be the Malla ruler's royal palace and was later used by Shah kings. 

After your amazing whole-day city excursion, you will get back to your hotel. After that, we will go to a Nepali cultural restaurant, where you will get both delicious Nepali food and an amazing cultural performance. You will meet your trekking guide, there will be a short briefing session about your trekking and the guide will answer all your queries

After an early morning breakfast, we'll leave Kathmandu and drive towards our trekking destination. The 6-7-hour drive in a private jeep would be scenic and fantastic, as you'll pass through the traditional villages, rivers, forests, and farmlands. You'll explore the best landscapes from your window seat. En route, you'll stop at a few places for a short break, lunch break, and tea break according to your requirements. In the early evening, we'll arrive in Machha Khola, and we'll stay near the Budi Gandaki River. The trail goes up to the Dovan, but sometimes in the early season of autumn, it may get affected due to landslides caused by a monsoon. 

Another amazing day starts with crossing a beautiful river on the side of the Machha Khola, following the Budi Gandaki River, and reaching a place called Khorlabesi, where you'll see a small natural hot spring. This part is also inhabited by the Gurung community, where you'll notice shepherds clad in a typical smoke-browned cape called Bokkhu. Furthermore, you'll reach Dovan for lunch before climbing up for the Jagat. 

Furthermore, you'll cross a landslip and Yaruphant and continue morning towards the Jagat. At Yaru, you'll cross a cantilever bridge to reach Jagat, a beautiful, neatly flagstoned Gurung village. At this village, you'll have to verify your permits at the checkpoint. From this day on, you'll hike inside the restriction zone of the Manasalu region. Overnight stay at Jagat.

After a delicious breakfast at Jagat, we follow the Budi Gandaki river, ascend along a terraced hillside, and reach the small hamlets of Saguleri and Sirdibas. From this village, you'll see the majestic view of Mt. Shringi Himal (7,187 m). Furthermore, you'll pass through the small village and continue walking upstream. The trail will take us to Philim. After crossing a bridge, we will trek for around a couple of hours and reach Lokpa. Overnight stay at the traditional teahouse at Lokpa. 

Following breakfast, we begin our hike from Lokpa Village, which is the wild path entrance to Tsum Valley. On clear days, you can see Baudha Himal (6672 m) and Ganesh Himal VI from the paths between Lokpa and Chumling.

The first part of our hike takes us down into the Lungwa River Valley. Then, we go up through the lush subtropical rhododendron and pine forest. The distance from Lokpa to Chumling is devoid of villages. To go to Chumling, we will have to cross the Syar Khola. You can visit a monastery in Chumling's upper reaches on a side trip, and from there, you can get fantastic views of Ganesh Himal. Three monasteries—Panago Gumba, Mani Dhungyur, and Gurwa Gumba—as well as a health post, can be found in Chumling.

In the morning, we hike to Chhekampar, which leads to the Upper Tsum Valley, which is a section of the Inner Himalaya. This village, made up of the two communities of Chhekam and Paro, is located on a flat piece of land. The Ganesh Himal range, which is in front of us to the south and offers breathtaking views of the Baudha and Himal Chuli peaks to the southwest, can be seen from the valley.

In this village, some families engage in polyandry. Here, we spend the night.

On our route, we make a stop at the Piren Phu cave. One of the most revered caves in the Tsum Valley is Piren Phu (also known as Pigeon Cave). It is situated close to the settlement of Burji, at the base of a rough rock. It was thought that the legendary Tibetan saint Milarepa meditated here. The rocky cave is home to two different monasteries.

This cave is one of the most important cultural resources in the valley because it has Buddhist murals that are beautifully painted and carved, long prayer flags, and important Buddhist paper scripts. The Shiar Khola, the Rachen Gumba, the mountains, and the villages in the middle of large agricultural areas all have stunning views. The upper Tsum Valley's final settlement to the north is located here. Spend the night.

The highest point of the Tsum Valley Trek, Mu Gompa, is reached after a short hike from the Nile along the west side of the valley near the Tibetan border. Via the normally dry and dusty trans-Himalayan environment, we trek up through yak farms. The Mu Gompa monastery offers stunning mountain vistas and a series of chortens.

You also have the chance to visit Dhephu Doma Gompa, one of the Tsum's oldest monasteries. The descent begins at Gompa. After Chhule, we descend to Chekampar before arriving in Phurbe.

In the area where Nepal and Tibet meet, Rachen Gompa is surrounded by huge mountains. However, you must travel through a forest to reach your target for the day, which is Chekampar.

Trek to Lokpa Village We will go to Lokpa after breakfast and make our way there. One of the Lower Tsum Valley's most stunning waterfalls, Samba Tingding Chhupyang, is one that we pass. This is the settlement that can be found close to the path leading from Gumpa Laundang to Lokpa.

The houses have pine wood roofs and are made entirely of stone. Along with the trial, the houses are arranged linearly. Mani walls, Chortens, and Gateway choruses are incredibly numerous. We set up camp at Lokpa for the night.

Like another day, the day began with a delicious breakfast and hiking further across a ridge, taking us to the village of Dumjee, after which we descended to Lokpa, then crossed, using a large suspension bridge, the Budi Gandaki river. After crossing a hillside, we encounter Pewa after crossing the Budi Gandaki River again. The trail then enters a breathtaking section of the gorge with orchids covering the top. After that, a steep climb to the west side of the valley will lead us through bamboo forests to Deng, where we will spend the night.

After your breakfast, you'll cross the bamboo forest, cross the suspension bridge, and climb Rana village and Bihi Phedi. At this point, you'll encounter white-faced monkeys and a lower alpine forest before crossing small landslides and reaching the Ghap village. When you are crossing the landslide area, you must be extra careful and have to listen to the guides and crew members for your safety. 

After an hour's walk in the lower alpine village, you'll ascend for like 2 hours to reach the beautiful Namrung village. The place is popular for the best teahouses, coffee shops, and other glossary shops. You'll see the large apple farm near Namrung. Overnight stay at this beautiful Namrung. 

Our trek starts after a delicious breakfast at Namrung village. The trail goes through Gurung villages and into the dense forest to Sho village. It is an exciting and interesting trek where it is possible to hear the roaring of deer and birds in the deep jungle.

Onward from Sho, the trail is gentle up in the middle of the apple orchard and old-style mountain villages. You will have a close Mountain View from Sho village, then pass Lho village and also stop at Ribum monastery and explore it before climbing to the Shyala. The trail ahead to Shyala is slightly climbing up into the pine forest to reach Shyala village.

Around 10 basic guest houses are available, plus gorgeous sights of panoramic mountain views including Manaslu, Himchuli, Ngadi Chuli, and many other beautiful snow-capped mountains. 

This day is the shortest day of the entire trek, as you start a day a little bit late as compared to other days and start moving towards the Sama Gaun after a delicious breakfast. Walking on the picturesque view of Mt. Manaslu and other beautiful snow-capped mountains. Passing the rhododendron forest, and alpine vegetation.

You'll cross a big suspension bridge before touching the Sama Valley. Once you enter the village, mountain views fade, however, the yak pastures and typical settlements will attract you. Sama Gaun is the principal village of the Nubri people, which holds a large gompa, many shops, a health post, a heliport, telephone/wifi access, etc.

On this day, you've got options to go to the Pungen Gompa, Manaslu Base Camp, and Birendra Tal. Birendra Tal is just a 30-minute walk from the Sama Gaun but Pungen Gompa and Manaslu Base Camp are almost like a full-day excursion. So, you can choose one of these and Birendra Tal on the same day. 

Today we follow along the Budi Gandaki river, and as the valley widens, we pass juniper and birch forests until reaching Kermo Kharka. There, the trail descends and passes a wooden bridge; we then reach Samdo after walking through the White Stone Kani. Today can be a bit windy and sometimes exposed, but with stunning views of snow-capped mountains in your surroundings,. Overnight stay at Samdo Gaun.

After you arrive in Samdo, where there are more than four teahouses for your lodging, after 3 to 4 hours of trekking, Samdo is still the best for views and cultural experiences. If you still have the energy, you can hike for 1 1/2 to 2 hours to the lookout. But, this is the best option for acclimatization.

You’ll see an awesome sunrise view on the nearly massive peaks, and then the trek starts. The trek starts on yak pastures with semi-mountain landscapes. After crossing a suspension bridge, short ascends take us to a junction known as Larkya Bazaar, which used to be a trade center between Tibetan people and local people. The trek continues climbing, with an exceptional view of giant snow-capped mountains and the north side of Mt. Manaslu to Dharamsala.

Today is one of the toughest, most challenging, and equally exciting days of your entire Manaslu Tsum Valley trek. As it is the most difficult day of your entire trip, we need to start the trek early in the morning from Dharamsala. The trails ascend on an off-beaten track with a view of the giant Himalayas, with a deep valley and glacier.

As you ascend higher, the Himalayan view gets closer and closer to us. The trail continued, passing stunning frozen lakes at the bottom of the mountains, and the trail became tougher as we came close to the summits of Larkya La Pass because we rapidly gained altitude in a short period of time. The summit is located at the ridge between the bases of two massive giant peaks, and it is decorated with multi-color Tibetan prayer flags.

After spending half an hour at Larkya Pass and taking photographs, trek on down with a superb view of mountains, lakes, and huge glaciers. The trail is often slippery from summits to the bottom, but more slippery in springs. As we descend, we return to lush green at Bimthang. Bimthang is located at the base of the massive Himalayas, and it offers awesome sunrise and sunrise views of the Himalayas, including the west face of Mt. Manaslu. 

Our trek drops down after passing through the meadows to the Dudh Khola river, where we cross it via a wooden bridge. We then descend further into rhododendron, oak, and pine forests before climbing to a ridge decorated with prayer flags. We then drop again at the riverbank at Goa, where the trail crosses rice fields, rhododendrons, and oak forests before reaching Tilje. You can take a jeep or walk an hour to reach Dharapani, or we can stay here if we don't get the jeep to go to Dharapani. 

We walk for an hour down a pleasant trail from Tilije to Dharapani, and your Jeep is ready to take you to Besisahar, Lamjung. They jump on the jeep from Dharapani, a scenic drive that offers picturesque sights of a thundering waterfall, a deep gorge, and villages, then pass the rice terrace to Besisahar. It would be a 3-hour drive to reach Besisahar.

A private car or Jeep will be there to take you to Kathmandu for the next 5 hours of a scenic and beautiful drive to Kathmandu. Today, you will drive back to Kathmandu. It is going to be a long, scenic ride.

Spend the evening in Kathmandu strolling on the vibrant streets of Thamel and doing window shopping. Enjoy a farewell dinner later in the evening organized by the company.

After finishing a long trek this day you can rest wash your laundry and visit someplace in Kathmandu for some activities. evening farewell Dinner Mystic Adventure Holidays Team.

Here concludes the journey. Today, it is time for you to return home. Our Mystic Adventure Holidays airport representative will send you off 3.5 hours before you arrive in Kathmandu, following a traffic jam that we observe, and upon your arrival. will assist you with check-out and transport you to the airport before the time of your flight. Time has come to bid Dieu.

We dress you in traditional khada in anticipation of your safe journey and good fortune.  It's time to say farewell. We put you in traditional khada for good luck and a safe flight. Thank you so much for giving me a chance to plan your trip. I am glad to be part of your Nepal journey. I hope you have a wonderful time in Nepal. see you again, Nepal, once, but never enough. Have a safe flight back to your home. Best wishes from Mystic Adventure Holidays.