Tsum Valley with Manaslu Circuit Trek

Sightseeing tour in Kathmandu includes a guided tour of the art, historical, and cultural monuments around Kathmandu city that has been listed under the UNESCO World Heritage Site charts. Today, after breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up for a city tour ahead.

Manaslu tour starts from Kathmandu Durbar Square, a historical palace that dates back to the 16th century during the Malla reign in Nepal's medieval period. The palace is an enormous complex with a palace, courtyards, and temples. The structure is beautifully crafted with various wood, metal, and stonework.

We explore the perimeter of the palace and visit a museum inside the palace.

After exploring the palace, we head to the Swayambhunath stupa, a large stupa placed on a hilltop surrounded by various Buddha statues and monasteries. Next, we drive to Pashupatinath Temple, the oldest Hindu temple with many temples and statues that date back to ancient times.

Finally, we head to the Boudhanath Stupa, a huge stupa placed on a three-layered Mandela. We visit all these beautiful heritage sites and end our day with a drive back to your hotel. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Get ready for a long drive today. After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer you to a vehicle that will drive you to Macchakhola.

The first half of the trip is smooth along a blacktopped concrete road till Dhading Besi, and from Dhading Besi, the trail is graveled with difficulties.

So, get ready to shake your body with some moves as you drive along the bumpy road to Macchakhola. However, the road will offer some classic pictures of the countryside landscape of Nepal. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Maccha Khola.

After breakfast, we start our trekking journey in the Manaslu region of Nepal. Initially, we cross Maccha Khola and climb up gradually towards the tiny village of Khola Besi and then to the natural hot spring at Tatopani.

As we move ahead from Tatopani, we come across a forested area. We walk through the forest wilderness to Doban and continue up along the stone-paved staircases to Thado Bharyang. Next, we cross the west bank of Budhi Gandaki and climb up over a ridge.

Finally, we follow a beautiful trail along the river to the village of Jagat. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Jagat.

Leaving Jagat, we move ahead to enter the restricted section of the Tsum valley. We stop at a checkpoint in Jagat and show our permits, register them, and enter the valley. Enjoying the captivating views of Shangri Himal, we follow a trail along a river. We walk up and down the path that undulates up and down until we reach the village of Philim. We cross a bridge over a river to enter Philim and stop there for lunch.

After lunch, we make our way through the village, exploring the people, lifestyle, and amazing terrain around us. We come to acro that dispatch into two routes, i.e., one leads to the Manaslu Circuit trek and another to Tsum Valley. We walk until we reach Chisopani, which is the halting station for the day. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Chisopani.

After breakfast in Chumling, we make our way uphill to a ridge. From the top of the ridge, we can observe some spectacular views of Ganesh Himal.

We walk ahead to Ganesh Himal Base Camp and spend some time enjoying the mountains' close-up views. Leaving the base camp, we walk ahead toward the village of Chumling.

Chumling is a beautiful and large village that lies in the lower Tsum valley. It lies south of the beautiful Singri Himal. The walk for the day blesses us with some incredible views of Ganesh Himal and Singri Himal. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Chumling.

Today, we leave Chumling and head towards Chokhang Paro. We walk past a scenic trail with small settlements and impressive views of Ganesh Himal on the way.

The cultivated farmlands full of maize and potato plants, classical Tibetan-style stones, houses with flat roofs and colorful prayer flags, mani walls, and stupas along the way make our walk more interesting and awakening.

We follow the Syar river trail that goes down to Dumje and climbs steeply to the largest city in the Tsum valley, i.e., Chhokang Paro. Choking Paro lies on a flat and comprises two settlement areas, Chokhang and Paro. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Chokhangparo.

After breakfast, we get ready to leave Chokhangparo. In the morning, before breakfast, we can explore the surroundings of the place. Leaving Chokhangparo, we walk past various villages and follow a trail developed as a highway along the Tsum valley. As the valley is fertile, we can see the locals engaged in farming for a livelihood.

We cross Lamagaon on the way and continue to a sacred cave of St. Milarepa, known as Piren Cave.

The cave has footprints of St. Milarepa preserved in it. After exploring the cave, we follow the trail uphill until we reach the village of the Nile. Tonight, we spend our time at a guesthouse on the Nile.

It’s an interesting day to walk toward the Nepal-Tibet border area. In the morning, we leave the Nile and follow a trail towards the west to Mu Gompa. A gentle climb uphill from the Nile brings us to Mu Gompa at an elevation of 3700 meters.

At the gompa, we can get some insights into preserving Tibetan Buddhist culture and religion. It is a beautiful, ancient monastery with 100 monks.

The gompa also offers some spectacular views of Tibetan landscapes in the surrounding area. The Lungdung glacier and the lofty peaks surrounding the area are impressive. Tonight, we will spend our time at Mu Gompa.

After exploring the caves, gompas, and villages in the Tsum valley, it’s time to mark our journey for a circuit trip to Mt. Manaslu. Today, after breakfast, we descend to the village of Chumling.

We retrace our steps back, following the same path we had previously taken. the splendid views of the mountains, we drop to lower Tsum, i.e., Chumling village. Tonight, we will spend our time at a guesthouse in Chumling.

Leaving Chumling, we descend steeply to the village of Deng. The trail downhill is full of amazing mountain views of glittering snow-clad mountains. Relishing the stunning views of Ganesh Himal and Manaslu Himal, we make our way down along a steep grassy slope.

Walking can be difficult, and we should be careful as we move down to the Budi Gandaki riverbed. First, we cross a bridge over the river and follow a wide route full of bamboo trees.

Then we will pass a forest near the Deng river. Finally, we cross the river and enter the village of Deng. Tonight, we spend our time at a guesthouse in Deng.

We walk through Deng's farmlands and village and cross a suspension bridge over the Budhi Gandaki River.

We follow the trail that continues along an enchanting route to climb up to Rana. From here, the trail further climbs up and continues west towards the Budhi Gandaki valley.

We pass various forests and mani stones on the way to Ghap. Then we head towards Prok village, enjoying some amazing views of the Singri Himal on sight. We follow a trail beside the river and cross it many times along the forest and with gompas on the trail.

Finally, we do a steep climb along the way to reach Namrung. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Namrung.

Namrung is a beautiful viewpoint from where one can enjoy some interesting views of mountains like Singri Himal, Ganesh Himal, and Mt. Hiunchuli, etc. Enjoying our breakfast with amazing views of these mountains in the backdrop, Beholding the beauty of these mountains, we make our way towards Lho. We climb up a steep path through a forested area to Lihi.

As you move ahead of Namrung, you will notice a change in vegetation that turns more alpine. Even the dominance of Buddhism as a religion gets more intense.

People of Tibetan origin mostly inhabit the region ahead of Namrung. At Lihi, you can see a beautiful chorten and fields full of barley. Here, you will get a glimpse of the Manaslu Himal, and the view of Mt. Manaslu will follow you along with the Lho village. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Lho village.

Today, we leave Samagaon and proceed with our trek. We cross Shyla village on the way to reach Sama Gaon. The trail today passes through some amazing landscapes.

One can get some undisturbed close-up views of Mt. Manaslu from Sama Gaon. At Sama Gaon, we can explore the famous Ribung Gompa. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Sama Gaon.

It’s a beautiful day in Samagaon. Today, we don’t move forward with our trek. We stay in Samagaon and explore the surrounding areas. We stay in Samagaon today to acclimate to the rising elevation because we are already at heights and moving to a higher elevation region.

We have two options for the day: Manaslu base camp, Pungyen Gompa, and Birendra Tal. We can hike to any of these attractions today. In the evening, we return to Samagaon for an overnight stay. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Sama Gaon.

After breakfast, we climb uphill along a deserted path and windy valley to Samdo. We follow the Budhi Gandaki River and cross a bridge to take a trail that leads us to Larkya La. The trail passes through a charming forest full of rhododendron, juniper, and birch trees. The mani walls on the way add to the charm of the trail. Moving ahead, we climb up to Samdo, a place that is just 4 km away from the Tibetan border.

We can see a Tibetan refugee village with some adorable views of Mt. Manaslu, Simnang Himal, Ngadi Chuli, Manaslu glacier, Manaslu icefall, etc. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Samdo.

Today, we start our day with a delicious breakfast. Then we walk along the trail to cross a wooden bridge over the Budhi Gandaki River. After crossing the bridge, we will hike up towards Dharamshala. On the way, we get an outstanding glimpse of the Larkya glacier.

Upon reaching Dharamshala, we have our lunch and walk to Larkya Phedi to acclimatize ourselves for the journey ahead. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Dharamshala.

Today is one of the most awaited days of our Manaslu Circuit Trek because we will cross Larkya La, which is the highest point of our trek. So, we start our day early. It’s a challenging way up to Larkya La, but a sincere effort up the steady path can help us successfully reach the pass.

From the pass, we can enjoy some enchanting views of mountains like Mt. Himlung, Mt. Kang Guru, Annapurna II, etc. After a successful ascent up to the pass, we descend for around three hours to Bhimphedi. On the way down, we will see some magnificent views of icefalls and mountains. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Bhimphedi.

From Bhimphedi, the trail descends to the pastures and continues towards a bridge over the Dudh Khola River. We cross the bridge and walk through rhododendron forests, river valleys, and farmlands. Then we do a quick climb up to the village of Gho.

We continue along the trail until we reach Tilije. Tonight, spend your time at a guesthouse in Tilije.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, we descend through a stone-paved path along with the village to Thonje village. We cross a police checkpoint on the way to Dharapani, the point that joins the route with the route of the Annapurna Circuit. From Dharapani, we take a jeep that will drop us at Besisahar.

From Besisahar, we take another vehicle that will drive us back to Kathmandu. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Kathmandu.

Today, fly home from Kathmandu or continue your travels to some other destinations around the globe. We will drop you off at the airport three hours before your scheduled flight.

We hope you had a great time with us. Thank you, and have a safe journey home.