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The complete day-by-day Manaslu Circuit itinerary — from Soti Khola over the Larkya La pass (5,106m) and out via Annapurna. Altitudes, walking hours…
By Travel Himalaya Nepal · May 15, 2026
The Manaslu Circuit is the road-free classic the Annapurna Circuit used to be — a 14-day loop around the world's eighth-highest mountain (Manaslu, 8,163m) through restricted, Tibetan-Buddhist country, climaxing on the wind-scoured Larkya La pass at 5,106m…
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The Manaslu Circuit loops anticlockwise around Manaslu through the restricted Nubri valley — remote, deeply Tibetan-Buddhist country of mani walls, gompas and stone villages. You start low and humid beside the thundering Budhi Gandaki and finish on a…
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The reason this itinerary works is its gradient. You gain height slowly for a week, pause twice to acclimatise, and only then push to the pass. Here's the sleeping altitude night by night — note how Days 7 and 9 hold flat on purpose. Sleeping altitude by…
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We run the full 14-day Manaslu Circuit — restricted-area permits, your licensed guide, porters and every lodge all handled. From $1,550pp ($2,100 solo). Autumn (Sep–Nov) departures are limited by permit caps, so dates fill early.
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The pass crossing from Dharamsala is the day everything builds toward — and the hardest. You start in the dark, head-torch on, for a steady three-to-four-hour climb over moraine and snow to the prayer-flag-strewn pass at 5,106m (you'll also see it cited as…
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Season makes or breaks this trek, because the pass is the bottleneck. Autumn is the sweet spot; spring is a close second; winter and monsoon both fight you.
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Manaslu is a government-restricted area, so the paperwork is stricter than on the teahouse classics — and it's part of what keeps the trail quiet. You need three permits, a licensed guide, and at least two trekkers in the group. You cannot do the Manaslu…
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People weighing this trek almost always compare it with the Annapurna Circuit. The short version: Manaslu trades comfort and crowds for wilderness and culture. ~177 km · 14 days · guide + permit + group of 2 required · far fewer trekkers · richer Tibetan…
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A down jacket, fleece, thermal base layers and a windproof shell. The pass morning is the coldest of the trek. Microspikes or crampons, gaiters, sunglasses, a head-torch and 2L+ of water for the 8–9 hr crossing. Broken-in boots, a blister kit, SPF 50 and a…
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Trek it as written and the Manaslu Circuit delivers what almost no other Nepal route still can: a genuine wilderness traverse with deep living culture and barely another tour group in sight. You walk from sub-tropical river gorge to glacier in a fortnight…
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The standard itinerary is 14 days, including two acclimatisation days at Samagaon and Samdo. Some operators run 13- or 16-day variants, but 14 days is the proven balance of safety and pace. The Larkya La (Larke Pass) sits at 5,106m — you'll also see it cited…
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