Safety & Advisories

Is the Manaslu Circuit Trek Affected by the 2026 Nepal Floods?

No — the Manaslu Circuit runs on the Budhi Gandaki in Gorkha, a different river from the flood-hit Bhote Koshi in Rasuwa. Here is why the trail and…

By Bishnu Adhikari · Aug 29, 2026

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📍 Developing story — live updates The 2026 Nepal floods are a nationwide, still-developing emergency and the figures are rising. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued numbers and trek status, follow our continuously updated Nepal Floods…

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Why Gorkha and Rasuwa are different worlds

Nepal is not one small place where a single flood touches everything. Its trekking regions are split by great ranges and drained by separate rivers that stay apart until the plains. The 26 August flood surged down the Bhote Koshi , which flows out of Tibet…

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The Manaslu Circuit, stage by stage

The clearest way to see why your trek is fine is to walk it as we actually run it and check each stage against the flood zone. The restricted-area paperwork — the RAP, the MCAP and the licensed guide requirement — is arranged in Kathmandu before you set out…

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How we run Manaslu safely this autumn

Nothing exotic — the same discipline that makes this trek reliable in a normal year. We watch the Gorkha road forecast and, if a landslide closes the last section, we adjust the drive or the start point rather than push through mud. We build the…

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What you can book for autumn

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Manaslu departures running normally this October and November

These are the trips we are putting people on right now, priced from the per-person rate a small group pays: Manaslu Circuit Trek — 14 days · from US$1,550 per person in a group of eight (US$2,100 solo). The classic loop over the Larke La. Manaslu…

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