Tsum Valley with Manaslu Trek

Nepal Intrepid Treks will be your dedicated travel companion until you return to your home country. Once you arrive at Kathmandu airport, we will be there to pick you up and take you to your hotel. Accommodation for our valued customers includes room and breakfast in a three star hotel in Kathmandu.

Take in the impressions of Nepal as we drive you from the airport to your hotel. We will assist you with the check-in and provide you with further information regarding your Everest Base Camp Trek. You may then have a rest or stroll through the bustling, colorful streets and alleys of Kathmandu.

Prepare for a day of immersion into the Nepalese culture, while visiting the most important landmarks of this fascinating city and its outskirts. Our experienced guide will take you to Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO heritage site which represents the political and historical values of Nepalese civilization.

We then proceed to Swayambhu Nath Temple, also known as ‘Monkey Temple’ thanks to its adorable colony of monkeys that run free. This temple is the symbol of harmony between Buddhists and Hindus. At the top of the stupa you will have a splendid birds-eye view of Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings.

We continue to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple, a holy place for Hindu devotees. Especially interesting is the holy cremation area where preparations and daily cremation ceremonies take place. From here we return to the hotel.

Today, we leave Kathmandu city and take a drive to Arughat. We drive along the lush hills, rivers and river to Dhading Besi. The highway route till Dhading Besi is concrete and smooth. We enjoy our drive with views of hills, terrace fields, countryside houses on the way. From Dhading Besi, we further drive to Arughat. The way from Dhading Besi to Arughat is quite rough and bumpy. After around four hours of smooth ride and then another four hours of rough ride, we reach Arughat. We get off from our ride and take a local jeep that will lead us to Soti Khola in around one and half hours. We stay at a guesthouse in Soti Khola for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included).

Today we initiate our actual trekking journey. The day consists of around six to seven hours walk to Maccha Khola. We take our breakfast and follow our trail. At first, we cross a popular suspension bridge over the Soti Khola and walk through a forest until we reach top of a ridge. We can see and hear the water of Budhigandaki river splashing with its rapids. At Khursane, our trail gets rocky as we pass the stunning waterfall, terraced farmlands and few settlements until we reach a Gurung village popular as Lapubesi. We further climb a cliff and walk along the sandy river bed until we reach Maccha Khola. We even cross some suspension bridges in between. As we reach Maccha Khola, we stay at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Our trail narrows as we walk ahead towards Khorlabesi. After few ups and downs, we reach a popular place with natural hot springs known as Tatopani. Here we can enjoy a hot water bath to stimulate ourselves for our journey ahead. Leaving Tatopani, we climb up a ridge and cross a suspension bridge over Budi Gandaki river. We climb up the stone paved staircases to Doban which further leads us to the Thado Bharyang. We again climb up a ridge and cross Budi gandaki river and ascend up until we reach the village of Jagat. We stay at a guesthouse in Jagat for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we start our walk along the well paved path in Jagat and climb up through a rocky ridge to reach Salleri. From Salleri, we walk along an easy path to Ghatta Khola. Leaving the river, we walk up stream and cross a long suspension bridge over the river to reach Philim. Philim is a village of Gurung people. As we reach the village, we spend our time exploring around the village and stay at a guesthouse in Philim for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Jagat, our trail winds up through Philim from where we ascend up over a ridge that takes us to Ripche via Ganesh Himal Base Camp. We stay at a guesthosue in Ripche for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we walk towards Chhokang Paro and then to Nile. Ripche lies at Lower Tsum valley but today we leave the lower Tsum valley behind and open up to Chhokang Paro which lies in Upper tsum valley. Chhokang Paro is a village that consists of two settlements Chhokang and Paro. From here, we can see the Ganesh Himal on south along with the amazing views of Boudha ranges and Hiunchuli. Admiring the scenery, we walk along crop fields of maize and potatoes until we reach the last settlement of the area i.e. Nile. On the way, we come across Piren Phu, which is a sacred cave in tsum valley. It is believed that Guru Milarepa, a famous Buddhist saint had meditated in this place. We can see prayer flags and artistic carving on stone in this place which are very beautiful. We stay at a guesthouse in Nile for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we leave the last settlement of the area i.e. Nile and move ahead to Mu Gompa which is our destination for the day. We cross a suspension bridge over the river and ascend up towards the Tibetan border. We walk in the dry land adorned with chortens, mani walls ans prayer flags until we reach Mu Gompa. Upon our arrival in Mu Gompa, we further hike up to Dherpu Doma Gompa and explore the monastery. After exploring the monastery and taking good photos, we return back down to Mu Gompa where we will be spending our night today. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We return down to valley through Chhule and continue down to Phurbe. We stay at the east bank of Siyar river and cross the flat plains covered by boulders followed by power lines to Rachen Gompa. Upon arrival, we explore the Gompa and interact with the friendly nuns’ in the gompa. We stay at the gompa for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, our trail winds up downhill most of the time. As we continue walking, our trail branche towards Manaslu circuit somewhere in between the Chuling and Philim. We pass variety of terrain today which is quite interesting. We continue walking when we enter a dense lush forest. From here, we leave Tsum valley behind and walk through many ups and downs until we cross a suspension bridge over Budi Gandaki river. Upon our arrival in Deng, we stay at a guesthouse for overnight halt. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

After walking a short distance from Deng, we reach Budi Gandaki river. We cross the river and ascend up the trail until we reach Rana. We pass some small settlements on the way and ascend up until we open up to the Budi gandaki valley. We pass various mani stones that gives us the feeling of entering the Tibetan border area. We can assume that the region has Tibetan Buddhist influence by seeing the mani stones, prayer flags and other Buddhist religion reflecting environment. As we follow our trail we reach the village of Prok. Upon arrival, we explore around the village. We can get an awesome view of Siring Himal, Ganesh Himal and Hiuchuli. We conclude our exploration with an overnight stay at a guesthouse in Namrung. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Today, we take our breakfast and leave for our destination next i.e. Samagaun. Our trail climbs up steep and passes through a dense forest. As we move ahead, we come across a village with chortens and terraced fields of barley known as Lihi. We further pass the village of Sho to reach Lho. We spend our night at a guesthouse in Lho. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Leaving Lho, we pass Shyala village and continue walking until we reach Samagaun. As we reach the village of Sama, we will be blessed with the magnificent views of Mt. Manaslu with other mountains and glaciers. We visit of gompa i.e. Ribung gompa in the village and stay at a guesthouse in Samagaun for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Day 15 is set aside for acclimatization purpose in Samagaun. We can either walk up to Manaslu Base Camp or explore the places around the village. We can also hike up to a hill where Pungyen gompa for the outstanding views of glaciers. In the evening, we return back to the guesthouse for overnight stay. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we pass the grazing area and climb up gradually to the valley. The views of the mountains along our way especially, the Manaslu Himal looks amazing. As we move ahead, the trail leads us to Samdo which is a Tibetan refugee village. The village is remote and is around one way walk from the Nepal – Tibet border. We cross few streams in our way to reach Larkya Bazaar. It used to be a trade centre with Tibet in the past. We climb up steep to reach our stopping point for the day. We stay at a guesthouse in Dharmashala for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We start our day with a climb up to Cho Chanda from where we head up hill towards the steep snow clad pass. The view of Himlung Himal, Che Himal, Kang Guru and Gyagi Kung with Annapurna II from this pass is outstanding. Admiring the views of these alluring mountains from the top, we descend down steep through the rocky moraines to Bhimphedi where we stop at a guesthouse for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We leave Bhimphedi and climb up gently through the paddy fields to Karcha La pass. From here, our trail descends down and we walk through rhododendron and fig forests to Tilije. We stay at a guesthouse in Tilije for the night. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

We start our day with a short climb over a ridge and continue walking along a stone paved trail through a beautiful village. Moving ahead, we cross a bridge over Dudh khola and climb up an arch to Thonje village. On the way, we pass several chortens and mani walls. From a police checkpoint in the village, we continue walking to Dharapani where we join the Annapurna circuit section. We leave Dharapani and descend down to Karte village from where we walk a while to cross Marsyangd khola. We pass mani walls to reach the village of Tal and further descend down to Chamje village. We stay at a guesthouse in Chamje for the nigt. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Today, we take a local jeep from Chamje to Besisahar. At Besisahar, we will have our private vehicle waiting for us. We get into the vehicle and drive back to Kathmandu. Spend your night at a hotel in Kathmandu. (Breakfast and lunch included)

After 20 days long companionship, it’s time to bid you a goodbye! Your guide will escort you to the airport for your journey ahead. Hope you had a good time with us. (Breakfast included)